The 1917 New York Giants season was the franchise's 35th season. It involved the Giants winning the National League pennant for the first time in four years. The team went on to lose to the Chicago White Sox in the World Series, four games to two.

Regular season New York had no real superstars, but they had a balanced roster and led the league in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed.

Third baseman Heinie Zimmerman had a fine offensive season, pacing the circuit in runs batted in, but suffered through an embarrassment in the World Series. A third baseman, Zimmerman had the unfortunate task of chasing White Sox star Eddie Collins across home plate when there was no one to throw to. The Giants lost in six games.

Between July 31 and August 10, the Giants hit at least one triple in each of 11 consecutive games, the longest such streak in franchise history (considering records from 1914 onwards).

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 23, 1917: Jim Thorpe was purchased from the Giants by the Cincinnati Reds.Jim Thorpe page at Baseball Reference August 18, 1917: Jim Thorpe was returned to the Giants by the Cincinnati Reds.

Roster 1917 New York Giants 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 101 266 72 .271 0 25 1B 153 527 146 .277 2 55 2B 114 417 98 .235 2 31 3B 150 585 174 .297 5 102 SS 151 557 145 .260 4 62 OF 153 559 172 .308 5 68 OF 142 532 138 .259 12 55 OF 152 597 180 .302 5 45

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 56 162 40 .247 2 20 36 96 22 .229 0 8 35 82 14 .171 0 5 31 78 16 .205 1 13 26 57 11 .193 0 4 50 52 10 .192 1 4 34 50 17 .340 0 9 7 26 9 .346 0 1 7 25 8 .320 0 2 10 24 7 .292 0 4 22 22 1 .045 0 3 7 20 4 .200 0 3 8 10 0 .000 0 0 9 8 2 .250 0 0 11 7 0 .000 0 0

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 36 272.0 21 7 1.95 147 34 215.2 18 7 2.17 54 35 215.0 17 7 1.88 72 35 215.0 15 9 2.72 70 33 183.2 13 8 3.09 85 15 78.1 4 5 2.64 23 1 6.0 0 1 6.00 4

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 38 162.0 8 8 1.44 69

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 14 0 3 0 2.84 16 13 1 1 1 2.75 9

Awards and honors

League top five finishers Fred Anderson MLB leader in ERA (1.44)

George Burns NL leader in runs scored (103) #2 in NL in stolen bases (40) #3 in NL in on-base percentage (.380)

Benny Kauff #3 in NL in runs scored (89) #3 in NL in stolen bases (30) #4 in NL in batting average (.308)

Pol Perritt #3 in NL in ERA (1.88)

Dave Robertson MLB leader in home runs (12)

Ferdie Schupp #4 in NL in wins (21) #4 in NL in ERA (1.95) #4 in NL in strikeouts (147)

Heinie Zimmerman NL leader in RBI (102)

1917 World Series

Game 1 October 6, 1917, at Comiskey Park in Chicago Team123456789RHENew York000010000171Chicago00110000x271W: Eddie Cicotte (1–0)  L: Slim Sallee (0–1)HR: CHI – Happy Felsch (1)

Game 2 October 7, 1917, at Comiskey Park in Chicago Team123456789RHENew York020000000281Chicago02005000x7141W: Red Faber (1–0)  L: Fred Anderson (0–1)

Game 3 October 10, 1917, at the Polo Grounds in New York City Team123456789RHEChicago000000000053New York00020000x282W: Rube Benton (1–0)  L: Eddie Cicotte (1–1)

Game 4 October 11, 1917, at the Polo Grounds in New York City Team123456789RHEChicago000000000070New York00011012x5101W: Ferdie Schupp (1–0)  L: Red Faber (1–1)HR: NYG – Benny Kauff (1), Benny Kauff (2)

Game 5 October 13, 1917, at Comiskey Park in Chicago Team123456789RHENew York2002001005123Chicago00100133x8146W: Red Faber (2–1)  L: Slim Sallee (0–2)

Game 6 October 15, 1917, at the Polo Grounds in New York City Team123456789RHEChicago000300001471New York000020000263W: Red Faber (3–1)  L: Rube Benton (1–1)

References

External links 1917 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference