The 1917 Boston Braves season was the 47th season of the franchise. The Braves finished sixth in the National League with a record of 72 wins and 81 losses.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions July 11, 1917: Mike Massey was released by the Braves.Mike Massey page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1917 Boston Braves roster 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 Walt Tragesser 98 297 66 .222 0 25 1B Ed Konetchy 130 474 129 .272 2 54 2B Johnny Rawlings 122 371 95 .256 2 31 SS Rabbit Maranville 142 561 146 .260 3 43 3B 147 505 149 .295 2 62 OF Wally Rehg 87 341 92 .270 1 31 OF 88 357 97 .272 4 30 OF 116 445 99 .222 3 36
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 Sherry Magee 72 246 63 .256 1 29 Joe Wilhoit 54 186 51 .274 1 10 63 178 45 .253 0 17 Hank Gowdy 49 154 33 .214 0 14 Fred Bailey 50 110 21 .191 1 5 George Twombley 32 102 19 .186 0 9 31 91 18 .198 0 2 24 83 16 .193 0 0 Chief Meyers 25 68 17 .250 0 4 Sam Covington 17 66 13 .197 1 10 Zip Collins 9 27 4 .148 0 2 Art Rico 13 14 4 .286 0 2 Hank Schreiber 2 7 2 .286 0 0 Larry Chappell 4 2 0 .000 0 1 Fred Jacklitsch 1 0 0 ---- 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 50 295.0 13 21 2.68 107 Dick Rudolph 31 242.2 13 14 3.41 96 Lefty Tyler 32 239.0 14 12 2.52 98 11 74.0 5 3 1.95 30
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 38 233.1 17 8 2.16 101 Pat Ragan 30 147.2 6 9 2.93 61 29 112.0 3 11 3.94 56 Jack Scott 7 39.2 1 2 1.82 21 5 22.1 0 1 2.82 9 Ed Walsh 4 18.0 0 1 3.50 4
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 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
References
External links 1917 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference