BOSTON CLAIMS AMERICAN LEAGUE FLAG — GIANTS AND CUBS IN THRILLING NATIONAL LEAGUE RACE
By Samuel T. Kingsley, Sporting Times
October 1st, 1907
As the 1907 baseball season nears its close, one pennant race has been settled while another remains tantalizingly alive. The Boston Americans have officially captured the American League pennant, while in the National League, the battle between the New York Giants and Chicago Cubs looks set to go right down to the wire.
In the American League, Boston has proven the class of the circuit, now holding a nine-game lead over the Cleveland Naps with only five games remaining. The New York Highlanders, once neck and neck with Boston, faltered badly through September and now sit a further game behind in third. At the other end of the standings, the St. Louis Browns continue to bring up the rear, though they remain just one game behind the Chicago White Sox and may yet avoid the ignominy of finishing last.
Over in the National League, the New York Giants cling to a two-game advantage over the surging Chicago Cubs, with five games left to decide who will wear the crown. Every contest counts now, and both clubs will need to summon their finest form to prevail. The remainder of the league has fallen well off the pace. The Brooklyn Superbas, meanwhile, have endured another wretched campaign and are certain to finish at the bottom once more — a full 29½ games behind the league-leading Giants and even four games worse off than the Browns of the American League.
Monthly Awards
American League
Top Batter: Otis Clymer (Washington Senators) — .415 average, 12 RBIs, 20 runs scored
Top Pitcher: Johnny Taylor (Detroit Tigers) — 5–1 record, 1.39 ERA
Top Rookie: Johnny Taylor (Detroit Tigers) — 5–1 record, 1.39 ERA
National League
Top Batter: Tommy Leach (Pittsburgh Pirates) — .394 average, 2 home runs, 24 RBIs, 21 runs scored
Top Pitcher: Jim Buchanan (New York Giants) — 5–1 record, 1.75 ERA
Top Rookie: Bugs Raymond (Boston Doves) — 3–3 record, 3.07 ERA
As October dawns, the Boston Americans can already celebrate their triumph, while the Giants and Cubs brace for a dramatic final week that will determine which club reigns supreme in the National League.
