1917 Cleveland Indians

88-66 • .571 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1917 Cleveland Indians went 88-66 (.571) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 584 runs, allowed 543, and played home games at League Park II. Team leaders included Jack Graney (3 HR, 35 RBI) and Jim Bagby (23-13, 1.96 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

88 Wins
66 Losses
.571 Win %
3rd Rank
584 R 543 RA
Diff +41

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584 Runs Scored
543 Runs Allowed
+41 Run Diff
512K Attendance

📈 vs. 1917 AL Average

Batting Avg .245 1% below the 1917 league average (.247)
OBP .324 2% above the 1917 league average (.317)
SLG .322 1% above the 1917 league average (.320)
Team ERA 2.52 5% better than the 1917 league average (2.66)
Runs Scored 584 3% above the 1917 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 512,056
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Avg per Game 6,564

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1917

Batting Avg

1 Tris Speaker 0.352 2 Joe Harris 0.304 3 Ray Chapman 0.302 4 Braggo Roth 0.285 5 Elmer Smith 0.261

Home Runs

1 Jack Graney 3 2 Elmer Smith 3 3 Ray Chapman 2 4 Joe Evans 2 5 Tris Speaker 2

RBI

1 Braggo Roth 72 2 Joe Harris 65 3 Tris Speaker 60 4 Bill Wambsganss 43 5 Ray Chapman 36
1917 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ray Chapman 156 563 98 170 28 13 2 36 61 65 52 0.302
Jack Graney 146 535 87 122 29 7 3 35 94 49 16 0.228
Tris Speaker 142 523 90 184 42 11 2 60 67 14 30 0.352
Bill Wambsganss 141 499 52 127 17 6 0 43 37 42 16 0.255
Braggo Roth 145 495 69 141 30 9 1 72 52 73 51 0.285
Joe Evans 132 385 36 73 4 5 2 33 42 44 12 0.190
Steve O'Neill 129 370 21 68 10 2 0 29 41 55 2 0.184
Joe Harris 112 369 40 112 22 4 0 65 55 32 11 0.304
Lou Guisto 73 200 9 37 4 2 0 29 25 18 3 0.185
Terry Turner 69 180 16 37 7 0 0 15 14 19 4 0.206
Elmer Smith 64 161 21 42 5 1 3 22 13 18 6 0.261
Josh Billings 66 129 8 23 3 2 0 9 8 21 2 0.178
Jim Bagby 49 108 12 25 6 1 0 8 2 19 1 0.231
Stan Coveleski 46 97 1 13 2 1 0 4 3 34 0 0.134
Ed Klepfer 41 62 3 2 0 0 0 2 5 22 0 0.032
Guy Morton 35 47 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 14 0 0.085
Fritz Coumbe 35 39 1 6 2 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.154
Ivan Howard 27 39 7 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 0.103
Milo Allison 32 35 4 5 0 0 0 0 9 7 3 0.143
Hank DeBerry 25 33 3 9 2 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.273
Otis Lambeth 26 32 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.188
Al Gould 27 24 0 5 2 0 0 3 2 8 0 0.208
Ray Miller 19 21 1 4 1 0 0 2 8 3 0 0.190
Joe Boehling 14 16 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.188
Marty Kavanagh 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.000
Red Torkelson 4 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.222
Smoky Joe Wood 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ferd Eunick 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pop-boy Smith 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
George Dickerson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1917

ERA

1 Stan Coveleski 1.81 2 Jim Bagby 1.96 3 Fritz Coumbe 2.14 4 Ed Klepfer 2.37 5 Guy Morton 2.74

Wins

1 Jim Bagby 23 2 Stan Coveleski 19 3 Ed Klepfer 14 4 Guy Morton 10 5 Fritz Coumbe 8

Strikeouts

1 Stan Coveleski 133 2 Jim Bagby 83 3 Ed Klepfer 66 4 Guy Morton 62 5 Fritz Coumbe 30
1917 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Bagby 23 13 1.96 49 37 7 320.2 277 70 73 83
Stan Coveleski 19 14 1.81 45 36 4 298.1 202 60 94 133
Ed Klepfer 14 4 2.37 41 27 1 213.0 208 56 55 66
Guy Morton 10 10 2.74 35 18 2 161.0 158 49 59 62
Fritz Coumbe 8 6 2.14 34 10 5 134.1 119 32 35 30
Otis Lambeth 7 6 3.14 26 10 2 97.1 97 34 30 27
Al Gould 4 4 3.64 27 7 0 94.0 95 38 52 24
Joe Boehling 1 6 4.66 12 7 0 46.1 50 24 16 11
Red Torkelson 2 1 7.66 4 3 0 22.1 33 19 13 10
Smoky Joe Wood 0 1 3.45 5 1 1 15.2 17 6 7 2
Pop-boy Smith 0 1 8.31 6 0 0 8.2 14 8 4 3
George Dickerson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (30)

Milo Allison Jim Bagby Josh Billings Joe Boehling Ray Chapman Fritz Coumbe Stan Coveleski Hank DeBerry George Dickerson Ferd Eunick Joe Evans Al Gould +18 more

30 players

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The 1917 Cleveland Indians in brief

In 1917 the Cleveland Indians posted a 88-66 mark (.571) and finished 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 584 scored against 543 allowed (+41). At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .245, 1% worse than the league's .247. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 2.52 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.66. The 584 runs scored compare with a league average of 568 per club, 3% more.

Attendance at League Park II totaled 512,056 for the year. Jack Graney led the club in home runs with 3. Braggo Roth led in RBI with 72. The hits leader was Tris Speaker with 184. Jim Bagby led the pitchers with 23 wins. The strikeout leader was Stan Coveleski with 133.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1917 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1917 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1917 Cleveland Indians finished 88-66 (.571 win pct).
Who led the 1917 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Jack Graney led the 1917 Cleveland Indians with 3 home runs.
What was the 1917 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1917 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 2.52.
Did the 1917 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1917 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1917 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1917 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II.
Who led the 1917 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jack Graney (3 HR, 35 RBI) and Jim Bagby (23-13, 1.96 ERA).
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