1917 Boston Braves season

1917 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	72–81 (.471)
League place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	Percy Haughton
Manager(s)	George Stallings
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The 1917 Boston Braves season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Braves finished sixth in the National League with a record of 72 wins and 81 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	98	56	0.636	—	50–28	48–28
Philadelphia Phillies	87	65	0.572	10	46–29	41–36
St. Louis Cardinals	82	70	0.539	15	38–38	44–32
Cincinnati Reds	78	76	0.506	20	39–38	39–38
Chicago Cubs	74	80	0.481	24	35–42	39–38
Boston Braves	72	81	0.471	25½	35–42	37–39
Brooklyn Robins	70	81	0.464	26½	36–38	34–43
Pittsburgh Pirates	51	103	0.331	47	25–53	26–50

Record vs. opponents

1917 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	13–9–1	11–11	10–12–2	7–15	11–11	14–8	6–15–1
Brooklyn	9–13–1	—	7–15	10–12	9–13–2	9–11–1	16–6–1	10–11
Chicago	11–11	15–7	—	8–14–1	7–15–1	6–16–1	17–5	10–12
Cincinnati	12–10–2	12–10	14–8–1	—	11–11	8–14	12–10	9–13
New York	15–7	13–9–2	15–7–1	11–11	—	14–8	16–6–1	14–8
Philadelphia	11–11	11–9–1	16–6–1	14–8	8–14	—	14–8	13–9
Pittsburgh	8–14	6–16–1	5–17	10–12	6–16–1	8–14	—	8–14–1
St. Louis	15–6–1	11–10	12–10	13–9	8–14	9–13	14–8–1	—

Notable transactions

• July 11, 1917: Mike Massey was released by the Braves.^[1]

Roster

1917 Boston Braves roster
Roster
Pitchers Frank Allen Jesse Barnes Cal Crum Tom Hughes Art Nehf Pat Ragan Ed Reulbach Dick Rudolph Jack Scott Lefty Tyler Ed Walsh		Catchers Hank Gowdy Fred Jacklitsch Chief Meyers Art Rico Walt Tragesser Infielders Sam Covington Johnny Evers Ed Fitzpatrick Ed Konetchy Rabbit Maranville Mike Massey Johnny Rawlings Hank Schreiber Red Smith		Outfielders Fred Bailey Larry Chappell Zip Collins Joe Kelly Sherry Magee Ray Powell Wally Rehg George Twombly Joe Wilhoit		Manager George Stallings

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
3B	Smith, RedRed Smith	147	505	149	.295	2	62
OF	Powell, RayRay Powell	88	357	97	.272	4	30
OF	Kelly, JoeJoe Kelly	116	445	99	.222	3	36

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
Fitzpatrick, EdEd Fitzpatrick	63	178	45	.253	0	17
Massey, MikeMike Massey	31	91	18	.198	0	2
Evers, JohnnyJohnny Evers	24	83	16	.193	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
Barnes, JesseJesse Barnes	50	295	13	21	2.68	107
Hughes, TomTom Hughes	11	74	5	3	1.95	30

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
Nehf, ArtArt Nehf	38	233.1	17	8	2.16	101
Allen, FrankFrank Allen	29	112	3	11	3.94	56
Reulbach, EdEd Reulbach	5	22.1	0	1	2.82	9

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
Crum, CalCal Crum	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

References

1. Mike Massey page at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1917 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference