1917 Boston Braves season

1917 Boston Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (Since 1915) Boston, Massachusetts (Since 1871)
1917 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	GB	Pct.
New York Giants	98	56	--	.636
Philadelphia Phillies	87	65	10	.572
St. Louis Cardinals	82	70	15	.539
Cincinnati Reds	78	76	20	.506
Chicago Cubs	74	80	24	.481
Boston Braves	72	81	25.5	.471
Brooklyn Robins	70	81	26.5	.464
Pittsburgh Pirates	51	103	47	.331

Notable transactions

• July 11, 1917: Mike Massey was released by the Braves.

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

External links

• 1917 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference