1917 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 51-103. They scored 464 runs and belted 9 home runs to go along with a .238 batting average. William Fischer provided the power for the team with 3 homers. The offense was powered by Max Carey, who led the team with 51 RBI and 174 hits. Max Carey had a great year on the basepaths with 46 stolen bases.
The team allowed 595 runs and had a team ERA of 3.01. Wilbur Cooper led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 99 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Doug Baird | 3B | 43 | 135 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 8 | .355 | .319 | .674 | .259 |
| Tony Boeckel | 3B | 64 | 219 | 16 | 58 | 0 | 23 | 6 | .297 | .324 | .621 | .265 |
| Bunny Brief | 1B | 36 | 115 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 4 | .318 | .330 | .648 | .217 |
| Howdy Caton | SS | 14 | 57 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .286 | .298 | .584 | .211 |
| Adam DeBus | SS | 38 | 131 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .279 | .328 | .607 | .229 |
| Billy Gleason | 2B | 13 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .190 | .445 | .167 |
| High Pockets Kelly | 1B | 8 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .174 | .299 | .087 |
| Alex McCarthy | 3B | 49 | 151 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .276 | .245 | .521 | .219 |
| Ray Miller | 1B | 6 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .185 | .392 | .148 |
| Fritz Mollwitz | 1B | 36 | 140 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 4 | .297 | .300 | .597 | .257 |
| Jake Pitler | 2B | 109 | 382 | 39 | 89 | 0 | 23 | 6 | .297 | .280 | .577 | .233 |
| Arch Reilly | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Honus Wagner | 1B | 74 | 230 | 15 | 61 | 0 | 24 | 5 | .337 | .304 | .641 | .265 |
| Chuck Ward | SS | 125 | 423 | 25 | 100 | 0 | 43 | 5 | .302 | .279 | .581 | .236 |
| Hooks Warner | 3B | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Bill Webb | 2B | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .200 | .494 | .200 |
| Harry Wolfe | 2B | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jesse Altenburg | OF | 11 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .352 | .176 |
| Carson Bigbee | OF | 133 | 469 | 46 | 112 | 0 | 21 | 19 | .301 | .288 | .589 | .239 |
| Max Carey | OF | 155 | 588 | 82 | 174 | 1 | 51 | 46 | .369 | .378 | .747 | .296 |
| Don Flinn | OF | 14 | 37 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .316 | .378 | .694 | .297 |
| Bill Hinchman | OF | 69 | 244 | 27 | 46 | 2 | 29 | 5 | .288 | .275 | .563 | .189 |
| Charlie Jackson | OF | 41 | 121 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .303 | .298 | .601 | .240 |
| Lee King | OF | 111 | 381 | 32 | 95 | 1 | 35 | 8 | .281 | .320 | .601 | .249 |
| Frank Schulte | OF | 30 | 103 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .283 | .282 | .565 | .214 |
| Joe Wilhoit | OF | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .200 | .473 | .200 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Fred Blackwell | C | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| William Fischer | C | 95 | 245 | 25 | 70 | 3 | 25 | 11 | .359 | .376 | .735 | .286 |
| Walter Schmidt | C | 72 | 183 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 17 | 4 | .296 | .284 | .580 | .246 |
| Red Smith | C | 11 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .190 | .440 | .143 |
| Bill Wagner | C | 53 | 151 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .264 | .278 | .542 | .205 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ben Shaw | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5169 | 464 | 1230 | 9 | 396 | 150 | .289 | .298 | .587 | .238 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hal Carlson | 34 | 17 | 161.3 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 1 | 68 | 49 | 2.90 | 1.172 | |||
| Wilbur Cooper | 40 | 34 | 297.7 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 1 | 99 | 54 | 2.36 | 1.108 | |||
| Bill Evans | 8 | 2 | 26.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 3.38 | 1.423 | |||
| Burleigh Grimes | 37 | 17 | 194 | 3 | 16 | .158 | 0 | 72 | 70 | 3.53 | 1.320 | |||
| Elmer Jacobs | 38 | 25 | 227.3 | 6 | 19 | .240 | 2 | 58 | 76 | 2.81 | 1.276 | |||
| Al Mamaux | 16 | 13 | 85.7 | 2 | 11 | .154 | 0 | 22 | 50 | 5.25 | 1.657 | |||
| Frank Miller | 38 | 28 | 224 | 10 | 19 | .345 | 1 | 92 | 60 | 3.13 | 1.232 | |||
| Elmer Ponder | 3 | 2 | 21.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1.69 | 0.845 | |||
| Bob Steele | 27 | 19 | 179.7 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 1 | 82 | 53 | 2.76 | 1.174 | |||
| Team Totals | 241 | 157 | 1417.7 | 51 | 103 | .331 | 6 | 509 | 432 | 3.01 | 1.234 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Max Carey | 155 |
| At Bats | Max Carey | 588 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Max Carey | 668 |
| Batting Average | Max Carey | .296 |
| On-Base % | Max Carey | .369 |
| Slugging % | Max Carey | .378 |
| OPS | Max Carey | .747 |
| Runs | Max Carey | 82 |
| Hits | Max Carey | 174 |
| Total Bases | Max Carey | 222 |
| Doubles | Max Carey | 21 |
| Triples | Max Carey | 12 |
| Home Runs | William Fischer | 3 |
| RBI | Max Carey | 51 |
| Walks | Max Carey | 58 |
| Strikeouts | Lee King | 58 |
| Stolen Bases | Max Carey | 46 |
| Caught Stealing | Max Carey | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jake Pitler and Chuck Ward | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Wilbur Cooper | 17 |
| Losses | Elmer Jacobs and Frank Miller | 19 |
| Saves | Elmer Jacobs | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Wilbur Cooper | .607 |
| ERA | Wilbur Cooper | 2.36 |
| WHIP | Wilbur Cooper | 1.108 |
| Innings Pitched | Wilbur Cooper | 297.7 |
| Games | Wilbur Cooper | 40 |
| Games Started | Wilbur Cooper | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Wilbur Cooper | 99 |
| Complete Games | Wilbur Cooper | 23 |
| Shutouts | Wilbur Cooper | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Wilbur Cooper | 1159 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Wilbur Cooper and Frank Miller | 78 |
| Hits Allowed | Wilbur Cooper | 276 |
| Walks Allowed | Elmer Jacobs | 76 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Burleigh Grimes | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Frank Miller and Bob Steele | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Burleigh Grimes | 6 |
