Yankees on April 11, 1917

1917 New York Yankees
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City, New York
OwnersJacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston
ManagersBill Donovan
Seasons

The 1917 New York Yankees season was the 15th season for the franchise. The team finished with a record of 71–82, finishing 28½ games behind the American League champion Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Bill Donovan. Their home games were played at the Polo Grounds.

Opening game

The opening game was against the Boston Red Sox on April 11, 1917, at the Polo Grounds in New York. 16,000 fans were in attendance. The Yankees lost 10-3. Major General Leonard Wood attended the game and threw out the first ball. Wood had drill sergeant Gibson, the recruiting officer from Macon, Georgia, where the team had their spring training, march the Yankees across the field in formation carrying rifles.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Sox 10054 0.649 56–21 44–33
Boston Red Sox 9062 0.592 9 45–33 45–29
Cleveland Indians 8866 0.571 12 44–34 44–32
Detroit Tigers 7875 0.510 21½ 34–41 44–34
Washington Senators 7479 0.484 25½ 42–35 32–44
New York Yankees 7182 0.464 28½ 35–40 36–42
St. Louis Browns 5797 0.370 43 31–46 26–51
Philadelphia Athletics 5598 0.359 44½ 29–47 26–51

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHA SLB WSH
Boston 10–12–110–129–1213–9–118–3–117–5–113–9–1
Chicago 12–10–114–816–612–1015–716–615–7–1
Cleveland 12–108–1412–1015–716–614–811–11–2
Detroit 12–96–1610–1213–9–112–1014–811–11
New York 9–13–110–127–159–13–115–713–98–13
Philadelphia 3–18–17–156–1610–127–1511–1111–11
St. Louis 5–17–16–168–148–149–1311–1110–12
Washington 9–13–17–15–111–11–211–1113–811–1112–10

Roster

1917 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
CLes Nunamaker10431081.261033
1BWally Pipp155587143.244970
2BFritz Maisel11340480.198020
SSRoger Peckinpaugh148543141.260041
3BHome Run Baker146553156.282671
OFTim Hendryx12539398.249544
OFElmer Miller11437995.251335
OFHugh High10336586.236119

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
Lee Magee5117338.22008
Roxy Walters6117145.263014
Frank Gilhooley5416540.24208
Joe Gedeon3311728.23908
Paddy Baumann4911024.21808
Armando Marsans258820.227015
Walt Alexander20517.13704
Ángel Aragón14453.06702
Bill Lamar114110.24403
Chick Fewster11368.22201
Sammy Vick103610.27802
Aaron Ward8263.11501
Howie Camp5216.28600
Muddy Ruel6172.11801

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
Bob Shawkey32236.113152.4497
Ray Caldwell32236.013162.86102
George Mogridge29196.19112.9846
Ray Fisher23144.0892.1964
Bob McGraw211.0010.823
Bill Piercy19.0013.004
Hank Thormahlen18.0012.255
Jack Enright15.0015.401

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
Nick Cullop30146.1593.3227
Urban Shocker26145.0852.6168
Slim Love33130.1652.3582
Allen Russell25104.1782.2455
Neal Brady29.0102.004

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
Ed Monroe91013.4512
Walt Smallwood20000.001

References

  1. "Yankees Fall Before Red Sox and Robins Yield To Phillies In Season's First Games". The New York Times. April 12, 1917. Retrieved June 12, 2015. Red Sox Landslide Buries Yanks, 10-3 Donovan's Soldiers Do Military Stunts For 16,000 Fans, But Their Baseball Is Poor. Gen. Wood Reviews Drill Also Tosses Out The Ball That Sets New York's 1917 Baseball Year Moving. Caldwell Hit Hard. Brush Stadium Welcomes Spring. Red Sox Get Runs Early. Barry's Error Aids Yanks. An army of 16,000 fans, under Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, U.S.A., led the baseball season of 1917 out of the moth-bailed period up at the Polo Grounds yesterday. Coming from its Winter slumber, the aforesaid season ...
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