1907 New York Giants season

1907 New York Giants
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (Since 1889) New York, New York (Since 1883)
1907 Information
Owner(s)	John T. Brush
Manager(s)	John McGraw
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The 1907 New York Giants season was a season in Major League Baseball. The team finished fourth in the National League with a record of 82-71, 25½ games behind the Chicago Cubs.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	107	45	--	.704
Pittsburgh Pirates	91	63	17	.591
Philadelphia Phillies	83	64	21.5	.565
New York Giants	82	71	25.5	.536
Brooklyn Superbas	65	83	40	.439
Cincinnati Reds	66	87	41.5	.431
Boston Doves	58	90	47	.392
St. Louis Cardinals	52	101	55.5	.340

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Bresnahan, RogerRoger Bresnahan	110	328	83	.253	4	38
1B	McGann, DanDan McGann	81	262	78	.298	2	36
2B	Doyle, LarryLarry Doyle	69	227	59	.260	0	16
3B	Devlin, ArtArt Devlin	143	491	136	.277	1	54
SS	Dahlen, BillBill Dahlen	143	464	96	.207	0	34
OF	Seymour, CyCy Seymour
OF	Browne, GeorgeGeorge Browne	127	458	119	.260	5	37
OF	Shannon, SpikeSpike Shannon	155	585	155	.265	1	33

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Strang, SammySammy Strang
Bowerman, FrankFrank Bowerman
Corcoran, TommyTommy Corcoran	62	226	60	.265	0	24
Hannifin, JackJack Hannifin
Shay, DannyDanny Shay
Merkle, FredFred Merkle
Fitzgerald, MattyMatty Fitzgerald
Curtis, HarryHarry Curtis
Pfyl, MonteMonte Pfyl	1	0	0	----	0	0
Wade, HamHam Wade	1	0	0	----	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Mathewson, ChristyChristy Mathewson	41	315	24	12	2.00	178
McGinnity, JoeJoe McGinnity
Ames, RedRed Ames	39	233.1	10	12	2.16	146
Taylor, DummyDummy Taylor
Lynch, MikeMike Lynch	12	72	3	6	3.38	34
Beecher, RoyRoy Beecher	2	14	0	2	2.57	5

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Wiltse, HooksHooks Wiltse	33	190.1	13	12	2.18	79
Ferguson, GeorgeGeorge Ferguson	15	64	3	2	2.11	37

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Mathewson, HenryHenry Mathewson	1	0	0	1	0.00	0

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

• Red Ames: #3 strikeouts (146)
• Art Devlin: #5 stolen bases (38)
• Christy Mathewson: #1 wins (24)
• Christy Mathewson: #1 strikeouts (178)
• Christy Mathewson: #1 shutouts (8)
• Spike Shannon: #1 runs scored (104)
• Sammy Strang: #4 on-base percentage (.388)

External links

• 1907 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference