The 1917 Chicago Cubs season was the 46th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 42nd in the National League and the second at Wrigley Field (then known as "Weeghman Park"). The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 74–80, 24 games behind the New York Giants.
Regular season May 2, 1917: For the first, and to date, the only time in major league history, a regulation nine innings was played at Wrigley Field (known in 1917 as Weeghman Park) without either team logging a hit. Fred Toney of the Cincinnati Reds and Hippo Vaughn of the Cubs dueled for 9 hitless innings. In the top of the tenth, Reds outfielder Jim Thorpe drove in the winning run in the 10th inning.Daley, Arthur. Baseball's 'Ten Greatest Moments', The New York Times, April 17, 1949, accessed April 23, 2007. The Reds scored on a couple of hits and an error after Vaughn had retired the first batter, while Toney continued to hold the Cubs hitless in the bottom of the inning, winning the game for the Reds.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions September 20, 1917: Fred Lear was drafted by the Cubs from the Bridgeport Americans in the 1917 rule 5 draft.Fred Lear page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1917 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
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 81 211 45 .213 2 25 1B Fred Merkle 146 549 146 .266 3 57 2B 135 476 121 .254 6 61 SS Chuck Wortman 75 190 33 .174 0 9 3B Charlie Deal 135 449 114 .254 0 47 OF Cy Williams 138 468 113 .241 5 42 OF Leslie Mann 117 444 121 .273 1 44 OF Max Flack 131 447 111 .248 0 21
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 Rollie Zeider 108 354 86 .243 0 27 Harry Wolter 117 353 88 .249 0 28 Rowdy Elliott 85 223 56 .251 0 28 Pete Kilduff 56 202 56 .277 0 15 Pickles Dillhoefer 42 95 12 .126 0 8 31 44 12 .273 0 11 Charlie Pechous 13 41 10 .244 0 1 Morrie Schick 14 34 5 .147 0 3 Paddy Driscoll 13 28 3 .107 0 3 Turner Barber 7 28 6 .214 0 2 Vic Saier 6 21 5 .238 0 2 7 19 4 .211 0 1 Bob O'Farrell 3 8 3 .375 0 1 3 6 0 .000 0 0 9 5 2 .400 0 1 3 3 0 .000 0 0 Earl Blackburn 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Jimmy Archer 2 2 0 .000 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 41 295.2 23 13 2.01 195 51 293.1 14 20 2.55 151 24 141.1 5 9 2.55 43
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 40 215.0 10 12 2.60 81 23 113.1 5 8 3.26 34 30 106.2 6 6 3.12 44 35 99.1 3 6 3.35 43 Tom Seaton 16 74.2 5 4 2.53 27 10 36.1 2 0 2.48 3 Harry Weaver 4 19.2 1 1 2.75 8 2 7.0 0 1 3.86 4
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 2 0 0 0 10.80 1
References
External links 1917 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference