my-server
← Wiki

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 season.

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 season. This format would last until .

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

Standings

American League

National League

Tie games

30 tie games (18 in AL, 12 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again), occurred throughout the season.

American League

  • Boston Americans, 6
  • Chicago White Sox, 6
  • Cleveland Naps, 6
  • Detroit Tigers, 3
  • New York Highlanders, 4
  • Philadelphia Athletics, 5
  • St. Louis Browns, 3
  • Washington Senators, 3

National League

  • Boston Doves, 4
  • Brooklyn Superbas, 5
  • Chicago Cubs, 3
  • Cincinnati Reds, 3
  • New York Giants, 2
  • Philadelphia Phillies, 2
  • Pittsburgh Pirates, 3
  • St. Louis Cardinals, 2

Postseason

The postseason began on October 8 and ended on October 12 with the Chicago Cubs defeating the Detroit Tigers in the 1907 World Series in five games (one of which being a tie).

Bracket

<section begin=Bracket/> <section end=Bracket/> Note: Game 1 ended in a tie.

Managerial changes

Off-season

In-season

League leaders

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

American League

National League

Milestones

Batters

Cycles

Pitchers

No-hitters

  • Big Jeff Pfeffer (BSN):
  • Pfeffer threw his first career no-hitter and the third no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Cincinnati Reds 6–0 on May 8. Pfeffer walked one, hit one batter by pitch, and struck out three.
  • Nick Maddox (PIT):
  • Maddox threw his first career no-hitter and the first no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Brooklyn Superbas 2–1 on September 20. Maddox walked three, hit one batter by pitch, and struck out five.

Miscellaneous

Home field attendance

See also

References

External links