1917 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates 1917 National League Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. Barney Dreyfuss Nixey Callahan, Honus Wagner, Hugo Bezdek The 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 36th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 31st in the National League. The Pirates finished eighth and last in the league standings with a record of 51–103. Regular season Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Game log 1917 Game Log: 51–103 (Home: 25–53; Away: 26–50) y background:#F9F9F9; April: 7–11 (Home: 2–3; Away: 5–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 11 || @ Cubs || 3–5 || Vaughn || Evans (0–1) || — || — || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 12 || @ Cubs || 0–2 || Douglas || Cooper (0–1) || — || — || 0–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 13 || @ Cubs || 1–6 || Ruether || Mamaux (0–1) || — || — || 0–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 14 || @ Cubs || 4–2 || Miller (1–0) || Hendrix || — || — || 1–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 15 || @ Reds || 2–5 || Toney || Mamaux (0–2) || — || — || 1–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 16 || @ Reds || 8–4 || Cooper (1–1) || Mitchell || — || — || 2–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 17 || @ Reds || 2–3 || Schneider || Miller (1–1) || — || — || 2–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 18 || @ Reds || 5–7 || Eller || Mamaux (0–3) || Mitchell || — || 2–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 19 || Cubs || 3–10 || Hendrix || Cooper (1–2) || — || — || 2–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || April 20 || Cubs || 6–1 || Grimes (1–0) || Demaree || — || — || 3–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 21 || Cubs || 1–2 || Vaughn || Miller (1–2) || — || — || 3–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 22 || @ Cardinals || 1–4 || Doak || Mamaux (0–4) || — || — || 3–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || April 23 || @ Cardinals || 2–0 || Cooper (2–2) || Watson || — || — || 4–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 24 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 (10) || Ames || Grimes (1–1) || — || — || 4–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || April 25 || @ Cardinals || 10–8 (10) || Carlson (1–0) || Watson || — || — || 5–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 27 || Reds || 3–5 || Toney || Miller (1–3) || — || — || 5–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || April 28 || Reds || 2–0 || Grimes (2–1) || Sanders || — || — || 6–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || April 29 || @ Reds || 3–0 || Carlson (2–0) || Schneider || — || — || 7–11 |- y background:#F9F9F9; May: 6–14 (Home: 2–3; Away: 4–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || May 2 || Cardinals || 0–4 || Ames || Grimes (2–2) || — || — || 7–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || May 3 || Cardinals || 3–4 || Pierce || Mamaux (0–5) || Doak || — || 7–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || May 6 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || Vaughn || Carlson (2–1) || — || — || 7–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 7 || @ Cubs || 1–4 || Seaton || Grimes (2–3) || — || — || 7–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || May 10 || @ Braves || 11–4 || Grimes (3–3) || Nehf || — || — || 8–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 11 || @ Braves || 2–3 (10) || Rudolph || Jacobs (0–1) || — || — || 8–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 14 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Alexander || Jacobs (0–2) || — || — || 8–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 15 || @ Phillies || 2–8 || Mayer || Grimes (3–4) || — || — || 8–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 16 || @ Phillies || 12–4 || Cooper (3–2) || Oeschger || — || — || 9–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 17 || @ Phillies || 6–8 || Rixey || Carlson (2–2) || Lavender || — || 9–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 18 || @ Giants || 1–8 || Sallee || Grimes (3–5) || — || — || 9–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 19 || @ Giants || 5–4 || Cooper (4–2) || Benton || — || — || 10–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 21 || @ Giants || 3–4 || Tesreau || Jacobs (0–3) || — || — || 10–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || May 22 || @ Giants || 2–0 || Miller (2–3) || Anderson || — || — || 11–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 24 || @ Robins || 0–6 || Pfeffer || Grimes (3–6) || — || — || 11–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 25 || @ Robins || 3–4 || Cadore || Cooper (4–3) || — || — || 11–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 26 || @ Robins || 1–4 || Marquard || Miller (2–4) || — || — || 11–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 30 || Cubs || 5–6 || Douglas || Jacobs (0–4) || Demaree || — || 11–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 30 || Cubs || 2–1 || Carlson (3–2) || Demaree || — || — || 12–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 31 || Phillies || 3–2 || Mamaux (1–5) || Rixey || Jacobs (1) || — || 13–25 |- y background:#F9F9F9; June: 8–15 (Home: 6–14; Away: 2–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || June 1 || Phillies || 1–9 || Mayer || Miller (2–5) || — || — || 13–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || June 2 || Phillies || 1–9 || Alexander || Grimes (3–7) || — || — || 13–27 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 41 || June 4 || Phillies || 5–1 || Jacobs (1–4) || Lavender || — || — || 14–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || June 7 || Robins || 3–5 || Pfeffer || Mamaux (1–6) || — || — || 14–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || June 8 || Robins || 5–4 || Miller (3–5) || Dell || — || — || 15–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || June 9 || Braves || 5–6 || Tyler || Carlson (3–3) || — || — || 15–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || June 11 || Braves || 0–2 || Nehf || Miller (3–6) || Tyler || — || 15–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || June 12 || Braves || 5–4 (11) || Jacobs (2–4) || Tyler || — || — || 16–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || June 13 || Giants || 3–7 || Anderson || Grimes (3–8) || — || — || 16–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || June 14 || Giants || 0–2 || Perritt || Jacobs (2–5) || — || — || 16–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 16 || Giants || 1–4 || Benton || Miller (3–7) || — || — || 16–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 50 || June 18 || @ Cardinals || 4–0 || Cooper (5–3) || Packard || — || — || 17–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || June 19 || @ Cardinals || 7–3 (11) || Jacobs (3–5) || Ames || — || — || 18–33 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 52 || June 20 || @ Cardinals || 4–4 (6) || || || — || — || 18–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 21 || Cubs || 4–12 || Seaton || Miller (3–8) || — || — || 18–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || June 22 || Cubs || 4–3 (10) || Cooper (6–3) || Demaree || — || — || 19–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 23 || Cubs || 0–2 || Douglas || Jacobs (3–6) || — || — || 19–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 23 || Cubs || 4–6 (10) || Hendrix || Miller (3–9) || Seaton || — || 19–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 24 || @ Cubs || 1–2 || Vaughn || Mamaux (1–7) || — || — || 19–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 26 || Reds || 5–6 || Schneider || Cooper (6–4) || — || — || 19–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 27 || Reds || 5–6 || Regan || Jacobs (3–7) || Ring || — || 19–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 28 || Reds || 6–2 || Steele (1–0) || Toney || — || — || 20–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 29 || Reds || 0–1 || Mitchell || Mamaux (1–8) || — || — || 20–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || June 30 || Reds || 5–4 || Cooper (7–4) || Ring || — || — || 21–40 |- y background:#F9F9F9; July: 10–23 (Home: 3–11; Away: 7–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || July 1 || @ Reds || 1–4 || Toney || Jacobs (3–8) || — || — || 21–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || July 1 || @ Reds || 1–5 || Toney || Steele (1–1) || — || — || 21–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || July 2 || Cardinals || 4–6 || Horstmann || Mamaux (1–9) || Packard || — || 21–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || July 3 || Cardinals || 6–8 || Ames || Miller (3–10) || — || — || 21–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || July 4 || Cardinals || 3–4 || Packard || Jacobs (3–9) || Meadows || — || 21–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || July 4 || Cardinals || 1–4 || Doak || Cooper (7–5) || — || — || 21–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || July 5 || Cardinals || 6–9 (11) || Ames || Grimes (3–9) || — || — || 21–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || July 6 || @ Phillies || 8–5 || Mamaux (2–9) || Oeschger || Carlson (1) || — || 22–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || July 7 || @ Phillies || 4–1 || Miller (4–10) || Alexander || Jacobs (2) || — || 23–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 72 || July 12 || @ Robins || 2–1 || Carlson (4–3) || Pfeffer || — || — || 24–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || July 13 || @ Robins || 0–4 || Cheney || Jacobs (3–10) || — || — || 24–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || July 13 || @ Robins || 1–2 (10) || Smith || Grimes (3–10) || — || — || 24–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || July 14 || @ Robins || 3–5 || Coombs || Mamaux (2–10) || — || — || 24–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || July 14 || @ Robins || 0–1 || Marquard || Miller (4–11) || — || — || 24–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 16 || @ Braves || 7–8 (11) || Tyler || Grimes (3–11) || — || — || 24–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 16 || @ Braves || 2–7 || Barnes || Jacobs (3–11) || — || — || 24–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 17 || @ Braves || 6–10 || Nehf || Mamaux (2–11) || — || — || 24–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || July 18 || @ Braves || 8–6 || Steele (2–1) || Tyler || — || — || 25–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 81 || July 18 || @ Braves || 3–2 || Carlson (5–3) || Rudolph || — || — || 26–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 82 || July 19 || @ Braves || 6–1 || Cooper (8–5) || Barnes || — || — || 27–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 20 || @ Giants || 0–4 || Benton || Carlson (5–4) || — || — || 27–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 21 || @ Giants || 3–4 (10) || Sallee || Grimes (3–12) || — || — || 27–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 85 || July 23 || @ Giants || 1–0 || Cooper (9–5) || Schupp || — || — || 28–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 24 || @ Giants || 2–6 || Perritt || Miller (4–12) || Anderson || — || 28–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 25 || Robins || 3–4 (13) || Smith || Jacobs (3–12) || — || — || 28–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 26 || Robins || 4–1 || Carlson (6–4) || Pfeffer || — || — || 29–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 26 || Robins || 1–5 || Cadore || Jacobs (3–13) || — || — || 29–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 90 || July 27 || Robins || 5–1 || Cooper (10–5) || Coombs || — || — || 30–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 28 || Robins || 2–6 || Cheney || Steele (2–2) || — || — || 30–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 28 || Robins || 2–4 || Smith || Miller (4–13) || — || — || 30–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 93 || July 30 || Giants || 4–3 || Carlson (7–4) || Anderson || Cooper (1) || — || 31–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 31 || Giants || 7–11 || Tesreau || Cooper (10–6) || — || — || 31–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 31 || Giants || 3–9 || Schupp || Grimes (3–13) || — || — || 31–63 |- y background:#F9F9F9; August: 8–19 (Home: 4–7; Away: 4–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || August 1 || Giants || 1–3 || Perritt || Steele (2–3) || — || — || 31–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || August 2 || Giants || 3–7 || Demaree || Miller (4–14) || — || — || 31–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || August 3 || Braves || 4–5 || Nehf || Carlson (7–5) || — || — || 31–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || August 4 || Braves || 3–6 || Tyler || Steele (2–4) || — || — || 31–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 100 || August 9 || Phillies || 5–1 || Jacobs (4–13) || Alexander || — || — || 32–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 101 || August 10 || Phillies || 1–0 || Cooper (11–6) || Rixey || — || — || 33–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || August 11 || Phillies || 3–4 || Alexander || Miller (4–15) || — || — || 33–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || August 11 || Phillies || 2–3 || Oeschger || Evans (0–2) || — || — || 33–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || August 12 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || Vaughn || Carlson (7–6) || — || — || 33–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 13 || @ Cubs || 3–7 || Hendrix || Steele (2–5) || — || — || 33–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 106 || August 14 || @ Cubs || 2–0 (12) || Cooper (12–6) || Douglas || — || — || 34–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || August 15 || Reds || 3–2 || Miller (5–15) || Schneider || — || — || 35–71 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 16 || @ Phillies || 3–5 || Oeschger || Jacobs (4–14) || — || — || 35–72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || August 16 || @ Phillies || 0–3 || Mayer || Evans (0–3) || — || — || 35–73 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 17 || @ Phillies || 0–3 || Bender || Jacobs (4–15) || — || — || 35–74 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 17 || @ Phillies || 3–7 || Rixey || Carlson (7–7) || — || — || 35–75 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 18 || @ Phillies || 2–3 (14) || Alexander || Cooper (12–7) || — || — || 35–76 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 113 || August 20 || @ Robins || 1–0 (10) || Miller (6–15) || Marquard || — || — || 36–76 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 114 || August 21 || @ Robins || 3–3 (13) || || || — || — || 36–76 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 22 || @ Robins || 5–6 (22) || Marquard || Jacobs (4–16) || — || — || 36–77 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 23 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Tyler || Grimes (3–14) || — || — || 36–78 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117 || August 24 || @ Braves || 1–0 || Miller (7–15) || Barnes || — || — || 37–78 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 25 || @ Braves || 0–2 || Ragan || Steele (2–6) || — || — || 37–79 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 119 || August 27 || @ Giants || 1–0 || Cooper (13–7) || Benton || — || — || 38–79 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 28 || @ Giants || 3–7 || Perritt || Grimes (3–15) || — || — || 38–80 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 29 || @ Giants || 5–6 || Tesreau || Miller (7–16) || Sallee || — || 38–81 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 122 || August 31 || Cardinals || 2–0 || Jacobs (5–16) || Doak || — || — || 39–81 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 31 || Cardinals || 0–1 (5) || Ames || Steele (2–7) || — || — || 39–82 |- y background:#F9F9F9; September: 11–21 (Home: 7–15; Away: 4–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || September 1 || Cardinals || 0–1 || Horstmann || Cooper (13–8) || — || — || 39–83 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || September 1 || Cardinals || 0–1 || Watson || Carlson (7–8) || — || — || 39–84 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || September 2 || @ Reds || 8–7 || Steele (3–7) || Mitchell || — || — || 40–84 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 127 || September 3 || Reds || 8–0 || Miller (8–16) || Engel || — || — || 41–84 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 128 || September 3 || Reds || 5–3 || Steele (4–7) || Schneider || — || — || 42–84 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 129 || September 4 || Reds || 5–4 (10) || Cooper (14–8) || Toney || — || — || 43–84 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || September 7 || Cubs || 1–2 || Carter || Steele (4–8) || — || — || 43–85 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || September 8 || Cubs || 2–6 || Vaughn || Miller (8–17) || — || — || 43–86 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || September 9 || @ Cubs || 0–1 || Douglas || Cooper (14–9) || — || — || 43–87 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || September 10 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Goodwin || Jacobs (5–17) || — || — || 43–88 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134 || September 11 || @ Cardinals || 3–0 || Steele (5–8) || Doak || — || — || 44–88 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || September 11 || @ Cardinals || 2–5 || Horstmann || Carlson (7–9) || — || — || 44–89 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 136 || September 12 || @ Cardinals || 2–1 || Miller (9–17) || Watson || — || — || 45–89 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 137 || September 13 || @ Cardinals || 2–1 || Cooper (15–9) || Meadows || — || — || 46–89 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 15 || @ Reds || 6–7 || Eller || Grimes (3–16) || — || — || 46–90 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 139 || September 16 || @ Reds || 2–4 || Schneider || Steele (5–9) || — || — || 46–91 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 16 || @ Reds || 2–3 || Regan || Carlson (7–10) || — || — || 46–92 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 17 || Braves || 1–4 (15) || Hughes || Miller (9–18) || — || — || 46–93 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 18 || Braves || 3–5 || Rudolph || Cooper (15–10) || — || — || 46–94 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 18 || Braves || 0–1 || Nehf || Ponder (0–1) || — || — || 46–95 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 144 || September 19 || Braves || 2–1 || Jacobs (6–17) || Barnes || — || — || 47–95 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 19 || Braves || 4–6 || Scott || Evans (0–4) || — || — || 47–96 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 146 || September 20 || Giants || 9–9 (10) || || || — || — || 47–96 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 21 || Giants || 1–3 || Benton || Steele (5–10) || Anderson || — || 47–97 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 22 || Giants || 1–2 (11) || Perritt || Cooper (15–11) || — || — || 47–98 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 149 || September 22 || Giants || 1–0 || Ponder (1–1) || Demaree || — || — || 48–98 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 24 || Phillies || 0–2 || Bender || Jacobs (6–18) || — || — || 48–99 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 151 || September 25 || Phillies || 3–0 || Miller (10–18) || Oeschger || — || — || 49–99 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 26 || Phillies || 0–5 || Rixey || Carlson (7–11) || — || — || 49–100 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 153 || September 27 || Robins || 10–2 || Cooper (16–11) || Pfeffer || — || — || 50–100 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 28 || Robins || 1–3 || Smith || Steele (5–11) || — || — || 50–101 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 155 || September 29 || Robins || 2–3 || Cadore || Jacobs (6–19) || — || — || 50–102 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 29 || Robins || 3–7 || Marquard || Miller (10–19) || — || — || 50–103 |- y background:#F9F9F9; October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 157 || October 1 || Braves || 2–0 || Cooper (17–11) || Scott || — || — || 51–103 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = Loss      #fff = TieBold = Pirates team member Opening Day lineup Roster 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers Hal Carlson Wilbur Cooper Bill Evans Burleigh Grimes Elmer Jacobs Al Mamaux Frank Miller Elmer Ponder Bob Steele Catchers Fred Blackwell William Fischer Walter Schmidt Red Smith Bill Wagner Infielders Doug Baird Tony Boeckel Bunny Brief Howdy Caton Adam DeBus Billy Gleason George Kelly Alex McCarthy Ray Miller Fritz Mollwitz Jake Pitler Arch Reilly Honus Wagner Chuck Ward Hooks Warner Bill Webb Harry Wolfe Outfielders Jesse Altenburg Carson Bigbee Max Carey Don Flinn Bill Hinchman Charlie Jackson Lee King Wildfire Schulte Joe Wilhoit Other batters Ben Shaw Manager Hugo Bezdek Nixey Callahan Honus Wagner 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 William Fischer 95 245 70 .286 3 25 1B Honus Wagner 74 230 61 .265 0 24 2B Jake Pitler 109 382 89 .233 0 23 SS Chuck Ward 125 423 100 .236 0 43 3B Tony Boeckel 64 219 58 .265 0 23 OF Carson Bigbee 133 469 112 .239 0 21 OF Lee King Lee King (outfielder, born 1892) 111 381 95 .249 1 35 OF Max Carey 155 588 174 .296 1 51 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 Bill Hinchman 69 244 46 .189 2 29 Walter Schmidt 72 183 45 .246 0 17 Bill Wagner 53 151 31 .205 0 9 Alex McCarthy 49 151 33 .219 0 8 Fritz Mollwitz 36 140 36 .257 0 12 Doug Baird 43 135 35 .259 0 18 Adam DeBus 38 131 30 .229 0 7 Charlie Jackson 41 121 29 .240 0 1 Bunny Brief 36 115 25 .217 2 11 Frank Schulte 30 103 22 .214 0 7 Howdy Caton 14 57 12 .211 0 4 Billy Gleason 13 42 7 .167 0 0 Don Flinn 14 37 11 .297 0 1 Ray Miller 6 27 4 .148 0 0 High Pockets Kelly 8 23 2 .087 0 0 Red Smith 11 21 3 .143 0 2 Jesse Altenburg 11 17 3 .176 0 3 Bill Webb 5 15 3 .200 0 0 Joe Wilhoit 9 10 2 .200 0 0 Fred Blackwell 3 10 2 .200 0 2 Harry Wolfe 3 5 0 .000 0 0 Hooks Warner 3 5 1 .200 0 0 Ben Shaw 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Arch Reilly 1 0 0 ---- 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 Wilbur Cooper 40 297.2 17 11 2.36 99 Elmer Jacobs 38 227.1 6 19 2.81 58 Frank Miller 38 224.0 10 19 3.13 92 Bob Steele 27 179.2 5 11 2.76 82 Al Mamaux 16 85.2 2 11 5.25 22 Elmer Ponder 3 21.1 1 1 1.69 11 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 Burleigh Grimes 37 194.0 3 16 3.53 72 Hal Carlson 34 161.1 7 11 2.90 68 Bill Evans 8 26.2 0 4 3.38 5 References External links 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pitts Category:1910s in Pittsburgh