1917 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1917 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 82-70. They scored 531 runs and belted 26 home runs to go along with a .250 batting average. The offense was powered by Rogers Hornsby, who led the team with 8 home runs, 66 RBI, and 171 hits.
The team allowed 568 runs and had a team ERA of 3.03. Bill Doak led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 111 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Doug Baird
| 3B
| 104
| 364
| 38
| 92
| 0
| 24
| 18
| .301
| .371
| .672
| .253
|
| Bruno Betzel
| 2B
| 106
| 328
| 24
| 71
| 1
| 17
| 9
| .266
| .256
| .522
| .216
|
| Tony DeFate
| 3B
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .333
| .143
| .476
| .143
|
| Rogers Hornsby
| SS
| 145
| 523
| 86
| 171
| 8
| 66
| 17
| .385
| .484
| .869
| .327
|
| Ike McAuley
| SS
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .286
| .286
| .572
| .286
|
| Dots Miller
| 2B
| 148
| 544
| 61
| 135
| 2
| 45
| 14
| .295
| .320
| .615
| .248
|
| Gene Paulette
| 1B
| 95
| 332
| 32
| 88
| 0
| 34
| 9
| .303
| .370
| .673
| .265
|
| Fred Smith
| 3B
| 56
| 165
| 11
| 30
| 1
| 17
| 4
| .262
| .224
| .486
| .182
|
| Bobby Wallace
| 3B
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .100
| .100
| .200
| .100
|
| Outfielders
|
| Bob Bescher
| OF
| 42
| 110
| 10
| 17
| 1
| 8
| 3
| .290
| .209
| .499
| .155
|
| Walton Cruise
| OF
| 153
| 529
| 70
| 156
| 5
| 59
| 16
| .343
| .399
| .742
| .295
|
| Tom Long
| OF
| 144
| 530
| 49
| 123
| 3
| 41
| 21
| .285
| .325
| .610
| .232
|
| Jack Smith
| OF
| 137
| 462
| 64
| 137
| 3
| 34
| 25
| .351
| .398
| .749
| .297
|
| Red Smyth
| OF
| 38
| 72
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 3
| .269
| .264
| .533
| .208
|
| Stuffy Stewart
| OF
| 13
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| .000
|
| Catchers
|
| John Brock
| C
| 7
| 15
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 2
| .400
| .467
| .867
| .400
|
| Mike Gonzalez
| C
| 106
| 290
| 28
| 76
| 1
| 28
| 12
| .316
| .307
| .623
| .262
|
| Paddy Livingston
| C
| 7
| 20
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 2
| .200
| .200
| .400
| .200
|
| Jack Roche
| C
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| .000
|
| Frank Snyder
| C
| 115
| 313
| 18
| 74
| 1
| 33
| 4
| .301
| .288
| .589
| .236
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 5083
| 531
| 1271
| 26
| 436
| 159
| .294
| .333
| .627
| .250
|
| Pitchers
|
| Red Ames
| 43
| 19
| 209
| 15
| 10
| .600
| 3
| 62
| 57
| 2.71
| 1.177
|
| Bill Doak
| 44
| 37
| 281.3
| 16
| 20
| .444
| 2
| 111
| 85
| 3.10
| 1.216
|
| Marv Goodwin
| 14
| 12
| 85.3
| 6
| 4
| .600
| 0
| 38
| 19
| 2.21
| 1.043
|
| Bruce Hitt
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 9.00
| 2.000
|
| Oscar Horstmann
| 35
| 11
| 138.7
| 9
| 4
| .692
| 1
| 50
| 54
| 3.44
| 1.190
|
| Jakie May
| 15
| 1
| 29.3
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 0
| 18
| 11
| 3.38
| 1.365
|
| Lee Meadows
| 43
| 37
| 265.7
| 15
| 9
| .625
| 2
| 100
| 90
| 3.08
| 1.291
|
| Tim Murchison
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 0
| 2
| 2
| .00
| 2.000
|
| Lou North
| 5
| 0
| 11.3
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 3.97
| 1.593
|
| Gene Packard
| 34
| 11
| 153.3
| 9
| 6
| .600
| 2
| 44
| 25
| 2.47
| 1.063
|
| George Pierce
| 5
| 0
| 10.3
| 1
| 1
| .500
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 3.48
| 0.971
|
| Bob Steele
| 12
| 6
| 42
| 1
| 3
| .250
| 0
| 23
| 19
| 3.21
| 1.238
|
| Milt Watson
| 41
| 20
| 161.3
| 10
| 13
| .435
| 0
| 45
| 51
| 3.51
| 1.240
|
| Team Totals
| 294
| 154
| 1392.5
| 82
| 70
| .539
| 10
| 502
| 421
| 3.03
| 1.205
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders