1917 Major League Baseball season

Sports season
1917 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 11 – October 15, 1917
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Pennant Winners
AL championsChicago White Sox
  AL runners-upBoston Red Sox
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upPhiladelphia Phillies
World Series
ChampionsChicago White Sox
  Runners-upNew York Giants
MLB seasons
1917 Major League Baseball season is located in the United States
Red Sox
Red Sox
White Sox
White Sox
Indians
Indians
Tigers
Tigers
Athletics
Athletics
Browns
Browns
Yankees
Yankees
Senators
Senators
Locations of AL teams for the 1916–1919 MLB seasons
American League
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

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

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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

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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

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.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  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
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