1917 Season

22 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1917 Major League Baseball season was played by 22 teams. The Chicago White Sox won the World Series, defeating the New York Giants. Gavvy Cravath and Dave Robertson led with 12 home runs, Bobby Veach led with 103 RBI, and Ty Cobb led with 225 hits. This page carries the 1917 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

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1917 Bracket
World Series CHA def. NY1 (4-2)

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1917 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 480 plate appearances at 155 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Ty Cobb .383 2 George Sisler .353 3 Tris Speaker .352 4 Edd Roush .341 5 Rogers Hornsby .327

OPS qualified

1 Ty Cobb 1.014 2 Tris Speaker .918 3 Rogers Hornsby .868 4 Bobby Veach .850 5 George Sisler .843

Home Runs all players

1 Gavvy Cravath 12 2 Dave Robertson 12 3 Wally Pipp 9 4 Rogers Hornsby 8 5 Bobby Veach 8

RBI all players

1 Bobby Veach 103 2 Ty Cobb 102 3 Happy Felsch 102 4 Heinie Zimmerman 102 5 Hal Chase 86

Hits all players

1 Ty Cobb 225 2 George Sisler 190 3 Tris Speaker 184 4 Heinie Groh 182 5 Bobby Veach 182

Runs all players

1 Donie Bush 112 2 Ty Cobb 107 3 George Burns 103 4 Ray Chapman 98 5 Eddie Collins 91

Stolen Bases all players

1 Ty Cobb 55 2 Eddie Collins 53 3 Ray Chapman 52 4 Braggo Roth 51 5 Max Carey 46
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1917 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 155 innings at 155 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Fred Anderson 1.44 2 Eddie Cicotte 1.53 3 Carl Mays 1.74 4 Stan Coveleski 1.81 5 Pete Alexander 1.83

WHIP qualified

1 Eddie Cicotte 0.91 2 Fred Anderson 0.96 3 Walter Johnson 0.97 4 Stan Coveleski 0.99 5 Ferdie Schupp 1.00

Wins all pitchers

1 Pete Alexander 30 2 Eddie Cicotte 28 3 Babe Ruth 24 4 Fred Toney 24 5 Jim Bagby 23

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Pete Alexander 200 2 Hippo Vaughn 195 3 Walter Johnson 188 4 Phil Douglas 151 5 Eddie Cicotte 150

Saves all pitchers

1 Dave Danforth 9 2 Jim Bagby 7 3 Bernie Boland 6 4 Fritz Coumbe 5 5 Eddie Cicotte 4
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📋 Standings

WES

Chicago American Giants ★ 49-14 Indianapolis ABCs 26-33 Cuban Stars West 19-29

American League

Chicago White Sox ★ 100-54 Boston Red Sox 90-62 Cleveland Indians 88-66 Detroit Tigers 78-75 Washington Senators 74-79 New York Yankees 71-82 St. Louis Browns 57-97 Philadelphia Athletics 55-98

EAS

New York Lincoln Giants ★ 22-11 Cuban Stars East 13-14 Brooklyn Royal Giants 13-15

National League

New York Giants ★ 98-56 Philadelphia Phillies 87-65 St. Louis Cardinals 82-70 Cincinnati Reds 78-76 Chicago Cubs 74-80 Boston Braves 72-81 Brooklyn Robins 70-81 Pittsburgh Pirates 51-103

The 1917 season in brief

At 49-14, the Chicago American Giants had the top winning percentage of the 1917 season. The weakest record belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 51-103. Across the races, the New York Lincoln Giants owned the EAS group with a 22-11 mark, the Cuban Stars East next at 13-14, the Chicago White Sox ran away with the American League at 100-54, the New York Giants won the National League going away, 98-56 against 87-65 for the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Indianapolis ABCs (26-33) finished a distant second to the Chicago American Giants (49-14) in the WES group. In the World Series, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Giants, 4 games to 2. Gavvy Cravath and Dave Robertson shared the home run lead at 12. Among qualified hitters, Ty Cobb had the top batting average, .383, with George Sisler next at .353. The board counts only hitters with 480 or more plate appearances, which is what 155 team games require. Ty Cobb topped several batting tiles at once: batting average, OPS, hits, and stolen bases. The ERA board, limited to qualified pitchers, starts with Fred Anderson at 1.44; Eddie Cicotte followed at 1.53. The other 1917 pitching tiles are led by Pete Alexander in wins (30) and Pete Alexander in strikeouts (200). The stolen-base tile is headed by Ty Cobb with 55. The 1917 leaders page lists every qualified line, and each club links to its own 1917 page.

1917 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1917?
The Chicago White Sox won the 1917 World Series, beating the New York Giants.
How many teams played in 1917?
22 teams played in the 1917 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1917?
Gavvy Cravath and Dave Robertson tied for the lead with 12 home runs in 1917.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1917?
Bobby Veach led with 103 RBI in 1917.
Who led MLB in hits in 1917?
Ty Cobb led with 225 hits in 1917.
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