1907 Boston Americans season
| 1907 Boston Americans | |
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| Owner(s) | John I. Taylor |
| Manager(s) | Cy Young, George Huff, Bob Unglaub, and Deacon McGuire |
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The 1907 Boston Americans season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Americans finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 59 wins and 90 losses.
Regular season

Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Detroit Tigers | 92 | 58 | 0.613 | — | 50–27 | 42–31 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 88 | 57 | 0.607 | 1½ | 50–20 | 38–37 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | 64 | 0.576 | 5½ | 48–29 | 39–35 |
| Cleveland Naps | 85 | 67 | 0.559 | 8 | 46–31 | 39–36 |
| New York Highlanders | 70 | 78 | 0.473 | 21 | 32–41 | 38–37 |
| St. Louis Browns | 69 | 83 | 0.454 | 24 | 36–40 | 33–43 |
| Boston Americans | 59 | 90 | 0.396 | 32½ | 34–41 | 25–49 |
| Washington Senators | 49 | 102 | 0.325 | 43½ | 26–48 | 23–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 10–11–3 | 8–13 | 6–16 | 8–12–1 | 8–14–2 | 10–12 | 9–12 | |||||
| Chicago | 11–10–3 | — | 10–11–1 | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | 10–12–1 | 16–6 | 15–6 | |||||
| Cleveland | 13–8 | 11–10–1 | — | 11–11–1 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 12–10–2 | 15–7–2 | |||||
| Detroit | 16–6 | 9–13–1 | 11–11–1 | — | 13–8 | 11–8–1 | 14–8 | 18–4 | |||||
| New York | 12–8–1 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 8–13 | — | 10–9–1 | 8–14–1 | 15–7–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 14–8–2 | 12–10–1 | 14–8 | 8–11–1 | 9–10–1 | — | 14–6 | 17–4 | |||||
| St. Louis | 12–10 | 6–16 | 10–12–2 | 8–14 | 14–8–1 | 6–14 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| Washington | 12–9 | 6–15 | 7–15–2 | 4–18 | 7–15–1 | 4–17 | 9–13 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
| Denny Sullivan | CF |
| Jimmy Collins | 3B |
| Bob Unglaub | 1B |
| Jack Hoey | LF |
| Buck Freeman | RF |
| Hobe Ferris | 2B |
| Heinie Wagner | SS |
| Lou Criger | C |
| Cy Young | P |
Roster
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Outfielders
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Managers
(Stahl committed suicide on March 28 during spring training) | ||||||
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 |
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| 1B | Unglaub, BobBob Unglaub | 139 | 544 | 138 | .254 | 1 | 62 |
| OF | Sullivan, DennyDenny Sullivan | 144 | 551 | 135 | .245 | 1 | 26 |
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 |
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| McGuire, DeaconDeacon McGuire | 6 | 4 | 3 | .750 | 1 | 1 |
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 |
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| Young, CyCy Young | 43 | 343.1 | 21 | 15 | 1.99 | 147 |
| Barry, EdEd Barry | 2 | 17.1 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 | 6 |
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 |
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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 |
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References
- 1907 Boston Americans team page at Baseball Reference
- 1907 Boston Americans season at baseball-almanac.com