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1917 Chicago American Giants

49-14 • .778 Win% • 1st in WES

The 1917 Chicago American Giants went 49-14 (.778) finishing 1st in the WES. The club scored 218 runs, allowed 130, and played home games at Schorling Park. Team leaders included John Henry Lloyd (1 HR, 39 RBI) and Dick Redding (14-3, 0.82 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

49 Wins
14 Losses
.778 Win %
1st Rank
218 R 130 RA
Diff +88

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218 Runs Scored
130 Runs Allowed
+88 Run Diff
2 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1917 WES Average

Batting Avg .228 2% below the 1917 league average (.232)
OBP .312 3% above the 1917 league average (.304)
SLG .287 3% below the 1917 league average (.297)
Team ERA 1.56 29% better than the 1917 league average (2.21)
Runs Scored 218 13% above the 1917 league average (194 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSchorling Park
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Home Games (est.) 32 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1917

Batting Avg

1 John Henry Lloyd 0.301 2 Dick Redding 0.286 3 Leroy Grant 0.271 4 George Dixon 0.248 5 Pete Hill 0.244

Home Runs

1 Jesse Barber 1 2 John Henry Lloyd 1

RBI

1 John Henry Lloyd 39 2 Pete Hill 25 3 Jesse Barber 24 4 Leroy Grant 23 5 Bill Francis 15
1917 Chicago American Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jesse Barber 58 219 31 49 9 0 1 24 20 0 7 0.224
Bingo DeMoss 58 215 33 43 4 0 0 12 24 0 17 0.200
John Henry Lloyd 57 206 26 62 12 7 1 39 15 0 6 0.301
Pete Hill 58 193 29 47 8 3 0 25 41 0 9 0.244
Frank Duncan 54 190 23 42 5 2 0 13 19 0 8 0.221
Bill Francis 57 174 21 35 7 2 0 15 26 0 5 0.201
Leroy Grant 54 170 21 46 12 0 0 23 19 0 3 0.271
Bruce Petway 42 122 9 19 3 0 0 6 11 0 3 0.156
George Dixon 40 109 10 27 7 0 0 12 15 0 2 0.248
Dick Redding 22 56 7 16 2 0 0 8 1 0 0 0.286
Tom Williams 16 41 1 6 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.146
Tom Johnson 13 29 3 4 1 0 0 3 5 0 1 0.138
Dick Whitworth 9 28 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.214
Rube Foster 4 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.071
Frank Wickware 4 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
George Britt 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Sell Hall 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1917

ERA

1 Dick Redding 0.82 2 Tom Williams 1.28 3 Dick Whitworth 2.10 4 Tom Johnson 2.57

Wins

1 Dick Redding 14 2 Tom Williams 13 3 Tom Johnson 7 4 Dick Whitworth 3 5 Rube Foster 2

Strikeouts

1 Dick Redding 111 2 Tom Williams 57 3 Tom Johnson 38 4 Dick Whitworth 30 5 Frank Wickware 14
1917 Chicago American Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dick Redding 14 3 0.82 22 16 3 153.2 87 14 44 111
Tom Williams 13 2 1.28 16 14 1 126.2 77 18 29 57
Tom Johnson 7 3 2.57 13 12 0 98.0 83 28 34 38
Dick Whitworth 3 4 2.10 9 8 0 73.0 56 17 23 30
Frank Wickware 2 1 1.21 4 3 0 29.2 28 4 10 14
Rube Foster 2 1 3.33 3 3 0 27.0 21 10 11 11
George Britt 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 9.0 8 0 2 6
Sell Hall 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 7.0 5 0 4 3

👥 Roster (17)

Jesse Barber George Britt Bingo DeMoss George Dixon Frank Duncan Rube Foster Bill Francis Leroy Grant Sell Hall Pete Hill Tom Johnson John Henry Lloyd +5 more

17 players

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The 1917 Chicago American Giants in brief

In 1917 the Chicago American Giants posted a 49-14 mark (.778) and finished 1st in the WES. Runs came in at 218 scored against 130 allowed (+88). At the plate the Chicago American Giants hit .228, 2% worse than the league's .232. Pitchers allowed 1.56 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.21. League clubs averaged 194 runs that year, so the Chicago American Giants scored 13% more.

Home games were played at Schorling Park. The home run leader was John Henry Lloyd, who hit 1. Dick Redding led the pitchers with 14 wins. In all, the roster shows 17 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1916 season and the 1918 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1917 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1917 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1917 Chicago American Giants finished 49-14 (.778 win pct).
How did the 1917 Chicago American Giants finish?
The 1917 Chicago American Giants finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1917 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
Jesse Barber led the 1917 Chicago American Giants with 1 home runs.
What was the 1917 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1917 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 1.56.
Did the 1917 Chicago American Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1917 Chicago American Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1917 Chicago American Giants play?
The 1917 Chicago American Giants played home games at Schorling Park.
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