# 1908 Boston Doves season

The 1908 Boston Doves season was the 38th season of the franchise.

## 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.

### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Chicago Cubs | 99 | 55 | .643 | — | 47‍–‍30 | 52‍–‍25 |
| New York Giants | 98 | 56 | .636 | 1 | 52‍–‍25 | 46‍–‍31 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 98 | 56 | .636 | 1 | 42‍–‍35 | 56‍–‍21 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 71 | .539 | 16 | 43‍–‍34 | 40‍–‍37 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | .474 | 26 | 40‍–‍37 | 33‍–‍44 |
| Boston Doves | 63 | 91 | .409 | 36 | 35‍–‍42 | 28‍–‍49 |
| Brooklyn Superbas | 53 | 101 | .344 | 46 | 27‍–‍50 | 26‍–‍51 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 49 | 105 | .318 | 50 | 28‍–‍49 | 21‍–‍56 |

### Record vs. opponents

1908 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | BKN | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | SLC |
| Boston | — | 12–10 | 6–16–2 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 14–8 |
| Brooklyn | 10–12 | — | 4–18 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 5–17 | 9–13 | 13–9 |
| Chicago | 16–6–2 | 18–4 | — | 16–6 | 11–11–1 | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | 19–3 |
| Cincinnati | 14–8 | 16–6 | 6–16 | — | 8–14–1 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 11–11 |
| New York | 16–6 | 16–6 | 11–11–1 | 14–8–1 | — | 16–6 | 11–11–1 | 14–8 |
| Philadelphia | 12–10 | 17–5 | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | 6–16 | — | 9–13 | 14–8 |
| Pittsburgh | 15–7 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | 13–9 | — | 20–2 |
| St. Louis | 8–14 | 9–13 | 3–19 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 2–20 | — |

### Roster
## 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 |
| C | Peaches Graham | 75 | 215 | 59 | .274 | 0 | 22 |
| 1B | Dan McGann | 135 | 475 | 114 | .240 | 2 | 55 |
| 2B | Claude Ritchey | 121 | 421 | 115 | .273 | 2 | 36 |
| SS | Bill Dahlen | 144 | 524 | 125 | .239 | 3 | 48 |
| 3B | Bill Sweeney | 127 | 418 | 102 | .244 | 0 | 40 |
| OF | Ginger Beaumont | 125 | 476 | 127 | .267 | 2 | 52 |
| OF | Johnny Bates | 127 | 445 | 115 | .258 | 1 | 29 |
| OF | George Browne | 138 | 536 | 122 | .228 | 1 | 34 |

#### 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 |
| Jack Hannifin | 90 | 257 | 53 | .206 | 2 | 22 |
| Frank Bowerman | 86 | 254 | 58 | .228 | 1 | 25 |
| Joe Kelley | 73 | 228 | 59 | .259 | 2 | 17 |
| Beals Becker | 43 | 171 | 47 | .275 | 0 | 7 |
| Harry Smith | 41 | 130 | 32 | .246 | 1 | 16 |
| Fred Stem | 20 | 72 | 20 | .278 | 0 | 3 |
| Herbie Moran | 8 | 29 | 8 | .276 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Ball | 6 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Thomas | 5 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 1 |

### 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 |
| Vive Lindaman | 43 | 270.2 | 12 | 16 | 2.36 | 68 |
| Patsy Flaherty | 31 | 244.0 | 12 | 18 | 3.25 | 50 |
| Gus Dorner | 38 | 216.1 | 8 | 19 | 3.54 | 41 |
| Cecil Ferguson | 37 | 208.0 | 11 | 11 | 2.47 | 98 |
| Tom McCarthy | 14 | 94.0 | 7 | 3 | 1.63 | 27 |
| Irv Young | 16 | 85.0 | 4 | 9 | 2.86 | 32 |
| Tom Tuckey | 8 | 72.0 | 3 | 3 | 2.50 | 26 |

#### 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 |
| Jake Boultes | 17 | 74.2 | 3 | 5 | 3.01 | 28 |
| Bill Chappelle | 13 | 70.1 | 2 | 4 | 1.79 | 23 |
| Al Mattern | 5 | 30.1 | 1 | 2 | 2.08 | 8 |
| Harley Young | 6 | 27.1 | 0 | 1 | 3.29 | 12 |

#### 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 |
| Big Jeff Pfeffer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.60 | 3 |
| Charlie Maloney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |