1917 Washington Senators
The 1917 Senators on the field at National Parkon Opening Day, April 20, 1917.
The 1917 Senators on the field at National Park
on Opening Day, April 20, 1917.
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkNational Park
CityWashington, D.C.
OwnersThomas C. Noyes
ManagersClark Griffith
Seasons

The 1917 Washington Senators won 74 games, lost 79, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Clark Griffith and played home games at National Park.

The Senators this season hit only four home runs for the entire campaign, second only to the 1908 Chicago White Sox in the modern era, who hit three. First baseman Joe Judge accounted for 50% of them, with two home runs for the season.

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

1917 American League record

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 12–10–1—14–816–612–1015–716–615–7–1
Cleveland 12–108–14—12–1015–716–614–811–11–2
Detroit 12–96–1610–12—13–9–112–1014–811–11
New York 9–13–110–127–159–13–1—15–713–98–13
Philadelphia 3–18–17–156–1610–127–15—11–1111–11
St. Louis 5–17–16–168–148–149–1311–11—10–12
Washington 9–13–17–15–111–11–211–1113–811–1112–10—

Roster

1917 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

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
CEddie Ainsmith12535067.191042
1BJoe Judge102393112.285230
2BRay Morgan10133890.266133
SSHowie Shanks12643087.202028
3BEddie Foster143554130.235043
OFMike Menosky11432283.258134
OFClyde Milan155579170.294048
OFSam Rice155586177.302069

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
Joe Leonard9929757.192023
Patsy Gharrity7617650.284018
John Henry6516331.190018
George McBride5014127.19109
Elmer Smith3511726.222017
Sam Crane329517.17904
Horace Milan317321.28809
Charlie Jamieson20356.17102
Bill Murray8213.14304

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
Walter Johnson47326.023162.2188
Jim Shaw47266.115143.21118
Harry Harper31179.111123.0199

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
Bert Gallia42207.29132.9984
Doc Ayers40207.211102.1778
George Dumont37204.25142.5565

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
Molly Craft80013.862
Doc Waldbauer20017.202
Charlie Jamieson100038.571

References

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