1907 Chicago Cubs season explained

Chicago Cubs
Season:1907
Misc:World Series Champions
National League Champions
League:National League
Ballpark:West Side Park
City:Chicago, Illinois
Owners:Charles Murphy
Managers:Frank Chance

The 1907 Chicago Cubs season was the 36th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 32nd in the National League and the 15th at West Side Park. It was the first season that the Chicago Cubs became the franchise's name officially. The team finished in first place in the National League with a record of 107–45, 17 games ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was their second straight NL pennant. The Cubs faced the Detroit Tigers in the World Series, which they won four games to none (with one tie) for their first World Series victory.

Regular season

Roster

1907 Chicago Cubs roster
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersManager

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 104 334 95 .284 1 43
1B 111 382 112 .293 1 49
2B 151 508 127 .250 2 51
SS 117 402 89 .221 1 36
3B 152 542 144 .266 1 70
OF 143 484 129 .267 1 36
OF 136 489 126 .258 0 32
OF 97 342 98 .287 2 32

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
134 470 126 .268 1 36
65 198 45 .227 1 19
51 148 34 .230 0 13
22 78 16 .205 0 4
11 18 6 .333 0 0
3 10 1 .100 0 1
5 10 4 .400 0 1
5 9 2 .222 0 1
1 4 1 .250 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
36 268.1 23 7 1.68 141
34 233.0 20 6 1.39 107
28 207.0 18 7 1.17 84
30 195.0 14 9 1.15 90
27 192.0 17 4 1.69 96
22 138.1 8 5 3.29 41
18 123.0 7 5 1.39 22

Other pitchers

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

1907 World Series

See also: 1907 World Series.

NL Chicago Cubs (4) vs AL Detroit Tigers (0)

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Tigers – 3, Cubs – 3 (12 innings)October 8West Side Park24,377
2Tigers – 1, Cubs – 3October 9West Side Park21,901
3Tigers – 1, Cubs – 5October 10West Side Park13,114
4Cubs – 6, Tigers – 1October 11Bennett Park11,306
5Cubs – 2, Tigers – 1October 12Bennett Park7,370

References