
1917 Boston Braves Roster
Team Record: 72-81
Finished 6th in the NL
Attendance: 174,253, Avg. 4,293
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: George Stallings (72-81)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1917 Boston Braves Results
The Boston Braves of the National League ended the 1917 season with a record of 72 wins and 81 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.
The Braves plated 536 runs and allowed 552 runs. Red Smith recorded 62 runs batted in and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .295 average. Art Nehf led the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.16 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
George Stallings coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Frank Allen | P | R | L | August 26, 1888 | 5'9" | 175 | Newbern, AL USA |
Fred Bailey | CF | L | L | August 16, 1895 | 5'11" | 150 | Mount Hope, WV USA |
Jesse Barnes | P | L | R | August 26, 1892 | 6'0" | 170 | Perkins, OK USA |
Larry Chappell | CF | L | R | February 19, 1890 | 6'0" | 186 | McClusky, IL USA |
Zip Collins | RF | L | L | May 4, 1892 | 5'11" | 152 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Sam Covington | 1B | L | R | November 18, 1894 | 6'1" | 190 | Denison, TX USA |
Cal Crum | P | R | R | July 27, 1889 | 6'1" | 175 | Cooks Mills, IL USA |
Johnny Evers | 2B | L | R | July 21, 1881 | 5'9" | 125 | Troy, NY USA |
Ed Fitzpatrick | IF | R | R | December 9, 1889 | 5'8" | 165 | Lewiston, PA USA |
Hank Gowdy | C | R | R | August 24, 1889 | 6'2" | 182 | Columbus, OH USA |
Tom Hughes | P | R | R | January 28, 1884 | 6'2" | 175 | Coal Creek, CO USA |
Fred Jacklitsch | C | R | R | May 24, 1876 | 5'9" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Joe Kelly | LF | R | R | September 23, 1886 | 5'10" | 175 | Weir City, KS USA |
Ed Konetchy | 1B | R | R | September 3, 1885 | 6'2" | 195 | La Crosse, WI USA |
Sherry Magee | LF | R | R | August 6, 1884 | 5'11" | 179 | Clarendon, PA USA |
Rabbit Maranville | SS | R | R | November 11, 1891 | 5'5" | 155 | Springfield, MA USA |
Mike Massey | 2B | B | R | September 28, 1893 | 6'0" | 195 | Galveston, TX USA |
Jack Meyers | C | R | R | July 29, 1880 | 5'11" | 194 | Riverside, CA USA |
Art Nehf | P | L | L | July 31, 1892 | 5'9" | 176 | Terre Haute, IN USA |
Ray Powell | CF | L | R | November 20, 1888 | 5'9" | 160 | Siloam Springs, AR USA |
Pat Ragan | P | R | R | November 15, 1883 | 5'10" | 185 | , MO USA |
Johnny Rawlings | 2B | R | R | August 17, 1892 | 5'8" | 158 | Bloomfield, IA USA |
Wally Rehg | RF | R | R | August 31, 1888 | 5'8" | 160 | Summerfield, IL USA |
Ed Reulbach | P | R | R | December 1, 1882 | 6'1" | 190 | Detroit, MI USA |
Art Rico | C | R | R | July 23, 1895 | 5'9" | 185 | Roxbury, MA USA |
Dick Rudolph | P | R | R | August 25, 1887 | 5'9" | 160 | New York, NY USA |
Hank Schreiber | 3B | R | R | July 12, 1891 | 5'11" | 165 | Cleveland, OH USA |
Jack Scott | P | L | R | April 18, 1892 | 6'2" | 199 | Ridgeway, NC USA |
Red Smith | 3B | R | R | April 6, 1890 | 5'11" | 165 | Greenville, SC USA |
Walt Tragesser | C | R | R | June 14, 1887 | 6'0" | 175 | Lafayette, IN USA |
George Twombly | CF | R | R | June 4, 1892 | 5'9" | 165 | Boston, MA USA |
Lefty Tyler | P | L | L | December 14, 1889 | 6'0" | 175 | Derry, NH USA |
Ed Walsh | P | R | R | May 19, 1881 | 6'1" | 193 | Plains, PA USA |
Joe Wilhoit | RF | L | R | December 20, 1885 | 6'2" | 175 | Hiawatha, KS USA |