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1908 Boston Doves
Major league affiliations
Location
1908 Information
Owner(s) George Dovey, John Dovey
Manager(s) Joe Kelley
Local television none
Local radio none

Contents

Regular season

  • 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.[1]
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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

Roster

1908 Boston Doves roster
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

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

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

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

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

Notes

  1. ^ Crazy ’08: How a cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads and Magnates created the Greatest Year in Baseball History, p.65, by Cait Murphy, Smithsonian Books, a Division of Harper Collins, 2007, ISBN 978-0-06-088937-1

References

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