| 1907 Cincinnati Reds | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Palace of the Fans | |||
| City | Cincinnati | |||
| Owners | Garry Herrmann | |||
| Managers | Ned Hanlon | |||
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The1907Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in theNational League with a record of 66–87, 41½ games behind theChicago Cubs.
The Reds posted their second straight losing season in 1907. They won two more games than they had in 1906, when they finished 51½ games behind theChicago Cubs. Cincinnati brought back managerNed Hanlon for a second season, while the team made some trades during the off-season to continue with their rebuilding.
With third basemanJim Delahanty purchased by theSt. Louis Browns, the Reds' new third baseman was 23-year-oldMike Mowrey. Mowrey had seen limited playing time with the Reds in 1905 and 1906, appearing in twenty-eight games. ShortstopTommy Corcoran, who was with Cincinnati from 1897, was purchased by theNew York Giants, leaving the Reds with 25-year-oldHans Lobert to play the position. Lobert had a solid season in 1906 with the Reds, hitting .310 in 79 games. CatcherLarry McLean, who was also twenty-five, beat outAdmiral Schlei for the starting catcher position, while 27-year-old rookieMike Mitchell won a spot in the outfield. McLean spent the 1906 season with thePortland Beavers of thePacific Coast League, where he hit .355, while Mitchell hit .339, splitting time between theStockton Millers of theCalifornia League, and the Beavers in the PCL.
24-year-old pitcherAndy Coakley, who spent the previous five seasons with thePhiladelphia Athletics of theAmerican League, also joined the Reds. Coakley had gone 7–8 with a 3.14 ERA with the A's in 1906, and had his best season with Philadelphia in 1905, when he went 18–8 with a 1.84 ERA in 35 games. Another new player for the Reds was first basemanJohn Ganzel. Ganzel, who was thirty-three years old, had not played in the major leagues since 1904 with theNew York Highlanders of the American League, where he hit .260 with six homers and 48 RBI. In 1906 with theGrand Rapids Wolverines of theCentral League, Ganzel hit .323 with thirteen home runs.
The new look Reds saw the same results though, as for the second straight year, the team had a 10–20 record after thirty games, as Cincinnati sat in sixth place, 14.5 games behind the Cubs. During a game on May 8,Big Jeff Pfeffer of theBoston Doves threw a no-hitter against the Reds.
The team played better ball over the next few weeks, going 18–14 in their next thirty-two games, however, they still sat in fifth place with a 28–34 record, 19 game behind the Cubs. A slump of 5–17 during the next twenty-two games saw the Reds sink to seventh place, 29.5 games behind the Cubs with a 33–51 record. Cincinnati then played just under .500 baseball for the rest of the year, going 33–36 in their last sixty-nine games, to finish the season with a 66–87 record, good for sixth place for the second straight season, as they were 41.5 games behind the pennant winning Cubs.
Mitchell had a solid rookie season, leading Cincinnati with a .292 batting average with a team high 163 hits. Mitchell also hit three homers, and drove in 47 runners. McLean batted .289 with no homers and 54 RBI, while Ganzel hit .254 with two home runs and a team best 64 RBI.
On the mound,Bob Ewing had a great year, despite posting a record of 17–19, as he led the staff with a 1.73 ERA in 41 games, starting 37 of them, while throwing 32 complete games. Coakley tied Ewing in wins, as he was 17–16, while posting a 2.34 ERA in 37 games.
| 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 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | 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 | — | |||||
| 1907 Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager | ||||||
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 | Larry McLean | 113 | 374 | 108 | .289 | 0 | 54 |
| 1B | John Ganzel | 145 | 531 | 135 | .254 | 2 | 64 |
| 2B | Miller Huggins | 156 | 561 | 139 | .248 | 1 | 31 |
| SS | Hans Lobert | 148 | 537 | 132 | .246 | 1 | 41 |
| 3B | Mike Mowrey | 138 | 448 | 113 | .252 | 1 | 44 |
| OF | Art Kruger | 100 | 317 | 74 | .233 | 0 | 28 |
| OF | Fred Odwell | 94 | 274 | 74 | .270 | 0 | 24 |
| OF | Mike Mitchell | 148 | 558 | 163 | .292 | 3 | 47 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Davis | 73 | 266 | 61 | .229 | 1 | 25 |
| John Kane | 79 | 262 | 65 | .248 | 3 | 19 |
| Admiral Schlei | 84 | 246 | 67 | .272 | 0 | 27 |
| Dode Paskert | 16 | 50 | 14 | .280 | 1 | 8 |
| Mike O'Neill | 9 | 29 | 2 | .069 | 0 | 2 |
| Chick Autry | 7 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Wolter | 4 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill McCarthy | 3 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Lamer | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Tiemeyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Ewing | 41 | 332.2 | 17 | 19 | 1.73 | 147 |
| Andy Coakley | 37 | 265.1 | 17 | 16 | 2.34 | 89 |
| Jake Weimer | 29 | 209.0 | 11 | 14 | 2.41 | 67 |
| Roy Hitt | 21 | 153.1 | 6 | 10 | 3.40 | 63 |
| Bob Spade | 3 | 27.0 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 | 7 |
| Billy Campbell | 3 | 21.0 | 3 | 0 | 2.14 | 4 |
| Cotton Minahan | 2 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 1.29 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Mason | 25 | 146.0 | 5 | 12 | 3.14 | 45 |
| Fred Smith | 18 | 85.1 | 2 | 7 | 2.85 | 19 |
| Charley Hall | 11 | 68.0 | 4 | 2 | 2.51 | 25 |
| Bill Essick | 3 | 21.2 | 0 | 2 | 2.91 | 7 |
| Frank Leary | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | 4 |