1909 Boston Doves

45-108 • .294 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1909 Boston Doves went 45-108 (.294) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 435 runs, allowed 683, and played home games at South End Grounds III. Team leaders included Beals Becker (6 HR, 24 RBI) and Al Mattern (15-21, 2.85 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

45 Wins
108 Losses
.294 Win %
8th Rank
435 R 683 RA
Diff -248

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⚡ Quick Stats

435 Runs Scored
683 Runs Allowed
-248 Run Diff
233K Attendance

📈 vs. 1909 NL Average

Batting Avg .223 8% below the 1909 league average (.243)
OBP .284 8% below the 1909 league average (.309)
SLG .273 13% below the 1909 league average (.313)
Team ERA 3.20 23% worse than the 1909 league average (2.59)
Runs Scored 435 23% below the 1909 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSouth End Grounds III
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 233,150
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Avg per Game 3,067

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1909

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Bates 0.288 2 Roy Thomas 0.263 3 Ginger Beaumont 0.263 4 Dave Shean 0.247 5 Beals Becker 0.246

Home Runs

1 Beals Becker 6 2 Fred Beck 2 3 Bill Dahlen 2 4 Johnny Bates 1 5 Bill Chappelle 1

RBI

1 Ginger Beaumont 60 2 Bill Sweeney 36 3 Dave Shean 29 4 Fred Beck 27 5 Beals Becker 24
1909 Boston Doves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Beals Becker 152 562 60 138 15 6 6 24 47 87 21 0.246
Bill Sweeney 138 493 44 120 19 3 1 36 37 22 25 0.243
Ginger Beaumont 123 407 35 107 11 4 0 60 35 26 12 0.263
Fred Beck 96 334 20 66 5 6 2 27 17 40 5 0.198
Roy Thomas 82 281 36 74 9 1 0 11 47 32 5 0.263
Peaches Graham 92 267 27 64 6 3 0 17 24 17 7 0.240
Dave Shean 75 267 32 66 11 4 1 29 17 21 14 0.247
Jack Coffey 73 257 21 48 4 4 0 20 11 36 2 0.187
Fred Stem 73 245 13 51 2 3 0 11 12 16 5 0.208
Johnny Bates 63 236 27 68 15 3 1 23 20 28 15 0.288
Charlie Starr 61 216 16 48 2 3 0 6 31 22 7 0.222
Chick Autry 65 199 16 39 4 0 0 13 21 22 5 0.196
Bill Dahlen 69 197 22 46 6 1 2 16 29 21 4 0.234
Gus Getz 40 148 6 33 2 0 0 9 1 10 2 0.223
Harry Smith 43 113 9 19 4 1 0 4 5 13 3 0.168
Al Mattern 47 101 4 17 1 0 0 10 6 28 1 0.168
Frank Bowerman 33 99 6 21 2 0 0 4 2 7 0 0.212
Claude Ritchey 30 87 4 15 1 0 0 3 8 10 1 0.172
Cecil Ferguson 36 73 2 15 2 0 0 3 6 16 0 0.205
Kirby White 23 50 3 8 0 1 0 3 1 13 0 0.160
Buster Brown 18 48 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.146
Lew Richie 22 44 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.114
Bill Rariden 13 42 1 6 1 0 0 1 4 5 1 0.143
Al Shaw 18 41 1 4 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0.098
Herbie Moran 8 31 8 7 1 0 0 0 5 7 0 0.226
Cliff Curtis 10 29 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.034
Tom Tuckey 17 29 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.138
Hosea Siner 10 23 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.130
Vive Lindaman 15 22 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.273
Tom McCarthy 9 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.125
Forrest More 10 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.067
Bill Chappelle 5 11 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0.364
Bill Cooney 5 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.300
Chick Evans 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gus Dorner 5 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Ernie Diehl 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Jake Boultes 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Bill Dam 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.500

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1909

ERA

1 Cliff Curtis 1.41 2 Lew Richie 2.32 3 Al Mattern 2.85 4 Buster Brown 3.14 5 Kirby White 3.22

Wins

1 Al Mattern 15 2 Lew Richie 7 3 Kirby White 6 4 Cecil Ferguson 5 5 Buster Brown 4

Strikeouts

1 Al Mattern 98 2 Cecil Ferguson 87 3 Kirby White 53 4 Lew Richie 42 5 Buster Brown 32
1909 Boston Doves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Al Mattern 15 21 2.85 47 32 3 316.1 322 100 108 98
Cecil Ferguson 5 23 3.73 36 30 0 226.2 235 94 83 87
Kirby White 6 13 3.22 23 19 0 148.1 134 53 80 53
Lew Richie 7 7 2.32 22 13 2 131.2 118 34 44 42
Buster Brown 4 8 3.14 18 17 0 123.1 108 43 56 32
Tom Tuckey 0 9 4.27 17 10 0 90.2 104 43 22 16
Cliff Curtis 4 5 1.41 10 9 0 83.0 53 13 30 22
Vive Lindaman 1 6 4.64 15 6 0 66.0 75 34 28 13
Forrest More 1 5 4.44 10 4 0 48.2 47 24 20 10
Tom McCarthy 0 5 3.50 8 7 0 46.1 47 18 28 11
Bill Chappelle 1 1 1.86 5 3 0 29.0 31 6 11 8
Gus Dorner 1 2 2.55 5 2 1 24.2 17 7 17 7
Chick Evans 0 3 4.57 4 3 0 21.2 25 11 14 11
Jake Boultes 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 8.0 9 6 0 1
Bill Cooney 0 0 1.42 3 0 0 6.1 4 1 2 3

👥 Roster (38)

Chick Autry Johnny Bates Ginger Beaumont Fred Beck Beals Becker Jake Boultes Frank Bowerman Buster Brown Bill Chappelle Jack Coffey Bill Cooney Cliff Curtis +26 more

38 players

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The 1909 Boston Doves in brief

The 1909 Boston Doves won 45 games and lost 108, ending up 8th in the NL. With 435 runs scored and 683 given up, the 1909 differential was -248. The team batting average of .223 was 8% below the 1909 league mark of .243. The staff ERA of 3.20 was 23% worse than the league average of 2.59. League clubs averaged 568 runs that year, so the Boston Doves scored 23% fewer.

The home park, South End Grounds III, recorded 233,150 in attendance, about 3,067 a game. The home run leader was Beals Becker, who hit 6. Ginger Beaumont drove in a team-high 60 runs. Al Mattern led the pitchers with 15 wins. The 1909 roster runs to 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1909 Boston Doves

What was the 1909 Boston Doves record?
The 1909 Boston Doves finished 45-108 (.294 win pct).
Who led the 1909 Boston Doves in home runs?
Beals Becker led the 1909 Boston Doves with 6 home runs.
What was the 1909 Boston Doves team ERA?
The 1909 Boston Doves posted a team ERA of 3.20.
Did the 1909 Boston Doves win the World Series?
No. The 1909 Boston Doves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1909 Boston Doves play?
The 1909 Boston Doves played home games at South End Grounds III.
Who led the 1909 Boston Doves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Beals Becker (6 HR, 24 RBI) and Al Mattern (15-21, 2.85 ERA).
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