1917 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Sox 1917 American League Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts 90–62 (.592) 2nd Joseph Lannin, Harry Frazee Jack Barry bos BOS The 1917 Boston Red Sox season was the 17th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League (AL) with a record of 90 wins and 62 losses, nine games behind the Chicago White Sox, who went on to win the 1917 World Series. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Offseason On February 24, 1917, Pitcher "Smoky Joe" Wood was sold to the Cleveland Indians for $15,000.Ritter Lawrence S. The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It Harper Perennial 2010 978-0-06-199471-5 Enlarged New York, New York 167-168 Regular season On September 27, 1917, the Red Sox staged a benefit against a mostly American League team of all-stars to raise funds for Tim Murnane, long time baseball editor of The Boston Globe. Connie Mack managed a team that included Shoeless Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Ray Chapman, Buck Weaver, Walter Johnson, and Rabbit Maranville (then with the Boston Braves of the National League). Babe Ruth pitched several innings for the Red Sox, yielding three singles, as the Red Sox defeated the All-Stars, 2–0.September 28, 1917 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-red-sox-shut-o/201479523/ Red Sox Shut Out All-Stars The Philadelphia Inquirer 14 July 12, 2026 newspapers.com Attendance at the game was 17,119.https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/11/sports/sunday-baseball-notes-all-star-game-1917-fenway-park/ All-Star charity game in 1917 predates official exhibition, and it happened 'One Day in September' at Fenway Park Peter Abraham The Boston Globe limited July 11, 2026 July 12, 2026 Tim Murnane Benefit Game Season standings Boston Red Sox Record vs. opponents BOS Opening Day lineup Harry Hooper RFJack Barry 2BDick Hoblitzel 1BDuffy Lewis LFTilly Walker CFLarry Gardner 3BEverett Scott SSPinch Thomas C Babe Ruth P Source:https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1917/B04110NYA1917.htm Boston Red Sox 10, New York Yankees 3 April 11, 1917 Retrosheet March 15, 2021 Roster 1917 Boston Red Sox roster Roster Pitchers Lore Bader Rube Foster Sad Sam Jones Dutch Leonard Carl Mays Herb Pennock Babe Ruth Ernie Shore Weldon Wyckoff Catchers Sam Agnew Hick Cady Wally Mayer Pinch Thomas Infielders Jack Barry Jimmy Cooney Del Gainer Larry Gardner Dick Hoblitzell Hal Janvrin Mike McNally Everett Scott Outfielders Harry Hooper Duffy Lewis Chick Shorten Tilly Walker Jimmy Walsh Pinch hitter Olaf Henriksen Manager Jack Barry 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 Sam Agnew 85 260 54 .208 0 16 1B Dick Hoblitzell 120 420 108 .257 1 47 2B Jack Barry Jack Barry (baseball) 116 388 83 .214 2 30 SS Everett Scott 157 528 127 .241 0 50 3B Larry Gardner 146 501 133 .265 1 61 OF Tillie Walker 106 337 83 .246 2 37 OF Duffy Lewis 150 553 167 .302 1 65 OF Harry Hooper 151 559 143 .256 3 45 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 Pinch Thomas 83 202 48 .238 0 24 Jimmy Walsh Jimmy Walsh (outfielder) 57 185 49 .265 0 12 Del Gainer 52 172 53 .308 2 19 Chick Shorten 69 168 30 .179 0 16 Hal Janvrin 55 127 25 .197 0 8 Mike McNally 42 50 15 .300 0 2 Hick Cady 17 46 7 .152 0 2 Jimmy Cooney Jimmy Cooney (1920s shortstop) 11 36 8 .222 0 3 Olaf Henriksen 15 12 1 .083 0 1 Wally Mayer 4 12 2 .167 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 Babe Ruth 41 326.1 24 13 2.01 128 Dutch Leonard Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher) 37 294.1 16 17 2.17 144 Carl Mays 35 289.0 22 9 1.74 91 Ernie Shore 29 226.2 13 10 2.22 57 Rube Foster Rube Foster (AL pitcher) 17 124.2 8 7 2.53 34 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 Herb Pennock 24 100.2 5 5 3.31 35 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 Lore Bader 15 2 0 1 2.35 14 Sad Sam Jones 9 0 1 1 4.41 5 Weldon Wyckoff 1 0 0 0 1.80 1 References External links 1917 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1917 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Boston Red Sox seasons Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Category:1910s in Boston