1908 Boston Doves season

1908 Boston Doves
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
South End Grounds (Since 1871) Boston, Massachusetts (Since 1871)
1908 Information
Owner(s)	George Dovey, John Dovey
Manager(s)	Joe Kelley
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Regular season

Doves manager Joe Kelley

On April 29, New York Giants manager John McGraw ridiculed Doves player and former Giants player Dan McGann by calling him an ice wagon. Many former Giants were now on the Doves roster. McGraw and McGann engaged in a fight at the Copley Square Hotel.

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	99	55	--	.643
New York Giants	98	56	1	.636
Pittsburgh Pirates	98	56	1	.636
Philadelphia Phillies	83	71	16	.539
Cincinnati Reds	73	81	26	.474
Boston Doves	63	91	36	.409
Brooklyn Superbas	53	101	46	.344
St. Louis Cardinals	49	105	50	.318

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
1B	McGann, DanDan McGann	135	475	114	.240	2	55

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Kelley, JoeJoe Kelley	73	228	59	.259	2	17

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Lindaman, ViveVive Lindaman	43	270.2	12	16	2.36	68
Flaherty, PatsyPatsy Flaherty	31	244	12	18	3.25	50

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Boultes, JakeJake Boultes	17	74.2	3	5	3.01	28

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

References

• 1908 Boston Doves season at Baseball Reference