1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants

13-15 • .464 Win% • 4th in EAS

The 1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants went 13-15 (.464) finishing 4th in the EAS. The club scored 135 runs, allowed 132, and played home games at Ridgewood Grounds. Team leaders included Louis Santop (1 HR, 24 RBI) and Lefty Harvey (6-5, 4.13 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

13 Wins
15 Losses
.464 Win %
4th Rank
135 R 132 RA
Diff +3

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135 Runs Scored
132 Runs Allowed
+3 Run Diff
1 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1917 EAS Average

Batting Avg .276 3% below the 1917 league average (.284)
OBP .360 equal to the 1917 league average (.359)
SLG .339 4% below the 1917 league average (.354)
Team ERA 4.74 20% worse than the 1917 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 135 12% below the 1917 league average (153 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRidgewood Grounds
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Home Games (est.) 14 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1917

Batting Avg

1 Louis Santop 0.393 2 Bill Handy 0.376 3 Pearl Webster 0.311 4 Charles Earle 0.308 5 Johnny Pugh 0.291

Home Runs

1 Louis Santop 1

RBI

1 Louis Santop 24 2 Bill Handy 17 3 Johnny Pugh 17 4 Charles Earle 16 5 Joe Hewitt 12
1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Hewitt 24 97 15 23 2 1 0 12 9 0 6 0.237
Pearl Webster 24 90 22 28 5 1 0 7 11 0 9 0.311
Louis Santop 24 89 24 35 8 1 1 24 11 0 9 0.393
Bill Handy 24 85 18 32 3 1 0 17 8 0 7 0.376
Ernest Gatewood 24 83 3 17 1 1 0 8 8 0 2 0.205
Johnny Pugh 22 79 11 23 3 1 0 17 10 0 6 0.291
Charles Earle 24 78 23 24 4 0 0 16 17 0 6 0.308
Jesse Bragg 12 44 3 8 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0.182
Lefty Harvey 14 44 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.068
Bill Kindle 9 32 10 10 1 2 0 6 6 0 4 0.312
String Bean Williams 9 25 4 6 1 1 0 2 4 0 1 0.240
Maywood Brown 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Louis Miller 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Knucks James 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.500
Emerson Gray 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ad Lankford 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Red Smith 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Morse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1917

ERA

1 Lefty Harvey 4.13 2 String Bean Williams 4.37

Wins

1 Lefty Harvey 6 2 String Bean Williams 3 3 Ad Lankford 1

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Harvey 62 2 String Bean Williams 30 3 Maywood Brown 13 4 Ad Lankford 4 5 Emerson Gray 3
1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lefty Harvey 6 5 4.13 13 12 0 93.2 99 43 51 62
String Bean Williams 3 5 4.37 9 7 0 57.2 65 28 18 30
Maywood Brown 0 2 10.38 3 3 0 17.1 26 20 17 13
Ad Lankford 1 0 3.12 2 1 1 8.2 12 3 6 4
Emerson Gray 0 1 4.50 1 1 0 8.0 10 4 2 3
Red Smith 0 0 3.86 1 0 0 4.2 3 2 1 3

👥 Roster (18)

Jesse Bragg Maywood Brown Charles Earle Ernest Gatewood Emerson Gray Bill Handy Lefty Harvey Joe Hewitt Knucks James Bill Kindle Ad Lankford Louis Miller +6 more

18 players

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The 1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants in brief

In 1917 the Brooklyn Royal Giants posted a 13-15 mark (.464) and finished 4th in the EAS. With 135 runs scored and 132 given up, the 1917 differential was +3. The team batting average of .276 was 3% below the 1917 league mark of .284. The Brooklyn Royal Giants staff finished with a 4.74 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.96. The 1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants scored 12% fewer runs than the average club (135 against 153).

The club's home park in 1917 was Ridgewood Grounds. Louis Santop led the club in home runs with 1. On the mound, Lefty Harvey won 6 games to lead the staff. The 1917 roster runs to 18 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1916 season and the 1918 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants

What was the 1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants record?
The 1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants finished 13-15 (.464 win pct).
Who led the 1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants in home runs?
Louis Santop led the 1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants with 1 home runs.
What was the 1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants team ERA?
The 1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants posted a team ERA of 4.74.
Did the 1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants play?
The 1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants played home games at Ridgewood Grounds.
Who led the 1917 Brooklyn Royal Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Louis Santop (1 HR, 24 RBI) and Lefty Harvey (6-5, 4.13 ERA).
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