1917 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1917 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 87-65. They scored 578 runs and belted 38 home runs to go along with a .248 batting average. The offense was powered by Gavvy Cravath, who led the team with 12 home runs and 83 RBI. Possum Whitted led the team with 155 hits for a .280 average.
The team allowed 500 runs and had a team ERA of 2.46. Pete Alexander led the pitching staff with 30 wins and 200 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Dave Bancroft
| SS
| 127
| 478
| 56
| 116
| 4
| 43
| 14
| .307
| .335
| .642
| .243
|
| Bobby Byrne
| 3B
| 13
| 14
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .357
| .757
| .357
|
| Oscar Dugey
| 2B
| 44
| 72
| 12
| 14
| 0
| 9
| 2
| .237
| .278
| .515
| .194
|
| Johnny Evers
| 2B
| 56
| 183
| 20
| 41
| 1
| 12
| 8
| .333
| .279
| .612
| .224
|
| Fred Luderus
| 1B
| 154
| 522
| 57
| 136
| 5
| 72
| 5
| .349
| .351
| .700
| .261
|
| Patsy McGaffigan
| SS
| 19
| 60
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 6
| 1
| .167
| .183
| .350
| .167
|
| Bert Niehoff
| 2B
| 114
| 361
| 30
| 92
| 2
| 42
| 8
| .303
| .341
| .644
| .255
|
| Harry Pearce
| SS
| 7
| 16
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .294
| .438
| .732
| .250
|
| Milt Stock
| 3B
| 150
| 564
| 76
| 149
| 3
| 53
| 25
| .326
| .349
| .675
| .264
|
| Outfielders
|
| Claude Cooper
| OF
| 24
| 29
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .235
| .138
| .373
| .103
|
| Gavvy Cravath
| OF
| 140
| 503
| 70
| 141
| 12
| 83
| 6
| .369
| .473
| .842
| .280
|
| Dode Paskert
| OF
| 141
| 546
| 78
| 137
| 4
| 43
| 19
| .331
| .363
| .694
| .251
|
| Frank Schulte
| OF
| 64
| 149
| 21
| 32
| 1
| 15
| 4
| .299
| .302
| .601
| .215
|
| Possum Whitted
| OF
| 149
| 553
| 69
| 155
| 3
| 70
| 10
| .317
| .373
| .690
| .280
|
| Catchers
|
| Bert Adams
| C
| 43
| 107
| 4
| 22
| 1
| 7
| 0
| .206
| .290
| .496
| .206
|
| Ed Burns
| C
| 20
| 49
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 6
| 2
| .220
| .224
| .444
| .204
|
| Bill Killefer
| C
| 125
| 409
| 28
| 112
| 0
| 31
| 4
| .306
| .303
| .609
| .274
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 5084
| 578
| 1262
| 38
| 526
| 109
| .300
| .339
| .638
| .248
|
| Pitchers
|
| Pete Alexander
| 45
| 44
| 388
| 30
| 13
| .698
| 0
| 200
| 56
| 1.83
| 1.010
|
| Chief Bender
| 20
| 10
| 113
| 8
| 2
| .800
| 2
| 43
| 26
| 1.67
| 0.973
|
| Paul Fittery
| 17
| 2
| 55.7
| 1
| 1
| .500
| 0
| 13
| 27
| 4.53
| 1.724
|
| Jimmy Lavender
| 28
| 14
| 129.3
| 6
| 8
| .429
| 1
| 52
| 44
| 3.55
| 1.261
|
| Erskine Mayer
| 28
| 18
| 160
| 11
| 6
| .647
| 0
| 64
| 33
| 2.76
| 1.206
|
| Joe Oeschger
| 42
| 30
| 262
| 15
| 14
| .517
| 1
| 123
| 72
| 2.75
| 1.195
|
| Eppa Rixey
| 39
| 36
| 281.3
| 16
| 21
| .432
| 1
| 121
| 67
| 2.27
| 1.123
|
| Team Totals
| 219
| 154
| 1389.3
| 87
| 65
| .572
| 5
| 616
| 325
| 2.46
| 1.139
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders