1917 Cincinnati Reds Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 78-76
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 269,056, Avg. 4,516
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Manager: Christy Mathewson (78-76)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1917 Cincinnati Reds StatisticsTeam Record: 78-76
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 269,056, Avg. 4,516
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Manager: Christy Mathewson (78-76)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1917 Cincinnati Reds Results
The Cincinnati Reds of the National League ended the 1917 season with a record of 78 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.
The Reds scored 601 runs and allowed 611 runs, most in the circuit. Hal Chase recorded 86 runs batted in. Edd Roush topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .341. Fred Toney recorded 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Pete Schneider also added 15 or more wins also Pete Schneider registered a 2.10 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Christy Mathewson coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Bressler | P | R | L | October 23, 1894 | 6'0" | 187 | Coder, PA USA |
| Hal Chase | 1B | R | L | February 13, 1883 | 6'0" | 175 | Los Gatos, CA USA |
| Tommy Clarke | C | R | R | May 9, 1888 | 5'11" | 175 | New York, NY USA |
| Manuel Cueto | LF | R | R | February 8, 1892 | 5'5" | 157 | Guanajay, La Habana Cuba |
| Hod Eller | P | R | R | July 5, 1894 | 5'11" | 185 | Muncie, IN USA |
| Joe Engel | P | R | L | March 12, 1893 | 6'1" | 183 | Washington, DC USA |
| Gus Getz | 2B | R | R | August 3, 1889 | 5'11" | 165 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Tommy Griffith | RF | L | R | October 26, 1889 | 5'10" | 175 | Prospect, OH USA |
| Heinie Groh | 3B | R | R | September 18, 1889 | 5'8" | 158 | Rochester, NY USA |
| Emil Huhn | C | R | R | March 10, 1892 | 6'0" | 180 | North Vernon, IN USA |
| Elmer Knetzer | P | R | R | July 22, 1885 | 5'10" | 180 | Carrick, PA USA |
| Larry Kopf | SS | B | R | November 3, 1890 | 5'9" | 160 | Bristol, CT USA |
| Sherry Magee | LF | R | R | August 6, 1884 | 5'11" | 179 | Clarendon, PA USA |
| Bill McKechnie | 2B | B | R | August 7, 1886 | 5'10" | 160 | Wilkinsburg, PA USA |
| Clarence Mitchell | P | L | L | February 22, 1891 | 5'11" | 190 | Franklin, NE USA |
| Greasy Neale | LF | L | R | November 5, 1891 | 6'0" | 170 | Parkersburg, WV USA |
| Scott Perry | P | L | R | April 17, 1891 | 6'1" | 195 | Denison, TX USA |
| Herman Pillette | P | R | R | December 26, 1895 | 6'2" | 190 | St. Paul, OR USA |
| Mike Regan | P | R | R | November 19, 1887 | 5'11" | 165 | Phoenix, NY USA |
| Jimmy Ring | P | R | R | February 15, 1895 | 6'1" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Edd Roush | CF | L | L | May 8, 1893 | 5'11" | 170 | Oakland City, IN USA |
| Dutch Ruether | P | L | L | September 13, 1893 | 6'1" | 180 | Alameda, CA USA |
| Roy Sanders | P | R | R | August 1, 1892 | 6'0" | 195 | Stafford, KS USA |
| Pete Schneider | P | R | R | August 20, 1895 | 6'1" | 194 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Dave Shean | 2B | R | R | July 9, 1883 | 5'11" | 175 | Arlington, MA USA |
| Harry Smith | C | R | R | May 15, 1890 | 5'10" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Jim Thorpe | RF | R | R | May 28, 1887 | 6'1" | 185 | Prague, OK USA |
| Fred Toney | P | R | R | December 11, 1888 | 6'2" | 195 | Nashville, TN USA |
| Ivey Wingo | C | L | R | July 8, 1890 | 5'10" | 160 | Gainesville, GA USA |
