# 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 36th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 31st in the National League. The Pirates finished eighth and last in the league standings with a record of 51–103.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Giants | 98 | 56 | .636 | — | 50‍–‍28 | 48‍–‍28 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 65 | .572 | 10 | 46‍–‍29 | 41‍–‍36 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 70 | .539 | 15 | 38‍–‍38 | 44‍–‍32 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 76 | .506 | 20 | 39‍–‍38 | 39‍–‍38 |
| Chicago Cubs | 74 | 80 | .481 | 24 | 35‍–‍42 | 39‍–‍38 |
| Boston Braves | 72 | 81 | .471 | 25½ | 35‍–‍42 | 37‍–‍39 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 70 | 81 | .464 | 26½ | 36‍–‍38 | 34‍–‍43 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 51 | 103 | .331 | 47 | 25‍–‍53 | 26‍–‍50 |

### Record vs. opponents

1917 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL |
| Boston | — | 13–9–1 | 11–11 | 10–12–2 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 6–15–1 |
| Brooklyn | 9–13–1 | — | 7–15 | 10–12 | 9–13–2 | 9–11–1 | 16–6–1 | 10–11 |
| Chicago | 11–11 | 15–7 | — | 8–14–1 | 7–15–1 | 6–16–1 | 17–5 | 10–12 |
| Cincinnati | 12–10–2 | 12–10 | 14–8–1 | — | 11–11 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 9–13 |
| New York | 15–7 | 13–9–2 | 15–7–1 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | 14–8 |
| Philadelphia | 11–11 | 11–9–1 | 16–6–1 | 14–8 | 8–14 | — | 14–8 | 13–9 |
| Pittsburgh | 8–14 | 6–16–1 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 6–16–1 | 8–14 | — | 8–14–1 |
| St. Louis | 15–6–1 | 11–10 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 14–8–1 | — |

### Game log

1917 Game Log: 51–103 (Home: 25–53; Away: 26–50) :
April: 7–11 (Home: 2–3; Away: 5–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 11@ Cubs3–5VaughnEvans (0–1)——0–1
2April 12@ Cubs0–2DouglasCooper (0–1)——0–2
3April 13@ Cubs1–6RuetherMamaux (0–1)——0–3
4April 14@ Cubs4–2Miller (1–0)Hendrix——1–3
5April 15@ Reds2–5ToneyMamaux (0–2)——1–4
6April 16@ Reds8–4Cooper (1–1)Mitchell——2–4
7April 17@ Reds2–3SchneiderMiller (1–1)——2–5
8April 18@ Reds5–7EllerMamaux (0–3)Mitchell—2–6
9April 19Cubs3–10HendrixCooper (1–2)——2–7
10April 20Cubs6–1Grimes (1–0)Demaree——3–7
11April 21Cubs1–2VaughnMiller (1–2)——3–8
12April 22@ Cardinals1–4DoakMamaux (0–4)——3–9
13April 23@ Cardinals2–0Cooper (2–2)Watson——4–9
14April 24@ Cardinals1–2 (10)AmesGrimes (1–1)——4–10
15April 25@ Cardinals10–8 (10)Carlson (1–0)Watson——5–10
16April 27Reds3–5ToneyMiller (1–3)——5–11
17April 28Reds2–0Grimes (2–1)Sanders——6–11
18April 29@ Reds3–0Carlson (2–0)Schneider——7–11 :
May: 6–14 (Home: 2–3; Away: 4–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
19May 2Cardinals0–4AmesGrimes (2–2)——7–12
20May 3Cardinals3–4PierceMamaux (0–5)Doak—7–13
21May 6@ Cubs2–3VaughnCarlson (2–1)——7–14
22May 7@ Cubs1–4SeatonGrimes (2–3)——7–15
23May 10@ Braves11–4Grimes (3–3)Nehf——8–15
24May 11@ Braves2–3 (10)RudolphJacobs (0–1)——8–16
25May 14@ Phillies2–3AlexanderJacobs (0–2)——8–17
26May 15@ Phillies2–8MayerGrimes (3–4)——8–18
