1917 Indianapolis ABCs

26-33 • .441 Win% • 3rd in WES

The 1917 Indianapolis ABCs went 26-33 (.441) finishing 3rd in the WES. The club scored 222 runs, allowed 221, and played home games at Washington Park II. Team leaders included Oscar Charleston (1 HR, 19 RBI) and String Bean Williams (9-3, 1.72 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

26 Wins
33 Losses
.441 Win %
3rd Rank
222 R 221 RA
Diff +1

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⚡ Quick Stats

222 Runs Scored
221 Runs Allowed
+1 Run Diff
4 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1917 WES Average

Batting Avg .247 6% above the 1917 league average (.232)
OBP .314 3% above the 1917 league average (.304)
SLG .319 8% above the 1917 league average (.297)
Team ERA 2.76 25% worse than the 1917 league average (2.21)
Runs Scored 222 15% above the 1917 league average (194 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWashington Park II
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Home Games (est.) 31 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1917

Batting Avg

1 Lorenza Cobb 0.302 2 Ben Taylor 0.294 3 Oscar Charleston 0.292 4 George Shively 0.279 5 Candy Jim Taylor 0.271

Home Runs

1 Oscar Charleston 1 2 James Lynch 1 3 George Shively 1 4 Jack Watts 1

RBI

1 Ben Taylor 39 2 Candy Jim Taylor 33 3 Oscar Charleston 19 4 Morten Clark 19 5 Russell Powell 13
1917 Indianapolis ABCs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ben Taylor 57 218 27 64 9 4 0 39 18 0 5 0.294
Candy Jim Taylor 58 214 28 58 14 2 0 33 21 0 9 0.271
Frank Warfield 59 206 18 44 5 1 0 10 19 0 12 0.214
Dave Malarcher 58 193 24 45 6 2 0 10 19 0 6 0.233
Morten Clark 56 189 14 39 7 2 0 19 16 0 5 0.206
Oscar Charleston 48 178 26 52 6 4 1 19 14 0 3 0.292
Charlie Blackwell 38 151 27 38 3 7 0 10 12 0 0 0.252
Russell Powell 42 139 9 33 4 2 0 13 11 0 1 0.237
George Shively 21 86 11 24 0 3 1 6 4 0 4 0.279
Jim Jeffries 31 70 5 12 1 0 0 3 6 0 1 0.171
Lorenza Cobb 20 53 8 16 1 2 0 8 7 0 4 0.302
Bill Gatewood 28 49 4 12 1 2 0 3 7 0 0 0.245
James Lynch 9 37 6 10 2 0 1 8 2 0 0 0.270
String Bean Williams 13 35 4 10 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 0.286
Dicta Johnson 14 25 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.120
Jimmie Lyons 5 24 6 7 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0.292
Dizzy Dismukes 8 22 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.227
Lem McDougal 6 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.091
Jack Watts 5 11 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.091
C. I. Taylor 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000
George Britt 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
John Landers 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1917

ERA

1 String Bean Williams 1.72 2 Jim Jeffries 2.49 3 Dicta Johnson 2.83 4 Dizzy Dismukes 3.10 5 Bill Gatewood 3.64

Wins

1 String Bean Williams 9 2 Bill Gatewood 7 3 Jim Jeffries 4 4 Dicta Johnson 3 5 Dizzy Dismukes 2

Strikeouts

1 Bill Gatewood 63 2 String Bean Williams 55 3 Jim Jeffries 40 4 Dicta Johnson 33 5 Dizzy Dismukes 27
1917 Indianapolis ABCs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Gatewood 7 9 3.64 20 15 1 118.2 130 48 33 63
String Bean Williams 9 3 1.72 12 8 0 94.1 67 18 31 55
Jim Jeffries 4 3 2.49 15 11 0 86.2 66 24 30 40
Dicta Johnson 3 4 2.83 14 9 0 82.2 67 26 31 33
Dizzy Dismukes 2 5 3.10 7 7 0 58.0 43 20 17 27
Lem McDougal 1 2 3.38 6 4 0 29.1 29 11 13 18
Oscar Charleston 0 0 1.65 3 1 0 16.1 6 3 9 7
Ben Taylor 0 1 2.87 2 1 0 15.2 13 5 6 6
Dave Malarcher 0 1 3.38 1 1 0 8.0 10 3 0 6
George Britt 0 1 2.70 1 1 0 6.2 5 2 4 2
John Landers 1 0 0.00 1 0 0 6.0 4 0 1 0

👥 Roster (22)

Charlie Blackwell George Britt Oscar Charleston Morten Clark Lorenza Cobb Dizzy Dismukes Bill Gatewood Jim Jeffries Dicta Johnson John Landers James Lynch Jimmie Lyons +10 more

22 players

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The 1917 Indianapolis ABCs in brief

The 1917 Indianapolis ABCs finished 26-33, a .441 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the WES. With 222 runs scored and 221 given up, the 1917 differential was +1. At the plate the Indianapolis ABCs hit .247, 6% better than the league's .232. The Indianapolis ABCs staff finished with a 2.76 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.21. League clubs averaged 194 runs that year, so the Indianapolis ABCs scored 15% more.

Home games were played at Washington Park II. The home run leader was Oscar Charleston, who hit 1. Ben Taylor drove in a team-high 39 runs. On the mound, String Bean Williams won 9 games to lead the staff. Bill Gatewood struck out 63, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1917 Indianapolis ABCs

What was the 1917 Indianapolis ABCs record?
The 1917 Indianapolis ABCs finished 26-33 (.441 win pct).
Who led the 1917 Indianapolis ABCs in home runs?
Oscar Charleston led the 1917 Indianapolis ABCs with 1 home runs.
What was the 1917 Indianapolis ABCs team ERA?
The 1917 Indianapolis ABCs posted a team ERA of 2.76.
Did the 1917 Indianapolis ABCs win the World Series?
No. The 1917 Indianapolis ABCs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1917 Indianapolis ABCs play?
The 1917 Indianapolis ABCs played home games at Washington Park II.
Who led the 1917 Indianapolis ABCs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Oscar Charleston (1 HR, 19 RBI) and String Bean Williams (9-3, 1.72 ERA).
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