Major League Baseball team 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 [ edit ] Season standings [ edit ] Record vs. opponents [ edit ] Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] 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 [ edit ] 1917 Game Log: 51–103 (Home: 25–53; Away: 26–50) April: 7–11 (Home: 2–3; Away: 5–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 11 @ Cubs 3–5 Vaughn Evans (0–1) — — 0–1 2 April 12 @ Cubs 0–2 Douglas Cooper (0–1) — — 0–2 3 April 13 @ Cubs 1–6 Ruether Mamaux (0–1) — — 0–3 4 April 14 @ Cubs 4–2 Miller (1–0) Hendrix — — 1–3 5 April 15 @ Reds 2–5 Toney Mamaux (0–2) — — 1–4 6 April 16 @ Reds 8–4 Cooper (1–1) Mitchell — — 2–4 7 April 17 @ Reds 2–3 Schneider Miller (1–1) — — 2–5 8 April 18 @ Reds 5–7 Eller Mamaux (0–3) Mitchell — 2–6 9 April 19 Cubs 3–10 Hendrix Cooper (1–2) — — 2–7 10 April 20 Cubs 6–1 Grimes (1–0) Demaree — — 3–7 11 April 21 Cubs 1–2 Vaughn Miller (1–2) — — 3–8 12 April 22 @ Cardinals 1–4 Doak Mamaux (0–4) — — 3–9 13 April 23 @ Cardinals 2–0 Cooper (2–2) Watson — — 4–9 14 April 24 @ Cardinals 1–2 (10) Ames Grimes (1–1) — — 4–10 15 April 25 @ Cardinals 10–8 (10) Carlson (1–0) Watson — — 5–10 16 April 27 Reds 3–5 Toney Miller (1–3) — — 5–11 17 April 28 Reds 2–0 Grimes (2–1) Sanders — — 6–11 18 April 29 @ Reds 3–0 Carlson (2–0) Schneider — — 7–11
May: 6–14 (Home: 2–3; Away: 4–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 19 May 2 Cardinals 0–4 Ames Grimes (2–2) — — 7–12 20 May 3 Cardinals 3–4 Pierce Mamaux (0–5) Doak — 7–13 21 May 6 @ Cubs 2–3 Vaughn Carlson (2–1) — — 7–14 22 May 7 @ Cubs 1–4 Seaton Grimes (2–3) — — 7–15 23 May 10 @ Braves 11–4 Grimes (3–3) Nehf — — 8–15 24 May 11 @ Braves 2–3 (10) Rudolph Jacobs (0–1) — — 8–16 25 May 14 @ Phillies 2–3 Alexander Jacobs (0–2) — — 8–17 26 May 15 @ Phillies 2–8 Mayer Grimes (3–4) — — 8–18 27 May 16 @ Phillies 12–4 Cooper (3–2) Oeschger — — 9–18 28 May 17 @ Phillies 6–8 Rixey Carlson (2–2) Lavender — 9–19 29 May 18 @ Giants 1–8 Sallee Grimes (3–5) — — 9–20 30 May 19 @ Giants 5–4 Cooper (4–2) Benton — — 10–20 31 May 21 @ Giants 3–4 Tesreau Jacobs (0–3) — — 10–21 32 May 22 @ Giants 2–0 Miller (2–3) Anderson — — 11–21 33 May 24 @ Robins 0–6 Pfeffer Grimes (3–6) — — 11–22 34 May 25 @ Robins 3–4 Cadore Cooper (4–3) — — 11–23 35 May 26 @ Robins 1–4 Marquard Miller (2–4) — — 11–24 36 May 30 Cubs 5–6 Douglas Jacobs (0–4) Demaree — 11–25 37 May 30 Cubs 2–1 Carlson (3–2) Demaree — — 12–25 38 May 31 Phillies 3–2 Mamaux (1–5) Rixey Jacobs (1) — 13–25
June: 8–15 (Home: 6–14; Away: 2–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 39 June 1 Phillies 1–9 Mayer Miller (2–5) — — 13–26 40 June 2 Phillies 1–9 Alexander Grimes (3–7) — — 13–27 41 June 4 Phillies 5–1 Jacobs (1–4) Lavender — — 14–27 42 June 7 Robins 3–5 Pfeffer Mamaux (1–6) — — 14–28 43 June 8 Robins 5–4 Miller (3–5) Dell — — 15–28 44 June 9 Braves 5–6 Tyler Carlson (3–3) — — 15–29 45 June 11 Braves 0–2 Nehf Miller (3–6) Tyler — 15–30 46 June 12 Braves 5–4 (11) Jacobs (2–4) Tyler — — 16–30 47 June 13 Giants 3–7 Anderson Grimes (3–8) — — 16–31 48 June 14 Giants 0–2 Perritt Jacobs (2–5) — — 16–32 49 June 16 Giants 1–4 Benton Miller (3–7) — — 16–33 50 June 18 @ Cardinals 4–0 Cooper (5–3) Packard — — 17–33 51 June 19 @ Cardinals 7–3 (11) Jacobs (3–5) Ames — — 18–33 52 June 20 @ Cardinals 4–4 (6) — — 18–33 53 June 21 Cubs 4–12 Seaton Miller (3–8) — — 18–34 54 June 22 Cubs 4–3 (10) Cooper (6–3) Demaree — — 19–34 55 June 23 Cubs 0–2 Douglas Jacobs (3–6) — — 19–35 56 June 23 Cubs 4–6 (10) Hendrix Miller (3–9) Seaton — 19–36 57 June 24 @ Cubs 1–2 Vaughn Mamaux (1–7) — — 19–37 58 June 26 Reds 5–6 Schneider Cooper (6–4) — — 19–38 59 June 27 Reds 5–6 Regan Jacobs (3–7) Ring — 19–39 60 June 28 Reds 6–2 Steele (1–0) Toney — — 20–39 61 June 29 Reds 0–1 Mitchell Mamaux (1–8) — — 20–40 62 June 30 Reds 5–4 Cooper (7–4) Ring — — 21–40
July: 10–23 (Home: 3–11; Away: 7–12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 63 July 1 @ Reds 1–4 Toney Jacobs (3–8) — — 21–41 64 July 1 @ Reds 1–5 Toney Steele (1–1) — — 21–42 65 July 2 Cardinals 4–6 Horstmann Mamaux (1–9) Packard — 21–43 66 July 3 Cardinals 6–8 Ames Miller (3–10) — — 21–44 67 July 4 Cardinals 3–4 Packard Jacobs (3–9) Meadows — 21–45 68 July 4 Cardinals 1–4 Doak Cooper (7–5) — — 21–46 69 July 5 Cardinals 6–9 (11) Ames Grimes (3–9) — — 21–47 70 July 6 @ Phillies 8–5 Mamaux (2–9) Oeschger Carlson (1) — 22–47 71 July 7 @ Phillies 4–1 Miller (4–10) Alexander Jacobs (2) — 23–47 72 July 12 @ Robins 2–1 Carlson (4–3) Pfeffer — — 24–47 73 July 13 @ Robins 0–4 Cheney Jacobs (3–10) — — 24–48 74 July 13 @ Robins 1–2 (10) Smith Grimes (3–10) — — 24–49 75 July 14 @ Robins 3–5 Coombs Mamaux (2–10) — — 24–50 76 July 14 @ Robins 0–1 Marquard Miller (4–11) — — 24–51 77 July 16 @ Braves 7–8 (11) Tyler Grimes (3–11) — — 24–52 78 July 16 @ Braves 2–7 Barnes Jacobs (3–11) — — 24–53 79 July 17 @ Braves 6–10 Nehf Mamaux (2–11) — — 24–54 80 July 18 @ Braves 8–6 Steele (2–1) Tyler — — 25–54 81 July 18 @ Braves 3–2 Carlson (5–3) Rudolph — — 26–54 82 July 19 @ Braves 6–1 Cooper (8–5) Barnes — — 27–54 83 July 20 @ Giants 0–4 Benton Carlson (5–4) — — 27–55 84 July 21 @ Giants 3–4 (10) Sallee Grimes (3–12) — — 27–56 85 July 23 @ Giants 1–0 Cooper (9–5) Schupp — — 28–56 86 July 24 @ Giants 2–6 Perritt Miller (4–12) Anderson — 28–57 87 July 25 Robins 3–4 (13) Smith Jacobs (3–12) — — 28–58 88 July 26 Robins 4–1 Carlson (6–4) Pfeffer — — 29–58 89 July 26 Robins 1–5 Cadore Jacobs (3–13) — — 29–59 90 July 27 Robins 5–1 Cooper (10–5) Coombs — — 30–59 91 July 28 Robins 2–6 Cheney Steele (2–2) — — 30–60 92 July 28 Robins 2–4 Smith Miller (4–13) — — 30–61 93 July 30 Giants 4–3 Carlson (7–4) Anderson Cooper (1) — 31–61 94 July 31 Giants 7–11 Tesreau Cooper (10–6) — — 31–62 95 July 31 Giants 3–9 Schupp Grimes (3–13) — — 31–63
August: 8–19 (Home: 4–7; Away: 4–12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 96 August 1 Giants 1–3 Perritt Steele (2–3) — — 31–64 97 August 2 Giants 3–7 Demaree Miller (4–14) — — 31–65 98 August 3 Braves 4–5 Nehf Carlson (7–5) — — 31–66 99 August 4 Braves 3–6 Tyler Steele (2–4) — — 31–67 100 August 9 Phillies 5–1 Jacobs (4–13) Alexander — — 32–67 101 August 10 Phillies 1–0 Cooper (11–6) Rixey — — 33–67 102 August 11 Phillies 3–4 Alexander Miller (4–15) — — 33–68 103 August 11 Phillies 2–3 Oeschger Evans (0–2) — — 33–69 104 August 12 @ Cubs 2–3 Vaughn Carlson (7–6) — — 33–70 105 August 13 @ Cubs 3–7 Hendrix Steele (2–5) — — 33–71 106 August 14 @ Cubs 2–0 (12) Cooper (12–6) Douglas — — 34–71 107 August 15 Reds 3–2 Miller (5–15) Schneider — — 35–71 108 August 16 @ Phillies 3–5 Oeschger Jacobs (4–14) — — 35–72 109 August 16 @ Phillies 0–3 Mayer Evans (0–3) — — 35–73 110 August 17 @ Phillies 0–3 Bender Jacobs (4–15) — — 35–74 111 August 17 @ Phillies 3–7 Rixey Carlson (7–7) — — 35–75 112 August 18 @ Phillies 2–3 (14) Alexander Cooper (12–7) — — 35–76 113 August 20 @ Robins 1–0 (10) Miller (6–15) Marquard — — 36–76 114 August 21 @ Robins 3–3 (13) — — 36–76 115 August 22 @ Robins 5–6 (22) Marquard Jacobs (4–16) — — 36–77 116 August 23 @ Braves 1–2 Tyler Grimes (3–14) — — 36–78 117 August 24 @ Braves 1–0 Miller (7–15) Barnes — — 37–78 118 August 25 @ Braves 0–2 Ragan Steele (2–6) — — 37–79 119 August 27 @ Giants 1–0 Cooper (13–7) Benton — — 38–79 120 August 28 @ Giants 3–7 Perritt Grimes (3–15) — — 38–80 121 August 29 @ Giants 5–6 Tesreau Miller (7–16) Sallee — 38–81 122 August 31 Cardinals 2–0 Jacobs (5–16) Doak — — 39–81 123 August 31 Cardinals 0–1 (5) Ames Steele (2–7) — — 39–82
September: 11–21 (Home: 7–15; Away: 4–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 124 September 1 Cardinals 0–1 Horstmann Cooper (13–8) — — 39–83 125 September 1 Cardinals 0–1 Watson Carlson (7–8) — — 39–84 126 September 2 @ Reds 8–7 Steele (3–7) Mitchell — — 40–84 127 September 3 Reds 8–0 Miller (8–16) Engel — — 41–84 128 September 3 Reds 5–3 Steele (4–7) Schneider — — 42–84 129 September 4 Reds 5–4 (10) Cooper (14–8) Toney — — 43–84 130 September 7 Cubs 1–2 Carter Steele (4–8) — — 43–85 131 September 8 Cubs 2–6 Vaughn Miller (8–17) — — 43–86 132 September 9 @ Cubs 0–1 Douglas Cooper (14–9) — — 43–87 133 September 10 @ Cardinals 1–2 Goodwin Jacobs (5–17) — — 43–88 134 September 11 @ Cardinals 3–0 Steele (5–8) Doak — — 44–88 135 September 11 @ Cardinals 2–5 Horstmann Carlson (7–9) — — 44–89 136 September 12 @ Cardinals 2–1 Miller (9–17) Watson — — 45–89 137 September 13 @ Cardinals 2–1 Cooper (15–9) Meadows — — 46–89 138 September 15 @ Reds 6–7 Eller Grimes (3–16) — — 46–90 139 September 16 @ Reds 2–4 Schneider Steele (5–9) — — 46–91 140 September 16 @ Reds 2–3 Regan Carlson (7–10) — — 46–92 141 September 17 Braves 1–4 (15) Hughes Miller (9–18) — — 46–93 142 September 18 Braves 3–5 Rudolph Cooper (15–10) — — 46–94 143 September 18 Braves 0–1 Nehf Ponder (0–1) — — 46–95 144 September 19 Braves 2–1 Jacobs (6–17) Barnes — — 47–95 145 September 19 Braves 4–6 Scott Evans (0–4) — — 47–96 146 September 20 Giants 9–9 (10) — — 47–96 147 September 21 Giants 1–3 Benton Steele (5–10) Anderson — 47–97 148 September 22 Giants 1–2 (11) Perritt Cooper (15–11) — — 47–98 149 September 22 Giants 1–0 Ponder (1–1) Demaree — — 48–98 150 September 24 Phillies 0–2 Bender Jacobs (6–18) — — 48–99 151 September 25 Phillies 3–0 Miller (10–18) Oeschger — — 49–99 152 September 26 Phillies 0–5 Rixey Carlson (7–11) — — 49–100 153 September 27 Robins 10–2 Cooper (16–11) Pfeffer — — 50–100 154 September 28 Robins 1–3 Smith Steele (5–11) — — 50–101 155 September 29 Robins 2–3 Cadore Jacobs (6–19) — — 50–102 156 September 29 Robins 3–7 Marquard Miller (10–19) — — 50–103
October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Away: 0–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 157 October 1 Braves 2–0 Cooper (17–11) Scott — — 51–103
Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member
Opening Day lineup [ edit ] 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Other batters
Manager
Player stats [ edit ] Batting [ edit ] Starters by position [ edit ] Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters [ edit ] Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching [ edit ] Starting pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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