⭐ League Leader

1917 New York Giants

98-56 • .636 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1917 New York Giants went 98-56 (.636) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 635 runs, allowed 457, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Dave Robertson (12 HR, 54 RBI) and Ferdie Schupp (21-7, 1.95 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

98 Wins
56 Losses
.636 Win %
1st Rank
635 R 457 RA
Diff +178

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635 Runs Scored
457 Runs Allowed
+178 Run Diff
700K Attendance

📈 vs. 1917 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 5% above the 1917 league average (.249)
OBP .316 4% above the 1917 league average (.305)
SLG .343 5% above the 1917 league average (.327)
Team ERA 2.27 16% better than the 1917 league average (2.70)
Runs Scored 635 15% above the 1917 league average (551 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 700,000
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Avg per Game 8,750

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1917

Batting Avg

1 Joe Wilhoit 0.340 2 Benny Kauff 0.308 3 George Burns 0.302 4 Heinie Zimmerman 0.297 5 Walter Holke 0.277

Home Runs

1 Dave Robertson 12 2 George Burns 5 3 Benny Kauff 5 4 Heinie Zimmerman 5 5 Art Fletcher 4

RBI

1 Heinie Zimmerman 102 2 Benny Kauff 68 3 Art Fletcher 56 4 Walter Holke 55 5 Dave Robertson 54
1917 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Burns 152 597 103 180 25 13 5 45 75 55 40 0.302
Heinie Zimmerman 150 585 61 174 22 9 5 102 16 43 13 0.297
Benny Kauff 153 559 89 172 22 4 5 68 59 54 30 0.308
Art Fletcher 151 557 70 145 24 5 4 56 23 28 12 0.260
Dave Robertson 142 532 64 138 16 9 12 54 10 47 17 0.259
Walter Holke 153 527 55 146 12 7 2 55 34 54 13 0.277
Buck Herzog 114 417 69 98 10 8 2 31 31 36 12 0.235
Bill Rariden 101 266 20 72 10 1 0 25 42 17 3 0.271
Lew McCarty 56 162 15 40 3 2 2 19 14 6 1 0.247
Jimmy Smith 36 96 12 22 5 1 0 9 9 18 6 0.229
Ferdie Schupp 36 93 6 15 2 1 0 4 8 35 0 0.161
George Gibson 35 82 1 14 3 0 0 5 7 2 1 0.171
Pete Kilduff 31 78 12 16 3 0 1 12 4 11 2 0.205
Slim Sallee 34 77 7 17 0 0 0 11 2 12 0 0.221
Rube Benton 35 72 1 12 1 1 0 2 2 18 0 0.167
Pol Perritt 35 70 4 11 1 0 0 3 0 20 0 0.157
Jeff Tesreau 33 61 4 14 0 1 0 5 1 9 1 0.230
Jim Thorpe 26 57 12 11 3 2 0 4 8 10 1 0.193
Hans Lobert 50 52 4 10 1 0 1 5 5 5 2 0.192
Joe Wilhoit 34 50 9 17 2 2 0 8 8 5 0 0.340
Fred Anderson 38 42 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 14 0 0.071
Ross Youngs 7 26 5 9 2 3 0 1 1 5 1 0.346
Ed Hemingway 7 25 3 8 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 0.320
Al Baird 10 24 1 7 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 0.292
Red Murray 22 22 1 1 1 0 0 3 4 3 0 0.045
Jose Rodriguez 7 20 2 4 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 0.200
Al Demaree 15 18 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 1 0.111
Ernie Krueger 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
George Smith 14 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jim Middleton 13 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Jack Onslow 9 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
George Kelly 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ad Swigler 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1917

ERA

1 Fred Anderson 1.44 2 Pol Perritt 1.88 3 Ferdie Schupp 1.95 4 Slim Sallee 2.17 5 Al Demaree 2.64

Wins

1 Ferdie Schupp 21 2 Slim Sallee 18 3 Pol Perritt 17 4 Rube Benton 15 5 Jeff Tesreau 13

Strikeouts

1 Ferdie Schupp 147 2 Jeff Tesreau 85 3 Pol Perritt 72 4 Rube Benton 70 5 Fred Anderson 69
1917 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ferdie Schupp 21 7 1.95 36 32 0 272.0 202 59 70 147
Slim Sallee 18 7 2.17 34 24 4 215.2 199 52 34 54
Rube Benton 15 9 2.72 35 25 3 215.0 190 65 41 70
Pol Perritt 17 7 1.88 35 26 1 215.0 186 45 45 72
Jeff Tesreau 13 8 3.09 33 20 2 183.2 168 63 58 85
Fred Anderson 8 8 1.44 38 18 3 162.0 122 26 34 69
Al Demaree 4 5 2.64 15 11 0 78.1 70 23 17 23
George Smith 0 3 2.84 14 1 0 38.0 38 12 11 16
Jim Middleton 1 1 2.75 13 0 1 36.0 35 11 8 9
Ad Swigler 0 1 6.00 1 1 0 6.0 7 4 8 4
George Kelly 1 0 0.00 1 0 0 5.0 4 0 1 2

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to CHA 4-2

👥 Roster (33)

Fred Anderson Al Baird Rube Benton George Burns Al Demaree Art Fletcher George Gibson Ed Hemingway Buck Herzog Walter Holke Benny Kauff George Kelly +21 more

33 players

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The 1917 New York Giants in brief

A 98-56 record (.636) put the 1917 New York Giants 1st in the NL. This was a year in which the New York Giants won the pennant. The New York Giants scored 635 runs and allowed 457, a run differential of +178. The team batting average of .260 was 5% above the 1917 league mark of .249. The staff ERA of 2.27 was 16% better than the league average of 2.70.

Polo Grounds IV was home in 1917, drawing a total attendance of 700,000. The home run leader was Dave Robertson, who hit 12. Heinie Zimmerman led in RBI with 102. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ferdie Schupp (21). In the World Series, the New York Giants lost to CHA 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1917 New York Giants

What was the 1917 New York Giants record?
The 1917 New York Giants finished 98-56 (.636 win pct).
How did the 1917 New York Giants finish?
The 1917 New York Giants finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1917 New York Giants in home runs?
Dave Robertson led the 1917 New York Giants with 12 home runs.
What was the 1917 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1917 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 2.27.
Did the 1917 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1917 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1917 New York Giants play?
The 1917 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
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