1907 Boston Americans season explained

The 1907 Boston Americans season was the seventh season for the professional baseball franchise that later became known as the Boston Red Sox. The Americans finished seventh in the American League (AL) with a record of 59 wins and 90 losses, games behind the Detroit Tigers. Including spring training, the team had five different managers. The team played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.

Pre-season

• March: The team held spring training in Little Rock, Arkansas.^[1]
• March 28: During spring training, player-manager Chick Stahl died by suicide.^[2]

Regular season

• April 11: The regular season opens with an 8–4 win in 14 innings over the Philadelphia Athletics at Columbia Park in Philadelphia.^[3]
• April 16: In the home opener, the Americans defeat the visiting Washington Senators, 4–2.^[3]
• April 20: George Huff takes over as manager,^[4] after Cy Young managed the team for the first six games of the season.^[5]
• April 24: The team releases Buck Freeman.^[6]
• May 1: Bob Unglaub becomes player-manager, taking over from George Huff.^[7]
• June 7: Third baseman and former manager Jimmy Collins is traded to the Philadelphia Athletics for John Knight.^[8]
• June 10: Deacon McGuire becomes manager, taking over from Bob Unglaub.^[9]
• July 15: In their longest game of the season, the Americans defeat the St. Louis Browns, 5–2 in 16 innings at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.^[3]
• September 12: Future Hall of Famer Tris Speaker makes his major league debut in a road game against Philadelphia.^[10]
• October 3: After going winless since September 11, the team ends an 0–16–2 stretch with a 1–0 win over the visiting Browns.^[3]
• October 5: The regular season ends with a 3–3 tie in 11 innings against the New York Highlanders at Hilltop Park in New York City.^[3]

Statistical leaders

The offense was led by Bob Unglaub (62 RBIs), Bunk Congalton (.286 batting average), and Hobe Ferris (four home runs). The pitching staff was led by Cy Young, who made 43 appearances (37 starts) and pitched 33 complete games with a 21–15 record and 1.99 ERA, while striking out 147 in innings. No other pitcher had a winning record; Cy Morgan had a 6–6 record with 1.97 ERA in 16 games (13 starts).

Season standings

The team had six games end in a tie; June 21 vs. Chicago,^[11] July 22 at Chicago,^[12] September 9 vs. Philadelphia,^[13] September 13 at Philadelphia,^[14] September 30 vs. Chicago,^[15] and October 5 at New York.^[16] Tie games are not counted in league standings, but player statistics during tie games are counted.^[17]

Opening Day lineup

	CF
	3B
	1B
	LF
	RF
	2B
	SS
	C
	P

Source: ^[18]

Roster

1907 Boston Americans
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		Managers

Managerial records

Name	W–L		Ref.
	Spring training only
		.500
		.250
		.310
		.425
Total		.396	[19]

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		75	226	41	.181	0	14
1B		139	544	138	.254	1	62
2B		143	561	135	.241	4	60
SS		111	385	82	.213	2	21
3B		98	360	78	.217	2	29
OF		144	551	135	.245	1	26
OF		124	496	142	.286	2	47
OF		106	390	95	.244	1	28

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
	114	409	113	.276	1	26
	76	198	38	.192	0	7
	64	181	37	.204	0	33
	41	158	46	.291	0	10
	39	96	21	.219	0	8
	23	60	6	.100	0	0
	10	38	11	.289	0	1
	10	38	6	.158	0	3
	7	19	3	.158	0	1
	4	13	1	.077	0	0
	4	12	2	.167	1	2
	4	12	2	.167	0	1
	6	4	3	.750	1	1

Pitching

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

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	43		21	15	1.99	147
	35		12	15	2.07	88
	32		9	13	2.32	68
	18	131	6	7	2.47	29
	16		6	6	1.97	50
	7		1	4	2.62	8
	5		0	4	5.23	8
	2		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
	35		3	11	3.11	54
	12	59	0	7	3.05	24
	12	46	1	5	4.30	18
	4		0	1	1.59	10
	2	10	0	1	2.70	6
	2	2	0	0	9.00	1

External links

• 1907 Boston Americans team page at Baseball Reference
• 1907 Boston Americans season at baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. News: Practice Games Monday . The Arkansas Democrat . . 6 . March 10, 1907 . November 5, 2018 . newspapers.com.
2. Web site: Chick Stahl . Dennis . Auger . . November 3, 2018.
3. Web site: The 1907 Boston Americans Regular Season Game Log . . November 3, 2018.
4. Web site: George Huff . . November 3, 2018.
5. Web site: Cy Young . . November 3, 2018.
6. News: "Buck" Freeman Released . . 9 . April 25, 1907 . May 25, 2018 . newspapers.com.
7. Web site: Bob Unglaub . . November 3, 2018.
8. Web site: Jimmy Collins . . November 3, 2018.
9. Web site: Deacon McGuire . . November 3, 2018.
10. Web site: The 1907 BOS A Regular Season Batting Log for Tris Speaker . . November 13, 2018.
11. Web site: Boston Americans 4, Chicago White Sox 4 . . June 21, 1907 . November 12, 2018.
12. Web site: Chicago White Sox 1, Boston Americans 1 . . July 22, 1907 . November 12, 2018.
13. Web site: Boston Americans 0, Philadelphia Athletics 0 . . September 9, 1907 . November 12, 2018.
14. Web site: Philadelphia Athletics 6, Boston Americans 6 . . September 13, 1907 . November 12, 2018.
15. Web site: Boston Americans 3, Chicago White Sox 3 . . September 30, 1907 . November 12, 2018.
16. Web site: New York Highlanders 3, Boston Americans 3 . . October 5, 1907 . November 12, 2018.
17. Web site: Tie Games in Baseball . Richard . Hershberger . ordinary-times.com . December 28, 2015 . November 11, 2022.
18. Web site: Boston Americans 8, Philadelphia Athletics 4 . . April 11, 1907 . November 12, 2018.
19. Web site: The 1907 Season . . November 3, 2018.