1917 Washington Senators
The 1917 Senators on the field at National Park on 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
← 1916 Seasons 1918 →

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 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 record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHA SLB 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

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
C Eddie Ainsmith 125 350 67 .191 0 42
1B Joe Judge 102 393 112 .285 2 30
2B Ray Morgan 101 338 90 .266 1 33
SS Howie Shanks 126 430 87 .202 0 28
3B Eddie Foster 143 554 130 .235 0 43
OF Mike Menosky 114 322 83 .258 1 34
OF Clyde Milan 155 579 170 .294 0 48
OF Sam Rice 155 586 177 .302 0 69

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 Leonard 99 297 57 .192 0 23
Patsy Gharrity 76 176 50 .284 0 18
John Henry 65 163 31 .190 0 18
George McBride 50 141 27 .191 0 9
Elmer Smith 35 117 26 .222 0 17
Sam Crane 32 95 17 .179 0 4
Horace Milan 31 73 21 .288 0 9
Charlie Jamieson 20 35 6 .171 0 2
Bill Murray 8 21 3 .143 0 4

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 Johnson 47 326.0 23 16 2.21 88
Jim Shaw 47 266.1 15 14 3.21 118
Harry Harper 31 179.1 11 12 3.01 99

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 Gallia 42 207.2 9 13 2.99 84
Doc Ayers 40 207.2 11 10 2.17 78
George Dumont 37 204.2 5 14 2.55 65

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 Craft 8 0 0 1 3.86 2
Doc Waldbauer 2 0 0 1 7.20 2
Charlie Jamieson 1 0 0 0 38.57 1

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