1917 Washington Senators season explained

Washington Senators
Season:	1917
League:	American League
Ballpark:	National Park
City:	Washington, D.C.
Owners:	Thomas C. Noyes
Managers:	Clark Griffith
Season List:	List of Minnesota Twins seasons

The 1917 Washington Senators won 74 games, lost 79, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Clark Griffith and played home games at National Park.

The Senators this season hit only four home runs for the entire campaign, second only to the Chicago White Sox in the modern era, who hit three. First baseman Joe Judge accounted for 50% of them, with two home runs for the season.

Regular season

Roster

1917 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		Manager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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		125	350	67	.191	0	42
1B		102	393	112	.285	2	30
2B		101	338	90	.266	1	33
SS		126	430	87	.202	0	28
3B		143	554	130	.235	0	43
OF		114	322	83	.258	1	34
OF		155	579	170	.294	0	48
OF		155	586	177	.302	0	69

Other batters

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
	99	297	57	.192	0	23
	76	176	50	.284	0	18
	65	163	31	.190	0	18
	50	141	27	.191	0	9
	35	117	26	.222	0	17
	32	95	17	.179	0	4
	31	73	21	.288	0	9
	20	35	6	.171	0	2
	8	21	3	.143	0	4

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	47	326.0	23	16	2.21	88
	47	266.1	15	14	3.21	118
	31	179.1	11	12	3.01	99

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	42	207.2	9	13	2.99	84
	40	207.2	11	10	2.17	78
	37	204.2	5	14	2.55	65

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	8	0	0	1	3.86	2
	2	0	0	1	7.20	2
	1	0	0	0	38.57	1

References

• 1917 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1917 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com