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 =

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background:#0f437c; color:white; text-align:center;"| 1907 Boston Doves
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

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

Tom Needham8626051.196119
align=center

| 1B

{{sortname|Fred|Tenney}}150554151.273026
align=center

| 2B

Claude Ritchey144499127.255251
align=center

| SS

Al Bridwell140509111.218026
align=center

| 3B

Dave Brain133509142.2791056
align=center

| OF

Ginger Beaumont150580187.322462
align=center

| OF

Johnny Bates126447116.260249
align=center

| OF

Newt Randall7525855.213015

== 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;"

| Sam Brown

7020840.192014
align=center

| {{sortname|Bill|Sweeney|Bill Sweeney (infielder)}}

5819150.262018
align=center

| Del Howard

5018751.273113
align=center

| Frank Burke

4312923.17808
align=center

| Izzy Hoffman

198624.27903
align=center

| Jim Ball

10366.16703
align=center

| Jess Orndorff

5172.11800
align=center

| Joe Knotts

380.00000
align=center

| Oscar Westerberg

262.33301
align=center

| Tom Asmussen

250.00000
align=center

| Bob Brush

220.00000

= 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;"

| Gus Dorner

36271.112163.1285
align=center

| Vive Lindaman

34260.011153.6390
align=center

| Irv Young

40245.110233.9686
align=center

| Patsy Flaherty

27217.012153.7034
align=center

| Big Jeff Pfeffer

19144.0683.0065
align=center

| {{sortname|Frank|Barberich}}

212.1115.841
align=center

| Rube Dessau

29.10110.611
align=center

| Ernie Lindemann

16.1005.683

== 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

align=center

| Jake Boultes

24139.2592.7149
align=center

| Sam Frock

533.1122.4712

Notes

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References

  • [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1907.shtml 1907 Boston Doves season at Baseball Reference]

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