1917

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1917 throughout the world.  

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Contents 1 Champions 1.1 Major League Baseball 2 Awards 3 MLB Statistical Leaders 4 Major League Baseball final standings 4.1 American League final standings 4.2 National League final standings 5 Events 6 Births 7 Deaths

[edit] Champions

[edit] Major League Baseball

• World Series: Chicago White Sox over New York Giants (4-2)

[edit] Awards

• MLB Most Valuable Player Award
  • None

[edit] MLB Statistical Leaders

	American League		National League
AVG	Ty Cobb DET	.383	Edd Roush CIN	.341
HR	Wally Pipp NYY	9	Gavvy Cravath PHI & Dave Robertson NYG	12
RBI	Bobby Veach DET	103	Heinie Zimmerman NYG	102
Wins	Eddie Cicotte CHW	28	Grover Alexander PHI	30
ERA	Eddie Cicotte CHW	1.53	Fred Anderson NYG	1.44
Ks	Walter Johnson WSH	188	Grover Alexander PHI	200

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

[edit] American League final standings

American League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Chicago White Sox	100	54	.649	--
Boston Red Sox	90	62	.592	9
Cleveland Indians	88	66	.571	12
Detroit Tigers	78	75	.510	21.5
Washington Senators	74	79	.484	25.5
New York Yankees	71	82	.464	28.5
St. Louis Browns	57	97	.370	43
Philadelphia Athletics	55	98	.359	44.5

[edit] National League final standings

National League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
New York Giants	98	56	.636	--
Philadelphia Phillies	87	65	.572	10
St. Louis Cardinals	82	70	.539	15
Cincinnati Reds	78	76	.506	20
Chicago Cubs	74	80	.481	24
Boston Braves	72	81	.471	25.5
Brooklyn Robins	70	81	.464	26.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	51	103	.331	47

[edit] Events

[edit] Births

• February 10 - Allie Reynolds (d. 1994)
• February 12 - Dom DiMaggio (d. 2009)
• March 17 - Hank Sauer (d. 2001)
• March 29 - Tommy Holmes (d. 2008)
• April 14 - Marvin Miller (living)
• April 26 - Virgil Trucks (living)
• July 17 - Lou Boudreau (d. 2001)
• September 25 - Phil Rizzuto (d. 2007)
• September 25 - Johnny Sain (d. 2006)
• October 8 - Danny Murtaugh (d. 1976)
• October 25 - Lee MacPhail (living)
• December 1 - Marty Marion (living)

[edit] Deaths

• February 7 - Tim Murnane, 64, first baseman and center fielder in the early years of professional baseball who became president of the New England League and went on to a distinguished tenure as sports editor of The Boston Globe for over 30 years, serving as one of the sport's leading advocates