1917 Boston Red Sox season
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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.
1917 in baseball
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Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
season involved the Red Sox finishing 2nd in the American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
with a record of 90 wins and 62 losses.
Opening Day lineup
Harry Hooper Harry Hooper Harry Bartholomew Hooper was a Major League Baseball player in the early 20th century. Hooper batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Hooper was born in Bell Station, California. A graduate in engineering at Saint Mary's College of California, he broke into the majors with the Red Sox in 1909,... |
RF |
Jack Barry Jack Barry (baseball) John Joseph "Jack" Barry was an American shortstop, second baseman, and manager in Major League Baseball, and later a college baseball coach... |
2B |
Dick Hoblitzel Dick Hoblitzel Richard Carleton "Dick" Hoblitzel , was a professional baseball player who played first base in the Major Leagues from 1908-1918. He played for the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox. Hoblitzel was the National League at bats leader in 1910 & 1911 and Cincinnati MVP in 1911... |
1B |
Duffy Lewis Duffy Lewis George Edward "Duffy" Lewis , born in San Francisco, California, was a left fielder and left-handed batter who played Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees and Washington Senators... |
LF |
Tilly Walker Tilly Walker Clarence William "Tilly" Walker was an American left and center fielder in Major League Baseball from 1911-1923. Born in Telford, Tennessee, Walker hit .281, and he was one of the first power hitters, slugging 17 home runs in 1920, 23 in 1921, and 37 in 1922... |
CF |
Larry Gardner Larry Gardner William Lawrence "Larry" Gardner was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1908 through 1924, Gardner played for the Boston Red Sox , Philadelphia Athletics, and Cleveland Indians . He batted left-handed and threw right-handed... |
3B |
Everett Scott Everett Scott Lewis Everett Scott , nicknamed "Deacon", was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for 12 seasons with the Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , Washington Senators , Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds . Scott batted and threw right-handed... |
SS |
Pinch Thomas Pinch Thomas Chester David Thomas was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1912 through 1921 for the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians . Listed at 5' 9.5", 173 lb., Thomas batted left-handed and threw right-handed... |
C |
Babe Ruth Babe Ruth George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935... |
P |
Roster
1917 Boston Red Sox roster | |||||||||
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Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted inPos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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2B | 116 | 388 | 83 | .214 | 2 | 30 | |
OF | 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 inPlayer | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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41 | 326.1 | 24 | 13 | 2.01 | 128 | |
37 | 294.1 | 16 | 17 | 2.17 | 144 | |
35 | 2 | 289 | 9 | 1.74 | 91 | |
29 | 226.2 | 13 | 10 | 2.22 | 57 | |
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 = StrikeoutsPlayer | 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 = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.35 | 14 | |