The 1917 Washington Senators won 74 games, lost 79, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Clark Griffith and played home games at National Park.

The Senators this season hit only four home runs for the entire campaign, second only to the Chicago White Sox in the modern era, who hit three. First baseman Joe Judge accounted for 50% of them, with two home runs for the season.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1917 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

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 C Eddie Ainsmith 125 350 67 .191 0 42 1B Joe Judge 102 393 112 .285 2 30 2B Ray Morgan 101 338 90 .266 1 33 SS Howie Shanks 126 430 87 .202 0 28 3B Eddie Foster 143 554 130 .235 0 43 OF Mike Menosky 114 322 83 .258 1 34 OF Clyde Milan 155 579 170 .294 0 48 OF Sam Rice 155 586 177 .302 0 69

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 Joe Leonard 99 297 57 .192 0 23 Patsy Gharrity 76 176 50 .284 0 18 John Henry 65 163 31 .190 0 18 George McBride 50 141 27 .191 0 9 Elmer Smith 35 117 26 .222 0 17 Sam Crane 32 95 17 .179 0 4 Horace Milan 31 73 21 .288 0 9 20 35 6 .171 0 2 Bill Murray 8 21 3 .143 0 4

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 47 326.0 23 16 2.21 88 Jim Shaw 47 266.1 15 14 3.21 118 Harry Harper 31 179.1 11 12 3.01 99

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 Bert Gallia 42 207.2 9 13 2.99 84 40 207.2 11 10 2.17 78 George Dumont 37 204.2 5 14 2.55 65

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 Molly Craft 8 0 0 1 3.86 2 Doc Waldbauer 2 0 0 1 7.20 2 1 0 0 0 38.57 1

References 1917 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1917 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com