| Fred Doe | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1864-04-18)April 18, 1864 Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Died: October 4, 1938(1938-10-04) (aged 74) Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 23, 1890, for the Buffalo Bisons | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 30, 1890, for the Pittsburgh Burghers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 2 |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| ERA | 9.00 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Alfred George "Fred" Doe (April 18, 1864 – October 4, 1938) was an American professionalbaseballpitcher who played in theminor leagues from 1886 to 1902, and in thePlayers' League (PL) in 1890. Doe played in one game for both theBuffalo Bisons and thePittsburgh Burghers in 1890.
Doe was born on April 18, 1864, inGloucester, Massachusetts, to George and Elizabeth (Flynn) Doe. He grew up inRockport, Massachusetts.[1]
Doe began his long minor league career in 1886, with theNewburyport Clamdiggers of theNew England League.[2] He also played withHaverhill in 1886 and 1887. Doe was also the occasionalplayer-manager of both Newburyport and Haverhill.[3]
On August 23, 1890, Doe started a game for theBuffalo Bisons of thePlayers' League. He allowed 10hits, eightearned runs, sevenbase on balls, andstruck out twoBoston Reds hitters over 6.0 innings.[4] Boston won the game 10–0.
One week later, on August 30, Doe pitched for thePittsburgh Burghers in a game against the Boston Reds. He relievedJohn Tener in the sixth innings, after Tenner allowed 14 runs. Doe pitched 4.0 innings for Pittsburgh, and allowed four hits and two earned runs, while collecting two strikeouts.[5] The Burghers lost the game 16–4. The Players' League would fold after the season, and Doe would not play in the major leagues again.
After his brief major league stint, Doe would play and manage several New England Leagues teams from 1892 to 1902. He played for theBrockton Shoemakers in 1892 and 1893, and the Haverill club in 1894. In 1895, he started theNew Bedford Whalers, acting as a manager, pitcher, andoutfielder. After New Bedford folded after 1896, he formed theFall River Indians club. Doe would soon return to New Bedford in 1898, forming a new Whalers club. The New England League would fold temporarily in mid-1898.[1]
In 1900, Doe managed and played in the outfield theNorwich Witches of theConnecticut League.[6] Norwich won the league pennant, Doe's only championship as a manager.
Doe returned to the New England League in 1900, managingDover. He returned to Brockton in 1903, but the club moved to New Bedford mid-way through the season. Doe stayed in New Bedford as club manager until 1905.[7] In 1906, he purchased theWorcester Busters, New England League team managed by futureBaseball Hall of FamerJesse Burkett.[8]
He would later control theProvidence Grays of theEastern League. Providence was the onlyNew England team to allow baseball to be played on Sunday. Doe would become a driving force in the movement to allow baseball to be played state-wide in the late 1928.[1]
Doe died on October 4, 1938, inQuincy, Massachusetts, and is buried inOak Grove Cemetery in Gloucester.
While living inNew Bedford, Massachusetts, he met his wife, Mary Bryant. They had one child, a daughter.