27May 16@ Phillies12–4Cooper (3–2)Oeschger——9–18
28May 17@ Phillies6–8RixeyCarlson (2–2)Lavender—9–19
29May 18@ Giants1–8SalleeGrimes (3–5)——9–20
30May 19@ Giants5–4Cooper (4–2)Benton——10–20
31May 21@ Giants3–4TesreauJacobs (0–3)——10–21
32May 22@ Giants2–0Miller (2–3)Anderson——11–21
33May 24@ Robins0–6PfefferGrimes (3–6)——11–22
34May 25@ Robins3–4CadoreCooper (4–3)——11–23
35May 26@ Robins1–4MarquardMiller (2–4)——11–24
36May 30Cubs5–6DouglasJacobs (0–4)Demaree—11–25
37May 30Cubs2–1Carlson (3–2)Demaree——12–25
38May 31Phillies3–2Mamaux (1–5)RixeyJacobs (1)—13–25 :
June: 8–15 (Home: 6–14; Away: 2–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
39June 1Phillies1–9MayerMiller (2–5)——13–26
40June 2Phillies1–9AlexanderGrimes (3–7)——13–27
41June 4Phillies5–1Jacobs (1–4)Lavender——14–27
42June 7Robins3–5PfefferMamaux (1–6)——14–28
43June 8Robins5–4Miller (3–5)Dell——15–28
44June 9Braves5–6TylerCarlson (3–3)——15–29
45June 11Braves0–2NehfMiller (3–6)Tyler—15–30
46June 12Braves5–4 (11)Jacobs (2–4)Tyler——16–30
47June 13Giants3–7AndersonGrimes (3–8)——16–31
48June 14Giants0–2PerrittJacobs (2–5)——16–32
49June 16Giants1–4BentonMiller (3–7)——16–33
50June 18@ Cardinals4–0Cooper (5–3)Packard——17–33
51June 19@ Cardinals7–3 (11)Jacobs (3–5)Ames——18–33
52June 20@ Cardinals4–4 (6)——18–33
53June 21Cubs4–12SeatonMiller (3–8)——18–34
54June 22Cubs4–3 (10)Cooper (6–3)Demaree——19–34
55June 23Cubs0–2DouglasJacobs (3–6)——19–35
56June 23Cubs4–6 (10)HendrixMiller (3–9)Seaton—19–36
57June 24@ Cubs1–2VaughnMamaux (1–7)——19–37
58June 26Reds5–6SchneiderCooper (6–4)——19–38
59June 27Reds5–6ReganJacobs (3–7)Ring—19–39
60June 28Reds6–2Steele (1–0)Toney——20–39
61June 29Reds0–1MitchellMamaux (1–8)——20–40
62June 30Reds5–4Cooper (7–4)Ring——21–40 :
July: 10–23 (Home: 3–11; Away: 7–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
63July 1@ Reds1–4ToneyJacobs (3–8)——21–41
64July 1@ Reds1–5ToneySteele (1–1)——21–42
65July 2Cardinals4–6HorstmannMamaux (1–9)Packard—21–43
66July 3Cardinals6–8AmesMiller (3–10)——21–44
67July 4Cardinals3–4PackardJacobs (3–9)Meadows—21–45
68July 4Cardinals1–4DoakCooper (7–5)——21–46
69July 5Cardinals6–9 (11)AmesGrimes (3–9)——21–47
70July 6@ Phillies8–5Mamaux (2–9)OeschgerCarlson (1)—22–47
71July 7@ Phillies4–1Miller (4–10)AlexanderJacobs (2)—23–47
72July 12@ Robins2–1Carlson (4–3)Pfeffer——24–47
73July 13@ Robins0–4CheneyJacobs (3–10)——24–48
74July 13@ Robins1–2 (10)SmithGrimes (3–10)——24–49
75July 14@ Robins3–5CoombsMamaux (2–10)——24–50
76July 14@ Robins0–1MarquardMiller (4–11)——24–51
77July 16@ Braves7–8 (11)TylerGrimes (3–11)——24–52
78July 16@ Braves2–7BarnesJacobs (3–11)——24–53
79July 17@ Braves6–10NehfMamaux (2–11)——24–54
80July 18@ Braves8–6Steele (2–1)Tyler——25–54
81July 18@ Braves3–2Carlson (5–3)Rudolph——26–54
82July 19@ Braves6–1Cooper (8–5)Barnes——27–54
83July 20@ Giants0–4BentonCarlson (5–4)——27–55
84July 21@ Giants3–4 (10)SalleeGrimes (3–12)——27–56
85July 23@ Giants1–0Cooper (9–5)Schupp——28–56
86July 24@ Giants2–6PerrittMiller (4–12)Anderson—28–57
87July 25Robins3–4 (13)SmithJacobs (3–12)——28–58
88July 26Robins4–1Carlson (6–4)Pfeffer——29–58
89July 26Robins1–5CadoreJacobs (3–13)——29–59
90July 27Robins5–1Cooper (10–5)Coombs——30–59
91July 28Robins2–6CheneySteele (2–2)——30–60
92July 28Robins2–4SmithMiller (4–13)——30–61
93July 30Giants4–3Carlson (7–4)AndersonCooper (1)—31–61
94July 31Giants7–11TesreauCooper (10–6)——31–62
95July 31Giants3–9SchuppGrimes (3–13)——31–63 :
August: 8–19 (Home: 4–7; Away: 4–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
96August 1Giants1–3PerrittSteele (2–3)——31–64
97August 2Giants3–7DemareeMiller (4–14)——31–65
98August 3Braves4–5NehfCarlson (7–5)——31–66
99August 4Braves3–6TylerSteele (2–4)——31–67
100August 9Phillies5–1Jacobs (4–13)Alexander——32–67
101August 10Phillies1–0Cooper (11–6)Rixey——33–67
102August 11Phillies3–4AlexanderMiller (4–15)——33–68
103August 11Phillies2–3OeschgerEvans (0–2)——33–69
104August 12@ Cubs2–3VaughnCarlson (7–6)——33–70
105August 13@ Cubs3–7HendrixSteele (2–5)——33–71
106August 14@ Cubs2–0 (12)Cooper (12–6)Douglas——34–71
107August 15Reds3–2Miller (5–15)Schneider——35–71
108August 16@ Phillies3–5OeschgerJacobs (4–14)——35–72
109August 16@ Phillies0–3MayerEvans (0–3)——35–73
110August 17@ Phillies0–3BenderJacobs (4–15)——35–74
111August 17@ Phillies3–7RixeyCarlson (7–7)——35–75
112August 18@ Phillies2–3 (14)AlexanderCooper (12–7)——35–76
113August 20@ Robins1–0 (10)Miller (6–15)Marquard——36–76
114August 21@ Robins3–3 (13)——36–76
115August 22@ Robins5–6 (22)MarquardJacobs (4–16)——36–77
116August 23@ Braves1–2TylerGrimes (3–14)——36–78
117August 24@ Braves1–0Miller (7–15)Barnes——37–78
118August 25@ Braves0–2RaganSteele (2–6)——37–79
119August 27@ Giants1–0Cooper (13–7)Benton——38–79
120August 28@ Giants3–7PerrittGrimes (3–15)——38–80
121August 29@ Giants5–6TesreauMiller (7–16)Sallee—38–81
122August 31Cardinals2–0Jacobs (5–16)Doak——39–81
123August 31Cardinals0–1 (5)AmesSteele (2–7)——39–82 :
September: 11–21 (Home: 7–15; Away: 4–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
124September 1Cardinals0–1HorstmannCooper (13–8)——39–83
125September 1Cardinals0–1WatsonCarlson (7–8)——39–84
126September 2@ Reds8–7Steele (3–7)Mitchell——40–84
127September 3Reds8–0Miller (8–16)Engel——41–84
128September 3Reds5–3Steele (4–7)Schneider——42–84
129September 4Reds5–4 (10)Cooper (14–8)Toney——43–84
130September 7Cubs1–2CarterSteele (4–8)——43–85
131September 8Cubs2–6VaughnMiller (8–17)——43–86
132September 9@ Cubs0–1DouglasCooper (14–9)——43–87
133September 10@ Cardinals1–2GoodwinJacobs (5–17)——43–88
134September 11@ Cardinals3–0Steele (5–8)Doak——44–88
135September 11@ Cardinals2–5HorstmannCarlson (7–9)——44–89
136September 12@ Cardinals2–1Miller (9–17)Watson——45–89
137September 13@ Cardinals2–1Cooper (15–9)Meadows——46–89
138September 15@ Reds6–7EllerGrimes (3–16)——46–90
139September 16@ Reds2–4SchneiderSteele (5–9)——46–91
140September 16@ Reds2–3ReganCarlson (7–10)——46–92
141September 17Braves1–4 (15)HughesMiller (9–18)——46–93
142September 18Braves3–5RudolphCooper (15–10)——46–94
143September 18Braves0–1NehfPonder (0–1)——46–95
144September 19Braves2–1Jacobs (6–17)Barnes——47–95
145September 19Braves4–6ScottEvans (0–4)——47–96
146September 20Giants9–9 (10)——47–96
147September 21Giants1–3BentonSteele (5–10)Anderson—47–97
148September 22Giants1–2 (11)PerrittCooper (15–11)——47–98
