1917 New York Yankees

71-82 • .464 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1917 New York Yankees went 71-82 (.464) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 524 runs, allowed 558, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Wally Pipp (9 HR, 70 RBI) and Ray Caldwell (13-16, 2.86 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

71 Wins
82 Losses
.464 Win %
6th Rank
524 R 558 RA
Diff -34

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524 Runs Scored
558 Runs Allowed
-34 Run Diff
453K Attendance

📈 vs. 1917 AL Average

Batting Avg .238 4% below the 1917 league average (.247)
OBP .310 2% below the 1917 league average (.317)
SLG .308 4% below the 1917 league average (.320)
Team ERA 2.66 equal to the 1917 league average (2.66)
Runs Scored 524 8% below the 1917 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 453,600
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Avg per Game 6,048

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1917

Batting Avg

1 Home Run Baker 0.282 2 Roxy Walters 0.263 3 Les Nunamaker 0.261 4 Roger Peckinpaugh 0.260 5 Ray Caldwell 0.258

Home Runs

1 Wally Pipp 9 2 Home Run Baker 6 3 Tim Hendryx 5 4 Elmer Miller 3 5 Ray Caldwell 2

RBI

1 Home Run Baker 71 2 Wally Pipp 70 3 Tim Hendryx 44 4 Roger Peckinpaugh 41 5 Elmer Miller 35
1917 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wally Pipp 155 587 82 143 29 12 9 70 60 66 11 0.244
Home Run Baker 146 553 57 156 24 2 6 71 48 27 18 0.282
Roger Peckinpaugh 148 543 63 141 24 7 0 41 64 46 17 0.260
Fritz Maisel 113 404 46 80 4 4 0 20 36 18 29 0.198
Tim Hendryx 125 393 43 98 14 7 5 44 62 45 6 0.249
Elmer Miller 114 379 43 95 11 3 3 35 40 44 11 0.251
Hugh High 103 365 37 86 11 6 1 19 48 31 8 0.236
Les Nunamaker 104 310 22 81 9 2 0 33 21 25 5 0.261
Lee Magee 51 173 17 38 4 1 0 8 13 18 3 0.220
Roxy Walters 61 171 16 45 2 0 0 14 9 22 2 0.263
Frank Gilhooley 54 165 14 40 6 1 0 8 30 13 6 0.242
Ray Caldwell 63 124 12 32 6 1 2 12 16 16 2 0.258
Joe Gedeon 33 117 15 28 7 0 0 8 7 13 4 0.239
Paddy Baumann 49 110 10 24 2 1 0 8 4 9 2 0.218
Armando Marsans 25 88 10 20 4 0 0 15 8 3 6 0.227
Bob Shawkey 32 84 3 16 4 0 0 8 3 15 0 0.190
George Mogridge 29 69 6 11 0 3 0 3 1 15 0 0.159
Walt Alexander 20 51 1 7 2 1 0 4 4 11 1 0.137
Ray Fisher 23 50 6 9 0 1 1 3 0 14 0 0.180
Angel Aragon 14 45 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.067
Urban Shocker 26 45 0 8 0 0 0 6 1 17 0 0.178
Nick Cullop 30 44 1 7 1 0 0 2 3 14 0 0.159
Bill Lamar 11 41 2 10 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0.244
Chick Fewster 11 36 2 8 0 0 0 1 5 5 1 0.222
Slim Love 33 36 2 6 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.167
Sammy Vick 10 36 4 10 3 0 0 2 1 6 2 0.278
Allen Russell 30 31 3 10 2 0 0 1 4 12 0 0.323
Aaron Ward 8 26 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.115
Howie Camp 5 21 3 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.286
Muddy Ruel 6 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0.118
Ed Monroe 9 12 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.167
Bob McGraw 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Neal Brady 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Bill Piercy 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Hank Thormahlen 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jack Enright 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walt Smallwood 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1917

ERA

1 Ray Fisher 2.19 2 Allen Russell 2.24 3 Slim Love 2.35 4 Bob Shawkey 2.44 5 Urban Shocker 2.61

Wins

1 Ray Caldwell 13 2 Bob Shawkey 13 3 George Mogridge 9 4 Ray Fisher 8 5 Urban Shocker 8

Strikeouts

1 Ray Caldwell 102 2 Bob Shawkey 97 3 Slim Love 82 4 Urban Shocker 68 5 Ray Fisher 64
1917 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Shawkey 13 15 2.44 32 26 0 236.1 207 64 72 97
Ray Caldwell 13 16 2.86 32 29 0 236.0 199 75 76 102
George Mogridge 9 11 2.98 29 25 0 196.1 185 65 39 46
Nick Cullop 5 9 3.32 30 18 1 146.1 161 54 31 27
Urban Shocker 8 5 2.61 26 13 1 145.0 124 42 46 68
Ray Fisher 8 9 2.19 23 18 0 144.0 126 35 43 64
Slim Love 6 5 2.35 33 9 1 130.1 115 34 57 82
Allen Russell 7 8 2.24 25 10 2 104.1 89 26 39 55
Ed Monroe 1 0 3.45 9 1 1 28.2 35 11 6 12
Bob McGraw 0 1 0.82 2 2 0 11.0 9 1 3 3
Neal Brady 1 0 2.00 2 1 0 9.0 6 2 5 4
Bill Piercy 0 1 3.00 1 1 0 9.0 9 3 2 4
Hank Thormahlen 0 1 2.25 1 1 0 8.0 9 2 4 5
Jack Enright 0 1 5.40 1 1 0 5.0 5 3 3 1
Walt Smallwood 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 1

👥 Roster (37)

Walt Alexander Angel Aragon Home Run Baker Paddy Baumann Neal Brady Ray Caldwell Howie Camp Nick Cullop Jack Enright Chick Fewster Ray Fisher Joe Gedeon +25 more

37 players

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The 1917 New York Yankees in brief

A 71-82 record (.464) put the 1917 New York Yankees 6th in the AL. With 524 runs scored and 558 given up, the 1917 differential was -34. Against a league average of .247, the 1917 New York Yankees batted .238. The 1917 New York Yankees scored 8% fewer runs than the average club (524 against 568). Polo Grounds IV was home in 1917, drawing a total attendance of 453,600.

Wally Pipp led the club in home runs with 9. Home Run Baker drove in a team-high 71 runs. On the mound, Bob Shawkey won 13 games to lead the staff. Ray Caldwell struck out 102, the most on the club. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1917 New York Yankees

What was the 1917 New York Yankees record?
The 1917 New York Yankees finished 71-82 (.464 win pct).
Who led the 1917 New York Yankees in home runs?
Wally Pipp led the 1917 New York Yankees with 9 home runs.
What was the 1917 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1917 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 2.66.
Did the 1917 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1917 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1917 New York Yankees play?
The 1917 New York Yankees played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1917 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Wally Pipp (9 HR, 70 RBI) and Ray Caldwell (13-16, 2.86 ERA).
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