1917 New York Yankees season

The 1917 New York Yankees season was the 15th season for the Yankees in New York, and the 17th season overall 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.

Yankees on April 11, 1917

1917 New York Yankees
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Owner(s)Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston
Manager(s)Bill Donovan
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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]

Regular season

Season standings
American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Sox 10054 0.649 — 56–21 44–33
Boston Red Sox 9062 0.592 9 45–33 45–29
Cleveland Indians 8866 0.571 12 44–34 44–32
Detroit Tigers 7875 0.510 21½ 34–41 44–34
Washington Senators 7479 0.484 25½ 42–35 32–44
New York Yankees 7182 0.464 28½ 35–40 36–42
St. Louis Browns 5797 0.370 43 31–46 26–51
Philadelphia Athletics 5598 0.359 44½ 29–47 26–51

Record vs. opponents
1917 American League Records

Sources:
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHI STL WSH
Boston —10–12–110–129–1213–9–118–3–117–5–113–9–1
Chicago 12–10–1—14–816–612–1015–716–615–7–1
Cleveland 12–108–14—12–1015–716–614–811–11–2
Detroit 12–96–1610–12—13–9–112–1014–811–11
New York 9–13–110–127–159–13–1—15–713–98–13
Philadelphia 3–18–17–156–1610–127–15—11–1111–11
St. Louis 5–17–16–168–148–149–1311–11—10–12
Washington 9–13–17–15–111–11–211–1113–811–1112–10—

Roster
1917 New York Yankees
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Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
3BHome Run Baker146553156.282671

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
Ángel Aragón14453.06702

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
Ray Caldwell3223613162.86102

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
Nick Cullop30146.1593.3227
Neal Brady29102.004

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

References
  1. "Yankees Fall Before Red Sox and Robins Yield To Phillies In Season's First Games". The New York Times. April 12, 1917. Retrieved June 12, 2015. 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 ...
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