1907 Chicago White Sox season

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1907  Chicago White Sox
League American League
Ballpark South Side Park
City Chicago, Illinois
Owners Charles Comiskey
Managers Fielder Jones
  1906 Seasons 1908  

The 1907 Chicago White Sox led the American League for much of the first half but finished third.

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Chicago allowed the fewest runs in the AL. The pitching staff was led by Ed Walsh, who paced the circuit in innings pitched (422.1), complete games (37), and earned run average (1.60).

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Detroit Tigers 92580.61350–2742–31
Philadelphia Athletics 88570.60750–2038–37
Chicago White Sox 87640.57648–2939–35
Cleveland Naps 85670.559846–3139–36
New York Highlanders 70780.4732132–4138–37
St. Louis Browns 69830.4542436–4033–43
Boston Americans 59900.39632½34–4125–49
Washington Senators 491020.32543½26–4823–54

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSCWSCLEDETNYHPHASLBWSH
Boston 10–11–38–136–168–12–18–14–210–129–12
Chicago 11–10–310–11–113–9–112–1010–12–116–615–6
Cleveland 13–811–10–111–11–115–78–1412–10–215–7–2
Detroit 16–69–13–111–11–113–811–8–114–818–4
New York 12–8–110–127–158–1310–9–18–14–115–7–1
Philadelphia 14–8–212–10–114–88–11–19–10–114–617–4
St. Louis 12–106–1610–12–28–1414–8–16–1413–9
Washington 12–96–157–15–24–187–15–14–179–13

Roster

1907 Chicago White Sox
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Billy Sullivan 11232959.179036
1B Jiggs Donahue 157609158.259068
2B Frank Isbell 125486118.243041
SS George Davis 132466111.238152
3B George Rohe 144494105.213251
OF Ed Hahn 156592151.255045
OF Patsy Dougherty 148533144.270159
OF Fielder Jones 154559146.261047

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Lee Quillen 4915129.192014
Ed McFarland 5213839.28308
Lee Tannehill 3310826.241011
Hub Hart 297019.27107
Mike Welday 44358.22900
Charlie Hickman 21236.26101
Jake Atz 481.12500
Charlie Armbruster 130.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Ed Walsh 56422.124181.60206
Frank Smith 41310.023102.47139
Doc White 46291.027132.26141
Nick Altrock 30213.27132.5761
Roy Patterson 1996.0462.6327

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Frank Owen 1147.0232.4915
Lou Fiene 626.0014.1515

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Frank Isbell 10000.000

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Ed Walsh

Doc White

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