1907 New York Highlanders season explained

New York Highlanders
Season:	1907
League:	American League
Ballpark:	Hilltop Park
City:	New York, New York
Owners:	William Devery and Frank Farrell
Managers:	Clark Griffith

The 1907 New York Highlanders season, the team's fifth, finished with the team in fifth place in the American League with a record of 70–78. Another notable newcomer was New York's recently acquired left fielder Branch Rickey, who would become well known for integrating Jackie Robinson into the major leagues some four decades later.

Regular season

Roster

1907 New York Highlanders
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	90	269	71	.264	0	26
1B	125	498	143	.287	2	68
2B	139	504	136	.270	2	63
SS	120	447	121	.271	0	51
3B	126	437	121	.277	0	43
OF	140	530	124	.234	3	51
OF	107	423	99	.234	0	17
OF	136	517	131	.253	5	46

Other batters

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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
130	470	127	.270	0	48
80	208	40	.192	1	24
52	137	25	.182	0	15
17	52	11	.212	0	3
15	44	9	.205	0	4
7	22	4	.182	0	1
4	9	1	.111	0	0
1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
36	248.2	14	21	2.61	78
30	206.0	10	10	2.53	78
29	193.2	11	11	2.65	94
25	166.2	10	8	3.08	64
19	133.0	7	10	3.18	70
12	64.0	2	6	3.94	28
7	54.0	4	2	2.17	22
4	27.0	2	0	2.67	10
1	9.0	0	1	3.00	3

Other pitchers