1917 Boston Red Sox season

1917  Boston Red Sox
League	American League
Ballpark	Fenway Park
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Record	90–62 (.592)
League place	2nd
Owners	Joseph Lannin, Harry Frazee
Managers	Jack Barry
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
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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.

Offseason

On February 24, 1917, Pitcher "Smoky Joe" Wood was sold to the Cleveland Indians for $15,000. ^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

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American League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	100	54	.649	—	56‍–‍21	44‍–‍33
Boston Red Sox	90	62	.592	9	45‍–‍33	45‍–‍29
Cleveland Indians	88	66	.571	12	44‍–‍34	44‍–‍32
Detroit Tigers	78	75	.510	21½	34‍–‍41	44‍–‍34
Washington Senators	74	79	.484	25½	42‍–‍35	32‍–‍44
New York Yankees	71	82	.464	28½	35‍–‍40	36‍–‍42
St. Louis Browns	57	97	.370	43	31‍–‍46	26‍–‍51
Philadelphia Athletics	55	98	.359	44½	29‍–‍47	26‍–‍51

Record vs. opponents

1917 American League record v t e Sources:
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

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

1917 Boston Red Sox roster
Roster
Pitchers Lore Bader Rube Foster Sad Sam Jones Dutch Leonard Carl Mays Herb Pennock Babe Ruth Ernie Shore Weldon Wyckoff		Catchers Sam Agnew Hick Cady Wally Mayer Pinch Thomas Infielders Jack Barry Jimmy Cooney Del Gainer Larry Gardner Dick Hoblitzel Hal Janvrin Mike McNally Everett Scott		Outfielders Harry Hooper Duffy Lewis Chick Shorten Tilly Walker Jimmy Walsh Pinch hitter Olaf Henriksen		Manager Jack Barry

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	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

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
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

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
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

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Herb Pennock	24	100.2	5	5	3.31	35

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
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

1. 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.
2. "Boston Red Sox 10, New York Yankees 3". Retrosheet . April 11, 1917. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

External links

• 1917 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1917 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com