1917 Des Moines Boosters Statistics
Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 84-62
Finished 1st in the WL
Manager: Jack Coffey (84-62)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Ballpark: Western League Park
1917 Des Moines Boosters RosterTeam Record: 84-62
Finished 1st in the WL
Manager: Jack Coffey (84-62)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Ballpark: Western League Park
Finals - Des Moines Boosters 4 games, St. Joseph Drummers/Hutchinson Wheatshockers 2
The Des Moines Boosters of the Western League ended the 1917 season with a record of 84 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the WL.
Jack Coffey served as manager.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Kallio | 25 | 9 | .735 | 1.76 | 38 | 306.0 | 219 | 60 | 107 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Musser | 23 | 18 | .561 | 0.00 | 48 | 346.0 | 215 | 134 | ||||||||||||||
| Joel Berger | 11 | 13 | .458 | 0.00 | 32 | 215.0 | 202 | 71 | ||||||||||||||
| Lefty O'Doul | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.83 | 17 | 115.0 | 114 | 49 | 35 | |||||||||||||
| Leo Dressen | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0.00 | 25 | 133.0 | 122 | 52 | ||||||||||||||
| George Payne | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1.00 | 8 | 72.0 | 53 | 8 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Norman | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0.00 | 23 | 85.0 | 117 | 45 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 77 | 62 | .554 | 0.83 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1272.0 | 1042 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. J. Cass | 146 | 584 | 584 | 166 | 15 | 4 | 3 | .284 | .284 | .339 | .623 | 198 | |||||||||||
| Bill Hunter | 138 | 501 | 501 | 146 | 19 | 8 | 3 | .291 | .291 | .379 | .671 | 190 | |||||||||||
| Jack Coffey | 142 | 499 | 499 | 144 | 19 | 8 | 4 | .289 | .289 | .383 | .671 | 191 | |||||||||||
| Bruce Hartford | 143 | 523 | 523 | 140 | 25 | 2 | 0 | .268 | .268 | .323 | .591 | 169 | |||||||||||
| Art Ewoldt | 145 | 523 | 523 | 127 | 17 | 8 | 1 | .243 | .243 | .312 | .554 | 163 | |||||||||||
| Dick Breen | 100 | 311 | 311 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .260 | .309 | .569 | 96 | |||||||||||
| Spencer | 77 | 304 | 304 | 77 | 12 | 3 | 2 | .253 | .253 | .332 | .586 | 101 | |||||||||||
| Sweeney | 96 | 314 | 314 | 66 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .210 | .210 | .271 | .481 | 85 | |||||||||||
| Larry Spahr | 87 | 242 | 242 | 65 | 16 | 2 | 4 | .269 | .269 | .401 | .669 | 97 | |||||||||||
| Harry Shanley | 39 | 142 | 142 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .331 | .331 | .380 | .711 | 54 | |||||||||||
| Buzz Murphy | 39 | 133 | 133 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 3 | .278 | .278 | .451 | .729 | 60 | |||||||||||
| Danny Moeller | 30 | 101 | 101 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .287 | .327 | .614 | 33 | |||||||||||
| E. Fortman | 49 | 143 | 143 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .189 | .189 | .266 | .455 | 38 | |||||||||||
| Rudy Kallio | 38 | 101 | 101 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .149 | .149 | .158 | .307 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Lefty O'Doul | 19 | 52 | 52 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .269 | .269 | .538 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Paul Musser | 50 | 117 | 117 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .094 | .094 | .120 | .214 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Andrew Norman | 23 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .240 | .440 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Leo Dressen | 25 | 46 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .109 | .109 | .109 | .217 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1386 | 4661 | 4661 | 0 | 1202 | 170 | 43 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .258 | .328 | .586 | 1530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeney | 1B | 92 | 799 | 44 | 19 | .978 | 9.163 | |
| Harry Shanley | 1B | 36 | 344 | 6 | 5 | .986 | 9.722 | |
| Jack Coffey | 2B | 139 | 329 | 346 | 27 | .962 | 4.856 | |
| Art Ewoldt | 3B | 129 | 166 | 253 | 22 | .950 | 3.248 | |
| Larry Spahr | C | 81 | 458 | 96 | 15 | .974 | 6.840 | |
| Dick Breen | C | 68 | 417 | 90 | 2 | .996 | 7.456 | |
| D. J. Cass | OF | 146 | 250 | 18 | 17 | .940 | 1.836 | |
| Bill Hunter | OF | 137 | 154 | 16 | 6 | .966 | 1.241 | |
| Spencer | OF | 75 | 136 | 8 | 8 | .947 | 1.920 | |
| Buzz Murphy | OF | 38 | 86 | 5 | 2 | .978 | 2.395 | |
| Danny Moeller | OF | 29 | 40 | 3 | 3 | .935 | 1.483 | |
| E. Fortman | OF | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | .938 | 2.308 | |
| Lefty O'Doul | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| Bruce Hartford | SS | 143 | 262 | 391 | 48 | .932 | 4.566 | |
| Totals | 1143 | 3464 | 1283 | 176 | 0 | .964 | 4.153 |
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