1917 Boston Braves season

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| name = Boston Braves

| season = 1917

| misc =

| league = National League

| ballpark = Braves Field

| city = Boston, Massachusetts

| record = 72–81 (.471)

| league_place = 6th

| owners = Percy Haughton

| managers = George Stallings

| television =

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|}}

The 1917 Boston Braves season was the 47th season of the franchise. The Braves finished sixth in the National League with a record of 72 wins and 81 losses.

Regular season

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= Notable transactions =

July 11, 1917: Mike Massey was released by the Braves.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/massemi01.shtml Mike Massey page at Baseball Reference]

= Roster =

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colspan="10" style="background-color: #0f437c; color: white; text-align: center;" \| 1917 Boston Braves roster
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valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer	Frank Allen}} {{MLBplayer	Jesse Barnes}} {{MLBplayer	Cal Crum}} {{MLBplayer	Tom Hughes}} {{MLBplayer	Art Nehf}} {{MLBplayer	Pat Ragan}} {{MLBplayer	Ed Reulbach}} {{MLBplayer	Dick Rudolph}} {{MLBplayer	Jack Scott}} {{MLBplayer	Lefty Tyler}} {{MLBplayer	Ed Walsh}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer	Hank Gowdy}} {{MLBplayer	Fred Jacklitsch}} {{MLBplayer	Chief Meyers}} {{MLBplayer	Art Rico}} {{MLBplayer	Walt Tragesser}} Infielders {{MLBplayer	Sam Covington}} {{MLBplayer	Johnny Evers}} {{MLBplayer	Ed Fitzpatrick}} {{MLBplayer	Ed Konetchy}} {{MLBplayer	Rabbit Maranville}} {{MLBplayer	Mike Massey}} {{MLBplayer	Johnny Rawlings}} {{MLBplayer	Hank Schreiber}} {{MLBplayer	Red Smith}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer	Fred Bailey}} {{MLBplayer	Larry Chappell}} {{MLBplayer	Zip Collins}} {{MLBplayer	Joe Kelly}} {{MLBplayer	Sherry Magee}} {{MLBplayer	Ray Powell}} {{MLBplayer	Wally Rehg}} {{MLBplayer	George Twombly}} {{MLBplayer	Joe Wilhoit}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer	George Stallings}}

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Player stats

= Batting =

== Starters by position ==

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" \| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
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align="center" \| C	Walt Tragesser	98	297	66	.222	0	25
align="center" \| 1B	Ed Konetchy	130	474	129	.272	2	54
align="center" \| 2B	Johnny Rawlings	122	371	95	.256	2	31
align="center" \| SS	Rabbit Maranville	142	561	146	.260	3	43
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Red\|Smith\|Red Smith (third baseman)}}	147	505	149	.295	2	62
align="center" \| OF	Wally Rehg	87	341	92	.270	1	31
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Ray\|Powell\|Ray Powell (baseball)}}	88	357	97	.272	4	30
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Joe\|Kelly\|Joe Kelly (1910s outfielder)}}	116	445	99	.222	3	36

== Other batters ==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
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align="center" \| Sherry Magee	72	246	63	.256	1	29
align="center" \| Joe Wilhoit	54	186	51	.274	1	10
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ed\|Fitzpatrick}}	63	178	45	.253	0	17
align="center" \| Hank Gowdy	49	154	33	.214	0	14
align="center" \| Fred Bailey	50	110	21	.191	1	5
align="center" \| George Twombley	32	102	19	.186	0	9
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Mike\|Massey\|Mike Massey (baseball)}}	31	91	18	.198	0	2
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Johnny\|Evers}}	24	83	16	.193	0	0
align="center" \| Chief Meyers	25	68	17	.250	0	4
align="center" \| Sam Covington	17	66	13	.197	1	10
align="center" \| Zip Collins	9	27	4	.148	0	2
align="center" \| Art Rico	13	14	4	.286	0	2
align="center" \| Hank Schreiber	2	7	2	.286	0	0
align="center" \| Larry Chappell	4	2	0	.000	0	1
align="center" \| Fred Jacklitsch	1	0	0	----	0	0

= Pitching =

== Starting pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
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align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jesse\|Barnes}}	50	295.0	13	21	2.68	107
align="center" \| Dick Rudolph	31	242.2	13	14	3.41	96
align="center" \| Lefty Tyler	32	239.0	14	12	2.52	98
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Tom\|Hughes\|Tom Hughes (pitcher, born 1884)}}	11	74.0	5	3	1.95	30
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== Other pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
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align="center" \| {{sortname\|Art\|Nehf}}	38	233.1	17	8	2.16	101
align="center" \| Pat Ragan	30	147.2	6	9	2.93	61
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Frank\|Allen\|Frank Allen (baseball)}}	29	112.0	3	11	3.94	56
align="center" \| Jack Scott	7	39.2	1	2	1.82	21
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ed\|Reulbach}}	5	22.1	0	1	2.82	9
align="center" \| Ed Walsh	4	18.0	0	1	3.50	4

== Relief pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Cal\|Crum}}	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO

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References

External links

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1917.shtml 1917 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference]

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