1907 MLB season | |
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League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | Regular season:
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Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 16 (8 per league) |
Pennant Winners | |
AL champions | Detroit Tigers |
AL runners-up | Philadelphia Athletics |
NL champions | Chicago Cubs |
NL runners-up | Pittsburgh Pirates |
World Series | |
Champions | Chicago Cubs |
Runners-up | Detroit Tigers |
The 1907 major league baseball season began on April 11, 1907. The regular season ended on October 6, with the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers as regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the fourth modern World Series on October 8 and ended with Game 5 on October 12. The Cubs defeated the Tigers, four games to none (with one tie).
The Philadelphia Phillies set a Major League record for the fewest at bats by a team in a season—4,725.[1] to October 8, 1907. The Boston Beaneaters renamed as the Boston Doves.