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1917 American League

1917 > Class Major League > League History
Overall: 622 games, 8 teams, approx. 155 games in season
Attendance: 210,486 (338/game)
Other Years: 1916 / 1918
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1916 / 1918

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1916 / 1918

League Standings

Regular Season

154 games
Tm W L W-L% GB
Chicago White Sox 100 54 .649 --
Boston Red Sox 90 62 .592 9
Cleveland Indians 88 66 .571 12
Detroit Tigers 78 75 .510 21.5
Washington Senators 74 79 .484 25.5
New York Yankees 71 82 .464 28.5
St. Louis Browns 57 97 .370 43
Philadelphia Athletics 55 98 .359 44.5

League Batting

Tm Aff BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Chicago White Sox CHW 26.8 4.20 156 5858 5057 655 1281 152 81 18 535 219 522 479 .253 .329 .326 .655 1649 47 232
Detroit Tigers DET 27.7 4.15 154 5814 5093 639 1317 204 77 25 535 163 483 476 .259 .328 .344 .672 1750 45 193
Cleveland Indians CLE 26.2 3.74 156 5840 4994 584 1224 218 64 13 475 210 549 596 .245 .324 .322 .646 1609 35 262
Boston Red Sox BOS 27.9 3.54 157 5858 5048 555 1243 198 64 14 476 105 466 473 .246 .314 .319 .633 1611 34 310
Washington Senators WSH 26.5 3.46 157 5861 5142 544 1238 173 70 4 462 166 500 574 .241 .313 .304 .617 1563 43 176
Philadelphia Athletics PHA 25.4 3.44 154 5780 5109 529 1296 177 62 17 457 112 435 519 .254 .316 .323 .639 1648 33 203
New York Yankees NYY 26.7 3.38 155 5858 5136 524 1226 172 52 27 445 136 496 535 .239 .310 .308 .619 1583 38 188
St. Louis Browns SLB 28.0 3.29 155 5694 5091 510 1250 183 63 15 425 157 405 540 .246 .305 .315 .620 1604 31 167
League Totals 26.9 3.65 1244 46563 40670 4540 10075 1477 533 133 3810 1268 3856 4192 .248 .318 .320 .638 13017 306 1731

League Pitching

Tm Aff PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
Boston Red Sox BOS 24.8 2.90 90 62 .592 2.20 157 157 42 115 15 7 1421.1 1197 455 347 12 413 509 51 1 29 5639 1.133 7.6 0.1 2.6 3.2 1.23
Chicago White Sox CHW 28.6 2.97 100 54 .649 2.16 156 156 78 78 22 21 1424.1 1236 463 342 10 413 517 35 4 12 5645 1.158 7.8 0.1 2.6 3.3 1.25
Cleveland Indians CLE 26.7 3.48 88 66 .571 2.52 156 156 83 73 20 22 1412.2 1270 543 396 17 438 451 32 2 20 5605 1.209 8.1 0.1 2.8 2.9 1.03
New York Yankees NYY 27.0 3.60 71 82 .464 2.66 155 155 68 87 10 6 1411.1 1280 558 417 28 427 571 36 2 20 5551 1.209 8.2 0.2 2.7 3.6 1.34
Washington Senators WSH 24.4 3.61 74 79 .484 2.75 157 157 73 84 21 10 1413.0 1217 566 432 12 537 637 38 3 42 5674 1.241 7.8 0.1 3.4 4.1 1.19
Detroit Tigers DET 26.1 3.75 78 75 .510 2.56 154 154 76 78 20 15 1396.1 1209 577 397 12 504 516 55 1 18 5600 1.227 7.8 0.1 3.2 3.3 1.02
St. Louis Browns SLB 27.5 4.43 57 97 .370 3.20 155 155 89 66 12 12 1385.1 1320 687 493 19 537 429 36 1 35 5700 1.340 8.6 0.1 3.5 2.8 0.80
Philadelphia Athletics PHA 24.6 4.49 55 98 .359 3.27 154 154 74 80 8 8 1365.2 1310 691 496 23 562 516 23 2 37 5602 1.371 8.6 0.2 3.7 3.4 0.92
League Totals 26.2 3.65 613 613 .500 2.66 1244 1244 583 661 128 101 11230.0 10039 4540 3320 133 3831 4146 306 16 213 45016 1.235 8.0 0.1 3.1 3.3 1.08

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Boston Red Sox BOS 157 4266 2110 183 116 .972 22 138 120 47% Jack Barry
Chicago White Sox CHW 156 4253 1793 204 117 .967 10 108 110 50% Pants Rowland
New York Yankees NYY 155 4231 2054 225 129 .965 15 124 131 51% Bill Donovan
Cleveland Indians CLE 156 4238 2176 242 136 .964 12 144 131 48% Lee Fohl
Detroit Tigers DET 154 4186 1993 234 95 .964 21 178 112 39% Hughie Jennings
Philadelphia Athletics PHA 154 4094 2094 251 106 .961 17 209 151 42% Connie Mack
Washington Senators WSH 157 4246 1889 251 127 .961 22 179 138 44% Clark Griffith
St. Louis Browns SLB 155 4131 2099 281 139 .957 20 188 130 41% 210,486 Fielder Jones
League Totals 1244 33645 16208 1871 965 .964 139 1268 1023 45% 210,486