1917 New York Yankees season explained

New York Yankees
Season:	1917
League:	American League
Ballpark:	Polo Grounds
City:	New York City, New York
Owners:	Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston
Managers:	Bill Donovan

The 1917 New York Yankees season was the 15th season for the franchise. The team finished with a record of 71–82, finishing 28½ games behind the American League champion Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Bill Donovan. Their home games were played at the Polo Grounds.

Opening game

The opening game was against the Boston Red Sox on April 11, 1917, at the Polo Grounds in New York. 16,000 fans were in attendance. The Yankees lost 10-3. Major General Leonard Wood attended the game and threw out the first ball. Wood had drill sergeant Gibson, the recruiting officer from Macon, Georgia, where the team had their spring training, march the Yankees across the field in formation carrying rifles.^[1]

1917 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	104	310	81	.261	0	33
1B	155	587	143	.244	9	70
2B	113	404	80	.198	0	20
SS	148	543	141	.260	0	41
3B	146	553	156	.282	6	71
OF	125	393	98	.249	5	44
OF	114	379	95	.251	3	35
OF	103	365	86	.236	1	19

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
51	173	38	.220	0	8
61	171	45	.263	0	14
54	165	40	.242	0	8
33	117	28	.239	0	8
49	110	24	.218	0	8
25		88	20	.227	0	15
20	51	7	.137	0	4
14	45	3	.067	0	2
11	41	10	.244	0	3
11	36	8	.222	0	1
10	36	10	.278	0	2
8	26	3	.115	0	1
5	21	6	.286	0	0
6	17	2	.118	0	1

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
32	236.1	13	15	2.44	97
32	236.0	13	16	2.86	102
29	196.1	9	11	2.98	46
23	144.0	8	9	2.19	64
2	11.0	0	1		0.82	3
1	9.0	0	1	3.00	4
1	8.0	0	1	2.25	5
1	5.0	0	1	5.40	1

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
30	146.1	5	9	3.32	27
26	145.0	8	5	2.61	68
33	130.1	6	5	2.35	82
25	104.1	7	8	2.24	55
2	9.0	1	0	2.00	4

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	9	1	0	1	3.45	12
	2	0	0	0	0.00	1

News: Yankees Fall Before Red Sox and Robins Yield To Phillies In Season's First Games . Red Sox Landslide Buries Yanks, 10-3 Donovan's Soldiers Do Military Stunts For 16,000 Fans, But Their Baseball Is Poor. Gen. Wood Reviews Drill Also Tosses Out The Ball That Sets New York's 1917 Baseball Year Moving. Caldwell Hit Hard. Brush Stadium Welcomes Spring. Red Sox Get Runs Early. Barry's Error Aids Yanks. An army of 16,000 fans, under Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, U.S.A., led the baseball season of 1917 out of the moth-bailed period up at the Polo Grounds yesterday. Coming from its Winter slumber, the aforesaid season ... . . April 12, 1917 . 2015-06-12 .