1917 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1917 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1917 in baseball.

1917 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 11 – October 15, 1917
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16
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
← 1916 1918 →

Red Sox

White Sox

Indians

Tigers

Athletics

Browns

Yankees

Senators

Locations of AL teams for the 1916–1919 MLB seasons
American League

Braves

Robins

Cubs

Reds

Giants

Phillies

Pirates

Cardinals

Locations of NL teams for the 1916–1919 MLB seasons
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.

Teams

League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
American League	Boston Red Sox	Boston, Massachusetts	Fenway Park	35,000
	Chicago White Sox	Chicago, Illinois	Comiskey Park	28,000
	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland, Ohio	League Park	21,414
	Detroit Tigers	Detroit, Michigan	Navin Field	23,000
	New York Yankees	New York, New York	Brush Stadium	36,000
	Philadelphia Athletics	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Shibe Park	23,000
	St. Louis Browns	St. Louis, Missouri	Sportsman's Park	18,000
	Washington Senators	Washington, D.C.	Griffith Stadium	27,000
National League	Boston Braves	Boston, Massachusetts	Braves Field	40,000
	Brooklyn Robins	New York, New York	Ebbets Field	30,000
	Chicago Cubs	Chicago, Illinois	Weeghman Park	15,000
	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati, Ohio	Redland Field	20,696
	New York Giants	New York, New York	Brush Stadium	36,000
	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	National League Park	18,000
	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Forbes Field	25,000
	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis, Missouri	Robison Field	21,000

Schedule

See also: Major League Baseball 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]

Standings

American League v t e American League W L Pct. GB Home Road Chicago White Sox 100 54 0.649 — 56–21 44–33 Boston Red Sox 90 62 0.592 9 45–33 45–29 Cleveland Indians 88 66 0.571 12 44–34 44–32 Detroit Tigers 78 75 0.510 21½ 34–41 44–34 Washington Senators 74 79 0.484 25½ 42–35 32–44 New York Yankees 71 82 0.464 28½ 35–40 36–42 St. Louis Browns 57 97 0.370 43 31–46 26–51 Philadelphia Athletics 55 98 0.359 44½ 29–47 26–51

National League v t e National League W L Pct. GB Home Road New York Giants 98 56 0.636 — 50–28 48–28 Philadelphia Phillies 87 65 0.572 10 46–29 41–36 St. Louis Cardinals 82 70 0.539 15 38–38 44–32 Cincinnati Reds 78 76 0.506 20 39–38 39–38 Chicago Cubs 74 80 0.481 24 35–42 39–38 Boston Braves 72 81 0.471 25½ 35–42 37–39 Brooklyn Robins 70 81 0.464 26½ 36–38 34–43 Pittsburgh Pirates 51 103 0.331 47 25–53 26–50

Postseason

Bracket

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

Managers

American League Team Manager Comments Boston Red Sox Jack Barry Finished 2nd Chicago White Sox Pants Rowland Won World Series Cleveland Indians Lee Fohl Finished 3rd Detroit Tigers Hughie Jennings New York Yankees Bill Donovan Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack St. Louis Browns Fielder Jones Washington Senators Clark Griffith

National League Team Manager Comments Boston Braves George Stallings Brooklyn Robins Wilbert Robinson Chicago Cubs Fred Mitchell Cincinnati Reds Christy Mathewson New York Giants John McGraw Won 5th NL pennant Philadelphia Phillies Pat Moran Finished 2nd Pittsburgh Pirates Nixey Callahan Honus Wagner Hugo Bezdek St. Louis Cardinals Miller Huggins Finished 3rd

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders Stat Player Total AVG Ty Cobb (DET) .383 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

National League

Hitting leaders Stat Player Total AVG Edd Roush (CIN) .341 HR Gavvy Cravath (PHP) 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 Cleveland Alexander (PHP) 30 L Jesse Barnes (BSB) Eppa Rixey (PHP) 21 ERA Fred Anderson (NYG) 1.44 K Grover Cleveland Alexander (PHP) 200 IP Grover Cleveland Alexander (PHP) 388.0 SV Slim Sallee (NYG) 4

Home field attendance

Team name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per game
Chicago White Sox [2]	100	12.4%	684,521	0.7%	8,665
New York Giants [3]	98	14.0%	500,264	-9.4%	6,253
Cleveland Indians [4]	88	14.3%	477,298	-3.0%	6,119
Detroit Tigers [5]	78	-10.3%	457,289	-25.9%	6,017
Boston Red Sox [6]	90	-1.1%	387,856	-21.9%	4,848
Chicago Cubs [7]	74	10.4%	360,218	-20.6%	4,678
Philadelphia Phillies [8]	87	-4.4%	354,428	-31.2%	4,664
New York Yankees [9]	71	-11.3%	330,294	-29.6%	4,404
St. Louis Cardinals [10]	82	36.7%	288,491	28.6%	3,699
Cincinnati Reds [11]	78	30.0%	269,056	5.2%	3,363
Brooklyn Robins [12]	70	-25.5%	221,619	-50.5%	2,841
Philadelphia Athletics [13]	55	52.8%	221,432	20.0%	2,914
St. Louis Browns [14]	57	-27.8%	210,486	-37.3%	2,699
Pittsburgh Pirates [15]	51	-21.5%	192,807	-33.3%	2,441
Boston Braves [16]	72	-19.1%	174,253	-44.4%	2,263
Washington Senators [17]	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. "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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6. "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
7. "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
8. "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
9. "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
10. "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
11. "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
12. "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
13. "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
14. "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
15. "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
16. "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
17. "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.

External links

• 1917 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference Retrieved January 14, 2018