# 1907 Major League Baseball season

The 1907 major league baseball season began on April 11, 1907. The regular season ended on October 6, with the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers as regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the fourth modern World Series on October 8 and ended with Game 5 on October 12. The Cubs defeated the Tigers, four games to none (with one tie), capturing their first championship in franchise history. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the Chicago White Sox from the 1906 season.
The Philadelphia Phillies set a Major League record for the fewest at bats by a team in a season—4,725. to October 8, 1907. The Boston Beaneaters renamed as the Boston Doves.

## Schedule

The 1907 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the 1904 season. This format would last until 1919.
Opening Day took place on April 11 with all but the Brooklyn Superbas and Boston Doves playing. The final day of the regular season was on October 6. The World Series took place between October 8 and October 12.

## Teams

| League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
| American League | Boston Americans | Boston, Massachusetts | Huntington Avenue Grounds | 11,500 | Cy Young |
| American League | Boston Americans | Boston, Massachusetts | Huntington Avenue Grounds | 11,500 | George Huff |
| American League | Boston Americans | Boston, Massachusetts | Huntington Avenue Grounds | 11,500 | Bob Unglaub |
| American League | Boston Americans | Boston, Massachusetts | Huntington Avenue Grounds | 11,500 | Deacon McGuire |
| American League | Chicago White Sox | Chicago, Illinois | South Side Park | 15,000 | Fielder Jones |
| American League | Cleveland Naps | Cleveland, Ohio | League Park (Cleveland) | 9,000 | Nap Lajoie |
| American League | Detroit Tigers | Detroit, Michigan | Bennett Park | 8,500 | Hughie Jennings |
| American League | New York Highlanders | New York, New York | Hilltop Park | 16,000 | Clark Griffith |
| American League | Philadelphia Athletics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Columbia Park | 13,600 | Connie Mack |
| American League | St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 8,000 | Jimmy McAleer |
| American League | Washington Senators | Washington, D.C. | National Park | 9,000 | Joe Cantillon |
| National League | Boston Doves | Boston, Massachusetts | South End Grounds | 6,600 | Fred Tenney |
| National League | Brooklyn Superbas | New York, New York | Washington Park | 12,000 | Patsy Donovan |
| National League | Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | West Side Park | 14,200 | Frank Chance |
| National League | Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati, Ohio | Palace of the Fans | 12,000 | Ned Hanlon |
| National League | New York Giants | New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 16,000 | John McGraw |
| National League | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | National League Park | 18,000 | Billy Murray |
| National League | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Exposition Park | 16,000 | Fred Clarke |
| National League | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | League Park (St. Louis) | 15,200 | John McCloskey |

## Standings
### American League

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Detroit Tigers | 92 | 58 | .613 | — | 50‍–‍27 | 42‍–‍31 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 88 | 57 | .607 | 1½ | 50‍–‍20 | 38‍–‍37 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | 64 | .576 | 5½ | 48‍–‍29 | 39‍–‍35 |
| Cleveland Naps | 85 | 67 | .559 | 8 | 46‍–‍31 | 39‍–‍36 |
| New York Highlanders | 70 | 78 | .473 | 21 | 32‍–‍41 | 38‍–‍37 |
| St. Louis Browns | 69 | 83 | .454 | 24 | 36‍–‍40 | 33‍–‍43 |
| Boston Americans | 59 | 90 | .396 | 32½ | 34‍–‍41 | 25‍–‍49 |
| Washington Senators | 49 | 102 | .325 | 43½ | 26‍–‍48 | 23‍–‍54 |

### National League

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Chicago Cubs | 107 | 45 | .704 | — | 54‍–‍19 | 53‍–‍26 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 91 | 63 | .591 | 17 | 47‍–‍29 | 44‍–‍34 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 64 | .565 | 21½ | 45‍–‍30 | 38‍–‍34 |
| New York Giants | 82 | 71 | .536 | 25½ | 45‍–‍30 | 37‍–‍41 |
| Brooklyn Superbas | 65 | 83 | .439 | 40 | 37‍–‍38 | 28‍–‍45 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 87 | .431 | 41½ | 43‍–‍36 | 23‍–‍51 |
| Boston Doves | 58 | 90 | .392 | 47 | 31‍–‍42 | 27‍–‍48 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 52 | 101 | .340 | 55½ | 31‍–‍47 | 21‍–‍54 |

## Postseason
### Bracket

| World Series | World Series | World Series |
| AL | Detroit Tigers | 0 |
| NL | Chicago Cubs | 4 |
Note: Game 1 ended in a tie.

## Managerial changes
### Off-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| Boston Americans | Chick Stahl | Cy Young |
| Detroit Tigers | Bill Armour | Hughie Jennings |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Hugh Duffy | Billy Murray |
| Washington Senators | Jake Stahl | Joe Cantillon |

### In-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| Boston Americans | Cy Young | George Huff |
| Boston Americans | George Huff | Bob Unglaub |
| Boston Americans | Bob Unglaub | Deacon McGuire |

## League leaders

Any team shown in small text indicates a previous team a player was on during the season.

### American League

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Ty Cobb (DET) | .350 |
| OPS | Ty Cobb (DET) | .848 |
| HR | Harry Davis (PHA) | 8 |
| RBI | Ty Cobb (DET) | 119 |
| R | Sam Crawford (DET) | 102 |
| H | Ty Cobb (DET) | 212 |
| SB | Ty Cobb (DET) | 53 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Addie Joss (CLE) Doc White (CWS) | 27 |
| L | Al Orth (NYH) Barney Pelty (SLB) | 21 |
| ERA | Ed Walsh (CWS) | 1.60 |
| K | Rube Waddell (PHA) | 232 |
| IP | Ed Walsh (CWS) | 422.1 |
| SV | Bill Dinneen (SLB/BSA) Tom Hughes (WSH) Ed Walsh (CWS) | 4 |
| WHIP | Cy Young (BSA) | 0.982 |

### National League

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Honus Wagner (PIT) | .350 |
| OPS | Honus Wagner (PIT) | .921 |
| HR | Dave Brain (BSD) | 10 |
| RBI | Sherry Magee (PHI) | 85 |
| R | Spike Shannon (NYG) | 104 |
| H | Ginger Beaumont (BSD) | 187 |
| SB | Honus Wagner (PIT) | 61 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Christy Mathewson (NYG) | 24 |
| L | Stoney McGlynn (STL) | 25 |
| ERA | Jack Pfiester (CHC) | 1.15 |
| K | Christy Mathewson (NYG) | 178 |
| IP | Stoney McGlynn (STL) | 352.1 |
| SV | Stoney McGlynn (STL) | 4 |
| WHIP | Mordecai Brown (CHC) | 0.944 |

## Home field attendance

| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | -6.5% | 666,307 | 13.9% | 8,434 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 88 | 12.8% | 625,581 | 27.9% | 8,570 |
| New York Giants | 82 | -14.6% | 538,350 | 33.6% | 6,992 |
| Boston Americans | 59 | 20.4% | 436,777 | 6.5% | 5,600 |
| Chicago Cubs | 107 | -7.8% | 422,550 | -35.4% | 5,560 |
| St. Louis Browns | 69 | -9.2% | 419,025 | 7.7% | 5,513 |
| Cleveland Naps | 85 | -4.5% | 382,046 | 17.3% | 4,659 |
| New York Highlanders | 70 | -22.2% | 350,020 | -19.5% | 4,667 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 16.9% | 341,216 | 15.8% | 4,550 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 91 | -2.2% | 319,506 | -19.1% | 4,149 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 3.1% | 317,500 | -3.8% | 3,920 |
| Brooklyn Superbas | 65 | -1.5% | 312,500 | 12.7% | 4,058 |
| Detroit Tigers | 92 | 29.6% | 297,079 | 70.7% | 3,760 |
| Washington Senators | 49 | -10.9% | 221,929 | 70.8% | 2,959 |
| Boston Doves | 58 | 18.4% | 203,221 | 41.8% | 2,746 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 52 | 0.0% | 185,377 | -34.7% | 2,347 |

## Events

* September 25 – Honus Wagner and Fred Clarke of the Pittsburgh Pirates each steal four bases in a 14-1 victory over the New York Giants .