1917 Major League Baseball season

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1917 MLB season
League American League (AL)
National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 11 – October 4, 1917
World Series:
  • October 7–15, 1917
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Pennant winners
AL champions Chicago White Sox
  AL runners-up Boston Red Sox
NL champions New York Giants
  NL runners-up Philadelphia Phillies
World Series
Champions Chicago White Sox
  Runners-up New York Giants
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1915–1922 American League seasons
ButtonRed.svg American League
Locations of teams for the 1916–1919 National League seasons
ButtonBlue.svg National League

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 1906.

Contents

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 1904 season. This format would last until 1919.

Opening Day, April 11, featured all sixteen teams, continuing the trend which started with the 1912 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. [1]

Teams

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager [2]
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000 Jack Barry
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 28,000 Pants Rowland
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio League Park 21,414 Lee Fohl
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 23,000 Hughie Jennings
New York Yankees New York, New York Brush Stadium 36,000 Bill Donovan
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 18,000 Fielder Jones
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000 Clark Griffith
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 40,000 George Stallings
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 30,000 Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Weeghman Park 15,000 Fred Mitchell
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696 Christy Mathewson
New York Giants New York, New York Brush Stadium 36,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000 Pat Moran
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 25,000 Jimmy Callahan
Honus Wagner
Hugo Bezdek
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Robison Field 21,000 Miller Huggins

Standings

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Sox 10054.649—56‍–‍2144‍–‍33
Boston Red Sox 9062.592945‍–‍3345‍–‍29
Cleveland Indians 8866.5711244‍–‍3444‍–‍32
Detroit Tigers 7875.51021½34‍–‍4144‍–‍34
Washington Senators 7479.48425½42‍–‍3532‍–‍44
New York Yankees 7182.46428½35‍–‍4036‍–‍42
St. Louis Browns 5797.3704331‍–‍4626‍–‍51
Philadelphia Athletics 5598.35944½29‍–‍4726‍–‍51

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 9856.636—50‍–‍2848‍–‍28
Philadelphia Phillies 8765.5721046‍–‍2941‍–‍36
St. Louis Cardinals 8270.5391538‍–‍3844‍–‍32
Cincinnati Reds 7876.5062039‍–‍3839‍–‍38
Chicago Cubs 7480.4812435‍–‍4239‍–‍38
Boston Braves 7281.47125½35‍–‍4237‍–‍39
Brooklyn Robins 7081.46426½36‍–‍3834‍–‍43
Pittsburgh Pirates 51103.3314725‍–‍5326‍–‍50

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL Chicago White Sox 4
NL New York Giants 2

Managerial changes

Off-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Boston Red Sox Bill Carrigan Jack Barry
Chicago Cubs Joe Tinker Fred Mitchell

In-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Pittsburgh Pirates Jimmy Callahan Honus Wagner
Honus Wagner Hugo Bezdek

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders [3]
StatPlayerTotal
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 [4]
StatPlayerTotal
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

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
Chicago White Sox [7] 10012.4%684,5210.7%8,665
New York Giants [8] 9814.0%500,264−9.4%6,253
Cleveland Indians [9] 8814.3%477,298−3.0%6,119
Detroit Tigers [10] 78−10.3%457,289−25.9%6,017
Boston Red Sox [11] 90−1.1%387,856−21.9%4,848
Chicago Cubs [12] 7410.4%360,218−20.6%4,678
Philadelphia Phillies [13] 87−4.4%354,428−31.2%4,664
New York Yankees [14] 71−11.3%330,294−29.6%4,404
St. Louis Cardinals [15] 8236.7%288,49128.6%3,699
Cincinnati Reds [16] 7830.0%269,0565.2%3,363
Brooklyn Robins [17] 70−25.5%221,619−50.5%2,841
Philadelphia Athletics [18] 5552.8%221,43220.0%2,914
St. Louis Browns [19] 57−27.8%210,486−37.3%2,699
Pittsburgh Pirates [20] 51−21.5%192,807−33.3%2,441
Boston Braves [21] 72−19.1%174,253−44.4%2,263
Washington Senators [22] 74−2.6%89,682−49.4%1,121

References

  1. ↑ "MLB Rule Changes | Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ "1917 Major League Baseball Managers". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1917 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1917 American League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1917 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "1917 National League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  8. ↑ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  14. ↑ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  15. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.


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