1917 MLB Season History - Major League Baseball - ESPN

MLB Season History - 1917

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1917 MLB Leaders

BATTING AVERAGE
1. Ty Cobb	.383
2. George Sisler	.353
3. Tris Speaker	.352
4. Edd Roush	.341
5. Rogers Hornsby	.327
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HOME RUNS
1. Gavvy Cravath	12
2. Dave Robertson	12
3. Wally Pipp	9
4. Bobby Veach	8
5. Rogers Hornsby	8
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RUNS BATTED IN
1. Bert Adams	0
2. Sam Agnew	0
3. Eddie Ainsmith	0
4. Vic Aldridge	0
5. Pete Alexander	0
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WINS
1. Pete Alexander	30
2. Eddie Cicotte	28
3. Fred Toney	24
4. Babe Ruth	24
5. Hippo Vaughn	23
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STRIKEOUTS
1. Pete Alexander	200
2. Hippo Vaughn	195
3. Walter Johnson	188
4. Phil Douglas	151
5. Eddie Cicotte	150
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ERA
1. Fred Anderson	1.44
2. Eddie Cicotte	1.53
3. Carl Mays	1.74
4. Stan Coveleski	1.81
5. Pete Alexander	1.83
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1917 American League Standings
TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-Chicago	100	54	.641	--	--	--	656	464	+192
Boston	90	62	.573	9	--	--	555	454	+101
Cleveland	88	66	.564	12	--	--	584	543	+41
Detroit	78	75	.506	21.5	--	--	639	577	+62
Washington	74	79	.471	25.5	--	--	543	566	-23
New York	71	82	.458	28.5	--	--	524	558	-34
St. Louis	57	97	.368	43	--	--	510	687	-177
Philadelphia	55	98	.357	44.5	--	--	529	691	-162
1917 National League Standings
TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-New York	98	56	.620	--	--	--	635	457	+178
Philadelphia	87	65	.565	10	--	--	578	500	+78
St. Louis	82	70	.532	15	--	--	531	567	-36
Cincinnati	78	76	.497	20	--	--	601	611	-10
Chicago	74	80	.471	24	--	--	552	567	-15
Boston	72	81	.459	25.5	--	--	536	552	-16
Brooklyn	70	81	.449	26.5	--	--	511	559	-48
Pittsburgh	51	103	.325	47	--	--	464	595	-131

1917 All-Star Results
No results available.
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1917 Postseason Results
ROUND	OUTCOME	RESULT
World Series	Chicago White Sox defeated New York Giants	4-2
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1917 Award Winners
No award winners.
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1917 Draft Picks
No picks available.
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1917 No-Hitters
DATE	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	SCORE	LEAGUE	NOTES
6/23/1917	Babe Ruth (0)	BOS	WAS	4-0	AL	Combined
6/23/1917	Ernie Shore (9)	BOS	WAS	4-0	AL	Combined
5/6/1917	Bob Groom	STL	CHI	3-0	AL
5/5/1917	Ernie Koob	STL	CHI	1-0	AL
5/2/1917	Fred Toney	CIN	CHI	1-0	NL
4/24/1917	George Mogridge	NYY	BOS	2-1	AL
4/14/1917	Eddie Cicotte	CHI	STL	11-0	AL
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