1917 Boston Red Sox Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 90-62
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 473,633, Avg. 7,287
Ballpark: Fenway Park I
Manager: Jack Barry (90-62)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1917 Boston Red Sox Statistics
1917 Boston Red Sox Results

The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1917 season with a record of 90 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the AL.

The Red Sox led the league with just 454 runs allowed. Boston scored 555 runs. Duffy Lewis drove in 65 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .302. Babe Ruth notched 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Dutch Leonard and Carl Mays added 15 or more victories also Carl Mays earned a 1.74 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Jack Barry coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Sam AgnewCRRApril 12, 18875'11"185Farmington, MO USA
Lore BaderPLRApril 27, 18886'0"175Bader, IL USA
Jack Barry2BRRApril 26, 18875'9"158Meriden, CT USA
Forrest CadyCRRJanuary 26, 18866'2"179Bishop Hill, IL USA
Jimmy Cooney2BRRAugust 24, 18945'11"160Cranston, RI USA
Rube FosterPRRJanuary 5, 18885'7"170Lehigh, OK USA
Del Gainer1BRRNovember 10, 18866'0"180Montrose, WV USA
Larry Gardner3BLRMay 13, 18865'8"165Enosburg Falls, VT USA
Olaf HenriksenPLLApril 26, 18885'7"158Kirkerup, Denmark
Dick Hoblitzell1BLROctober 26, 18886'0"172Waverly, WV USA
Harry HooperRFLRAugust 24, 18875'10"168Bell Station, CA USA
Hal Janvrin2BRRAugust 27, 18925'11"168Haverhill, MA USA
Sad Sam JonesPRRJuly 26, 18926'0"170Woodsfield, OH USA
Dutch LeonardPLLApril 16, 18925'10"185Birmingham, OH USA
Duffy LewisLFRRApril 18, 18885'10"165San Francisco, CA USA
Wally MayerCRRJuly 8, 18905'11"168Cincinnati, OH USA
Carl MaysPLRNovember 12, 18915'11"195Liberty, KY USA
Mike McNally3BRRSeptember 13, 18935'11"150Minooka, PA USA
Herb PennockPBLFebruary 10, 18946'0"160Kennett Square, PA USA
Babe RuthPLLFebruary 6, 18956'2"215Baltimore, MD USA
Everett ScottSSRRNovember 19, 18925'8"148Bluffton, IN USA
Ernie ShorePRRMarch 24, 18916'4"220East Bend, NC USA
Chick ShortenCFLLApril 19, 18926'0"175Scranton, PA USA
Pinch ThomasCLRJanuary 24, 18885'9"173Camp Point, IL USA
Tillie WalkerCFRRSeptember 4, 18875'11"165Telford, TN USA
Jimmy WalshCFRRAugust 24, 18875'10"170Rathroe, Ke Ireland
Weldon WyckoffPRRFebruary 19, 18916'1"175Williamsport, PA USA



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