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{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Boston Doves
| season = 1908
| misc = 
| league = National League
| ballpark = [[South End Grounds]]
| city = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| record = 63–91 (.409)
| league_place = 6th
| owners = [[George Dovey]], [[John Dovey]]
| managers = [[Joe Kelley]]
| television =  
| radio =  
|}}
The '''1908 [[History of the Boston Braves|Boston Doves]] season''' was the 38th season of the franchise.

== Regular season ==
[[File:Baseball player Joe Kelley, Boston, standing on the field at West Side Grounds.jpg|right|upright|thumb|Doves manager [[Joe Kelley]]]]
On April 29, [[New York Giants (NL)|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]].<ref>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}}</ref>

=== Season standings ===
{{1908 National League standings|highlight=Boston Doves}}

=== Record vs. opponents ===
{{1908 NL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}

=== Roster ===
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 100%;"
|-
! colspan="20" style="background:#0f437c; color:white; text-align:center;"| 1908 Boston Doves
|-
| colspan="20" style="background:#af0039; color:white; text-align:center;"| '''Roster'''
|-
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
{{MLBplayer||[[Jake Boultes]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bill Chappelle]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Gus Dorner]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[George Ferguson (baseball)|George Ferguson]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Patsy Flaherty]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Vive Lindaman]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Charlie Maloney]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Al Mattern]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Tom McCarthy (1900s pitcher)|Tom McCarthy]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Big Jeff Pfeffer]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Tom Tuckey]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Harley Young]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Irv Young]]}}
| style="width:25px;"| 
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
{{MLBplayer||[[Jim Ball (baseball)|Jim Ball]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Frank Bowerman]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Peaches Graham]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Harry Smith (1900s catcher)|Harry Smith]]}}
'''Infielders'''
{{MLBplayer||[[Bill Dahlen]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jack Hannifin]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Dan McGann]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Claude Ritchey]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Fred Stem]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bill Sweeney (infielder)|Bill Sweeney]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Walt Thomas]]}}
| style="width:25px;"| 
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
{{MLBplayer||[[Johnny Bates (baseball)|Johnny Bates]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Ginger Beaumont]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Beals Becker]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[George Browne (baseball)|George Browne]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Joe Kelley]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Herbie Moran]]}}
| style="width:25px;"| 
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
{{MLBplayer||[[Joe Kelley]]}}

|}

== 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''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!  style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| Pos
!  style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| G
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| AB
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| H
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| Avg.
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| HR
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| RBI
|- style="text-align:center;"
| C || [[Peaches Graham]] || 75 || 215 || 59 || .274 || 0 || 22
|- align="center"
| 1B || {{sortname|Dan|McGann}} || 135 || 475 || 114 || .240 || 2 || 55
|- align="center"
| 2B || [[Claude Ritchey]] || 121 || 421 || 115 || .273 || 2 || 36
|- align="center"
| SS || [[Bill Dahlen]] || 144 || 524 || 125 || .239 || 3 || 48
|- align="center"
| 3B || [[Bill Sweeney (infielder)|Bill Sweeney]] || 127 || 418 || 102 || .244 || 0 || 40
|- align="center"
| OF || [[Ginger Beaumont]] || 125 || 476 || 127 || .267 || 2 || 52
|- align="center"
| OF || [[Johnny Bates (baseball)|Johnny Bates]] || 127 || 445 || 115 || .258 || 1 || 29
|- align="center"
| OF || [[George Browne (baseball)|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''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!  style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| G
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| AB
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| H
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| Avg.
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| HR
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| RBI
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Jack Hannifin]] || 90 || 257 || 53 || .206 || 2 || 22
|- align="center"
| [[Frank Bowerman]] || 86 || 254 || 58 || .228 || 1 || 25
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Kelley}} || 73 || 228 || 59 || .259 || 2 || 17
|- align="center"
| [[Beals Becker]] || 43 || 171 || 47 || .275 || 0 || 7
|- align="center"
| [[Harry Smith (1900s catcher)|Harry Smith]] || 41 || 130 || 32 || .246 || 1 || 16
|- align="center"
| [[Fred Stem]] || 20 || 72 || 20 || .278 || 0 || 3
|- align="center"
| [[Herbie Moran]] || 8 || 29 || 8 || .276 || 0 || 2
|- align="center"
| [[Jim Ball (baseball)|Jim Ball]] || 6 || 15 || 1 || .067 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| [[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''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!  style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| G
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| IP
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| W
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| L
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| ERA
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| SO
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Vive|Lindaman}} || 43 || 270.2 || 12 || 16 || 2.36 || 68
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Patsy|Flaherty}} || 31 || 244.0 || 12 || 18 || 3.25 || 50
|- align="center"
| [[Gus Dorner]] || 38 || 216.1 || 8 || 19 || 3.54 || 41
|- align="center"
| [[Cecil Ferguson]] || 37 || 208.0 || 11 || 11 || 2.47 || 98
|- align="center"
| [[Tom McCarthy (1900s pitcher)|Tom McCarthy]] || 14 || 94.0 || 7 || 3 || 1.63 || 27
|- align="center"
| [[Irv Young]] || 16 || 85.0 || 4 || 9 || 2.86 || 32
|- align="center"
| [[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''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!  style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| G
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| IP
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| W
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| L
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| ERA
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| SO
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{sortname|Jake|Boultes}} || 17 || 74.2 || 3 || 5 || 3.01 || 28
|- align="center"
| [[Bill Chappelle]] || 13 || 70.1 || 2 || 4 || 1.79 || 23
|- align="center"
| [[Al Mattern]] || 5 || 30.1 || 1 || 2 || 2.08 || 8
|- align="center"
| [[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''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!  style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| G
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| W
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| L
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| SV
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| ERA
!  style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| SO
|- align="center"
| [[Big Jeff Pfeffer]] || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 12.60 || 3
|- align="center"
| [[Charlie Maloney]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4.50 || 0
|}

== Notes ==
{{reflist}}

== References ==
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1908.shtml 1908 Boston Doves season at Baseball Reference]

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