1917 San Francisco Seals season explained

San Francisco Seals
Season:	1917
Record:	119–93
League:	Pacific Coast League
Ballpark:	Recreation Park
League Place:	1st
Managers:	Harry Wolverton, Jerry Downs
Owners:	Henry Berry

The 1915 San Francisco Seals season was the 13th season in the history of the San Francisco Seals baseball team. The team won the Pacific Coast League (PCL) pennant with a 119–93 record. The season ran from April 3 to October 28, 1917.

Harry Wolverton began the season as the team's manager. On June 17, however, team owner Henry Berry fired Wolverton, stating that he could not get along with Wolverton in a business way.^[1] Jerry Downs took over as player-manager after Wolverton.^[2]

Pitcher Eric Erickson led the PCL in both wins (30) and earned run average (1.93).^[3]

1917 PCL standings

W	L	Pct.	GB
119	93	.561	--
116	94	.552
102	97	.513
98	102	.490
103	108	.488
84	128	.396

Statistics

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	SLG
RF		179	704	228	.324	2	.405
LF		181	657	206	.314	4	.423
CF		169	616	190	.308	0	.359
3B		209	795	240	.302	0	.376
1B	Phil Koerner	211	741	204	.275	8	.387
C		121	349	93	.266	1	.321
CF		148	498	131	.263	1	.329
SS		210	680	172	.253	2	.306
C		68	209	56	.268	1	.330
2B		166	610	146	.239	1	.295

Pitching

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	PCT	ERA
	62	443.2	31	15	.674	1.93
	50	352.1	24	17	.585	2.50
	48	343.2	18	19	.486	2.88
Luther Smith	49	293.0	17	15	.533	2.33

^[4]

Notes and References

News: Harry Wolverton Is Released As Seal Manager. San Francisco Chronicle. June 18, 1917. 8. Newspapers.com.
News: Jerry Downs Stepping Away to a Good Start: New Manager of the Seals Wins Many Friends. San Francisco Examiner. July 1, 1917. 31. Newspapers.com.
Web site: 1917 Pacific Coast League Leaders. Stats Crew. March 5, 2020.
Web site: 1917 San Francisco Seals Stats. Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com. March 4, 2020.