1917 Philadelphia Phillies Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 87-65
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 354,428, Avg. 6,707
Ballpark: Baker Bowl
Manager: Pat Moran (87-65)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1917 Philadelphia Phillies StatisticsTeam Record: 87-65
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 354,428, Avg. 6,707
Ballpark: Baker Bowl
Manager: Pat Moran (87-65)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1917 Philadelphia Phillies Results
The Philadelphia Phillies of the National League ended the 1917 season with a record of 87 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the NL.
The club plated 578 runs and allowed 500 runs. Gavvy Cravath paced the team with 12 home runs and drove in 83 runs. Gavvy Cravath and George Whitted led all regular batters with a .280 average. Pete Alexander earned 30 wins on the mound for the squad, while Joe Oeschger and Eppa Rixey also added 15 or more victories also Pete Alexander registered a 1.83 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Pat Moran coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Adams | C | B | R | June 21, 1891 | 6'1" | 185 | Wharton, TX USA |
| Pete Alexander | P | R | R | February 26, 1887 | 6'1" | 185 | Elba, NE USA |
| Dave Bancroft | SS | B | R | April 20, 1891 | 5'9" | 160 | Sioux City, IA USA |
| Charles Bender | P | R | R | May 5, 1884 | 6'2" | 185 | Crow Wing County, MN USA |
| Ed Burns | C | R | R | October 31, 1887 | 5'6" | 165 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Bobby Byrne | 3B | R | R | December 31, 1884 | 5'7" | 145 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Claude Cooper | LF | L | L | April 1, 1892 | 5'9" | 158 | Troup, TX USA |
| Gavvy Cravath | RF | R | R | March 23, 1881 | 5'10" | 186 | Poway, CA USA |
| Oscar Dugey | 2B | R | R | October 25, 1887 | 5'8" | 160 | Palestine, TX USA |
| Johnny Evers | 2B | L | R | July 21, 1881 | 5'9" | 125 | Troy, NY USA |
| Paul Fittery | P | B | L | October 10, 1887 | 5'8" | 156 | Lebanon, PA USA |
| Bill Killefer | C | R | R | October 10, 1887 | 5'10" | 170 | Bloomingdale, MI USA |
| Jimmy Lavender | P | R | R | March 26, 1884 | 5'11" | 165 | Barnesville, GA USA |
| Fred Luderus | 1B | L | R | September 12, 1885 | 5'11" | 185 | Milwaukee, WI USA |
| Erskine Mayer | P | R | R | January 16, 1890 | 6'0" | 168 | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Patsy McGaffigan | SS | R | R | September 12, 1888 | 5'8" | 140 | Carlyle, IL USA |
| Bert Niehoff | 2B | R | R | May 13, 1884 | 5'10" | 170 | Louisville, CO USA |
| Joe Oeschger | P | R | R | May 24, 1892 | 6'0" | 190 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Dode Paskert | CF | R | R | August 28, 1881 | 5'11" | 165 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Harry Pearce | SS | R | R | July 12, 1889 | 5'9" | 158 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Eppa Rixey | P | R | L | May 3, 1891 | 6'5" | 210 | Culpeper, VA USA |
| Frank Schulte | OF | L | R | September 17, 1882 | 5'11" | 170 | Cochecton, NY USA |
| Milt Stock | 3B | R | R | July 11, 1893 | 5'8" | 154 | Chicago, IL USA |
| George Whitted | LF | R | R | February 4, 1890 | 5'8" | 168 | Durham, NC USA |
