1907 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1907 Pittsburgh Pirates
LeagueNational League
BallparkExposition Park
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania[a]
OwnersBarney Dreyfuss
ManagersFred Clarke
← 1906 Seasons 1908 →

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

Season standings

National League
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

1907 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

Roster

1907 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

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 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

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

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
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

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

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

League top five finishers

League leaders in bold

Notes

  1. ^ From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
  2. ^ In the early 20th century and earlier, the name of Pittsburgh was spelled with and without the 'h'.

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