1917 Grand Rapids Black Sox Statistics
Central League (CL) - Class: B
Team Record: 80-44
Finished 1st in the CL
Manager: Bill Essick (80-44)
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Ballpark: Ramona Park, Island Park
1917 Grand Rapids Black Sox RosterTeam Record: 80-44
Finished 1st in the CL
Manager: Bill Essick (80-44)
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Ballpark: Ramona Park, Island Park
Playoffs - Grand Rapids Black Sox 4 games, South Bend Benders/Peoria Distillers 3
The Grand Rapids Black Sox of the Central League ended the 1917 season with a record of 80 wins and 44 losses, finishing first in the CL.
Bill Essick served as manager.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Faeth | 20 | 8 | .714 | 0.00 | 31 | 252.0 | 203 | 93 | 92 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Melter | 13 | 12 | .520 | 0.00 | 34 | 238.0 | 236 | 84 | 43 | |||||||||||||
| Grover Goshorn | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0.00 | 15 | 112.0 | 118 | 62 | 40 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 65 | 37 | .637 | 0.00 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 912.0 | 804 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Edington | 127 | 425 | 425 | 144 | 4 | .339 | .339 | .367 | .706 | 156 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Mathes | 125 | 473 | 473 | 142 | 4 | .300 | .300 | .326 | .626 | 154 | |||||||||||||
| Thomas Miller | 119 | 456 | 456 | 137 | 3 | .300 | .300 | .320 | .621 | 146 | |||||||||||||
| Johnny Mitchell | 126 | 499 | 499 | 137 | 0 | .275 | .275 | .275 | .549 | 137 | |||||||||||||
| Scotty Alcock | 119 | 467 | 467 | 135 | 2 | .289 | .289 | .302 | .591 | 141 | |||||||||||||
| Al DeVormer | 114 | 424 | 424 | 113 | 6 | .267 | .267 | .309 | .575 | 131 | |||||||||||||
| George McAvoy | 98 | 354 | 354 | 96 | 0 | .271 | .271 | .271 | .542 | 96 | |||||||||||||
| Harry Brant | 104 | 345 | 345 | 88 | 0 | .255 | .255 | .255 | .510 | 88 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Faeth | 42 | 108 | 108 | 25 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .463 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Lee Tannehill | 16 | 59 | 59 | 17 | 0 | .288 | .288 | .288 | .576 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Grover Goshorn | 24 | 65 | 65 | 11 | 0 | .169 | .169 | .169 | .338 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Melter | 35 | 75 | 75 | 10 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Harris | 10 | 43 | 43 | 8 | 0 | .186 | .186 | .186 | .372 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 1120 | 3963 | 3963 | 0 | 1092 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .276 | .290 | .565 | 1149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Edington | 1B | 92 | 881 | 71 | 12 | .988 | 1.348 | |
| George McAvoy | 2B | 98 | 218 | 275 | 28 | .946 | 5.031 | |
| Johnny Mitchell | 3B | 108 | 163 | 225 | 23 | .944 | 3.593 | |
| Al DeVormer | C | 94 | 368 | 41 | 25 | .942 | 4.351 | |
| Thomas Miller | OF | 116 | 179 | 20 | 5 | .975 | 1.716 | |
| Joe Mathes | OF | 62 | 152 | 16 | 5 | .971 | 2.710 | |
| Scotty Alcock | OF | 56 | 95 | 8 | 4 | .963 | 1.839 | |
| Harris | OF | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | |
| Harry Brant | SS | 101 | 183 | 268 | 39 | .920 | 4.465 | |
| Lee Tannehill | SS | 16 | 40 | 47 | 4 | .956 | 5.438 | |
| Totals | 775 | 2339 | 981 | 150 | 0 | .957 | 4.284 |
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