1917 Cleveland Indians
[edit] Summary
The 1917 Cleveland Indians finished with a record of 88-66. They scored 584 runs and belted 13 home runs to go along with a .245 batting average. Jack Graney and Elmer Smith were tied for the team lead in home runs with 3. Braggo Roth was the best run producer with 72 RBI. Tris Speaker led the team with 184 hits for a .352 average. Ray Chapman had a great year on the basepaths with 52 stolen bases.
The team allowed 542 runs and had a team ERA of 2.52. Leading the team in wins was Jim Bagby, with 23. Stan Coveleski racked up 133 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Chapman | SS | 156 | 563 | 98 | 170 | 2 | 36 | 52 | .370 | .409 | .779 | .302 |
| Fred Eunick | 3B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joe Evans | 3B | 132 | 385 | 36 | 73 | 2 | 33 | 12 | .271 | .242 | .513 | .190 |
| Lou Guisto | 1B | 73 | 200 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 29 | 3 | .282 | .225 | .507 | .185 |
| Joe Harris | 1B | 112 | 369 | 40 | 112 | 0 | 65 | 11 | .398 | .385 | .783 | .304 |
| Ivan Howard | 3B | 27 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .103 | .270 | .103 |
| Ray Miller | 1B | 19 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .414 | .238 | .652 | .190 |
| Terry Turner | 3B | 69 | 180 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 15 | 4 | .263 | .244 | .507 | .206 |
| Bill Wambsganss | 2B | 141 | 499 | 52 | 127 | 0 | 43 | 16 | .315 | .313 | .628 | .255 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Milo Allison | OF | 32 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .318 | .143 | .461 | .143 |
| Jack Graney | OF | 146 | 535 | 87 | 122 | 3 | 35 | 16 | .348 | .325 | .673 | .228 |
| Marty Kavanagh | OF | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .000 | .176 | .000 |
| Braggo Roth | OF | 145 | 495 | 69 | 141 | 1 | 72 | 51 | .355 | .388 | .743 | .285 |
| Elmer Smith | OF | 64 | 161 | 21 | 42 | 3 | 22 | 6 | .316 | .360 | .676 | .261 |
| Tris Speaker | OF | 142 | 523 | 90 | 184 | 2 | 60 | 30 | .432 | .486 | .918 | .352 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Josh Billings | C | 66 | 129 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .243 | .233 | .476 | .178 |
| Hank DeBerry | C | 25 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .273 |
| Steve O'Neill | C | 129 | 370 | 21 | 68 | 0 | 29 | 2 | .272 | .222 | .494 | .184 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4994 | 584 | 1224 | 13 | 475 | 210 | .310 | .322 | .632 | .245 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Bagby | 49 | 37 | 320.7 | 23 | 13 | .639 | 7 | 83 | 73 | 1.96 | 1.091 | |||
| Joe Boehling | 12 | 7 | 46.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 4.66 | 1.425 | |||
| Fritz Coumbe | 34 | 10 | 134.3 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 2.14 | 1.147 | |||
| Stan Coveleski | 45 | 36 | 298.3 | 19 | 14 | .576 | 4 | 133 | 94 | 1.81 | 0.992 | |||
| George Dickerson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Al Gould | 27 | 7 | 94 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 24 | 52 | 3.64 | 1.564 | |||
| Ed Klepfer | 41 | 27 | 213 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 1 | 66 | 55 | 2.37 | 1.235 | |||
| Otis Lambeth | 26 | 10 | 97.3 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 2 | 27 | 30 | 3.14 | 1.305 | |||
| Guy Morton | 35 | 18 | 161 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 2 | 62 | 59 | 2.74 | 1.348 | |||
| Pop-boy Smith | 6 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8.31 | 2.069 | |||
| Red Torkelson | 4 | 3 | 22.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 7.66 | 2.063 | |||
| Smoky Joe Wood | 5 | 1 | 15.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.45 | 1.529 | |||
| Team Totals | 285 | 156 | 1412.6 | 88 | 66 | .571 | 22 | 451 | 438 | 2.52 | 1.209 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ray Chapman | 156 |
| At Bats | Ray Chapman | 563 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ray Chapman | 691 |
| Batting Average | Tris Speaker | .352 |
| On-Base % | Tris Speaker | .432 |
| Slugging % | Tris Speaker | .486 |
| OPS | Tris Speaker | .918 |
| Runs | Ray Chapman | 98 |
| Hits | Tris Speaker | 184 |
| Total Bases | Tris Speaker | 254 |
| Doubles | Tris Speaker | 42 |
| Triples | Ray Chapman | 13 |
| Home Runs | Jack Graney and Elmer Smith | 3 |
| RBI | Braggo Roth | 72 |
| Walks | Jack Graney | 94 |
| Strikeouts | Braggo Roth | 73 |
| Stolen Bases | Ray Chapman | 52 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ray Chapman | 67 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Bagby | 23 |
| Losses | Stan Coveleski | 14 |
| Saves | Jim Bagby | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Ed Klepfer | .778 |
| ERA | Stan Coveleski | 1.81 |
| WHIP | Stan Coveleski | 0.992 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Bagby | 320.7 |
| Games | Jim Bagby | 49 |
| Games Started | Jim Bagby | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Stan Coveleski | 133 |
| Complete Games | Jim Bagby | 26 |
| Shutouts | Stan Coveleski | 9 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Bagby | 1266 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Bagby | 70 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Bagby | 277 |
| Walks Allowed | Stan Coveleski | 94 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Bagby | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Ed Klepfer | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Otis Lambeth | 11 |


