1907 New York Highlanders

70-78 • .473 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1907 New York Highlanders went 70-78 (.473) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 605 runs, allowed 667, and played home games at Hilltop Park. Team leaders included Danny Hoffman (5 HR, 46 RBI) and Al Orth (14-21, 2.61 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

70 Wins
78 Losses
.473 Win %
5th Rank
605 R 667 RA
Diff -62

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605 Runs Scored
667 Runs Allowed
-62 Run Diff
449K Attendance

📈 vs. 1907 AL Average

Batting Avg .249 1% above the 1907 league average (.247)
OBP .299 1% below the 1907 league average (.301)
SLG .314 2% above the 1907 league average (.309)
Team ERA 3.03 19% worse than the 1907 league average (2.54)
Runs Scored 605 7% above the 1907 league average (564 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHilltop Park
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 449,500
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Avg per Game 5,993

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1907

Batting Avg

1 Al Orth 0.324 2 Hal Chase 0.287 3 George Moriarty 0.277 4 Kid Elberfeld 0.271 5 Frank LaPorte 0.270

Home Runs

1 Danny Hoffman 5 2 Wid Conroy 3 3 Hal Chase 2 4 Jimmy Williams 2 5 Bill Hogg 1

RBI

1 Hal Chase 68 2 Jimmy Williams 63 3 Wid Conroy 51 4 Kid Elberfeld 51 5 Frank LaPorte 48
1907 New York Highlanders — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wid Conroy 140 530 58 124 12 11 3 51 30 45 41 0.234
Danny Hoffman 136 517 81 131 10 3 5 46 42 103 30 0.253
Jimmy Williams 139 504 53 136 17 11 2 63 35 50 14 0.270
Hal Chase 125 498 72 143 23 3 2 68 19 39 32 0.287
Frank LaPorte 130 470 56 127 20 11 0 48 27 35 10 0.270
Kid Elberfeld 120 447 61 121 17 6 0 51 36 7 22 0.271
George Moriarty 126 437 51 121 16 5 0 43 25 38 28 0.277
Willie Keeler 107 423 50 99 5 2 0 17 15 9 7 0.234
Red Kleinow 90 269 30 71 6 4 0 26 24 25 5 0.264
Ira Thomas 80 208 20 40 5 4 1 24 10 24 5 0.192
Branch Rickey 52 137 16 25 1 3 0 15 11 25 4 0.182
Al Orth 44 105 11 34 6 0 1 13 4 6 1 0.324
Jack Chesbro 30 76 1 15 2 2 0 4 0 20 0 0.197
Bill Hogg 26 60 5 11 1 0 1 4 3 19 0 0.183
Slow Joe Doyle 29 58 5 8 2 0 0 2 6 12 0 0.138
Rudy Baerwald 17 52 4 11 2 1 0 3 3 7 4 0.212
Neal Ball 15 44 5 9 1 1 0 4 1 11 1 0.205
Doc Newton 19 37 5 4 0 0 0 0 6 14 1 0.108
Frank Kitson 12 25 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 0.280
Walter Blair 7 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.182
King Brockett 10 22 5 4 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.182
Earl Moore 12 22 0 6 2 0 0 3 0 7 0 0.273
John Neuer 7 21 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.095
Bobby Keefe 19 19 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 6 0 0.053
William Louden 4 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0.111
Walter Clarkson 5 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.286
Tom Hughes 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Roy Castleton 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ray Tift 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rube Manning 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Cy Barger 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Clark Griffith 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Deacon McGuire 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1907

ERA

1 John Neuer 2.17 2 Bobby Keefe 2.50 3 Jack Chesbro 2.53 4 Al Orth 2.61 5 Slow Joe Doyle 2.65

Wins

1 Al Orth 14 2 Slow Joe Doyle 11 3 Jack Chesbro 10 4 Bill Hogg 10 5 Doc Newton 7

Strikeouts

1 Slow Joe Doyle 94 2 Jack Chesbro 78 3 Al Orth 78 4 Doc Newton 70 5 Bill Hogg 64
1907 New York Highlanders — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Al Orth 14 21 2.61 36 33 0 248.2 244 72 53 78
Jack Chesbro 10 10 2.53 30 25 0 206.0 192 58 46 78
Slow Joe Doyle 11 11 2.65 29 23 1 193.2 169 57 67 94
Bill Hogg 10 8 3.08 25 21 0 166.2 173 57 83 64
Doc Newton 7 10 3.18 19 15 0 133.0 132 47 31 70
Earl Moore 2 6 3.94 12 9 1 64.0 72 28 30 28
Frank Kitson 4 0 3.10 12 4 0 61.0 75 21 17 14
Bobby Keefe 3 5 2.50 19 3 3 57.2 60 16 20 20
John Neuer 4 2 2.17 7 6 0 54.0 40 13 19 22
King Brockett 1 2 6.22 8 4 0 46.1 58 32 26 13
Tom Hughes 2 0 2.67 4 3 0 27.0 16 8 11 10
Ray Tift 0 0 4.74 4 1 0 19.0 33 10 4 6
Walter Clarkson 1 1 6.23 5 2 1 17.1 19 12 8 3
Roy Castleton 1 1 2.81 3 2 0 16.0 11 5 3 3
Rube Manning 0 1 3.00 1 1 0 9.0 8 3 3 3
Clark Griffith 0 0 8.64 4 0 0 8.1 15 8 6 5
Cy Barger 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 6.0 10 2 1 0

👥 Roster (33)

Rudy Baerwald Neal Ball Cy Barger Walter Blair King Brockett Roy Castleton Hal Chase Jack Chesbro Walter Clarkson Wid Conroy Slow Joe Doyle Kid Elberfeld +21 more

33 players

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The 1907 New York Highlanders in brief

The record for the 1907 New York Highlanders reads 70 wins and 78 losses, good for 5th in the AL. With 605 runs scored and 667 given up, the 1907 differential was -62. At the plate the New York Highlanders hit .249, 1% better than the league's .247. The New York Highlanders staff finished with a 3.03 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.54. League clubs averaged 564 runs that year, so the New York Highlanders scored 7% more.

The home park, Hilltop Park, recorded 449,500 in attendance, about 5,993 a game. For power, Danny Hoffman led the way with 5 homers. Hal Chase drove in a team-high 68 runs. Al Orth was the top winner, with 14 victories. The strikeout leader was Slow Joe Doyle with 94.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1907 New York Highlanders

What was the 1907 New York Highlanders record?
The 1907 New York Highlanders finished 70-78 (.473 win pct).
Who led the 1907 New York Highlanders in home runs?
Danny Hoffman led the 1907 New York Highlanders with 5 home runs.
What was the 1907 New York Highlanders team ERA?
The 1907 New York Highlanders posted a team ERA of 3.03.
Did the 1907 New York Highlanders win the World Series?
No. The 1907 New York Highlanders did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1907 New York Highlanders play?
The 1907 New York Highlanders played home games at Hilltop Park.
Who led the 1907 New York Highlanders in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Danny Hoffman (5 HR, 46 RBI) and Al Orth (14-21, 2.61 ERA).
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