1917 Pittsburgh Pirates

51-103 • .331 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates went 51-103 (.331) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 464 runs, allowed 595, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included William Fischer (3 HR, 25 RBI) and Wilbur Cooper (17-11, 2.36 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

51 Wins
103 Losses
.331 Win %
8th Rank
464 R 595 RA
Diff -131

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464 Runs Scored
595 Runs Allowed
-131 Run Diff
236K Attendance

📈 vs. 1917 NL Average

Batting Avg .237 5% below the 1917 league average (.249)
OBP .298 2% below the 1917 league average (.305)
SLG .297 9% below the 1917 league average (.327)
Team ERA 3.01 11% worse than the 1917 league average (2.70)
Runs Scored 464 16% below the 1917 league average (551 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 236,800
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Avg per Game 2,997

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1917

Batting Avg

1 Max Carey 0.296 2 William Fischer 0.286 3 Honus Wagner 0.265 4 Tony Boeckel 0.265 5 Doug Baird 0.259

Home Runs

1 William Fischer 3 2 Bunny Brief 2 3 Bill Hinchman 2 4 Max Carey 1 5 Lee King 1

RBI

1 Max Carey 51 2 Chuck Ward 43 3 Lee King 35 4 Bill Hinchman 29 5 William Fischer 25
1917 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Max Carey 155 588 82 174 21 12 1 51 58 38 46 0.296
Carson Bigbee 133 469 46 112 11 6 0 21 37 16 19 0.239
Chuck Ward 125 423 25 100 12 3 0 43 32 43 5 0.236
Jake Pitler 109 382 39 89 8 5 0 23 30 24 6 0.233
Lee King 111 381 32 95 14 5 1 35 15 58 8 0.249
William Fischer 95 245 25 70 9 2 3 25 27 19 11 0.286
Bill Hinchman 69 244 27 46 5 5 2 29 33 27 5 0.189
Honus Wagner 74 230 15 61 7 1 0 24 24 17 5 0.265
Tony Boeckel 64 219 16 58 11 1 0 23 8 31 6 0.265
Walter Schmidt 72 183 9 45 7 0 0 17 11 11 4 0.246
Alex McCarthy 49 151 15 33 4 0 0 8 11 13 1 0.219
Bill Wagner 53 151 15 31 7 2 0 9 11 22 1 0.205
Fritz Mollwitz 36 140 15 36 4 1 0 12 8 8 4 0.257
Doug Baird 43 135 17 35 6 1 0 18 20 19 8 0.259
Adam DeBus 38 131 9 30 5 4 0 7 7 14 2 0.229
Charlie Jackson 41 121 7 29 3 2 0 1 10 22 4 0.240
Bunny Brief 36 115 15 25 5 1 2 11 15 21 4 0.217
Wilbur Cooper 41 103 8 21 5 1 0 5 6 20 0 0.204
Frank Schulte 30 103 11 22 5 1 0 7 10 14 5 0.214
Frank Miller 39 76 0 9 0 1 0 4 0 11 0 0.118
Bob Steele 33 76 6 17 1 1 0 5 0 14 1 0.224
Burleigh Grimes 42 69 7 16 3 0 0 4 2 18 2 0.232
Elmer Jacobs 38 67 3 12 2 0 0 0 1 26 0 0.179
Howdy Caton 14 57 6 12 1 2 0 4 6 7 0 0.211
Hal Carlson 34 49 0 6 0 1 0 2 1 13 0 0.122
Billy Gleason 13 42 3 7 1 0 0 0 5 5 1 0.167
Don Flinn 14 37 1 11 1 1 0 1 1 6 1 0.297
Al Mamaux 16 31 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.226
Ray Miller 6 27 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.148
George Kelly 8 23 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 9 0 0.087
Red Smith 11 21 1 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 1 0.143
Jesse Altenburg 11 17 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.176
Bill Webb 5 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.200
Fred Blackwell 3 10 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.200
Joe Wilhoit 9 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Bill Evans 8 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.111
Elmer Ponder 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Hooks Warner 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Harry Wolfe 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Ben Shaw 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Arch Reilly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1917

ERA

1 Wilbur Cooper 2.36 2 Bob Steele 2.76 3 Elmer Jacobs 2.81 4 Hal Carlson 2.90 5 Frank Miller 3.13

Wins

1 Wilbur Cooper 17 2 Frank Miller 10 3 Hal Carlson 7 4 Elmer Jacobs 6 5 Bob Steele 5

Strikeouts

1 Wilbur Cooper 99 2 Frank Miller 92 3 Bob Steele 82 4 Burleigh Grimes 72 5 Hal Carlson 68
1917 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper 17 11 2.36 40 34 1 297.2 276 78 54 99
Elmer Jacobs 6 19 2.81 38 25 2 227.1 214 71 76 58
Frank Miller 10 19 3.13 38 28 1 224.0 216 78 60 92
Burleigh Grimes 3 16 3.53 37 17 0 194.0 186 76 70 72
Bob Steele 5 11 2.76 27 19 1 179.2 158 55 53 82
Hal Carlson 7 11 2.90 34 17 1 161.1 140 52 49 68
Al Mamaux 2 11 5.25 16 13 0 85.2 92 50 50 22
Bill Evans 0 4 3.38 8 2 0 26.2 24 10 14 5
Elmer Ponder 1 1 1.69 3 2 0 21.1 12 4 6 11

👥 Roster (41)

Jesse Altenburg Doug Baird Carson Bigbee Fred Blackwell Tony Boeckel Bunny Brief Max Carey Hal Carlson Howdy Caton Wilbur Cooper Adam DeBus Bill Evans +29 more

41 players

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The 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The record for the 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates reads 51 wins and 103 losses, good for 8th in the NL. With 464 runs scored and 595 given up, the 1917 differential was -131. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .237, 5% worse than the league's .249. Pitchers allowed 3.01 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.70. The 464 runs scored compare with a league average of 551 per club, 16% fewer.

Home games were played at Forbes Field, where 236,800 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was William Fischer, who hit 3. Max Carey drove in a team-high 51 runs. Wilbur Cooper was the top winner, with 17 victories. The roster section lists 41 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 51-103 (.331 win pct).
Who led the 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
William Fischer led the 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 home runs.
What was the 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.01.
Did the 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were William Fischer (3 HR, 25 RBI) and Wilbur Cooper (17-11, 2.36 ERA).
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