1907 Boston Doves

Trades and Transactions

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1906 / 1908

58-90, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Fred Tenney (58-90)
Scored 502 runs, Allowed 652 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-91

Ballparks: South End Grounds III · Attendance: 203,221 (7th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 99

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1906 / 1908 Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December 11, 1906

Traded Ed Abbaticchio to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Ginger Beaumont, Patsy Flaherty and Claude Ritchey.

April 22, 1907 (Standings)

Purchased Frank Burke from the New York Giants.

June 24, 1907 (Standings)

Traded Del Howard to the Chicago Cubs. Received Newt Randall and Bill Sweeney.

August 10, 1907 (Standings)

Signed Tom Asmussen as an amateur free agent.

August 16, 1907 (Standings)

Purchased Joe Knotts from Worcester (Eastern).

August 22, 1907 (Standings)

Purchased Sam Frock from Worcester (New England).

August 23, 1907 (Standings)

Purchased Frank Barberich from Lawrence (New England).

Purchased Izzy Hoffman from Holyoke (Connecticut State).

September 1, 1907 (Standings)

Drafted George Whiteman from Houston (Texas) in the 1907 rule 5 draft.

September 3, 1907 (Standings)

Drafted Jim Ball from Baltimore (Eastern) in the 1907 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Peaches Graham from Minneapolis (American Association) in the 1907 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Joe Kelley from Toronto (Eastern) in the 1907 rule 5 draft.

December 13, 1907

Traded Al Bridwell, Tom Needham and Fred Tenney to the New York Giants. Received Frank Bowerman, George Browne, Bill Dahlen, Cecil Ferguson and Dan McGann.

January, 1908

Released Jim Ball. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

January 29, 1908

Sold Newt Randall to Milwaukee (American Association).

March 27, 1908

Released Frank Barberich.

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1906 / 1908 Trades and Transactions

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