1907 Boston Red Sox

1907 Boston Red Sox / Franchise: Boston Red Sox / BR Team Page

Record: 59-90, Finished 7th in American League (1907 AL)

Managed by Cy Young (3-3), George Huff (2-6), Bob Unglaub (9-20), and Deacon McGuire (45-61)

Ballpark: Huntington Avenue Grounds

History, Comments, Contributions

For the 1907 Boston Red Sox, the start of the season was marred by tragedy. On March 28th, as spring training was winding down, OF Chick Stahl, who had managed the last-place team down the stretch in 1906 committed suicide in West Baden Springs, IN. He had recently resigned the managerial position, as the stress of leading the team had caused depression. The Red Sox scrambled to find a manager all season, as four men succeeded each other in the job, none with much success. Ace pitcher Cy Young went 3-3 before deciding he was not cut out for the job; he was followed by George Huff, who resigned after going 2-6 to return to his regular gig of coaching the University of Illinois baseball squad. Next up was OF Bob Unglaub, who did not fare better, going 9-20, before C Deacon McGuire took over on June 10th and went 45-61 to complete the season. Under his guidance, they went through a brutal 16-game losing streak (with two ties) starting on September 16th.

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