The 1917

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season was the franchise's 35th season. It involved the Giants winning the

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pennant for the first time in four years. The team went on to lose to the

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in the

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, four games to two.

Regular season

New York had no real superstars, but they had a very balanced roster and led the league in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed. Third baseman Heinie Zimmerman had a fine offensive season, pacing the circuit in

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, but suffered through an embarrassment in the World Series. A third baseman, Zimmerman had the unfortunate task of chasing White Sox star

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across home plate when there was no one to throw to. The Giants lost in six games. Between July 31 and August 10, the Giants hit at least one

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in each of 11 consecutive games, the longest such streak in franchise history (considering records from 1914 onwards).

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 23, 1917:

Jim Thorpe James Francis Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk): ''Wa-Tho-Huk'', translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native ...

was purchased from the Giants by the

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.Jim Thorpe page at Baseball Reference
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was returned to the Giants by the Cincinnati Reds.

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''

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Fred Anderson * MLB leader in ERA (1.44)

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* NL leader in runs scored (103) * #2 in NL in stolen bases (40) * #3 in NL in on-base percentage (.380)

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* #3 in NL in runs scored (89) * #3 in NL in stolen bases (30) * #4 in NL in batting average (.308)

Pol Perritt William Dayton "Pol" Perritt (August 30, 1891 – October 15, 1947), sometimes referred to as Poll Perritt or Polly Perritt, was an American baseball pitcher. He played professional baseball for ten years from 1912 to 1921. A native of Louisiana ...

* #3 in NL in ERA (1.88) Dave Robertson * MLB leader in home runs (12)

Ferdie Schupp Ferdinand Maurice Schupp (January 16, 1891 – December 16, 1971) born in Louisville, Kentucky, was a pitcher for the New York Giants (1913–19), St. Louis Cardinals (1919–21), Brooklyn Robins (1921) and Chicago White Sox (1922). In 10 season ...

* #4 in NL in wins (21) * #4 in NL in ERA (1.95) * #4 in NL in strikeouts (147) Heinie Zimmerman * NL leader in RBI (102)

1917 World Series

Game 1

October 6, 1917, at

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Game 2

October 7, 1917, at

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Game 3

October 10, 1917, at the

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in New York City

Game 4

October 11, 1917, at the

in New York City

Game 5

October 13, 1917, at

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Game 6

October 15, 1917, at the

in New York City

References

External links

1917 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference
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