| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Season: | 1917 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Cardinal Field |
| City: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Record: | 82–70 (.539) |
| League Place: | 3rd |
| Owners: | Sam Breadon |
| Managers: | Miller Huggins |
The 1917 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 36th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 26th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 82–70 during the season and finished third in the National League.
Rogers Hornsby began to establish himself as an elite hitter. Hornsby had a .327 batting average which was second in the league. He led the league in triples (17), total bases (253), and slugging percentage (.484).
| 1917 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 115 | 313 | 74 | .236 | 1 | 33 | ||
| 1B | 95 | 332 | 88 | .265 | 0 | 34 | ||
| 2B | 148 | 544 | 135 | .248 | 2 | 45 | ||
| SS | 145 | 523 | 171 | .327 | 8 | 66 | ||
| 3B | 104 | 364 | 92 | .253 | 0 | 24 | ||
| OF | 137 | 462 | 137 | .297 | 3 | 34 | ||
| OF | 144 | 530 | 123 | .232 | 3 | 41 | ||
| OF | 153 | 529 | 156 | .295 | 5 | 59 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 328 | 71 | .216 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 106 | 290 | 76 | .262 | 1 | 28 | ||
| 56 | 165 | 30 | .182 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 42 | 110 | 17 | .155 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 38 | 72 | 15 | .208 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 15 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 281.1 | 16 | 20 | 3.10 | 111 | ||
| 43 | 265.2 | 15 | 9 | 3.08 | 100 | ||
| 14 | 85.1 | 6 | 4 | 2.21 | 38 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 209.0 | 15 | 10 | 2.71 | 62 | ||
| 41 | 161.1 | 10 | 13 | 3.51 | 45 | ||
| 34 | 153.1 | 9 | 6 | 2.47 | 44 | ||
| 35 | 138.2 | 9 | 4 | 3.44 | 50 | ||
| 12 | 42.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.21 | 23 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.97 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.48 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |