The 1917

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season was the 15th season for the franchise. The team finished with a record of 71–82, finishing 28½ games behind the

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champion

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. New York was managed by

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. Their home games were played at the

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Opening game

The opening game was against the

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on April 11, 1917, at the

in New York. 16,000 fans were in attendance. The Yankees lost 10-3. Major General

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attended the game and threw out the first ball. Wood had

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Gibson, the recruiting officer from

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, where the team had their

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, march the Yankees across the field in formation carrying rifles.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

References

1917 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com1917 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference
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