# 1917 Washington Senators season

The 1917 Washington Senators won 74 games, lost 79, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Clark Griffith and played home games at National Park.
The Senators this season hit only four home runs for the entire campaign, second only to the 1908 Chicago White Sox in the modern era, who hit three. First baseman Joe Judge accounted for 50% of them, with two home runs for the season.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Chicago White Sox | 100 | 54 | .649 | — | 56‍–‍21 | 44‍–‍33 |
| Boston Red Sox | 90 | 62 | .592 | 9 | 45‍–‍33 | 45‍–‍29 |
| Cleveland Indians | 88 | 66 | .571 | 12 | 44‍–‍34 | 44‍–‍32 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 75 | .510 | 21½ | 34‍–‍41 | 44‍–‍34 |
| Washington Senators | 74 | 79 | .484 | 25½ | 42‍–‍35 | 32‍–‍44 |
| New York Yankees | 71 | 82 | .464 | 28½ | 35‍–‍40 | 36‍–‍42 |
| St. Louis Browns | 57 | 97 | .370 | 43 | 31‍–‍46 | 26‍–‍51 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 98 | .359 | 44½ | 29‍–‍47 | 26‍–‍51 |

### Record vs. opponents

1917 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH |
| Boston | — | 10–12–1 | 10–12 | 9–12 | 13–9–1 | 18–3–1 | 17–5–1 | 13–9–1 |
| Chicago | 12–10–1 | — | 14–8 | 16–6 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 16–6 | 15–7–1 |
| Cleveland | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 12–10 | 15–7 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 11–11–2 |
| Detroit | 12–9 | 6–16 | 10–12 | — | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 |
| New York | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 9–13–1 | — | 15–7 | 13–9 | 8–13 |
| Philadelphia | 3–18–1 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 7–15 | — | 11–11 | 11–11 |
| St. Louis | 5–17–1 | 6–16 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 10–12 |
| Washington | 9–13–1 | 7–15–1 | 11–11–2 | 11–11 | 13–8 | 11–11 | 12–10 | — |

### 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 | Eddie Ainsmith | 125 | 350 | 67 | .191 | 0 | 42 |
| 1B | Joe Judge | 102 | 393 | 112 | .285 | 2 | 30 |
| 2B | Ray Morgan | 101 | 338 | 90 | .266 | 1 | 33 |
| SS | Howie Shanks | 126 | 430 | 87 | .202 | 0 | 28 |
| 3B | Eddie Foster | 143 | 554 | 130 | .235 | 0 | 43 |
| OF | Mike Menosky | 114 | 322 | 83 | .258 | 1 | 34 |
| OF | Clyde Milan | 155 | 579 | 170 | .294 | 0 | 48 |
| OF | Sam Rice | 155 | 586 | 177 | .302 | 0 | 69 |

#### 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 |
| Joe Leonard | 99 | 297 | 57 | .192 | 0 | 23 |
| Patsy Gharrity | 76 | 176 | 50 | .284 | 0 | 18 |
| John Henry | 65 | 163 | 31 | .190 | 0 | 18 |
| George McBride | 50 | 141 | 27 | .191 | 0 | 9 |
| Elmer Smith | 35 | 117 | 26 | .222 | 0 | 17 |
| Sam Crane | 32 | 95 | 17 | .179 | 0 | 4 |
| Horace Milan | 31 | 73 | 21 | .288 | 0 | 9 |
| Charlie Jamieson | 20 | 35 | 6 | .171 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Murray | 8 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 4 |

### 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 |
| Walter Johnson | 47 | 326.0 | 23 | 16 | 2.21 | 88 |
| Jim Shaw | 47 | 266.1 | 15 | 14 | 3.21 | 118 |
| Harry Harper | 31 | 179.1 | 11 | 12 | 3.01 | 99 |

#### 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 |
| Bert Gallia | 42 | 207.2 | 9 | 13 | 2.99 | 84 |
| Doc Ayers | 40 | 207.2 | 11 | 10 | 2.17 | 78 |
| George Dumont | 37 | 204.2 | 5 | 14 | 2.55 | 65 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Molly Craft | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 2 |
| Doc Waldbauer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.20 | 2 |
| Charlie Jamieson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.57 | 1 |