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This article is about the 1917 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see
1917 in baseball .
Sports season
The 1917 major league baseball season began on April 11, 1917. The regular season ended on October 4, with the New York Giants and Chicago White Sox as the regular season champions of the National League and American League , respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 14th World Series on October 6 and ended with Game 6 on October 15. The White Sox defeated the Giants, four games to two.
Schedule
The 1917 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the 1904 season. This format would last until 1919 .
Opening Day, April 11, featured all sixteen teams, continuing the trend which started with the 1912 season. The final day of the regular season was on October 4. The World Series took place between October 7 and October 12.
Rule changes
The 1917 season saw earned run statistics and definitions added to the rules.[ 1]
Teams
Standings
Postseason
Bracket
Managerial changes
Off-season
In-season
League leaders
American League
National League
Home field attendance
Team name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per game
Chicago White Sox [ 2]
100
12.4%
684,521
0.7%
8,665
New York Giants [ 3]
98
14.0%
500,264
−9.4%
6,253
Cleveland Indians [ 4]
88
14.3%
477,298
−3.0%
6,119
Detroit Tigers [ 5]
78
−10.3%
457,289
−25.9%
6,017
Boston Red Sox [ 6]
90
−1.1%
387,856
−21.9%
4,848
Chicago Cubs [ 7]
74
10.4%
360,218
−20.6%
4,678
Philadelphia Phillies [ 8]
87
−4.4%
354,428
−31.2%
4,664
New York Yankees [ 9]
71
−11.3%
330,294
−29.6%
4,404
St. Louis Cardinals [ 10]
82
36.7%
288,491
28.6%
3,699
Cincinnati Reds [ 11]
78
30.0%
269,056
5.2%
3,363
Brooklyn Robins [ 12]
70
−25.5%
221,619
−50.5%
2,841
Philadelphia Athletics [ 13]
55
52.8%
221,432
20.0%
2,914
St. Louis Browns [ 14]
57
−27.8%
210,486
−37.3%
2,699
Pittsburgh Pirates [ 15]
51
−21.5%
192,807
−33.3%
2,441
Boston Braves [ 16]
72
−19.1%
174,253
−44.4%
2,263
Washington Senators [ 17]
74
−2.6%
89,682
−49.4%
1,121
References
^ "MLB Rule Changes | Baseball Almanac" . www.baseball-almanac.com . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
External links
American League National League
Pre-modern era
Beginnings Competition NL monopoly
Modern era
See also