1917 San Francisco Seals season

San Francisco Seals 1917 119–93 Pacific Coast League Recreation Park San Francisco 1st Harry Wolverton, Jerry Downs Henry Berry The 1915 San Francisco Seals season was the 13th season in the history of the San Francisco Seals baseball team. The team won the Pacific Coast League (PCL) pennant with a 119–93 record. The season ran from April 3 to October 28, 1917. Harry Wolverton began the season as the team's manager. On June 17, however, team owner Henry Berry fired Wolverton, stating that he could not get along with Wolverton in a business way.Harry Wolverton Is Released As Seal Manager San Francisco Chronicle June 18, 1917 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46166041/harry-wolverton-is-released-as-seal/ Newspapers.com Jerry Downs took over as player-manager after Wolverton.Jerry Downs Stepping Away to a Good Start: New Manager of the Seals Wins Many Friends San Francisco Examiner July 1, 1917 31 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46166571/jerry-downs-stepping-away-to-a-good/ Newspapers.com Pitcher Eric Erickson led the PCL in both wins (30) and earned run average (1.93).1917 Pacific Coast League Leaders Stats Crew March 5, 2020 https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/leaders/l-PCL/y-1917 1917 PCL standings Team W L Pct. GB San Francisco Seals 119 93 .561 -- Los Angeles Angels 116 94 .552 Salt Lake City Bees 102 97 .513 Portland Beavers 98 102 .490 Oakland Oaks 103 108 .488 Vernon Tigers 84 128 .396 Statistics Batting Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR SLG RF Mike Fitzgerald 179 704 228 .324 2 .405 LF Biff Schaller 181 657 206 .314 4 .423 CF George Maisel 169 616 190 .308 0 .359 3B Charlie Pick 209 795 240 .302 0 .376 1B Phil Koerner 211 741 204 .275 8 .387 C Del Baker 121 349 93 .266 1 .321 CF Jack Calvo 148 498 131 .263 1 .329 SS Roy Corhan 210 680 172 .253 2 .306 C Red McKee 68 209 56 .268 1 .330 2B Jerry Downs 166 610 146 .239 1 .295 Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L PCT ERA SO Eric Erickson 62 443.2 31 15 .674 1.93 Spider Baum 50 352.1 24 17 .585 2.50 Red Oldham 48 343.2 18 19 .486 2.88 Luther Smith 49 293.0 17 15 .533 2.33 1917 San Francisco Seals Stats Sports Reference LLC Baseball-Reference.com March 4, 2020 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=9994f29c References Category:1917 in sports in California Category:Pacific Coast League seasons