1917 St. Louis Browns

57-97 • .370 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1917 St. Louis Browns went 57-97 (.370) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 510 runs, allowed 687, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Baby Doll Jacobson (4 HR, 55 RBI) and Dave Davenport (17-17, 3.08 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

57 Wins
97 Losses
.370 Win %
7th Rank
510 R 687 RA
Diff -177

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510 Runs Scored
687 Runs Allowed
-177 Run Diff
300K Attendance

📈 vs. 1917 AL Average

Batting Avg .245 1% below the 1917 league average (.247)
OBP .305 4% below the 1917 league average (.317)
SLG .315 2% below the 1917 league average (.320)
Team ERA 3.20 20% worse than the 1917 league average (2.66)
Runs Scored 510 10% below the 1917 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 300,950
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Avg per Game 3,858

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1917

Batting Avg

1 George Sisler 0.353 2 Ray Demmitt 0.283 3 Earl Smith 0.281 4 Hank Severeid 0.265 5 William Rumler 0.261

Home Runs

1 Baby Doll Jacobson 4 2 Ernie Johnson 2 3 George Sisler 2 4 Tod Sloan 2 5 Ward Miller 1

RBI

1 Hank Severeid 57 2 Baby Doll Jacobson 55 3 Del Pratt 53 4 George Sisler 52 5 Doc Lavan 30
1917 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Sisler 135 539 60 190 30 9 2 52 30 19 37 0.353
Baby Doll Jacobson 148 529 53 131 23 7 4 55 31 67 10 0.248
Hank Severeid 143 501 45 133 23 4 1 57 28 20 6 0.265
Jimmy Austin 127 455 61 109 18 8 0 19 50 46 13 0.240
Del Pratt 123 450 40 111 22 8 1 53 33 36 18 0.247
Burt Shotton 118 398 47 89 9 1 1 20 62 47 16 0.224
Doc Lavan 118 355 19 85 8 5 0 30 19 34 5 0.239
Tod Sloan 109 313 32 72 6 2 2 25 28 34 8 0.230
Armando Marsans 75 257 31 59 12 0 0 20 20 6 11 0.230
Ernie Johnson 80 199 28 49 6 2 2 20 12 16 13 0.246
Earl Smith 52 199 31 56 7 7 0 10 15 21 5 0.281
Lee Magee 36 112 11 19 1 0 0 4 6 6 3 0.170
Dave Davenport 47 92 0 9 1 0 0 8 4 48 0 0.098
Allen Sothoron 49 92 8 20 5 1 0 11 5 17 0 0.217
William Rumler 78 88 7 23 3 4 1 16 8 9 2 0.261
Ward Miller 43 82 13 17 1 1 1 2 16 15 7 0.207
Bob Groom 38 72 4 8 2 0 0 2 3 27 0 0.111
George Hale 38 61 4 12 2 1 0 8 10 12 0 0.197
Ray Demmitt 14 53 6 15 1 2 0 7 0 8 1 0.283
Wally Gerber 14 39 2 12 1 1 0 2 3 2 1 0.308
Eddie Plank 20 38 0 4 1 0 0 2 3 10 0 0.105
Ernie Koob 39 35 2 4 0 0 0 0 5 17 0 0.114
Tom Rogers 24 29 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.172
Gene Paulette 12 22 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.182
Earl Hamilton 27 19 0 7 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0.368
Grover Hartley 19 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.231
Duke Kenworthy 5 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.100
Rasty Wright 16 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.200
Scrappy Moore 4 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.125
Grover Lowdermilk 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Vince Molyneaux 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Carl Weilman 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Speed Martin 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Park 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Murray 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Richardson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ivan Bigler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim McCabe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Otto Neu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kewpie Pennington 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1917

ERA

1 Eddie Plank 1.79 2 Allen Sothoron 2.83 3 Bob Groom 2.94 4 Dave Davenport 3.08 5 Earl Hamilton 3.14

Wins

1 Dave Davenport 17 2 Allen Sothoron 14 3 Bob Groom 8 4 Ernie Koob 6 5 Eddie Plank 5

Strikeouts

1 Dave Davenport 100 2 Allen Sothoron 85 3 Bob Groom 82 4 Ernie Koob 47 5 Tom Rogers 27
1917 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Davenport 17 17 3.08 47 39 2 280.2 273 96 105 100
Allen Sothoron 14 19 2.83 48 32 4 276.2 259 87 96 85
Bob Groom 8 19 2.94 38 28 3 232.2 193 76 95 82
Ernie Koob 6 14 3.91 39 18 1 133.2 139 58 57 47
Eddie Plank 5 6 1.79 20 14 1 131.0 105 26 38 26
Tom Rogers 3 6 3.89 24 8 0 108.2 112 47 44 27
Earl Hamilton 0 9 3.14 27 8 1 83.0 86 29 41 19
Rasty Wright 0 1 5.45 16 1 0 39.2 48 24 10 5
Vince Molyneaux 0 0 4.91 7 0 0 22.0 18 12 20 4
Jim Park 1 1 6.64 13 0 0 20.1 27 15 12 9
Grover Lowdermilk 2 1 1.42 3 2 0 19.0 16 3 4 9
Carl Weilman 1 2 1.89 5 3 0 19.0 19 4 6 9
Speed Martin 0 2 5.74 9 2 0 15.2 20 10 5 5
Tim McCabe 0 0 23.14 1 0 0 2.1 4 6 4 2
Kewpie Pennington 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (40)

Jimmy Austin Ivan Bigler Dave Davenport Ray Demmitt Wally Gerber Bob Groom George Hale Earl Hamilton Grover Hartley Baby Doll Jacobson Ernie Johnson Duke Kenworthy +28 more

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The 1917 St. Louis Browns in brief

In 1917 the St. Louis Browns posted a 57-97 mark (.370) and finished 7th in the AL. The St. Louis Browns scored 510 runs and allowed 687, a run differential of -177. The team batting average of .245 was 1% below the 1917 league mark of .247. The staff ERA of 3.20 was 20% worse than the league average of 2.66. League clubs averaged 568 runs that year, so the St. Louis Browns scored 10% fewer.

The home park, Sportsman's Park IV, recorded 300,950 in attendance, about 3,858 a game. Baby Doll Jacobson topped the St. Louis Browns with 4 home runs. Hank Severeid led in RBI with 57. The hits leader was George Sisler with 190. Dave Davenport led the pitchers with 17 wins.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1917 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1917 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1917 St. Louis Browns finished 57-97 (.370 win pct).
Who led the 1917 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Baby Doll Jacobson led the 1917 St. Louis Browns with 4 home runs.
What was the 1917 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1917 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 3.20.
Did the 1917 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1917 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1917 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1917 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1917 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Baby Doll Jacobson (4 HR, 55 RBI) and Dave Davenport (17-17, 3.08 ERA).
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