# Fred Doe
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{{Short description|American baseball player (1864–1938)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Fred Doe
|image=Fred Doe.jpg
|position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1864|4|18}}
|birth_place=[Gloucester, Massachusetts](/source/Gloucester%2C_Massachusetts), U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1938|10|4|1864|4|18}}
|death_place=[Quincy, Massachusetts](/source/Quincy%2C_Massachusetts), U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=August 23
|debutyear=1890
|debutteam=Buffalo Bisons
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=August 30
|finalyear=1890
|finalteam=Pittsburgh Burghers
|statleague = MLB
|stat3label=[Strikeouts](/source/Strikeouts)
|stat3value=4
|stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching))
|stat1value=0–1
|stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
|stat2value=9.00
|teams=
* [Buffalo Bisons](/source/Buffalo_Bisons_(PL)) ({{Baseball year|1890}})
* [Pittsburgh Burghers](/source/Pittsburgh_Burghers) ({{Baseball year|1890}})
}}
'''Alfred George "Fred" Doe''' (April 18, 1864 – October 4, 1938) was an American professional [baseball](/source/baseball) [pitcher](/source/pitcher) who played in the [minor leagues](/source/Minor_league_baseball) from 1886 to 1902, and in the [Players' League](/source/Players'_League) (PL) in 1890. Doe played in one game for both the [Buffalo Bisons](/source/Buffalo_Bisons_(PL)) and the [Pittsburgh Burghers](/source/Pittsburgh_Burghers) in 1890.
==Early life==
Doe was born on April 18, 1864, in [Gloucester, Massachusetts](/source/Gloucester%2C_Massachusetts), to George and Elizabeth (Flynn) Doe. He grew up in [Rockport, Massachusetts](/source/Rockport%2C_Massachusetts).[{{sabrbio|d552c2e0|Charlie Bevis|July 13, 2013}}]
==Baseball career==
===Early baseball career===
Doe began his long minor league career in 1886, with the [Newburyport Clamdiggers](/source/Newburyport_Clamdiggers) of the [New England League](/source/New_England_League).[{{Cite web |title=1886 Lynn/Newburyport Clamdiggers Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}] He also played with [Haverhill](/source/Haverhill%2C_Massachusetts) in 1886 and 1887. Doe was also the occasional [player-manager](/source/player-manager) of both Newburyport and Haverhill.[{{Cite web |title=Fred Doe Minor Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=doe---002fre |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}]
===Major League Baseball===
On August 23, 1890, Doe started a game for the [Buffalo Bisons](/source/Buffalo_Bisons_(PL)) of the [Players' League](/source/Players'_League). He allowed 10 [hits](/source/hit_(baseball)), eight [earned runs](/source/earned_runs), seven [base on balls](/source/base_on_balls), and [struck out](/source/strikeout) two [Boston Reds](/source/Boston_Reds_(1890%E2%80%931891)) hitters over 6.0 innings.[{{Cite web |title=1890 Buffalo Bisons Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BUF/1890.shtml |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}] Boston won the game 10–0.
One week later, on August 30, Doe pitched for the [Pittsburgh Burghers](/source/Pittsburgh_Burghers) in a game against the Boston Reds. He relieved [John Tener](/source/John_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.[{{Cite web |title=1890 Pittsburgh Burghers Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PBB/1890.shtml |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}] 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.
===Return to the New England League===
After his brief major league stint, Doe would play and manage several [New England](/source/New_England) Leagues teams from 1892 to 1902. He played for the [Brockton Shoemakers](/source/Brockton_Shoemakers) in 1892 and 1893, and the Haverill club in 1894. In 1895, he started the [New Bedford Whalers](/source/New_Bedford_Whalers_(baseball)), acting as a manager, pitcher, and [outfielder](/source/outfielder). After New Bedford folded after 1896, he formed the [Fall River Indians](/source/Fall_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.[{{Cite web |title=1900 Norwich Witches Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}] Norwich won the league pennant, Doe's only championship as a manager.
Doe returned to the New England League in 1900, managing [Dover](/source/Dover%2C_New_Hampshire). 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.[{{Cite web |title=1905 New Bedford Whalers Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}] In 1906, he purchased the [Worcester Busters](/source/Worcester_Busters), New England League team managed by future [Baseball Hall of Famer](/source/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum) [Jesse Burkett](/source/Jesse_Burkett).[{{Cite web |title=Jesse Burkett Minor Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=burket001jes |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}]
He would later control the [Providence Grays](/source/Providence_Grays_(minor_league)) of the [Eastern League](/source/International_League). Providence was the only [New England](/source/New_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.