1917 Indianapolis ABCs

26-33 • .441 Win% • 3rd in WES

📊 Season Record

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

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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
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
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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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.
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