| 1917 New York Giants | ||
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| National League Champions | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
| City | New York City | |
| Owners | Harry Hempstead | |
| Managers | John McGraw | |
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The 1917 New York Giants season was the franchise's 35th season. It involved the Giants winning the National League pennant for the first time in four years. The team went on to lose to the Chicago White Sox in the World Series, four games to two.
New York had no real superstars, but they had a very balanced roster and led the league in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed.
Third baseman Heinie Zimmerman had a fine offensive season, pacing the circuit in runs batted in, but suffered through an embarrassment in the World Series. A third baseman, Zimmerman had the unfortunate task of chasing White Sox star Eddie Collins across home plate when there was no one to throw to. The Giants lost in six games.
Between July 31 and August 10, the Giants hit at least one triple in each of 11 consecutive games, the longest such streak in franchise history (considering records from 1914 onwards). [1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 98 | 56 | .636 | — | 50–28 | 48–28 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 65 | .572 | 10 | 46–29 | 41–36 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 70 | .539 | 15 | 38–38 | 44–32 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 76 | .506 | 20 | 39–38 | 39–38 |
| Chicago Cubs | 74 | 80 | .481 | 24 | 35–42 | 39–38 |
| Boston Braves | 72 | 81 | .471 | 25½ | 35–42 | 37–39 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 70 | 81 | .464 | 26½ | 36–38 | 34–43 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 51 | 103 | .331 | 47 | 25–53 | 26–50 |
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 13–9–1 | 11–11 | 10–12–2 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 6–15–1 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 9–13–1 | — | 7–15 | 10–12 | 9–13–2 | 9–11–1 | 16–6–1 | 10–11 | |||||
| Chicago | 11–11 | 15–7 | — | 8–14–1 | 7–15–1 | 6–16–1 | 17–5 | 10–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 12–10–2 | 12–10 | 14–8–1 | — | 11–11 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 9–13 | |||||
| New York | 15–7 | 13–9–2 | 15–7–1 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | 14–8 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 11–11 | 11–9–1 | 16–6–1 | 14–8 | 8–14 | — | 14–8 | 13–9 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–14 | 6–16–1 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 6–16–1 | 8–14 | — | 8–14–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 15–6–1 | 11–10 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 14–8–1 | — | |||||
| 1917 New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | Bill Rariden | 101 | 266 | 72 | .271 | 0 | 25 |
| 1B | Walter Holke | 153 | 527 | 146 | .277 | 2 | 55 |
| 2B | Buck Herzog | 114 | 417 | 98 | .235 | 2 | 31 |
| 3B | Heinie Zimmerman | 150 | 585 | 174 | .297 | 5 | 102 |
| SS | Art Fletcher | 151 | 557 | 145 | .260 | 4 | 62 |
| OF | Benny Kauff | 153 | 559 | 172 | .308 | 5 | 68 |
| OF | Dave Robertson | 142 | 532 | 138 | .259 | 12 | 55 |
| OF | George Burns | 152 | 597 | 180 | .302 | 5 | 45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew McCarty | 56 | 162 | 40 | .247 | 2 | 20 |
| Jimmy Smith | 36 | 96 | 22 | .229 | 0 | 8 |
| George Gibson | 35 | 82 | 14 | .171 | 0 | 5 |
| Pete Kilduff | 31 | 78 | 16 | .205 | 1 | 13 |
| Jim Thorpe | 26 | 57 | 11 | .193 | 0 | 4 |
| Hans Lobert | 50 | 52 | 10 | .192 | 1 | 4 |
| Joe Wilhoit | 34 | 50 | 17 | .340 | 0 | 9 |
| Ross Youngs | 7 | 26 | 9 | .346 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Hemingway | 7 | 25 | 8 | .320 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Baird | 10 | 24 | 7 | .292 | 0 | 4 |
| Red Murray | 22 | 22 | 1 | .045 | 0 | 3 |
| José Rodríguez | 7 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
| Ernie Krueger | 8 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Onslow | 9 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| George Kelly | 11 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferdie Schupp | 36 | 272.0 | 21 | 7 | 1.95 | 147 |
| Slim Sallee | 34 | 215.2 | 18 | 7 | 2.17 | 54 |
| Pol Perritt | 35 | 215.0 | 17 | 7 | 1.88 | 72 |
| Rube Benton | 35 | 215.0 | 15 | 9 | 2.72 | 70 |
| Jeff Tesreau | 33 | 183.2 | 13 | 8 | 3.09 | 85 |
| Al Demaree | 15 | 78.1 | 4 | 5 | 2.64 | 23 |
| Ad Swigler | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Anderson | 38 | 162.0 | 8 | 8 | 1.44 | 69 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Smith | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.84 | 16 |
| Jim Middleton | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.75 | 9 |
October 6, 1917, at Comiskey Park in Chicago
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 2 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| W: Eddie Cicotte (1–0) L: Slim Sallee (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||
| HR: CHI – Happy Felsch (1) | |||||||||||||||||
October 7, 1917, at Comiskey Park in Chicago
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Chicago | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| W: Red Faber (1–0) L: Fred Anderson (0–1) | ||||||||||||
October 10, 1917, at the Polo Grounds in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| W: Rube Benton (1–0) L: Eddie Cicotte (1–1) | ||||||||||||
October 11, 1917, at the Polo Grounds in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | x | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| W: Ferdie Schupp (1–0) L: Red Faber (1–1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYG – Benny Kauff (1), Benny Kauff (2) | ||||||||||||
October 13, 1917, at Comiskey Park in Chicago
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | x | 8 | 14 | 6 |
| W: Red Faber (2–1) L: Slim Sallee (0–2) | ||||||||||||
October 15, 1917, at the Polo Grounds in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| W: Red Faber (3–1) L: Rube Benton (1–1) | ||||||||||||
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