1917 Boston Red Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Joseph Lannin, Harry Frazee |
| Manager(s) | Jack Barry |
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The 1917 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 2nd in the American League with a record of 90 wins and 62 losses.
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 10–12–1 | 10–12 | 9–12 | 13–9–1 | 18–3–1 | 17–5–1 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 12–10–1 | — | 14–8 | 16–6 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 16–6 | 15–7–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 12–10 | 15–7 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 11–11–2 | |||||
| Detroit | 12–9 | 6–16 | 10–12 | — | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 | |||||
| New York | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 9–13–1 | — | 15–7 | 13–9 | 8–13 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 3–18–1 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 7–15 | — | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
| St. Louis | 5–17–1 | 6–16 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 10–12 | |||||
| Washington | 9–13–1 | 7–15–1 | 11–11–2 | 11–11 | 13–8 | 11–11 | 12–10 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
| Harry Hooper | RF |
| Jack Barry | 2B |
| Dick Hoblitzel | 1B |
| Duffy Lewis | LF |
| Tilly Walker | CF |
| Larry Gardner | 3B |
| Everett Scott | SS |
| Pinch Thomas | C |
| Babe Ruth | P |
Roster
| 1917 Boston Red Sox roster | |||||||||
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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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 2B | Barry, JackJack Barry | 116 | 388 | 83 | .214 | 2 | 30 |
| OF | Hooper, HarryHarry Hooper | 151 | 559 | 143 | .256 | 3 | 45 |
Other batters
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 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth | 41 | 326.1 | 24 | 13 | 2.01 | 128 |
| Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard | 37 | 294.1 | 16 | 17 | 2.17 | 144 |
| Mays, CarlCarl Mays | 35 | 2 | 289 | 9 | 1.74 | 91 |
| Shore, ErnieErnie Shore | 29 | 226.2 | 13 | 10 | 2.22 | 57 |
| Foster, RubeRube Foster | 17 | 124.2 | 8 | 7 | 2.53 | 34 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Bader, LoreLore Bader | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.35 | 14 |
References
- 1917 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1917 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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