1917 Chicago Cubs

74-80 • .481 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1917 Chicago Cubs went 74-80 (.481) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 552 runs, allowed 567, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Larry Doyle (6 HR, 61 RBI) and Hippo Vaughn (23-13, 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

74 Wins
80 Losses
.481 Win %
5th Rank
552 R 567 RA
Diff -15

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552 Runs Scored
567 Runs Allowed
-15 Run Diff
433K Attendance

📈 vs. 1917 NL Average

Batting Avg .239 4% below the 1917 league average (.249)
OBP .299 2% below the 1917 league average (.305)
SLG .313 4% below the 1917 league average (.327)
Team ERA 2.62 3% better than the 1917 league average (2.70)
Runs Scored 552 equal to the 1917 league average (551 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 433,585
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Avg per Game 5,630

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1917

Batting Avg

1 Pete Kilduff 0.277 2 Les Mann 0.273 3 Fred Merkle 0.266 4 Claude Hendrix 0.256 5 Larry Doyle 0.254

Home Runs

1 Larry Doyle 6 2 Cy Williams 5 3 Fred Merkle 3 4 Art Wilson 2 5 Les Mann 1

RBI

1 Larry Doyle 61 2 Fred Merkle 57 3 Charlie Deal 47 4 Les Mann 44 5 Cy Williams 42
1917 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Fred Merkle 146 549 65 146 30 9 3 57 42 60 13 0.266
Larry Doyle 135 476 48 121 19 5 6 61 48 28 5 0.254
Cy Williams 138 468 53 113 22 4 5 42 38 78 8 0.241
Charlie Deal 135 449 46 114 11 3 0 47 19 18 10 0.254
Max Flack 131 447 65 111 18 7 0 21 51 34 17 0.248
Les Mann 117 444 63 121 19 10 1 44 27 46 14 0.273
Rollie Zeider 108 354 36 86 14 2 0 27 28 30 17 0.243
Harry Wolter 117 353 44 88 15 7 0 28 38 40 7 0.249
Rowdy Elliott 85 223 18 56 8 5 0 28 11 11 4 0.251
Art Wilson 81 211 17 45 9 2 2 25 32 36 6 0.213
Pete Kilduff 56 202 23 56 9 5 0 15 12 19 11 0.277
Chuck Wortman 75 190 24 33 4 1 0 9 18 23 6 0.174
Hippo Vaughn 41 100 7 16 2 1 0 6 9 33 1 0.160
Pickles Dillhoefer 42 95 3 12 1 1 0 8 2 9 1 0.126
Phil Douglas 51 87 3 11 0 1 0 3 3 18 0 0.126
Claude Hendrix 48 86 7 22 3 1 0 7 5 20 1 0.256
Dutch Ruether 31 44 3 12 1 3 0 11 8 11 0 0.273
Al Demaree 24 41 0 5 0 0 0 1 4 17 0 0.122
Charlie Pechous 13 41 2 10 0 0 0 1 2 9 1 0.244
Paul Carter 23 35 4 6 1 0 0 2 2 10 0 0.171
Morrie Schick 14 34 3 5 0 0 0 3 3 10 0 0.147
Vic Aldridge 30 29 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.138
Turner Barber 7 28 2 6 1 0 0 2 2 8 1 0.214
Paddy Driscoll 13 28 2 3 1 0 0 3 2 6 2 0.107
Mike Prendergast 35 28 1 7 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.250
Vic Saier 6 21 5 5 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.238
Tom Seaton 16 21 2 5 1 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.238
Roy Leslie 7 19 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 0.211
Bob O'Farrell 3 8 1 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.375
William Marriott 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Harry Weaver 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Harry Wolfe 9 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.400
Herb Hunter 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Archer 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Earl Blackburn 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Walker 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Packard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1917

ERA

1 Hippo Vaughn 2.01 2 Dutch Ruether 2.48 3 Tom Seaton 2.53 4 Al Demaree 2.55 5 Phil Douglas 2.55

Wins

1 Hippo Vaughn 23 2 Phil Douglas 14 3 Claude Hendrix 10 4 Vic Aldridge 6 5 Paul Carter 5

Strikeouts

1 Hippo Vaughn 195 2 Phil Douglas 151 3 Claude Hendrix 81 4 Vic Aldridge 44 5 Al Demaree 43
1917 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hippo Vaughn 23 13 2.01 41 38 0 295.2 255 66 91 195
Phil Douglas 14 20 2.55 51 37 1 293.1 269 83 50 151
Claude Hendrix 10 12 2.60 40 21 1 215.0 202 62 72 81
Al Demaree 5 9 2.55 24 18 1 141.1 125 40 37 43
Paul Carter 5 8 3.26 23 13 2 113.1 115 41 19 34
Vic Aldridge 6 6 3.12 30 6 2 106.2 100 37 37 44
Mike Prendergast 3 6 3.35 35 8 1 99.1 112 37 21 43
Tom Seaton 5 4 2.53 16 9 1 74.2 60 21 23 27
Dutch Ruether 2 0 2.48 10 4 0 36.1 37 10 12 23
Harry Weaver 1 1 2.75 4 2 0 19.2 17 6 7 8
Roy Walker 0 1 3.86 2 1 0 7.0 8 3 5 4
Gene Packard 0 0 10.80 2 0 0 1.2 3 2 0 1

👥 Roster (37)

Vic Aldridge Jimmy Archer Turner Barber Earl Blackburn Paul Carter Charlie Deal Al Demaree Pickles Dillhoefer Phil Douglas Larry Doyle Paddy Driscoll Rowdy Elliott +25 more

37 players

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The 1917 Chicago Cubs in brief

A 74-80 record (.481) put the 1917 Chicago Cubs 5th in the NL. The Chicago Cubs scored 552 runs and allowed 567, a run differential of -15. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .239, 4% worse than the league's .249. The staff ERA of 2.62 was 3% better than the league average of 2.70. The home park, Wrigley Field, recorded 433,585 in attendance, about 5,630 a game.

Larry Doyle topped the Chicago Cubs with 6 home runs. The hits leader was Fred Merkle with 146. Hippo Vaughn led the pitchers with 23 wins. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1916 season and the 1918 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1917 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1917 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1917 Chicago Cubs finished 74-80 (.481 win pct).
Who led the 1917 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Larry Doyle led the 1917 Chicago Cubs with 6 home runs.
What was the 1917 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1917 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 2.62.
Did the 1917 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1917 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1917 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1917 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1917 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Larry Doyle (6 HR, 61 RBI) and Hippo Vaughn (23-13, 2.01 ERA).
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