1917 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1917 American League Polo Grounds New York City, New York 71 62 y 6th Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston Bill Donovan thumb|Yankees on April 11, 1917 The 1917 New York Yankees season was the 15th season 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. 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.Yankees Fall Before Red Sox and Robins Yield To Phillies In Season's First Games https://www.nytimes.com/1917/04/12/archives/yankees-fall-before-red-sox-and-robins-yield-to-phillies-in-seasons.html 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 ... The New York Times April 12, 1917 2015-06-12 Regular season Season standings New York Yankees Record vs. opponents NYY Roster 1917 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Neal Brady Ray Caldwell Nick Cullop Jack Enright Ray Fisher Slim Love Bob McGraw George Mogridge Ed Monroe Bill Piercy Allen Russell Bob Shawkey Urban Shocker Walt Smallwood Hank Thormahlen Catchers Walt Alexander Les Nunamaker Muddy Ruel Roxy Walters Infielders Home Run Baker Paddy Baumann Chick Fewster Joe Gedeon Fritz Maisel Roger Peckinpaugh Wally Pipp Aaron Ward Outfielders Ángel Aragón Howie Camp Frank Gilhooley Tim Hendryx Hugh High Bill Lamar Lee Magee Armando Marsans Elmer Miller Sammy Vick Manager Bill Donovan Coaches Duke Farrell 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 Les Nunamaker 104 310 81 .261 0 33 1B Wally Pipp 155 587 143 .244 9 70 2B Fritz Maisel 113 404 80 .198 0 20 SS Roger Peckinpaugh 148 543 141 .260 0 41 3B Home Run Baker 146 553 156 .282 6 71 OF Tim Hendryx 125 393 98 .249 5 44 OF Elmer Miller 114 379 95 .251 3 35 OF Hugh High 103 365 86 .236 1 19 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 Lee Magee 51 173 38 .220 0 8 Roxy Walters 61 171 45 .263 0 14 Frank Gilhooley 54 165 40 .242 0 8 Joe Gedeon 33 117 28 .239 0 8 Paddy Baumann 49 110 24 .218 0 8 Armando Marsans 25 88 20 .227 0 15 Walt Alexander 20 51 7 .137 0 4 Ángel Aragón 14 45 3 .067 0 2 Bill Lamar 11 41 10 .244 0 3 Chick Fewster 11 36 8 .222 0 1 Sammy Vick 10 36 10 .278 0 2 Aaron Ward 8 26 3 .115 0 1 Howie Camp 5 21 6 .286 0 0 Muddy Ruel 6 17 2 .118 0 1 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 Bob Shawkey 32 236.1 13 15 2.44 97 Ray Caldwell 32 236.0 13 16 2.86 102 George Mogridge 29 196.1 9 11 2.98 46 Ray Fisher 23 144.0 8 9 2.19 64 Bob McGraw 2 11.0 0 1 0.82 3 Bill Piercy 1 9.0 0 1 3.00 4 Hank Thormahlen 1 8.0 0 1 2.25 5 Jack Enright 1 5.0 0 1 5.40 1 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 Cullop Nick Cullop (pitcher) 30 146.1 5 9 3.32 27 Urban Shocker 26 145.0 8 5 2.61 68 Slim Love 33 130.1 6 5 2.35 82 Allen Russell 25 104.1 7 8 2.24 55 Neal Brady 2 9.0 1 0 2.00 4 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 Ed Monroe 9 1 0 1 3.45 12 Walt Smallwood 2 0 0 0 0.00 1 References 1917 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com 1917 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1910s in Washington Heights, Manhattan