1917 St. Louis Cardinals

82-70 • .539 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1917 St. Louis Cardinals went 82-70 (.539) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 531 runs, allowed 567, and played home games at Robison Field. Team leaders included Rogers Hornsby (8 HR, 66 RBI) and Bill Doak (16-20, 3.10 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

82 Wins
70 Losses
.539 Win %
3rd Rank
531 R 567 RA
Diff -36

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531 Runs Scored
567 Runs Allowed
-36 Run Diff
366K Attendance

📈 vs. 1917 NL Average

Batting Avg .250 equal to the 1917 league average (.249)
OBP .302 1% below the 1917 league average (.305)
SLG .333 2% above the 1917 league average (.327)
Team ERA 3.03 12% worse than the 1917 league average (2.70)
Runs Scored 531 4% below the 1917 league average (551 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRobison Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 366,300
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Avg per Game 4,696

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1917

Batting Avg

1 Rogers Hornsby 0.327 2 Jack Smith 0.297 3 Walton Cruise 0.295 4 Gene Packard 0.288 5 Gene Paulette 0.265

Home Runs

1 Rogers Hornsby 8 2 Walton Cruise 5 3 Tom Long 3 4 Jack Smith 3 5 Dots Miller 2

RBI

1 Rogers Hornsby 66 2 Walton Cruise 59 3 Dots Miller 45 4 Tom Long 41 5 Gene Paulette 34
1917 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dots Miller 148 544 61 135 15 9 2 45 33 52 14 0.248
Tom Long 144 530 49 123 12 14 3 41 37 44 21 0.232
Walton Cruise 153 529 70 156 20 10 5 59 38 73 16 0.295
Rogers Hornsby 145 523 86 171 24 17 8 66 45 34 17 0.327
Jack Smith 137 462 64 137 16 11 3 34 38 65 25 0.297
Doug Baird 104 364 38 92 19 12 0 24 23 52 18 0.253
Gene Paulette 95 332 32 88 21 7 0 34 16 16 9 0.265
Bruno Betzel 106 328 24 71 4 3 1 17 20 47 9 0.216
Frank Snyder 115 313 18 74 9 2 1 33 27 43 4 0.236
Mike Gonzalez 106 290 28 76 8 1 1 28 22 24 12 0.262
Fred Smith 56 165 11 30 0 2 1 17 17 22 4 0.182
Bob Bescher 42 110 10 17 1 1 1 8 20 13 3 0.155
Bill Doak 44 95 5 12 1 0 0 3 3 34 0 0.126
Lee Meadows 43 89 5 9 1 0 0 4 1 32 0 0.101
Red Smyth 38 72 5 15 0 2 0 4 4 9 3 0.208
Red Ames 43 64 3 12 1 2 0 7 6 23 0 0.188
Gene Packard 36 52 4 15 2 0 0 1 2 11 0 0.288
Milt Watson 41 51 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 15 0 0.098
Oscar Horstmann 35 46 1 9 2 0 0 2 2 13 0 0.196
Marv Goodwin 14 23 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.174
Paddy Livingston 7 20 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0.200
John Brock 7 15 4 6 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.400
Tony DeFate 14 14 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 0.143
Bob Steele 12 13 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.385
Bobby Wallace 8 10 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.100
Stuffy Stewart 13 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Ike McAuley 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.286
Jakie May 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
George Pierce 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Lou North 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bruce Hitt 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Roche 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Murchison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1917

ERA

1 Marv Goodwin 2.21 2 Gene Packard 2.47 3 Red Ames 2.71 4 Lee Meadows 3.08 5 Bill Doak 3.10

Wins

1 Bill Doak 16 2 Red Ames 15 3 Lee Meadows 15 4 Milt Watson 10 5 Oscar Horstmann 9

Strikeouts

1 Bill Doak 111 2 Lee Meadows 100 3 Red Ames 62 4 Oscar Horstmann 50 5 Milt Watson 45
1917 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Doak 16 20 3.10 44 37 2 281.1 257 97 85 111
Lee Meadows 15 9 3.08 43 37 2 265.2 253 91 90 100
Red Ames 15 10 2.71 43 19 3 209.0 189 63 57 62
Milt Watson 10 13 3.51 41 20 0 161.1 149 63 51 45
Gene Packard 9 6 2.47 34 11 2 153.1 138 42 25 44
Oscar Horstmann 9 4 3.44 35 11 1 138.2 111 53 54 50
Marv Goodwin 6 4 2.21 14 12 0 85.1 70 21 19 38
Bob Steele 1 3 3.21 12 6 0 42.0 33 15 19 23
Jakie May 0 0 3.38 15 1 0 29.1 29 11 11 18
Lou North 0 0 3.97 5 0 0 11.1 14 5 4 4
George Pierce 1 1 3.48 5 0 0 10.1 7 4 3 4
Bruce Hitt 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 4.0 7 4 1 1
Tim Murchison 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 2 2

👥 Roster (33)

Red Ames Doug Baird Bob Bescher Bruno Betzel John Brock Walton Cruise Tony DeFate Bill Doak Mike Gonzalez Marv Goodwin Bruce Hitt Rogers Hornsby +21 more

33 players

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The 1917 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 1917 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 82-70 mark (.539) and finished 3rd in the NL. With 531 runs scored and 567 given up, the 1917 differential was -36. Pitchers allowed 3.03 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.70. League clubs averaged 551 runs that year, so the St. Louis Cardinals scored 4% fewer.

The home park, Robison Field, recorded 366,300 in attendance, about 4,696 a game. For power, Rogers Hornsby led the way with 8 homers. Bill Doak was the top winner, with 16 victories. In all, the roster shows 33 players. The 1916 season and the 1918 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1917 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1917 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1917 St. Louis Cardinals finished 82-70 (.539 win pct).
Who led the 1917 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Rogers Hornsby led the 1917 St. Louis Cardinals with 8 home runs.
What was the 1917 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1917 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.03.
Did the 1917 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1917 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1917 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1917 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Robison Field.
Who led the 1917 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rogers Hornsby (8 HR, 66 RBI) and Bill Doak (16-20, 3.10 ERA).
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