1917 New York Giants season

1917 New York Giants
1917 National League Champions
Ballpark	Polo Grounds
City	New York, New York
Owners	Harry Hempstead
Managers	John McGraw
Television	none
Radio	none
Seasons

Regular season

Season standings

National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	98	56	.636	—	50‍–‍28	48‍–‍28
Philadelphia Phillies	87	65	.572	10	46‍–‍29	41‍–‍36
St. Louis Cardinals	82	70	.539	15	38‍–‍38	44‍–‍32
Cincinnati Reds	78	76	.506	20	39‍–‍38	39‍–‍38
Chicago Cubs	74	80	.481	24	35‍–‍42	39‍–‍38
Boston Braves	72	81	.471	25½	35‍–‍42	37‍–‍39
Brooklyn Robins	70	81	.464	26½	36‍–‍38	34‍–‍43
Pittsburgh Pirates	51	103	.331	47	25‍–‍53	26‍–‍50

Transactions

• April 23, 1917: Jim Thorpe was purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Giants.
• August 18, 1917: Jim Thorpe was returned to the New York Giants by the Cincinnati Reds following previous purchase.

Roster

1917 New York Giants roster
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

Player stats

Batting

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

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

1917 World Series

Game 1

October 6, 1917 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	1
Chicago	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	x	2	7	1
W: Eddie Cicotte (1-0)  L: Slim Sallee (0-1)
HR: CHI – Happy Felsch (1)

Game 2

October 7, 1917 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	1
Chicago	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	x	7	14	1
W: Red Faber (1-0)  L: Fred Anderson (0-1)

Game 3

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
New York	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	x	2	8	2
W: Rube Benton (1-0)  L: Eddie Cicotte (1-1)

Game 4

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
New York	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	x	5	10	1
W: Ferdie Schupp (1-0)  L: Red Faber (1-1)
HR: NYG – Benny Kauff (1), Benny Kauff (2)

Game 5

October 13, 1917 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	12	3
Chicago	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	3	x	8	14	6
W: Red Faber (2-1)  L: Slim Sallee (0-2)

Game 6

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	1
New York	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	6	3
W: Red Faber (3-1)  L: Rube Benton (1-1)

References

• 1917 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference