2000s |
2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005
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1990s |
1999 • 1998 • 1997 • 1996 • 1995 |
1980s |
1989 • 1988 • 1987 • 1986 • 1985 |
1970s |
1979 • 1978 • 1977 • 1976 • 1975
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1960s |
1969 • 1968 • 1967 • 1966 • 1965 |
1950s |
1959 • 1958 • 1957 • 1956 • 1955 |
1940s |
1949 • 1948 • 1947 • 1946 • 1945 |
1930s |
1939 • 1938 • 1937 • 1936 • 1935 |
1920s |
1929 • 1928 • 1927 • 1926 • 1925 |
1910s |
1919 • 1918 • 1917 • 1916 • 1915 |
1900s |
1909 • 1908 • 1907 • 1906 • 1905 |
1890s |
1899 • 1898 • 1897 • 1896 • 1895 |
1880s |
1889 • 1888 • 1887 • 1886 • 1885 |
1870s |
1879 • 1878 • 1877 • 1876 • 1875 |
Early Years |
See also |
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Sources |
The following are the baseball events of the year 1917 throughout the world.
Champions[]
Major League Baseball[]
- World Series: Chicago White Sox over New York Giants (4-2)
Awards[]
Major League Baseball final standings[]
American League final standings[]
American League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
Chicago White Sox | 100 | 54 | .649 | -- |
Boston Red Sox | 90 | 62 | .592 | 9 |
Cleveland Indians | 88 | 66 | .571 | 12 |
Detroit Tigers | 78 | 75 | .510 | 21.5 |
Washington Senators | 74 | 79 | .484 | 25.5 |
New York Yankees | 71 | 82 | .464 | 28.5 |
St. Louis Browns | 57 | 97 | .370 | 43 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 98 | .359 | 44.5 |
National League final standings[]
National League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
New York Giants | 98 | 56 | .636 | -- |
Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 65 | .572 | 10 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 70 | .539 | 15 |
Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 76 | .506 | 20 |
Chicago Cubs | 74 | 80 | .481 | 24 |
Boston Braves | 72 | 81 | .471 | 25.5 |
Brooklyn Robins | 70 | 81 | .464 | 26.5 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 51 | 103 | .331 | 47 |
Events[]
Births[]
- February 10 - Allie Reynolds
- February 12 - Dom DiMaggio
- March 17 - Hank Sauer
- April 14 - Marvin Miller
- April 26 - Virgil Trucks
- July 17 - Lou Boudreau
- September 25 - Phil Rizzuto
- September 25 - Johnny Sain
- October 8 - Danny Murtaugh
- October 25 - Lee MacPhail
- December 1 - Marty Marion
Deaths[]
- February 7 - Tim Murnane, 64, first baseman and center fielder in the early years of professional baseball who became president of the New England League and went on to a distinguished tenure as sports editor of The Boston Globe for over 30 years, serving as one of the sport's leading advocates