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.
The Senators this season hit only four home runs for the entire campaign, second only to the 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.
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 | 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 |
| 20 | 35 | 6 | .171 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bill Murray | 8 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 4 |
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 |
| 47 | 326.0 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.57 | 1 |