1917 New York Giants season

The 1917 New York Giants season was the franchise's 35th season. It involved the Giants winning the National League pennant for the first time in four years. The team went on to lose to the Chicago White Sox in the World Series, four games to two.

Regular season

New York had no real superstars, but they had a very balanced roster and led the league in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed.
Third baseman Heinie Zimmerman had a fine offensive season, pacing the circuit in runs batted in, but suffered through an embarrassment in the World Series. A third baseman, Zimmerman had the unfortunate task of chasing White Sox star Eddie Collins across home plate when there was no one to throw to. The Giants lost in six games.
Between July 31 and August 10, the Giants hit at least one triple in each of 11 consecutive games, the longest such streak in franchise history.

Notable transactions

April 23, 1917: Jim Thorpe was purchased from the Giants by the Cincinnati Reds.
August 18, 1917: Jim Thorpe was returned to the Giants by the Cincinnati Reds.

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		101	266	72	.271	0	25
1B		153	527	146	.277	2	55
2B		114	417	98	.235	2	31
3B		150	585	174	.297	5	102
SS		151	557	145	.260	4	62
OF		153	559	172	.308	5	68
OF		142	532	138	.259	12	55
OF		152	597	180	.302	5	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
	56	162	40	.247	2	20
	36	96	22	.229	0	8
	35	82	14	.171	0	5
	31	78	16	.205	1	13
	26	57	11	.193	0	4
	50	52	10	.192	1	4
	34	50	17	.340	0	9
	7	26	9	.346	0	1
	7	25	8	.320	0	2
	10	24	7	.292	0	4
	22	22	1	.045	0	3
	7	20	4	.200	0	3
	8	10	0	.000	0	0
	9	8	2	.250	0	0
	11	7	0	.000	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
	36	272.0	21	7	1.95	147
	34	215.2	18	7	2.17	54
	35	215.0	17	7	1.88	72
	35	215.0	15	9	2.72	70
	33	183.2	13	8	3.09	85
	15	78.1	4	5	2.64	23
	1	6.0	0	1	6.00	4

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
	38	162.0	8	8	1.44	69

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
	14	0	3	0	2.84	16
	13	1	1	1	2.75	9

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Fred Anderson

MLB leader in ERA

George Burns

NL leader in runs scored
#2 in NL in stolen bases
#3 in NL in on-base percentage

Benny Kauff

#3 in NL in runs scored
#3 in NL in stolen bases
#4 in NL in batting average

Pol Perritt

#3 in NL in ERA

Dave Robertson

MLB leader in home runs

Ferdie Schupp

#4 in NL in wins
#4 in NL in ERA
#4 in NL in strikeouts

Heinie Zimmerman

NL leader in RBI

1917 World Series

Game 1

October 6, 1917, at Comiskey Park in Chicago

Game 2

October 7, 1917, at Comiskey Park in Chicago

Game 3

October 10, 1917, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

Game 4

October 11, 1917, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

Game 5

October 13, 1917, at Comiskey Park in Chicago

Game 6

October 15, 1917, at the Polo Grounds in New York City