1907 New York Highlanders season

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1907 New York Highlanders
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Hilltop Park (Since 1903) New York, New York (Since 1903)
1907 Information
Owner(s)	William Devery and Frank Farrell
Manager(s)	Clark Griffith
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The 1907 New York Highlanders season, its fifth in New York and its seventh overall, finished with the team in 5th 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.

Contents

1 Regular season
- 1.1 Season standings
- 1.2 Roster
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Starters by position
  - 2.1.2 Other batters
- 2.2 Pitching
3 External links

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	T	GB	Pct.
Detroit Tigers	92	58	3	--	.613
Philadelphia Athletics	88	57	5	1½	.607
Chicago White Sox	85	67	6	5½	.576
Cleveland Naps	85	67	6	8	.559
New York Highlanders	70	78	4	21	.473
St. Louis Browns	69	83	3	24	.454
Boston Americans	59	90	6	32½	.396
Washington Senators	49	102	3	43½	.325

Roster

1907 New York Highlanders

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Clark Griffith

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	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

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
Rickey, BranchBranch Rickey	52	137	25	.182	0	15

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Hughes, TomTom Hughes	4	27	2	0	2.67	10

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Brockett, LewLew Brockett	8	46.1	1	2	6.22	13

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Keefe, BobbyBobby Keefe	19	3	5	3	2.50	20
Griffith, ClarkClark Griffith	4	0	0	0	8.64	5
Barger, CyCy Barger	1	0	0	0	3.00	0

External links

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American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1907 World Series

New York Yankees

Formerly the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Highlanders • Based in The Bronx, New York City, New York

Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Awards • Players • Managers • Coaches • Owners and executives • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • Opening Day starting lineups • Team captains • Members of the Hall of Fame • First-round picks • YES Network

Ballparks

Oriole Park • Hilltop Park • Polo Grounds • Yankee Stadium (opened 1923) (Events) • Shea Stadium • Yankee Stadium (opened 2009)
Spring Training: Barrs Field • Bader Field • Al Lang Stadium • Fort Lauderdale Stadium • George M. Steinbrenner Field

Lore

Curse of the Bambino • Johnny Sylvester • Murderers' Row • Babe Ruth's called shot • Lou Gehrig's "Luckiest Man" speech • Ed Lucas • M&M Boys • Chris Chambliss' walk-off home run • Reggie Jackson/"Mr. October" • Bucky "Bleeping" Dent • Pine Tar Incident • Jeffrey Maier • The Flip Play • Derek Jeter/"Mr. November" • Aaron Boone's walk-off home run • The Yankee Years • The Core Four

Culture

Monument Park • New York Yankees Museum • Old-Timers' Day • Bleacher Creatures • Yankees Universe • Eddie Layton • Logos, uniforms and dress code • "Holy Cow!" • Robert Merrill • John Sterling/"Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!" • Ronan Tynan • "Here Come the Yankees" • "Haya Doin'?" • "New York, New York" • "God Bless America" • The Pride of the Yankees • The Babe Ruth Story • Damn Yankees (musical · film · The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant) • Safe at Home! • 61* • The Bronx is Burning (Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning • The Bronx Is Burning) • Gene Monahan • Dandy • Freddy Sez • George Costanza • Paul Olden • Yankee Stadium Legacy • Yankees HOPE Week

Rivalries

Boston Red Sox • New York Mets • Los Angeles Dodgers • San Francisco Giants • Subway Series

Monument Park
honorees

Mel Allen • Ed Barrow • Yogi Berra • Bill Dickey • Joe DiMaggio • Whitey Ford • Lou Gehrig • Lefty Gomez • Ron Guidry • Elston Howard • Miller Huggins • Reggie Jackson • Mickey Mantle • Roger Maris • Billy Martin • Don Mattingly • Joe McCarthy • Thurman Munson • Allie Reynolds • Phil Rizzuto • Red Ruffing • Jacob Ruppert • Babe Ruth • Bob Sheppard • George Steinbrenner • Casey Stengel

Retired numbers

4 • 3 • 5 • 7 • 37 • 8 • 8 • 16 • 15 • 32 • 9 • 10 • 1 • 44 • 23 • 42 • 49

Key personnel

Owners: Yankee Global Enterprises (Hal Steinbrenner • Hank Steinbrenner) • General Manager: Brian Cashman • Manager: Joe Girardi • Team Captain: Derek Jeter

Championships (27)

1923 • 1927 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1941 • 1943 • 1947 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1956 • 1958 • 1961 • 1962 • 1977 • 1978 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2009

American League
Pennants (40)

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Other titles

Eastern Division: 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 • 1981 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2009 • 2011 | Wild Card: 1995 • 1997 • 2007 • 2010

Minors

AAA: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | AA: Trenton Thunder | A: Tampa Yankees • Charleston RiverDogs • Staten Island Yankees | Rookie: Gulf Coast League Yankees • DSL Yankees1 • DSL Yankees2

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