1917 Washington Senators season

The 1917 Washington Senators won 74 games, lost 79, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Clark Griffith and played home games at National Park.

1917 Washington Senators
The 1917 Senators on the field at National Park on Opening Day, April 20, 1917.
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
National Park (since 1911) Washington, D.C. (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Thomas C. Noyes
Manager(s)	Clark Griffith
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The Senators this season hit only four home runs for the entire campaign, second only to the 1908 Chicago White Sox in the modern era, who hit three. First baseman Joe Judge accounted for 50% of them, with two home runs for the season.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	100	54	0.649	—	56–21	44–33
Boston Red Sox	90	62	0.592	9	45–33	45–29
Cleveland Indians	88	66	0.571	12	44–34	44–32
Detroit Tigers	78	75	0.510	21½	34–41	44–34
Washington Senators	74	79	0.484	25½	42–35	32–44
New York Yankees	71	82	0.464	28½	35–40	36–42
St. Louis Browns	57	97	0.370	43	31–46	26–51
Philadelphia Athletics	55	98	0.359	44½	29–47	26–51

Record vs. opponents

1917 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	10–12–1	10–12	9–12	13–9–1	18–3–1	17–5–1	13–9–1
Chicago	12–10–1	—	14–8	16–6	12–10	15–7	16–6	15–7–1
Cleveland	12–10	8–14	—	12–10	15–7	16–6	14–8	11–11–2
Detroit	12–9	6–16	10–12	—	13–9–1	12–10	14–8	11–11
New York	9–13–1	10–12	7–15	9–13–1	—	15–7	13–9	8–13
Philadelphia	3–18–1	7–15	6–16	10–12	7–15	—	11–11	11–11
St. Louis	5–17–1	6–16	8–14	8–14	9–13	11–11	—	10–12
Washington	9–13–1	7–15–1	11–11–2	11–11	13–8	11–11	12–10	—

Roster

1917 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Doc Ayers Molly Craft George Dumont Bert Gallia Harry Harper Walter Johnson Jim Shaw Doc Waldbauer		Catchers Eddie Ainsmith John Henry Infielders Sam Crane Eddie Foster Patsy Gharrity Joe Judge Joe Leonard George McBride Ray Morgan Bill Murray Howie Shanks		Outfielders Charlie Jamieson Mike Menosky Clyde Milan Horace Milan Sam Rice Elmer Smith		Manager Clark Griffith

Player stats

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	Eddie Ainsmith	125	350	67	.191	0	42
1B	Joe Judge	102	393	112	.285	2	30
2B	Ray Morgan	101	338	90	.266	1	33
SS	Howie Shanks	126	430	87	.202	0	28
3B	Eddie Foster	143	554	130	.235	0	43
OF	Mike Menosky	114	322	83	.258	1	34
OF	Clyde Milan	155	579	170	.294	0	48
OF	Sam Rice	155	586	177	.302	0	69

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
Joe Leonard	99	297	57	.192	0	23
Patsy Gharrity	76	176	50	.284	0	18
John Henry	65	163	31	.190	0	18
George McBride	50	141	27	.191	0	9
Elmer Smith	35	117	26	.222	0	17
Sam Crane	32	95	17	.179	0	4
Horace Milan	31	73	21	.288	0	9
Charlie Jamieson	20	35	6	.171	0	2
Bill Murray	8	21	3	.143	0	4

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
Walter Johnson	47	326	23	16	2.21	88
Jim Shaw	47	266.1	15	14	3.21	118
Harry Harper	31	179.1	11	12	3.01	99

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
Bert Gallia	42	207.2	9	13	2.99	84
Doc Ayers	40	207.2	11	10	2.17	78
George Dumont	37	204.2	5	14	2.55	65

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
Molly Craft	8	0	0	1	3.86	2
Doc Waldbauer	2	0	0	1	7.20	2
Charlie Jamieson	1	0	0	0	38.57	1

References

• 1917 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1917 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com