1907 National League
Code:
Team W L % GB
St. Louis Cardinals 90 64 .584 -
Cincinnati Reds 86 68 .558 4
Chicago Cubs 86 68 .558 4
New York Giants 82 72 .532 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 77 77 .500 13
Philadelphia Phillies 71 83 .461 19
Boston Doves 66 88 .429 24
Brooklyn Superbas 58 96 .377 32
League AVG: .249
League ERA: 2.85
St. Louis Cardinals
After finishing so close for the past six seasons, the Cardinals finally won their first pennant since winning six over eight years from 1886-1893 as the Detroit Wolverines and Cleveland Spiders. 3B Bobby Wallace won the batting title, and LF Mike Donlin finished 2nd in the batting race but was named Top Batter. Pitcher Ed Karger was named Top Rookie.
Lineup:
C Ed McFarland - .193, 41 RBI
1B Duff Cooley - .256, 49 RBI, 21 SB
2B Bill Keister - .279, 86 RBI, 45 SB
3B Bobby Wallace - .330, 70 RBI
SS John McGraw - .300, 23 RBI, 33 SB
LF Mike Donlin - .316, 78 RBI, 28 SB
CF Homer Smoot - .285, 69 RBI
RF Emmet Heidrick - .322, 62 RBI, 29 SB
Key Bench:
1B Ed Konetchy - .317, 34 RBI (R)
LF George Barclay - .268, 16 RBI
Pitchers:
Joe Corbett - 26-12, 2.62
Mordecai Brown - 19-19, 2.92
Ed Karger - 26-13, 2.47 (R)
Bob Wicker - 11-7, 2.88
Cincinnati Reds
With their 86-68 record, the Reds completed a fantastic turnaround from the worst season in franchise history in 1906 (59-95, .383). This year they won 27 more games than the year before. Their 86 wins is a franchise record, and their .558 winning percentage is the franchise's best since 1880... 27 years ago. The turnaround is primarily due to offense as the Reds led the NL with a .274 team average and 4.3 runs per game.
Lineup:
C Larry McLean - .280, 54 RB (R)
1B Kip Selbach - .282, 57 RBI, 20 SB
2B Miller Huggins - .257, 52 RBI, 21 SB
3B Hans Lobert - .251, 72 RBI, 45 SB
SS Al Bridwell - .226, 47 RBI
LF Topsy Hartsel - .306, 54 RBI, 52 SB
CF Jimmy Barrett - .258, 39 RBI, 27 SB
RF Sam Crawford - .310, 82 RBI
Key Bench:
RF Mike Mitchell - .258, 23 RBI (R)
SS Ambrose McGann - .245, 23 RBI, 19 SB
C Jocko Halligan - .278, 27 RBI
1B Fred Odwell - .263, 15 RBI
Pitchers:
Orval Overall - 24-15, 2.16
Roy Hitt - 18-19, 3.55 (R)
Charley Hall - 19-11, 2.55
Carl Druhot - 10-10, 4.59
Chicago Cubs
Lineup:
C Frank Chance - .243, 42 RBI, 45 SB
1B Bill Everitt - .288, 29 RBI, 26 SB
2B Johnny Evers - .263, 30 RBI, 33 SB
3B Bill Bradley - .295, 56 RBI
SS Joe Tinker - .290, 63 RBI, 21 SB
LF Zaza Harvey - .300, 64 RBI
RF Frank Schulte - .271, 64 RBI
RF Danny Green - .310, 49 RBI
Key Bench:
2B Germany Schaefer - .307, 44 RBI, 16 SB
C Johnny Kling - .321, 36 RBI
Pitchers:
Ed Reulbach - 24-16, 1.98
Tom Hughes - 18-21, 2.92
Carl Lundgren - 19-17, 3.07
Fred Glade - 12-6, 3.10
New York Giants
Lineup:
C Pat Crisham - .278, 36 RBI
1B Tom McCreery - .306, 57 RBI, 31 SB
2B Jiggs Parrott - .250, 59 RBI, 34 SB
3B Art Devlin - .234, 39 RBI, 53 SB
SS Charlie Babb - .169, 40 RBI
LF Moose McCormick - .263, 48 RBI
CF Curt Bernard - .236, 31 RBI
RF Willie Keeler - .250, 37 RBI, 45 SB
Pitchers:
Red Ames - 21-17, 1.83
Hooks Wiltes - 24-13, 2.34
George Ferguson - 17-15, 2.63
Christy Mathewson - 8-14, 2.58
Pittsburgh Pirates
Lineup:
C Ed Phelps - .214, 28 RBI
1B Del Howard - .321, 41 RBI
2B Jimmy Williams - .235, 62 RBI
3B Jesse Hoffmeister - .257, 52 RBI, 27 SB
SS Honus Wagner - .301, 74 RBI, 56 SB
LF Fred Clarke - .246, 39 RBI, 51 SB
CF Ginger Beaumont - .270, 58 RBI
RF Otis Clymer - .294, 49 RBI, 26 SB
Key Bench:
C George Gibson - .238, 27 RBI
1B Kitty Bransfield - .253, 16 RBI
Pitchers:
Jack Pfiester - 18-20, 2.66
Howie Camnitz - 18-12, 2.50 (R)
Lefty Leifield - 9-16, 3.15
Cy Falkenberg - 15-7, 2.23
Rube Waddell - 9-17, 3.75
Philadelphia Phillies
Lineup:
C Mike Grady - .228, 34 RBI
1B Nap Lajoie - .298, 81 RBI
2B Joe Ward - .150, 30 RBI
3B Ernie Courtney - .281, 37 RBI
SS Mickey Doolan - .267, 58 RBI
LF George Browne - .277, 30 RBI
CF Elmer Flick - .270, 51 RBI, 25 SB
RF John Titus - .288, 51 RBI
Key Bench:
LF Sherry Magee - .308, 33 RBI
3B Nixey Callahan - .250, 16 RBI
Pitchers:
Doc White - 25-15, 2.28
Tully Sparks - 18-21, 3.18
Happy Townsend - 8-16, 3.53
Fred Burchell - 10-13, 2.85
Johnny Lush - 4-9, 4.07
Boston Doves
Lineup:
C Tom Needham - .207, 11 HR, 64 RBI
1B Fred Tenney - .322, 24 RBI
2B Bill Lauterborn - .193, 40 RBI
3B Jimmy Collins - .210, 21 RBI
SS Ed Abbaticchio - .225, 35 RBI
LF Jim Delahanty - .286, 60 RBI
CF Johnny Bates - .244, 56 RBI
RF Chick Stahl - .270, 51 RBI
Key Bench:
3B Ed Gremminger - .250, 10 RBI
Pitchers:
Irv Young - 16-21, 2.49
Jake Boultes - 21-20, 2.59 (R)
Vic Willis - 16-22, 3.13
Sam Frock - 8-10, 3.24 (R)
Bill Dinneen - 3-8, 4.51
Brooklyn Superbas
Lineup:
C Lew Ritter - .157, 32 RBI
1B Doc Gessler - .279, 68 RBI, 26 SB
2B Erve Beck - .243, 45
3B Emil Batch - .195, 39 RBI
SS Phil Lewis - .234, 41 RBI
LF Jimmy Sheckard - .283, 40 RBI
CF Fielder Jones - .295, 41 RBI, 32 SB
RF Harry Lumley - .251, 69 RBI
Pitchers:
Nap Rucker - 13-25, 2.86 (R)
George Bell - 16-22, 3.30 (R)
Harry McIntire - 15-12, 2.55
Doc McJames - 7-14, 3.51
Harry Howell - 4-9, 4.47
Batting AVG
.330 Bobby Wallace, STL
.316 Mike Donlin, STL
.310 Sam Crawford, CIN
.306 Topsy Hartsell, CIN
.306 Tom McCreery, NYG
.301 Honus Wagner, PIT
HOMERUNS
11 Tom Needham, BSN
8 Hans Lobert, CIN
RBI
86 Bill Keister, STL
82 Sam Crawford, CIN
81 Nap Lajoie, PHI
78 Mike Donlin, STL
74 Honus Wagner, PIT
OPS
.786 Topsy Hartsell, CIN
.772 Sam Crawford, CIN
.769 Honus Wagner, PIT
.763 Bobby Wallace, STL
.762 Mike Donlin, STL
STEALS
56 Honus Wagner, PIT (56-14, 80.00%)
53 Art Devlin, NYG (53-18, 74.65%)
52 Topsy Hartsell, CIN (52-16, 76.47%)
51 Fred Clarke, PIT (51-7, 87.93%)
ERA
1.83 Red ames, NYG (21-17)
1.98 Ed Reulbach, CHC (24-16)
2.16 Orval Overall, CIN (24-15)
2.23 Cy Falkenberg, PIT (15-7)
2.28 Doc White, PHI (25-15)
WINS
26 Ed Karger, STL (26-13, 2.47)
26 Joe Corbett, STL (26-12, 2.62)
25 Doc White, PHI
24 Orval Overall, CIN
24 Hooks Wiltse, NYG (24-13, 2.34)
24 Ed Reulbach, CHC
21 Red Ames, NYG
21 Jake Boultes, BSN (21-20, 2.59)
STRIKEOUTS
309 Ed Reulbach, CHC
308 Joe Corbett, STL
285 Nap Rucker, BRO
284 Orval Overall, CIN
268 Tom Hughes, CHC
POY: Ed Reulbach, CHC, 24, 24-16, 1.98 ERA, 78 BB, 309 K, .210 OAVG, 0.97 WHIP
BOY: LF Mike Donlin, STL, 29, .316, 78 RBI, 28 SB, .762 OPS
ROY: Ed Karger, STL, 24, 26-13, 2.47, 55 BB, 214 K, .262 OAVG, 1.16 WHIP
Gold Gloves:
Pitcher: Happy Townsend, PHI
Catcher: Ed Phelps, PIT
First Base: Nap Lajoie, PHI
Second Base: Bill Lauterborn, BSN
Third Base: Bobby Wallace, STL
Shortstop: Joe Tinker, CHC
Leftfield: Topsy Hartsel, CIN
Centerfield: Fielder Jones, BRO
Rightfield: Chick Stahl, BSN