2007 Season

30 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 2007 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The Boston Red Sox won the World Series, defeating the Colorado Rockies. Alex Rodriguez led with 54 home runs, Alex Rodriguez led with 156 RBI, and Ichiro Suzuki led with 238 hits. This page carries the 2007 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

2007 Bracket
World Series BOS def. COL (4-0)
AL Championship BOS def. CLE (4-3)
NL Championship COL def. ARI (4-0)
AL Division Series BOS def. LAA (3-0)
AL Division Series CLE def. NYA (3-1)
NL Division Series ARI def. CHN (3-0)
NL Division Series COL def. PHI (3-0)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

2007 Home Run Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Magglio Ordonez .363 2 Ichiro Suzuki .351 3 Placido Polanco .341 4 Matt Holliday .340 5 Jorge Posada .338

OPS qualified

1 Alex Rodriguez 1.067 2 David Ortiz 1.066 3 Carlos Peña 1.037 4 Chipper Jones 1.029 5 Magglio Ordonez 1.029

Home Runs all players

1 Alex Rodriguez 54 2 Prince Fielder 50 3 Ryan Howard 47 4 Carlos Peña 46 5 Adam Dunn 40

RBI all players

1 Alex Rodriguez 156 2 Magglio Ordonez 139 3 Matt Holliday 137 4 Ryan Howard 136 5 Vladimir Guerrero 125

Hits all players

1 Ichiro Suzuki 238 2 Matt Holliday 216 3 Magglio Ordonez 216 4 Hanley Ramirez 212 5 Jimmy Rollins 212

Runs all players

1 Alex Rodriguez 143 2 Jimmy Rollins 139 3 Hanley Ramirez 125 4 Bobby Abreu 123 5 Curtis Granderson 122

Stolen Bases all players

1 Jose Reyes 78 2 Juan Pierre 64 3 Hanley Ramirez 51 4 Eric Byrnes 50 5 Carl Crawford 50
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

2007 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Jake Peavy 2.54 2 Brandon Webb 3.01 3 John Lackey 3.01 4 Brad Penny 3.03 5 Roberto Hernandez 3.06

WHIP qualified

1 Jake Peavy 1.06 2 Johan Santana 1.07 3 Erik Bedard 1.09 4 Chris Young 1.10 5 James Shields 1.11

Wins all pitchers

1 Josh Beckett 20 2 Roberto Hernandez 19 3 John Lackey 19 4 Jake Peavy 19 5 CC Sabathia 19

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Jake Peavy 240 2 Scott Kazmir 239 3 Johan Santana 235 4 Erik Bedard 221 5 Aaron Harang 218

Saves all pitchers

1 Jose Valverde 47 2 Joe Borowski 45 3 Francisco Cordero 44 4 Trevor Hoffman 42 5 Bobby Jenks 40
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📋 Standings

AL Central

Cleveland Indians ★ 96-66 Detroit Tigers 88-74 Minnesota Twins 79-83 Chicago White Sox 72-90 Kansas City Royals 69-93

AL East

Boston Red Sox ★ 96-66 New York Yankees 94-68 Toronto Blue Jays 83-79 Baltimore Orioles 69-93 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 66-96

AL West

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ★ 94-68 Seattle Mariners 88-74 Oakland Athletics 76-86 Texas Rangers 75-87

NL Central

Chicago Cubs ★ 85-77 Milwaukee Brewers 83-79 St. Louis Cardinals 78-84 Houston Astros 73-89 Cincinnati Reds 72-90 Pittsburgh Pirates 68-94

NL East

Philadelphia Phillies ★ 89-73 New York Mets 88-74 Atlanta Braves 84-78 Washington Nationals 73-89 Florida Marlins 71-91

NL West

Arizona Diamondbacks ★ 90-72 Colorado Rockies 90-73 San Diego Padres 89-74 Los Angeles Dodgers 82-80 San Francisco Giants 71-91

The 2007 season in brief

No 2007 club finished with a better record than the Cleveland Indians at 96-66. The weakest record belonged to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 66-96. Across the races, the National League West went to the Arizona Diamondbacks by the narrowest of margins over the Colorado Rockies, 90-72 to 90-73, the Philadelphia Phillies (89-73) edged the New York Mets (88-74) in the National League East, the New York Yankees (94-68) chased the Boston Red Sox (96-66) to the end in the American League East, and the Milwaukee Brewers (83-79) chased the Chicago Cubs (85-77) to the end in the National League Central. The 2007 title went to the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Colorado Rockies in the World Series, 4 games to 0. Earlier rounds sent through the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians in the AL Championship Series (4-3), the Colorado Rockies over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL Championship Series (4-0), the Boston Red Sox over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the AL Division Series (3-0), and the Cleveland Indians over the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series (3-1). The home run board is topped by Alex Rodriguez at 54, ahead of Prince Fielder with 50. Magglio Ordonez's .363 is the best average on the qualified board, with Ichiro Suzuki next at .351. Full batting and pitching tables are on the 2007 leaders page.

2007 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 2007?
The Boston Red Sox won the 2007 World Series, beating the Colorado Rockies.
How many teams played in 2007?
30 teams played in the 2007 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 2007?
Alex Rodriguez led with 54 home runs in 2007.
Who led MLB in RBI in 2007?
Alex Rodriguez led with 156 RBI in 2007.
Who led MLB in hits in 2007?
Ichiro Suzuki led with 238 hits in 2007.
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