1917 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1917 American League Dunn Field Cleveland, Ohio 88 66 y 3rd Jim Dunn Lee Fohl The 1917 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 88–66, 12 games behind the Chicago White Sox. Regular season Season standings Cleveland Indians Record vs. opponents CLE Roster 1917 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers Jim Bagby Joe Boehling Fritz Coumbe Stan Coveleski George Dickerson Al Gould Ed Klepfer Otis Lambeth Guy Morton Pop-Boy Smith Red Torkelson Joe Wood Catchers Josh Billings Hank DeBerry Steve O'Neill Infielders Ray Chapman Ferd Eunick Joe Evans Lou Guisto Joe Harris Ivan Howard Ray Miller Terry Turner Bill Wambsganss Outfielders Milo Allison Jack Graney Marty Kavanagh Braggo Roth Elmer Smith Tris Speaker Manager Lee Fohl 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 Steve O'Neill 129 370 68 .184 0 29 1B Joe Harris Joe Harris (first baseman) 112 369 112 .304 0 65 2B Bill Wambsganss 141 499 127 .255 0 43 SS Ray Chapman 156 563 170 .302 2 36 3B Joe Evans baseball 132 385 73 .190 2 33 OF Jack Graney 146 535 122 .228 3 35 OF Braggo Roth 145 495 141 .285 1 72 OF Tris Speaker 142 523 184 .352 2 60 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 Lou Guisto 73 200 37 .185 0 29 Terry Turner baseball 69 180 37 .206 0 15 Elmer Smith Elmer Smith (20th-century outfielder) 64 161 42 .261 3 22 Josh Billings Josh Billings (catcher) 66 129 23 .178 0 9 Ivan Howard 27 39 4 .103 0 0 Milo Allison 32 35 5 .143 0 0 Hank DeBerry 25 33 9 .273 0 1 Ray Miller Ray Miller (first baseman) 19 21 4 .190 0 2 Marty Kavanagh 14 14 0 .000 0 0 Ferd Eunick 1 2 0 .000 0 0 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 Jim Bagby Jim Bagby, Sr. 49 320.2 23 13 1.96 83 Stan Coveleski 45 298.1 19 14 1.81 133 Ed Klepfer 41 213.0 14 4 2.37 66 Red Torkelson 4 22.1 2 1 7.66 10 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 Guy Morton 35 161.0 10 10 2.74 62 Fritz Coumbe 34 134.1 8 6 2.14 30 Otis Lambeth 26 97.1 7 6 3.14 27 Al Gould 27 94.0 4 4 3.64 24 Joe Boehling 12 46.1 1 6 4.66 11 Smoky Joe Wood 5 15.2 0 1 3.45 2 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 Pop-Boy Smith 6 0 1 0 8.31 3 George Dickerson George Dickerson (baseball) 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 References 1917 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Category:1917 in sports in Ohio