1907 Pittsburgh Pirates season
| 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Exposition Park | |
| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[a] | |
| Owners | Barney Dreyfuss | |
| Managers | Fred Clarke | |
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The 1907 Pittsburgh[b] Pirates season was the 26th season for the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise. It involved the Pirates finishing second in the National League.
The offense was led by Tommy Leach and Hall of Famers Honus Wagner and Fred Clarke. Wagner led the NL in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and stolen bases. The Pirates scored the most runs of any team.
Regular season
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Season standings
[edit]| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 12–7–2 | 5–17 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 8–11–1 | 9–13–1 | 6–16 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 7–12–2 | — | 5–15–1 | 15–7–1 | 10–12–1 | 8–13 | 6–16 | 14–8 | |||||
| Chicago | 17–5 | 15–5–1 | — | 17–5 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 12–10–1 | 16–6–1 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 13–9 | 7–15–1 | 5–17 | — | 9–13–1 | 8–13 | 10–12–1 | 14–8 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 12–10–1 | 6–16 | 13–9–1 | — | 11–10 | 10–12 | 17–5 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 11–8–1 | 13–8 | 8–14 | 13–8 | 10–11 | — | 14–8 | 14–7–1 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 13–9–1 | 16–6 | 10–12–1 | 12–10–1 | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 20–2 | |||||
| St. Louis | 16–6 | 8–14 | 6–16–1 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 7–14–1 | 2–20 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
[edit]Roster
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 | George Gibson | 113 | 382 | 84 | .220 | 3 | 35 |
| 1B | Jim Nealon | 105 | 381 | 98 | .257 | 0 | 47 |
| 2B | Ed Abbaticchio | 147 | 496 | 130 | .262 | 2 | 82 |
| 3B | Alan Storke | 112 | 357 | 92 | .258 | 1 | 39 |
| SS | Honus Wagner | 142 | 515 | 180 | .350 | 6 | 82 |
| OF | Tommy Leach | 149 | 547 | 166 | .303 | 4 | 43 |
| OF | Fred Clarke | 148 | 501 | 145 | .289 | 2 | 59 |
| OF | Goat Anderson | 127 | 413 | 85 | .206 | 1 | 12 |
Other batters
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hallman | 94 | 302 | 67 | .222 | 0 | 15 |
| Tommy Sheehan | 75 | 226 | 62 | .274 | 0 | 25 |
| Ed Phelps | 43 | 113 | 24 | .212 | 0 | 12 |
| Harry Swacina | 26 | 95 | 19 | .200 | 0 | 10 |
| Otis Clymer | 22 | 66 | 15 | .227 | 0 | 4 |
| Danny Moeller | 11 | 42 | 12 | .286 | 0 | 3 |
| Harry Smith | 18 | 38 | 10 | .263 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill McKechnie | 3 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Harl Maggert | 3 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Kelsey | 2 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Campbell | 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Willis | 39 | 292.2 | 21 | 11 | 2.34 | 107 |
| Lefty Leifield | 40 | 286.0 | 20 | 16 | 2.33 | 112 |
| Sam Leever | 31 | 216.2 | 14 | 9 | 1.66 | 65 |
| Deacon Phillippe | 35 | 214.0 | 14 | 11 | 2.61 | 61 |
| Nick Maddox | 6 | 54.0 | 5 | 1 | 0.83 | 38 |
| Babe Adams | 4 | 22.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.95 | 11 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Camnitz | 31 | 180.0 | 13 | 8 | 2.15 | 85 |
| Bill Duggleby | 9 | 40.1 | 2 | 2 | 2.68 | 4 |
| Mike Lynch | 7 | 36.0 | 2 | 2 | 2.25 | 9 |
| Bill Otey | 3 | 16.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.41 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Brady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Harry Wolter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
| Connie Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
[edit]League top five finishers
[edit]League leaders in bold
- Ed Abbaticchio: #2 runs batted in (82)
- Fred Clarke: #4 runs scored (97)
- Fred Clarke: #5 on-base percentage (.383)
- Tommy Leach: #2 runs scored (102)
- Tommy Leach: #4 batting average (.303)
- Tommy Leach: #4 stolen bases (43)
- Sam Leever: #4 earned run average (1.66)
- Lefty Leifield: #5 wins (20)
- Honus Wagner: #1 batting average (.350)
- Honus Wagner: #1 stolen bases (61)
- Honus Wagner: #1 on-base percentage (.408)
- Honus Wagner: #1 slugging percentage (.513)
- Honus Wagner: #2 runs batted in (82)
- Honus Wagner: #3 runs scored (98)
- Vic Willis: #4 wins (21)
Notes
[edit]- ^ From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
- ^ In the early 20th century and earlier, the name of Pittsburgh was spelled with and without the 'h'.