149September 22Giants1–0Ponder (1–1)Demaree——48–98
150September 24Phillies0–2BenderJacobs (6–18)——48–99
151September 25Phillies3–0Miller (10–18)Oeschger——49–99
152September 26Phillies0–5RixeyCarlson (7–11)——49–100
153September 27Robins10–2Cooper (16–11)Pfeffer——50–100
154September 28Robins1–3SmithSteele (5–11)——50–101
155September 29Robins2–3CadoreJacobs (6–19)——50–102
156September 29Robins3–7MarquardMiller (10–19)——50–103 :
October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
157October 1Braves2–0Cooper (17–11)Scott——51–103 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie Bold = Pirates team member :

### 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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | William Fischer | 95 | 245 | 70 | .286 | 3 | 25 |
| 1B | Honus Wagner | 74 | 230 | 61 | .265 | 0 | 24 |
| 2B | Jake Pitler | 109 | 382 | 89 | .233 | 0 | 23 |
| SS | Chuck Ward | 125 | 423 | 100 | .236 | 0 | 43 |
| 3B | Tony Boeckel | 64 | 219 | 58 | .265 | 0 | 23 |
| OF | Carson Bigbee | 133 | 469 | 112 | .239 | 0 | 21 |
| OF | Lee King | 111 | 381 | 95 | .249 | 1 | 35 |
| OF | Max Carey | 155 | 588 | 174 | .296 | 1 | 51 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Bill Hinchman | 69 | 244 | 46 | .189 | 2 | 29 |
| Walter Schmidt | 72 | 183 | 45 | .246 | 0 | 17 |
| Bill Wagner | 53 | 151 | 31 | .205 | 0 | 9 |
| Alex McCarthy | 49 | 151 | 33 | .219 | 0 | 8 |
| Fritz Mollwitz | 36 | 140 | 36 | .257 | 0 | 12 |
| Doug Baird | 43 | 135 | 35 | .259 | 0 | 18 |
| Adam DeBus | 38 | 131 | 30 | .229 | 0 | 7 |
| Charlie Jackson | 41 | 121 | 29 | .240 | 0 | 1 |
| Bunny Brief | 36 | 115 | 25 | .217 | 2 | 11 |
| Frank Schulte | 30 | 103 | 22 | .214 | 0 | 7 |
| Howdy Caton | 14 | 57 | 12 | .211 | 0 | 4 |
| Billy Gleason | 13 | 42 | 7 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Flinn | 14 | 37 | 11 | .297 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Miller | 6 | 27 | 4 | .148 | 0 | 0 |
| High Pockets Kelly | 8 | 23 | 2 | .087 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Smith | 11 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
| Jesse Altenburg | 11 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Webb | 5 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Wilhoit | 9 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Blackwell | 3 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Harry Wolfe | 3 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Hooks Warner | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Shaw | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Arch Reilly | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Wilbur Cooper | 40 | 297.2 | 17 | 11 | 2.36 | 99 |
| Elmer Jacobs | 38 | 227.1 | 6 | 19 | 2.81 | 58 |
| Frank Miller | 38 | 224.0 | 10 | 19 | 3.13 | 92 |
| Bob Steele | 27 | 179.2 | 5 | 11 | 2.76 | 82 |
| Al Mamaux | 16 | 85.2 | 2 | 11 | 5.25 | 22 |
| Elmer Ponder | 3 | 21.1 | 1 | 1 | 1.69 | 11 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Burleigh Grimes | 37 | 194.0 | 3 | 16 | 3.53 | 72 |
| Hal Carlson | 34 | 161.1 | 7 | 11 | 2.90 | 68 |
| Bill Evans | 8 | 26.2 | 0 | 4 | 3.38 | 5 |