1917 Boston Braves

72-81 • .471 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1917 Boston Braves went 72-81 (.471) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 536 runs, allowed 552, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Ray Powell (4 HR, 30 RBI) and Art Nehf (17-8, 2.16 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

72 Wins
81 Losses
.471 Win %
6th Rank
536 R 552 RA
Diff -16

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536 Runs Scored
552 Runs Allowed
-16 Run Diff
270K Attendance

📈 vs. 1917 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 1% below the 1917 league average (.249)
OBP .308 1% above the 1917 league average (.305)
SLG .320 2% below the 1917 league average (.327)
Team ERA 2.77 2% worse than the 1917 league average (2.70)
Runs Scored 536 3% below the 1917 league average (551 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 270,490
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Avg per Game 3,512

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1917

Batting Avg

1 Red Smith 0.295 2 Joe Wilhoit 0.274 3 Ed Konetchy 0.272 4 Ray Powell 0.272 5 Wally Rehg 0.270

Home Runs

1 Ray Powell 4 2 Joe Kelly 3 3 Rabbit Maranville 3 4 Ed Konetchy 2 5 Johnny Rawlings 2

RBI

1 Red Smith 62 2 Ed Konetchy 54 3 Rabbit Maranville 43 4 Joe Kelly 36 5 Johnny Rawlings 31
1917 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rabbit Maranville 142 561 69 146 19 13 3 43 40 47 27 0.260
Red Smith 147 505 60 149 31 6 2 62 53 61 16 0.295
Ed Konetchy 130 474 56 129 19 13 2 54 36 40 16 0.272
Joe Kelly 116 445 41 99 9 8 3 36 26 45 21 0.222
Johnny Rawlings 122 371 37 95 9 4 2 31 38 32 12 0.256
Ray Powell 88 357 42 97 10 4 4 30 24 54 12 0.272
Wally Rehg 87 341 48 92 12 6 1 31 24 32 13 0.270
Walt Tragesser 98 297 23 66 10 2 0 25 15 36 5 0.222
Sherry Magee 72 246 24 63 8 4 1 29 13 23 7 0.256
Joe Wilhoit 54 186 20 51 5 0 1 10 17 15 5 0.274
Ed Fitzpatrick 63 178 20 45 8 4 0 17 12 22 4 0.253
Hank Gowdy 49 154 12 33 7 0 0 14 15 13 2 0.214
Lefty Tyler 61 134 8 31 4 0 0 11 17 19 0 0.231
Fred Bailey 50 110 9 21 2 1 1 5 9 25 3 0.191
George Twombly 32 102 8 19 1 1 0 9 18 5 4 0.186
Jesse Barnes 53 101 4 24 1 1 0 5 5 12 0 0.238
Mike Massey 31 91 12 18 0 0 0 2 15 15 2 0.198
Dick Rudolph 32 87 4 20 2 1 0 8 2 19 2 0.230
Johnny Evers 24 83 5 16 0 0 0 0 13 8 1 0.193
Art Nehf 38 70 8 12 3 2 0 2 13 13 1 0.171
Jack Meyers 25 68 5 17 4 4 0 4 4 4 0 0.250
Sam Covington 17 66 8 13 2 0 1 10 5 5 1 0.197
Pat Ragan 30 48 3 6 2 0 1 2 0 10 0 0.125
Frank Allen 29 29 2 5 0 0 0 5 7 7 1 0.172
Zip Collins 9 27 3 4 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 0.148
Tom Hughes 13 24 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 0 0.000
Jack Scott 7 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.125
Art Rico 13 14 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.286
Hank Schreiber 2 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.286
Ed Walsh 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.250
Ed Reulbach 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.000
Larry Chappell 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Cal Crum 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Jacklitsch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1917

ERA

1 Jack Scott 1.82 2 Tom Hughes 1.95 3 Art Nehf 2.16 4 Lefty Tyler 2.52 5 Jesse Barnes 2.68

Wins

1 Art Nehf 17 2 Lefty Tyler 14 3 Jesse Barnes 13 4 Dick Rudolph 13 5 Pat Ragan 6

Strikeouts

1 Jesse Barnes 107 2 Art Nehf 101 3 Lefty Tyler 98 4 Dick Rudolph 96 5 Pat Ragan 61
1917 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jesse Barnes 13 21 2.68 50 33 1 295.0 261 88 50 107
Dick Rudolph 13 13 3.41 31 30 0 242.2 252 92 54 96
Lefty Tyler 14 12 2.52 32 28 1 239.0 203 67 86 98
Art Nehf 17 8 2.16 38 23 0 233.1 197 56 39 101
Pat Ragan 6 9 2.93 30 13 1 147.2 138 48 35 61
Frank Allen 3 11 3.94 29 14 0 112.0 124 49 47 56
Tom Hughes 5 3 1.95 11 8 0 74.0 54 16 30 40
Jack Scott 1 2 1.82 7 3 0 39.2 36 8 5 21
Ed Reulbach 0 1 2.82 5 2 0 22.1 21 7 15 9
Ed Walsh 0 1 3.50 4 3 0 18.0 22 7 9 4
Cal Crum 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (34)

Frank Allen Fred Bailey Jesse Barnes Larry Chappell Zip Collins Sam Covington Cal Crum Johnny Evers Ed Fitzpatrick Hank Gowdy Tom Hughes Fred Jacklitsch +22 more

34 players

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The 1917 Boston Braves in brief

In 1917 the Boston Braves posted a 72-81 mark (.471) and finished 6th in the NL. The run column shows 536 for and 552 against. The team batting average of .246 was 1% below the 1917 league mark of .249. The Boston Braves staff finished with a 2.77 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.70. The 1917 Boston Braves scored 3% fewer runs than the average club (536 against 551).

Home games were played at Braves Field, where 270,490 fans came through the gates. Ray Powell topped the Boston Braves with 4 home runs. The RBI leader was Red Smith, with 62. The pitching staff's wins leader was Art Nehf (17). Jesse Barnes struck out 107, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1917 Boston Braves

What was the 1917 Boston Braves record?
The 1917 Boston Braves finished 72-81 (.471 win pct).
Who led the 1917 Boston Braves in home runs?
Ray Powell led the 1917 Boston Braves with 4 home runs.
What was the 1917 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1917 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 2.77.
Did the 1917 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1917 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1917 Boston Braves play?
The 1917 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1917 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ray Powell (4 HR, 30 RBI) and Art Nehf (17-8, 2.16 ERA).
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