| Boston Doves | |
| Season: | 1909 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | South End Grounds |
| City: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record: | 45–108 (.294) |
| League Place: | 8th |
| Owners: | George Dovey, John Dovey |
| Managers: | Harry Smith, Frank Bowerman |
The 1909 Boston Doves season was the 39th season of the franchise.
The 1909 Doves set an MLB record that still stands for most games behind the first place winner in any season since 1900. They finished games behind the NL Champs and eventual World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates.
| 1909 Boston Doves | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 92 | 267 | 64 | .240 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1B | 73 | 245 | 51 | .208 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 2B | 75 | 267 | 66 | .247 | 1 | 29 | ||
| SS | 73 | 257 | 48 | .187 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 3B | 138 | 493 | 120 | .243 | 1 | 36 | ||
| OF | 82 | 281 | 74 | .263 | 0 | 11 | ||
| OF | 123 | 407 | 107 | .263 | 0 | 60 | ||
| OF | 152 | 562 | 138 | .246 | 6 | 24 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 334 | 66 | .198 | 2 | 27 | |||||||||
| 63 | 236 | 68 | .288 | 1 | 23 | - align="center" | 61 | 216 | 48 | .222 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 65 | 199 | 39 | .196 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
| 69 | 197 | 46 | .234 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||
| 40 | 148 | 33 | .223 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| 43 | 113 | 19 | .168 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 33 | 99 | 21 | .212 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 30 | 87 | 15 | .172 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 13 | 42 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 18 | 41 | 4 | .098 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 | 31 | 7 | .226 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 316.1 | 15 | 21 | 2.85 | 108 | ||
| 36 | 226.2 | 5 | 23 | 3.73 | 87 | ||
| 23 | 148.1 | 6 | 13 | 3.22 | 53 | ||
| 18 | 123.1 | 4 | 8 | 3.14 | 32 | ||
| 10 | 83.0 | 4 | 5 | 1.41 | 22 | ||
| 8 | 46.1 | 0 | 5 | 3.50 | 11 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 131.2 | 7 | 7 | 2.32 | 42 | ||
| 17 | 90.2 | 0 | 9 | 4.27 | 16 | ||
| 15 | 66.0 | 1 | 6 | 4.64 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 48.2 | 1 | 5 | 4.44 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 29.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.86 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 24.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.55 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 21.2 | 0 | 3 | 4.57 | 11 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | |