1917 Boston Red Sox

90-62 • .592 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1917 Boston Red Sox went 90-62 (.592) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 555 runs, allowed 454, and played home games at Fenway Park I. Team leaders included Harry Hooper (3 HR, 45 RBI) and Babe Ruth (24-13, 2.01 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

90 Wins
62 Losses
.592 Win %
2nd Rank
555 R 454 RA
Diff +101

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555 Runs Scored
454 Runs Allowed
+101 Run Diff
473K Attendance

📈 vs. 1917 AL Average

Batting Avg .246 1% below the 1917 league average (.247)
OBP .314 1% below the 1917 league average (.317)
SLG .319 equal to the 1917 league average (.320)
Team ERA 2.20 17% better than the 1917 league average (2.66)
Runs Scored 555 2% below the 1917 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park I
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 473,633
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Avg per Game 5,920

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1917

Batting Avg

1 Babe Ruth 0.325 2 Del Gainer 0.308 3 Duffy Lewis 0.302 4 Mike McNally 0.300 5 Larry Gardner 0.265

Home Runs

1 Harry Hooper 3 2 Jack Barry 2 3 Del Gainer 2 4 Babe Ruth 2 5 Tillie Walker 2

RBI

1 Duffy Lewis 65 2 Larry Gardner 61 3 Everett Scott 50 4 Dick Hoblitzell 47 5 Harry Hooper 45
1917 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harry Hooper 151 559 89 143 21 11 3 45 80 40 21 0.256
Duffy Lewis 150 553 55 167 29 9 1 65 29 54 8 0.302
Everett Scott 157 528 40 127 24 7 0 50 20 46 12 0.241
Larry Gardner 146 501 53 133 23 7 1 61 54 37 16 0.265
Dick Hoblitzell 120 420 49 108 19 7 1 47 46 22 12 0.257
Jack Barry 116 388 45 83 9 0 2 30 47 27 12 0.214
Tillie Walker 106 337 41 83 18 7 2 37 25 38 6 0.246
Sam Agnew 85 260 17 54 6 2 0 16 19 30 2 0.208
Pinch Thomas 83 202 24 48 7 0 0 24 27 9 2 0.238
Jimmy Walsh 57 185 25 49 6 3 0 12 25 14 6 0.265
Del Gainer 52 172 28 53 10 2 2 19 15 21 1 0.308
Chick Shorten 69 168 12 30 4 2 0 16 10 10 2 0.179
Hal Janvrin 55 127 21 25 3 0 0 8 11 13 2 0.197
Babe Ruth 52 123 14 40 6 3 2 12 12 18 0 0.325
Carl Mays 35 107 9 27 3 3 0 14 6 11 0 0.252
Dutch Leonard 37 104 5 9 3 0 0 1 7 23 0 0.087
Ernie Shore 29 78 3 13 2 0 0 4 3 26 0 0.167
Mike McNally 42 50 9 15 1 0 0 2 6 3 3 0.300
Forrest Cady 17 46 4 7 1 1 0 2 1 6 0 0.152
Rube Foster 17 41 2 11 2 0 0 4 2 10 0 0.268
Jimmy Cooney 11 36 4 8 1 0 0 3 6 2 0 0.222
Herb Pennock 24 24 2 4 0 0 0 2 7 5 0 0.167
Olaf Henriksen 15 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.083
Wally Mayer 4 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0.167
Lore Bader 15 10 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.300
Sad Sam Jones 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Weldon Wyckoff 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1917

ERA

1 Carl Mays 1.74 2 Babe Ruth 2.01 3 Dutch Leonard 2.17 4 Ernie Shore 2.22 5 Lore Bader 2.35

Wins

1 Babe Ruth 24 2 Carl Mays 22 3 Dutch Leonard 16 4 Ernie Shore 13 5 Rube Foster 8

Strikeouts

1 Dutch Leonard 144 2 Babe Ruth 128 3 Carl Mays 91 4 Ernie Shore 57 5 Herb Pennock 35
1917 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Babe Ruth 24 13 2.01 41 38 2 326.1 244 73 108 128
Dutch Leonard 16 17 2.17 37 36 1 294.1 257 71 72 144
Carl Mays 22 9 1.74 35 33 0 289.0 230 56 74 91
Ernie Shore 13 10 2.22 29 27 1 226.2 201 56 55 57
Rube Foster 8 7 2.53 17 16 0 124.2 108 35 53 34
Herb Pennock 5 5 3.31 24 5 1 100.2 90 37 23 35
Lore Bader 2 0 2.35 15 1 1 38.1 48 10 18 14
Sad Sam Jones 0 1 4.41 9 1 1 16.1 15 8 6 5
Weldon Wyckoff 0 0 1.80 1 0 0 5.0 4 1 4 1

👥 Roster (27)

Sam Agnew Lore Bader Jack Barry Forrest Cady Jimmy Cooney Rube Foster Del Gainer Larry Gardner Olaf Henriksen Dick Hoblitzell Harry Hooper Hal Janvrin +15 more

27 players

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The 1917 Boston Red Sox in brief

In 1917 the Boston Red Sox posted a 90-62 mark (.592) and finished 2nd in the AL. The Boston Red Sox scored 555 runs and allowed 454, a run differential of +101. Against a league average of .247, the 1917 Boston Red Sox batted .246. The staff ERA of 2.20 was 17% better than the league average of 2.66. The 1917 Boston Red Sox scored 2% fewer runs than the average club (555 against 568).

Attendance at Fenway Park I totaled 473,633 for the year. For power, Harry Hooper led the way with 3 homers. The RBI leader was Duffy Lewis, with 65. On the mound, Babe Ruth won 24 games to lead the staff. Dutch Leonard struck out 144, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1917 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1917 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1917 Boston Red Sox finished 90-62 (.592 win pct).
Who led the 1917 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Harry Hooper led the 1917 Boston Red Sox with 3 home runs.
What was the 1917 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1917 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 2.20.
Did the 1917 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1917 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1917 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1917 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park I.
Who led the 1917 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harry Hooper (3 HR, 45 RBI) and Babe Ruth (24-13, 2.01 ERA).
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