1917 New York Yankees season
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Owner(s) | Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston |
Manager(s) | Bill Donovan |
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The 1917 New York Yankees season was the 15th season for the Yankees in New York, and the 17th season overall 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.
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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 |
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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
1917 American League Records
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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 | — |
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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3B | Home Run Baker | 146 | 553 | 156 | .282 | 6 | 71 |
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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Ángel Aragón | 14 | 45 | 3 | .067 | 0 | 2 |
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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Ray Caldwell | 32 | 236 | 13 | 16 | 2.86 | 102 |
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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Nick Cullop | 30 | 146.1 | 5 | 9 | 3.32 | 27 |
Neal Brady | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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References
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