1917 Boston Red Sox season


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 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.

Regular season

Opening Day lineup

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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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C8526054.208016
1B120420108.257147
2B11638883.214230
SS157528127.241050
3B146501133.265161
OF10633783.246237
OF150553167.302165
OF151559143.256345

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
8320248.238024
5718549.265012
5217253.308219
6916830.179016
5512725.19708
425015.30002
17467.15202
11368.22203
15121.08301
4122.16700

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
41326.124132.01128
37294.116172.17144
35289.02291.7491
29226.213102.2257
17124.2872.5334

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
24100.2553.3135

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
152012.3514
90114.415
10001.801