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1909 Boston Doves Roster
Team Record: 45-108
Finished 8th in the NL
Attendance: 195,188, Avg. 3,284
Ballpark: South End Grounds III
Manager: Frank Bowerman (22-54)
Manager: Harry Smith (23-54)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1909 Boston Doves Results
The Boston Doves of the National League ended the 1909 season with a record of 45 wins and 108 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.
The Doves scored 435 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 683 runs. Ginger Beaumont accounted for 60 RBI. Beals Becker led batters with significant playing time with a .246 average. Al Mattern topped the team with 15 wins, while Lew Richie recorded a 2.32 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Frank Bowerman and Harry Smith coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Chick Autry | 1B | L | L | January 2, 1885 | 5'11" | 168 | Humboldt, TN USA |
Johnny Bates | LF | L | L | January 10, 1884 | 5'7" | 168 | Steubenville, OH USA |
Ginger Beaumont | CF | L | R | July 23, 1876 | 5'8" | 190 | Rochester, WI USA |
Fred Beck | OF | L | L | November 17, 1886 | 6'1" | 180 | Havana, IL USA |
Beals Becker | RF | L | L | July 5, 1886 | 5'9" | 170 | El Dorado, KS USA |
Jake Boultes | P | R | R | August 6, 1884 | 6'3" | 0 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Frank Bowerman | C | R | R | December 5, 1868 | 6'2" | 190 | Romeo, MI USA |
Buster Brown | P | R | R | August 31, 1881 | 6'0" | 180 | Boone, IA USA |
Bill Chappelle | P | R | R | March 22, 1881 | 6'2" | 206 | Waterloo, NY USA |
Jack Coffey | SS | R | R | January 28, 1887 | 5'11" | 178 | New York, NY USA |
Bill Cooney | P | R | April 7, 1883 | 0'0" | 0 | Boston, MA USA | |
Cliff Curtis | P | R | R | July 3, 1881 | 6'2" | 180 | Delaware, OH USA |
Bill Dahlen | SS | R | R | January 5, 1870 | 5'9" | 180 | Nelliston, NY USA |
Bill Dam | LF | L | L | April 4, 1885 | 0'0" | 0 | Cambridge, MA USA |
Ernie Diehl | LF | R | R | October 2, 1877 | 6'1" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
Gus Dorner | P | R | R | August 18, 1876 | 5'10" | 176 | Chambersburg, PA USA |
Chick Evans | P | R | R | October 15, 1889 | 0'0" | 0 | Arlington, VT USA |
Cecil Ferguson | P | R | R | August 27, 1883 | 5'10" | 165 | Ellsworth, IN USA |
Gus Getz | 3B | R | R | August 3, 1889 | 5'11" | 165 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
Peaches Graham | C | R | R | March 23, 1877 | 5'9" | 180 | Aledo, IL USA |
Vive Lindaman | P | R | R | October 28, 1877 | 6'1" | 200 | Charles City, IA USA |
Al Mattern | P | L | L | June 16, 1883 | 5'10" | 165 | West Rush, NY USA |
Tom McCarthy | P | R | May 22, 1884 | 5'7" | 170 | Fort Wayne, IN USA | |
Herbie Moran | LF | L | R | February 16, 1884 | 5'5" | 150 | Costello, PA USA |
Forrest More | P | R | R | September 30, 1881 | 6'0" | 180 | Hayden, IN USA |
Bill Rariden | C | R | R | February 5, 1888 | 5'10" | 168 | Bedford, IN USA |
Lew Richie | P | R | R | August 23, 1883 | 5'8" | 165 | Ambler, PA USA |
Claude Ritchey | 2B | B | R | October 5, 1873 | 5'6" | 167 | Emlenton, PA USA |
Al Shaw | C | R | R | May 22, 1873 | 5'8" | 170 | Burslem, Staffordshire United Kingdom |
Dave Shean | 2B | R | R | July 9, 1883 | 5'11" | 175 | Arlington, MA USA |
Hosea Siner | 3B | R | R | March 20, 1885 | 5'10" | 185 | Sullivan, IN USA |
Harry Smith | C | R | R | October 31, 1874 | 5'8" | 165 | Yorkshire, England |
Charlie Starr | 2B | L | R | August 30, 1878 | 5'10" | 165 | Pike County, OH USA |
Fred Stem | 1B | L | R | September 22, 1885 | 6'2" | 160 | Oxford, NC USA |
Bill Sweeney | 3B | R | R | March 6, 1886 | 5'11" | 175 | Covington, KY USA |
Roy Thomas | LF | L | L | March 24, 1874 | 5'11" | 150 | Norristown, PA USA |
Tom Tuckey | P | L | October 7, 1884 | 5'11" | 190 | Union City, CT USA | |
Kirby White | P | L | R | January 3, 1884 | 6'0" | 190 | Hillsboro, OH USA |