1917 Major League Baseball season

The 1917 major league baseball season began on April 11, 1917. The regular season ended on October 4, with the New York Giants and Chicago White Sox as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 14th World Series on October 6 and ended with Game 6 on October 15. The White Sox defeated the Giants, four games to two, capturing their second championship in franchise history, since their previous in . Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the Boston Red Sox from the season.

Schedule

The 1917 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the season. This format would last until .

Opening Day, April 11, featured all sixteen teams, continuing the trend which started with the season. The final day of the regular season was on October 4. The World Series took place between October 7 and October 12.

Rule changes The 1917 season saw earned run statistics and definitions added to the rules.

Teams LeagueTeamCityBallparkCapacityManagerBoston Red SoxBoston, MassachusettsFenway Park27,000Chicago White SoxChicago, IllinoisComiskey Park28,000Cleveland IndiansCleveland, OhioDunn Field21,414Detroit TigersDetroit, MichiganNavin Field23,000New York YankeesNew York, New YorkBrush Stadium36,000Philadelphia AthleticsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaShibe Park23,000St. Louis BrownsSt. Louis, MissouriSportsman's Park18,000Washington SenatorsWashington, D.C.National Park27,000Boston BravesBoston, MassachusettsBraves Field40,000Brooklyn RobinsNew York, New YorkEbbets Field30,000Chicago CubsChicago, IllinoisWeeghman Park15,000Cincinnati RedsCincinnati, OhioRedland Field20,696New York GiantsNew York, New YorkBrush Stadium36,000Philadelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaNational League Park18,000Pittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaForbes Field25,000St. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis, MissouriRobison Field21,000

Standings

American League

National League

Tie games 22 tie games (9 in AL, 13 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season.

American League Boston Red Sox, 5 Chicago White Sox, 2 Cleveland Indians, 2 Detroit Tigers, 1 New York Yankees, 2 Philadelphia Athletics, 1 St. Louis Browns, 1 Washington Senators, 4

National League Boston Braves, 4 Brooklyn Robins, 5 Chicago Cubs, 3 Cincinnati Reds, 3 New York Giants, 4 Philadelphia Phillies, 2 Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 St. Louis Cardinals, 2

Postseason The postseason began on October 7 and ended on October 15 with the Chicago White Sox defeating the New York Giants in the 1917 World Series in six games.

Bracket

Managerial changes Off-season Team Former Manager New ManagerBoston Red Sox Bill CarriganJack BarryChicago CubsJoe TinkerFred Mitchell

In-season Team Former Manager New ManagerPittsburgh PiratesJimmy CallahanHonus WagnerHonus WagnerHugo Bezdek

League leaders American League

+ Hitting leaders Stat Player Total AVG Ty Cobb (DET) .383 OPS Ty Cobb (DET) 1.014 HR Wally Pipp (NYY) 9 RBI Bobby Veach (DET) 110 R Donie Bush (DET) 112 H Ty Cobb (DET) 225 SB Ty Cobb (DET) 55

+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Total W Eddie Cicotte (CWS) 28 L Bob Groom (SLB)Allen Sothoron (SLB) 19 ERA Eddie Cicotte (CWS) 1.53 K Walter Johnson (WSH) 188 IP Eddie Cicotte (CWS) 346.2 SV Dave Danforth (CWS) 9 WHIP Eddie Cicotte (CWS) 0.912

National League

+ Hitting leaders Stat Player Total AVG Edd Roush (CIN) .341 OPS Rogers Hornsby (STL) .868 HR Gavvy Cravath (PHI)Dave Robertson (NYG) 12 RBI Heinie Zimmerman (NYG) 100 R George Burns (NYG) 103 H Heinie Groh (CIN) 182 SB Max Carey (PIT) 46

+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Total W Grover Alexander (PHI) 30 L Jesse Barnes (BSN)Eppa Rixey (PHI) 21 ERA Fred Anderson (NYG) 1.44 K Grover Alexander (PHI) 200 IP Grover Alexander (PHI) 388.0 SV Slim Sallee (NYG) 4 WHIP Fred Anderson (NYG) 0.963

Milestones Batters Honus Wagner (PIT): When only counting the modern definition of a stolen base, defined in , Wagner set a major league record of 703 career stolen bases in the sixth inning against the New York Giants on August 2. Ty Cobb (DET): Recorded his 700th career stolen base with his second stolen base in the seventh inning against the Washington Senators on September 22. He became the fourth player to reach this mark. Broke the modern career stolen base major league record when he stole his 704th career stolen base in the ninth inning against the Washington Senators in game one of a doubleheader on September 24, previously set just seven weeks prior. Eddie Collins (CWS): Recorded his 500th career stolen base in the first inning against the Washington Senators on September 26. He became the 18th player to reach this mark.

Pitchers No-hitters

Eddie Cicotte (CWS): Cicotte threw his first career no-hitter and sixth no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating St. Louis Browns 11–0 on April 14. Cicotte walked three and struck out five. George Mogridge (NYY): Mogridge threw his first career no-hitter and first no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Boston Red Sox 2–1 on April 24. Mogridge walked three and struck out three. Fred Toney (CIN): Toney threw his first career no-hitter and fourth no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Chicago Cubs 1–0 on May 2. Toney walked two and struck out three. Ernie Koob (SLB): Koob threw his first career no-hitter and second no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Chicago White Sox 1–0 on May 5. Koob walked five and struck out two. Bob Groom (SLB): Groom threw his first career no-hitter and third no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Chicago White Sox 3–0 in game 2 of a doubleheader on May 6. Groom walked three, hit one by pitch, and struck out four. Babe Ruth / Ernie Shore (BOS): The two pitchers combined to throw the eighth no-hitter in franchise history by defeating the Washington Senators 4–0 in game 1 of a doubleheader on June 23. It was accomplished with two strikeouts and one walk. Ruth only faced one batter, walking the first batter of the game, before being thrown out for arguing balls with the umpire. Shore would face the last 26 batters (the first batter was caught stealing). It is the first combined no-hitter in league history.

Home field attendance Team nameWinsHome attendanceChicago White Sox100 12.4%684,521 0.7%8,665New York Giants98 14.0%500,264 −9.4%6,253Cleveland Indians88 14.3%477,298 −3.0%6,119Detroit Tigers78 −10.3%457,289 −25.9%6,017Boston Red Sox90 −1.1%387,856 −21.9%4,848Chicago Cubs74 10.4%360,218 −20.6%4,678Philadelphia Phillies87 −4.4%354,428 −31.2%4,664New York Yankees71 −11.3%330,294 −29.6%4,404St. Louis Cardinals82 36.7%288,491 28.6%3,699Cincinnati Reds78 30.0%269,056 5.2%3,363Brooklyn Robins70 −25.5%221,619 −50.5%2,841Philadelphia Athletics55 52.8%221,432 20.0%2,914St. Louis Browns57 −27.8%210,486 −37.3%2,699Pittsburgh Pirates51 −21.5%192,807 −33.3%2,441Boston Braves72 −19.1%174,253 −44.4%2,263Washington Senators74 −2.6%89,682 −49.4%1,121

See also 1917 in baseball (Events, Births, Deaths)

References

External links 1917 Major League Schedule at Baseball Reference