1907 Boston Doves season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Boston Doves
| season = 1907
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = South End Grounds
| city = Boston, Massachusetts
| record = 58–90 (.392)
| league_place = 7th
| owners = George Dovey, John Dovey
| managers = Fred Tenney
| television =
| radio =
|prev_season = 1906 Boston Beaneaters season
|}}
The 1907 Boston Doves season was the 37th season of the franchise. Before the season, longtime Boston Beaneaters owner Arthur Soden sold the team to the Dovey Brothers. The team quickly became known as the Boston Doves, named after the brothers.{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/atl/history/timeline1.jsp |title=Braves Timeline | braves.com: History |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |access-date=March 13, 2011}} One bright spot during a 90-loss season came on May 8, when Big Jeff Pfeffer pitched a no-hitter in a 6–0 home win over the Cincinnati Reds.
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1907 National League standings|highlight=Boston Doves}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1907 NL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}
= Roster =
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colspan="10" style="background:#af0039; color:white; text-align:center;"| Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Frank Barberich}}
{{MLBplayer | Jake Boultes}}
{{MLBplayer | Rube Dessau}}
{{MLBplayer | Gus Dorner}}
{{MLBplayer | Patsy Flaherty}}
{{MLBplayer | Sam Frock}}
{{MLBplayer | Vive Lindaman}}
{{MLBplayer | Ernie Lindemann}}
{{MLBplayer | Big Jeff Pfeffer}}
{{MLBplayer | Irv Young}}
| style="width:25px;"| | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Tom Asmussen}}
{{MLBplayer | Jim Ball}}
{{MLBplayer | Sam Brown}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Knotts}}
{{MLBplayer | Tom Needham}}
{{MLBplayer | Jess Orndorff}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Dave Brain}}
{{MLBplayer | Al Bridwell}}
{{MLBplayer | Bob Brush}}
{{MLBplayer | Claude Ritchey}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Sweeney}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred Tenney}}
{{MLBplayer | Oscar Westerberg}}
| style="width:25px;"| | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Johnny Bates}}
{{MLBplayer | Ginger Beaumont}}
{{MLBplayer | Frank Burke}}
{{MLBplayer | Izzy Hoffman}}
{{MLBplayer | Del Howard}}
{{MLBplayer | Newt Randall}}
| style="width:25px;"| | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Fred Tenney}} |
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
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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 | |||||||
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| C | Tom Needham | 86 | 260 | 51 | .196 | 1 | 19 |
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| 1B | {{sortname|Fred|Tenney}} | 150 | 554 | 151 | .273 | 0 | 26 |
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| 2B | Claude Ritchey | 144 | 499 | 127 | .255 | 2 | 51 |
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| SS | Al Bridwell | 140 | 509 | 111 | .218 | 0 | 26 |
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| 3B | Dave Brain | 133 | 509 | 142 | .279 | 10 | 56 |
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| OF | Ginger Beaumont | 150 | 580 | 187 | .322 | 4 | 62 |
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| OF | Johnny Bates | 126 | 447 | 116 | .260 | 2 | 49 |
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| OF | Newt Randall | 75 | 258 | 55 | .213 | 0 | 15 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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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 | ||||||
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style="text-align:center;" | 70 | 208 | 40 | .192 | 0 | 14 |
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| {{sortname|Bill|Sweeney|Bill Sweeney (infielder)}} | 58 | 191 | 50 | .262 | 0 | 18 |
align=center | 50 | 187 | 51 | .273 | 1 | 13 |
align=center | 43 | 129 | 23 | .178 | 0 | 8 |
align=center | 19 | 86 | 24 | .279 | 0 | 3 |
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| Jim Ball | 10 | 36 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 3 |
align=center | 5 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 0 |
align=center | 3 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
align=center | 2 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
align=center | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
align=center | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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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 | ||||||
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style="text-align:center;" | 36 | 271.1 | 12 | 16 | 3.12 | 85 |
align=center | 34 | 260.0 | 11 | 15 | 3.63 | 90 |
align=center | 40 | 245.1 | 10 | 23 | 3.96 | 86 |
align=center | 27 | 217.0 | 12 | 15 | 3.70 | 34 |
align=center | 19 | 144.0 | 6 | 8 | 3.00 | 65 |
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| {{sortname|Frank|Barberich}} | 2 | 12.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.84 | 1 |
align=center | 2 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 10.61 | 1 |
align=center | 1 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 3 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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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 | ||||||
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align=center | 24 | 139.2 | 5 | 9 | 2.71 | 49 |
align=center | 5 | 33.1 | 1 | 2 | 2.47 | 12 |
Notes
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References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1907.shtml 1907 Boston Doves season at Baseball Reference]
{{1907 MLB season by team}}
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