1917 Philadelphia Athletics

55-98 • .359 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1917 Philadelphia Athletics went 55-98 (.359) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 529 runs, allowed 691, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Ping Bodie (7 HR, 74 RBI) and Bullet Joe Bush (11-17, 2.47 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

55 Wins
98 Losses
.359 Win %
8th Rank
529 R 691 RA
Diff -162

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529 Runs Scored
691 Runs Allowed
-162 Run Diff
263K Attendance

📈 vs. 1917 AL Average

Batting Avg .253 2% above the 1917 league average (.247)
OBP .316 equal to the 1917 league average (.317)
SLG .322 1% above the 1917 league average (.320)
Team ERA 3.27 23% worse than the 1917 league average (2.66)
Runs Scored 529 7% below the 1917 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 263,050
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Avg per Game 3,461

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1917

Batting Avg

1 Stuffy McInnis 0.303 2 Ping Bodie 0.291 3 Lee Gooch 0.288 4 Wally Schang 0.285 5 Amos Strunk 0.281

Home Runs

1 Ping Bodie 7 2 Wally Schang 3 3 Ray Bates 2 4 Lee Gooch 1 5 Pug Griffin 1

RBI

1 Ping Bodie 74 2 Ray Bates 66 3 Amos Strunk 45 4 Stuffy McInnis 44 5 Wally Schang 36
1917 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Stuffy McInnis 150 567 50 172 19 4 0 44 33 19 18 0.303
Ping Bodie 148 557 51 162 28 11 7 74 53 40 13 0.291
Amos Strunk 148 540 83 152 26 7 1 45 68 37 16 0.281
Ray Bates 127 485 47 115 20 7 2 66 21 39 12 0.237
Roy Grover 141 482 45 108 15 7 0 34 43 53 12 0.224
Whitey Witt 128 452 62 114 13 4 0 28 65 45 12 0.252
Charlie Jamieson 85 345 41 92 6 2 0 27 37 36 8 0.267
Wally Schang 118 316 41 90 14 9 3 36 29 24 6 0.285
Billy Meyer 62 162 9 38 5 1 0 9 7 14 0 0.235
Joe Dugan 43 134 9 26 8 0 0 16 3 16 0 0.194
Bill Johnson 48 109 7 19 2 2 1 8 8 14 4 0.174
Raymond Haley 41 98 7 27 2 1 0 11 4 12 2 0.276
Bullet Joe Bush 37 80 9 16 2 1 0 4 5 12 0 0.200
Buck Thrasher 23 77 5 18 2 1 0 2 3 12 0 0.234
Rube Schauer 33 76 7 11 1 1 0 4 3 10 0 0.145
Elmer Myers 38 73 5 18 2 0 0 5 3 14 2 0.247
Lee Gooch 17 59 4 17 2 0 1 8 4 10 0 0.288
Jing Johnson 35 59 3 12 0 1 0 3 9 14 0 0.203
Socks Seibold 36 59 6 13 1 1 0 5 4 8 1 0.220
Otis Lawry 30 55 7 9 1 0 0 1 2 9 1 0.164
Win Noyes 27 52 2 6 0 0 0 1 6 26 0 0.115
Eddie Palmer 16 52 7 11 1 0 0 5 7 7 1 0.212
Ralph Sharman 13 37 2 11 2 1 0 2 3 2 1 0.297
Red Shannon 11 35 8 10 0 0 0 7 6 9 2 0.286
Cy Falkenberg 15 27 1 5 2 1 0 1 0 10 0 0.185
Pug Griffin 18 25 4 5 1 0 1 3 1 9 1 0.200
Wickey McAvoy 10 24 1 6 1 0 1 4 0 3 0 0.250
Cy Perkins 6 18 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.167
Gene Bailey 5 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.083
Rollie Naylor 5 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.091
Walter Anderson 14 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.429
Eddie Bacon 4 6 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Val Picinich 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.333
Dallas Bradshaw 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rube Parnham 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Pat French 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harry Davis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ellis Johnson 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Dave Keefe 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cliff Hill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Nabors 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1917

ERA

1 Rollie Naylor 1.64 2 Bullet Joe Bush 2.47 3 Jing Johnson 2.78 4 Win Noyes 2.95 5 Walter Anderson 3.03

Wins

1 Bullet Joe Bush 11 2 Win Noyes 10 3 Jing Johnson 9 4 Elmer Myers 9 5 Rube Schauer 7

Strikeouts

1 Bullet Joe Bush 121 2 Elmer Myers 88 3 Win Noyes 64 4 Rube Schauer 62 5 Jing Johnson 55
1917 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bullet Joe Bush 11 17 2.47 37 31 2 233.1 207 64 111 121
Rube Schauer 7 16 3.14 33 21 1 215.0 209 75 69 62
Elmer Myers 9 16 4.42 38 23 3 201.2 221 99 79 88
Jing Johnson 9 12 2.78 34 23 0 191.0 184 59 56 55
Win Noyes 10 10 2.95 27 22 1 171.0 156 56 77 64
Socks Seibold 4 16 3.94 33 15 1 160.0 141 70 85 55
Cy Falkenberg 2 6 3.35 15 8 0 80.2 86 30 26 35
Walter Anderson 0 0 3.03 14 2 0 38.2 32 13 21 10
Rollie Naylor 2 2 1.64 5 5 0 33.0 30 6 11 11
Ellis Johnson 0 2 7.24 4 2 0 13.2 15 11 5 8
Rube Parnham 0 1 4.09 2 2 0 11.0 12 5 9 4
Eddie Bacon 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 6.0 5 4 7 0
Dave Keefe 1 0 1.80 3 0 0 5.0 5 1 4 1
Jack Nabors 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 2
Cliff Hill 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 2.2 5 2 1 0

👥 Roster (41)

Walter Anderson Eddie Bacon Gene Bailey Ray Bates Ping Bodie Dallas Bradshaw Bullet Joe Bush Harry Davis Joe Dugan Cy Falkenberg Pat French Lee Gooch +29 more

41 players

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The 1917 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The 1917 Philadelphia Athletics finished 55-98, a .359 winning percentage, placing 8th in the AL. The run column shows 529 for and 691 against. The team batting average of .253 was 2% above the 1917 league mark of .247. Pitchers allowed 3.27 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.66. Measured against the 568-run league average, the offense was 7% behind.

The home park, Shibe Park, recorded 263,050 in attendance, about 3,461 a game. The home run leader was Ping Bodie, who hit 7. Stuffy McInnis collected the most hits, 172. On the mound, Bullet Joe Bush won 11 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 41 players who appeared for the club. The 1916 season and the 1918 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1917 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1917 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1917 Philadelphia Athletics finished 55-98 (.359 win pct).
Who led the 1917 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Ping Bodie led the 1917 Philadelphia Athletics with 7 home runs.
What was the 1917 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1917 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.27.
Did the 1917 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1917 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1917 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1917 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1917 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ping Bodie (7 HR, 74 RBI) and Bullet Joe Bush (11-17, 2.47 ERA).
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