The 1917 Boston Red Sox season was the 17th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League (AL) with a record of 90 wins and 62 losses, nine games behind the Chicago White Sox, who went on to win the 1917 World Series. The team played its home games at Fenway Park.
1917 Boston Red Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Record | 90–62 (.592) | |
League place | 2nd (9 GB) | |
Owners | Joseph Lannin, Harry Frazee | |
Managers | Jack Barry | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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Offseason edit
On February 24, 1917, Pitcher "Smoky Joe" Wood was sold to the Cleveland Indians for $15,000.[1]
Regular season edit
Season standings edit
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Sox | 100 | 54 | 0.649 | — | 56–21 | 44–33 |
Boston Red Sox | 90 | 62 | 0.592 | 9 | 45–33 | 45–29 |
Cleveland Indians | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 12 | 44–34 | 44–32 |
Detroit Tigers | 78 | 75 | 0.510 | 21½ | 34–41 | 44–34 |
Washington Senators | 74 | 79 | 0.484 | 25½ | 42–35 | 32–44 |
New York Yankees | 71 | 82 | 0.464 | 28½ | 35–40 | 36–42 |
St. Louis Browns | 57 | 97 | 0.370 | 43 | 31–46 | 26–51 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 98 | 0.359 | 44½ | 29–47 | 26–51 |
Record vs. opponents edit
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 10–12–1 | 10–12 | 9–12 | 13–9–1 | 18–3–1 | 17–5–1 | 13–9–1 | |||||
Chicago | 12–10–1 | — | 14–8 | 16–6 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 16–6 | 15–7–1 | |||||
Cleveland | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 12–10 | 15–7 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 11–11–2 | |||||
Detroit | 12–9 | 6–16 | 10–12 | — | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 | |||||
New York | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 9–13–1 | — | 15–7 | 13–9 | 8–13 | |||||
Philadelphia | 3–18–1 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 7–15 | — | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–17–1 | 6–16 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 10–12 | |||||
Washington | 9–13–1 | 7–15–1 | 11–11–2 | 11–11 | 13–8 | 11–11 | 12–10 | — |
Opening Day lineup edit
Harry Hooper | RF |
Jack Barry | 2B |
Dick Hoblitzel | 1B |
Duffy Lewis | LF |
Tilly Walker | CF |
Larry Gardner | 3B |
Everett Scott | SS |
Pinch Thomas | C |
Babe Ruth | P |
Source:[2]
Roster edit
1917 Boston Red Sox roster | |||||||||
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Pinch hitter |
Manager |
Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
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 |
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C | Sam Agnew | 85 | 260 | 54 | .208 | 0 | 16 |
1B | Dick Hoblitzell | 120 | 420 | 108 | .257 | 1 | 47 |
2B | Jack Barry | 116 | 388 | 83 | .214 | 2 | 30 |
SS | Everett Scott | 157 | 528 | 127 | .241 | 0 | 50 |
3B | Larry Gardner | 146 | 501 | 133 | .265 | 1 | 61 |
OF | Tillie Walker | 106 | 337 | 83 | .246 | 2 | 37 |
OF | Duffy Lewis | 150 | 553 | 167 | .302 | 1 | 65 |
OF | Harry Hooper | 151 | 559 | 143 | .256 | 3 | 45 |
Other batters edit
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 |
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Pinch Thomas | 83 | 202 | 48 | .238 | 0 | 24 |
Jimmy Walsh | 57 | 185 | 49 | .265 | 0 | 12 |
Del Gainer | 52 | 172 | 53 | .308 | 2 | 19 |
Chick Shorten | 69 | 168 | 30 | .179 | 0 | 16 |
Hal Janvrin | 55 | 127 | 25 | .197 | 0 | 8 |
Mike McNally | 42 | 50 | 15 | .300 | 0 | 2 |
Hick Cady | 17 | 46 | 7 | .152 | 0 | 2 |
Jimmy Cooney | 11 | 36 | 8 | .222 | 0 | 3 |
Olaf Henriksen | 15 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 1 |
Wally Mayer | 4 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Babe Ruth | 41 | 326.1 | 24 | 13 | 2.01 | 128 |
Dutch Leonard | 37 | 294.1 | 16 | 17 | 2.17 | 144 |
Carl Mays | 35 | 289.0 | 22 | 9 | 1.74 | 91 |
Ernie Shore | 29 | 226.2 | 13 | 10 | 2.22 | 57 |
Rube Foster | 17 | 124.2 | 8 | 7 | 2.53 | 34 |
Other pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Herb Pennock | 24 | 100.2 | 5 | 5 | 3.31 | 35 |
Relief pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Lore Bader | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.35 | 14 |
Sad Sam Jones | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.41 | 5 |
Weldon Wyckoff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 1 |
References edit
- ^ Ritter, Lawrence S. (2010). The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It (Enlarged ed.). New York, New York: Harper Perennial. pp. 167–168. ISBN 978-0-06-199471-5.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox 10, New York Yankees 3". Retrosheet. April 11, 1917. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
External links edit
- 1917 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1917 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com