1917 Brooklyn Robins season

1917 Brooklyn Robins
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Ebbets Field (since 1913)
Brooklyn, New York (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever
Manager(s)	Wilbert Robinson
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With World War I looming over the season, the 1917 Brooklyn Robins fell into 7th place.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	98	56	0.636	—	50–28	48–28
Philadelphia Phillies	87	65	0.572	10	46–29	41–36
St. Louis Cardinals	82	70	0.539	15	38–38	44–32
Cincinnati Reds	78	76	0.506	20	39–38	39–38
Chicago Cubs	74	80	0.481	24	35–42	39–38
Boston Braves	72	81	0.471	25½	35–42	37–39
Brooklyn Robins	70	81	0.464	26½	36–38	34–43
Pittsburgh Pirates	51	103	0.331	47	25–53	26–50

Record vs. opponents

1917 National League Records 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	—

Notable transactions

• August 16, 1917: Fred Merkle was purchased from the Robins by the Chicago Cubs.^[1]

Roster

1917 Brooklyn Robins
Roster
Pitchers Leon Cadore Larry Cheney Jack Coombs Wheezer Dell Rich Durning Rube Marquard Johnny Miljus Jeff Pfeffer John Russell Sherry Smith Paul Wachtel		Catchers Ernie Krueger Chief Meyers Otto Miller Jack Snyder Mack Wheat Infielders George Cutshaw Jake Daubert Bunny Fabrique Bill Leard Fred Merkle Mike Mowrey Frank O'Rourke Ivy Olson Red Smyth		Outfielders Jim Hickman Jimmy Johnston Lew Malone Hy Myers Casey Stengel Zack Wheat		Manager Wilbert Robinson

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	Miller, OttoOtto Miller	92	274	63	.230	1	17
1B	Daubert, JakeJake Daubert	125	468	122	.261	2	30
2B	Cutshaw, GeorgeGeorge Cutshaw
3B	Mowrey, MikeMike Mowrey
SS	Olson, IvyIvy Olson
OF	Stengel, CaseyCasey Stengel
OF	Wheat, ZackZack Wheat
OF	Hickman, JimJim Hickman	114	370	81	.219	6	36

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
Myers, HyHy Myers
Johnston, JimmyJimmy Johnston
O'Rourke, FrankFrank O'Rourke
Meyers, ChiefChief Meyers
Fabrique, BunnyBunny Fabrique
Krueger, ErnieErnie Krueger
Wheat, MackMack Wheat
Smyth, RedRed Smyth
Snyder, JackJack Snyder
Merkle, FredFred Merkle	2	8	1	.125	0	0
Leard, BillBill Leard
Malone, LewLew Malone

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
Cadore, LeonLeon Cadore	37	264	13	13	2.45	115
Pfeffer, JeffJeff Pfeffer
Marquard, RubeRube Marquard
Cheney, LarryLarry Cheney	35	210.1	8	12	2.35	102

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
Smith, SherrySherry Smith
Coombs, JackJack Coombs
Dell, WheezerWheezer Dell
Russell, JohnJohn Russell
Miljus, JohnnyJohnny Miljus

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
Wachtel, PaulPaul Wachtel
Durning, RichRich Durning

Notes

1. Fred Merkle page at Baseball References

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

External links

• 1917 Brooklyn Robins uniform
• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet