1917 New York Giants season

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1917  New York Giants
National League champions
New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1917 to 1922, 1928 to 1929).svg
League National League
Ballpark Polo Grounds
CityNew York City
Owners Harry Hempstead
Managers John McGraw
  1916 Seasons 1918  

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.

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Regular season

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]

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 9856.63650284828
Philadelphia Phillies 8765.5721046294136
St. Louis Cardinals 8270.5391538384432
Cincinnati Reds 7876.5062039383938
Chicago Cubs 7480.4812435423938
Boston Braves 7281.47125½35423739
Brooklyn Robins 7081.46426½36383443
Pittsburgh Pirates 51103.3314725532650

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSBRCHCCINNYGPHIPITSTL
Boston 13–9–111–1110–12–27–1511–1114–86–15–1
Brooklyn 9–13–17–1510–129–13–29–11–116–6–110–11
Chicago 11–1115–78–14–17–15–16–16–117–510–12
Cincinnati 12–10–212–1014–8–111–118–1412–109–13
New York 15–713–9–215–7–111–1114–816–6–114–8
Philadelphia 11–1111–9–116–6–114–88–1414–813–9
Pittsburgh 8–146–16–15–1710–126–16–18–148–14–1
St. Louis 15–6–111–1012–1013–98–149–1314–8–1

Notable transactions

Roster

1917 New York Giants
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Bill Rariden 10126672.271025
1B Walter Holke 153527146.277255
2B Buck Herzog 11441798.235231
3B Heinie Zimmerman 150585174.2975102
SS Art Fletcher 151557145.260462
OF Benny Kauff 153559172.308568
OF Dave Robertson 142532138.2591255
OF George Burns 152597180.302545

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Lew McCarty 5616240.247220
Jimmy Smith 369622.22908
George Gibson 358214.17105
Pete Kilduff 317816.205113
Jim Thorpe 265711.19304
Hans Lobert 505210.19214
Joe Wilhoit 345017.34009
Ross Youngs 7269.34601
Ed Hemingway 7258.32002
Al Baird 10247.29204
Red Murray 22221.04503
José Rodríguez 7204.20003
Ernie Krueger 8100.00000
Jack Onslow 982.25000
George Kelly 1170.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Ferdie Schupp 36272.02171.95147
Slim Sallee 34215.21872.1754
Pol Perritt 35215.01771.8872
Rube Benton 35215.01592.7270
Jeff Tesreau 33183.21383.0985
Al Demaree 1578.1452.6423
Ad Swigler 16.0016.004

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Fred Anderson 38162.0881.4469

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
George Smith 140302.8416
Jim Middleton 131112.759

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Fred Anderson

George Burns

Benny Kauff

Pol Perritt

Dave Robertson

Ferdie Schupp

Heinie Zimmerman

1917 World Series

Game 1

October 6, 1917, at Comiskey Park in Chicago

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W: Eddie Cicotte (1–0)  L: Slim Sallee (0–1)
HR: CHIHappy Felsch (1)

Game 2

October 7, 1917, at Comiskey Park in Chicago

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W: Red Faber (1–0)  L: Fred Anderson (0–1)

Game 3

October 10, 1917, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

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W: Rube Benton (1–0)  L: Eddie Cicotte (1–1)

Game 4

October 11, 1917, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

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W: Ferdie Schupp (1–0)  L: Red Faber (1–1)
HR: NYGBenny Kauff (1), Benny Kauff (2)

Game 5

October 13, 1917, at Comiskey Park in Chicago

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W: Red Faber (2–1)  L: Slim Sallee (0–2)

Game 6

October 15, 1917, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

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W: Red Faber (3–1)  L: Rube Benton (1–1)

References

  1. "Team Batting Streak Finder: Longest Streak with 3B>=1 From 1914 to 2014, Playing for SFG". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Jim Thorpe page at Baseball Reference