1917 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 55-98
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 221,432, Avg. 4,110
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (55-98)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1917 Philadelphia Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 55-98
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 221,432, Avg. 4,110
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (55-98)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1917 Philadelphia Athletics Results
The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1917 season with a record of 55 wins and 98 losses, finishing eighth in the AL.
The Athletics tallied 529 runs and allowed 691 runs, most in the league. Ping Bodie drove in 74 runs. Stuffy McInnis paced all regular batters with a .303 average. Bullet Joe Bush topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 2.47 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Connie Mack coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Anderson | P | L | L | September 25, 1897 | 6'2" | 160 | Grand Rapids, MI USA |
| Eddie Bacon | P | April 8, 1895 | 5'8" | 158 | Frankfort, KY USA | ||
| Gene Bailey | CF | R | R | November 25, 1893 | 5'8" | 160 | Pearsall, TX USA |
| Ray Bates | 3B | R | R | February 8, 1890 | 6'0" | 165 | Paterson, NJ USA |
| Ping Bodie | LF | R | R | October 8, 1887 | 5'8" | 195 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Dallas Bradshaw | 2B | L | R | November 23, 1895 | 5'7" | 145 | Wolf Creek, IL USA |
| Bullet Joe Bush | P | R | R | November 27, 1892 | 5'9" | 173 | Ehime, MN USA |
| Harry Davis | P | R | R | July 18, 1873 | 5'10" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Joe Dugan | SS | R | R | May 12, 1897 | 5'11" | 160 | Mahanoy City, PA USA |
| Cy Falkenberg | P | R | R | December 17, 1879 | 6'5" | 180 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Pat French | RF | R | R | September 22, 1893 | 6'1" | 180 | Dover, NH USA |
| Lee Gooch | RF | R | R | February 23, 1890 | 6'0" | 190 | Oxford, NC USA |
| Pug Griffin | 1B | R | R | April 24, 1896 | 5'11" | 187 | Lincoln, NE USA |
| Roy Grover | 2B | R | R | January 17, 1892 | 5'8" | 150 | Snohomish, WA USA |
| Raymond Haley | C | R | R | January 23, 1891 | 5'11" | 180 | Danbury, IA USA |
| Cliff Hill | P | B | L | January 20, 1893 | 0'0" | 0 | Marshall, TX USA |
| Charlie Jamieson | RF | L | L | February 7, 1893 | 5'8" | 165 | Paterson, NJ USA |
| Bill Johnson | RF | L | R | October 18, 1892 | 5'11" | 170 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Ellis Johnson | P | R | R | December 8, 1892 | 6'0" | 180 | Minneapolis, MN USA |
| Jing Johnson | P | R | R | October 9, 1894 | 5'9" | 172 | Parker Ford, PA USA |
| Dave Keefe | P | L | R | January 9, 1897 | 5'9" | 165 | Williston, VT USA |
| Otis Lawry | 2B | L | R | November 1, 1893 | 5'8" | 133 | Fairfield, ME USA |
| Wickey McAvoy | C | R | R | October 20, 1894 | 5'11" | 172 | Rochester, NY USA |
| Stuffy McInnis | 1B | R | R | September 19, 1890 | 5'9" | 162 | Gloucester, MA USA |
| Billy Meyer | C | R | R | January 14, 1893 | 5'9" | 170 | Knoxville, TN USA |
| Elmer Myers | P | R | R | March 2, 1894 | 6'2" | 185 | York Springs, PA USA |
| Jack Nabors | P | R | R | November 19, 1887 | 6'3" | 185 | Montevallo, AL USA |
| Rollie Naylor | P | R | R | February 4, 1892 | 6'1" | 180 | Krum, TX USA |
| Win Noyes | P | R | R | June 16, 1889 | 6'0" | 180 | Pleasanton, NE USA |
| Eddie Palmer | 3B | R | R | June 1, 1893 | 5'9" | 175 | Petty, TX USA |
| Rube Parnham | P | R | R | February 1, 1894 | 6'3" | 185 | Heidelberg, PA USA |
| Cy Perkins | C | R | R | February 27, 1896 | 5'10" | 158 | Gloucester, MA USA |
| Val Picinich | C | R | R | September 8, 1896 | 5'9" | 165 | New York, NY USA |
| Wally Schang | C | B | R | August 22, 1889 | 5'10" | 180 | South Wales, NY USA |
| Rube Schauer | P | R | R | March 19, 1891 | 6'2" | 192 | Kamenka, Russia |
| Socks Seibold | P | R | R | May 31, 1896 | 5'8" | 162 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Red Shannon | SS | B | R | February 11, 1897 | 5'11" | 170 | Jersey City, NJ USA |
| Ralph Sharman | CF | R | R | April 11, 1895 | 5'11" | 176 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Amos Strunk | CF | L | L | January 22, 1889 | 5'11" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Buck Thrasher | RF | L | R | August 6, 1889 | 5'11" | 182 | Watkinsville, GA USA |
| Whitey Witt | SS | L | R | September 28, 1895 | 5'7" | 150 | Orange, MA USA |
