1917 Boston Braves Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 72-81
Finished 6th in the NL
Attendance: 270,490, Avg. 4,293
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: George Stallings (72-81)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1917 Boston Braves Statistics
1917 Boston Braves Results

The Boston Braves of the National League ended the 1917 season with a record of 72 wins and 81 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.

The Braves plated 536 runs and allowed 552 runs. Red Smith recorded 62 runs batted in and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .295 average. Art Nehf led the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.16 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

George Stallings coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Frank AllenPRLAugust 26, 18885'9"175Newbern, AL USA
Fred BaileyCFLLAugust 16, 18955'11"150Mount Hope, WV USA
Jesse BarnesPLRAugust 26, 18926'0"170Perkins, OK USA
Larry ChappellCFLRFebruary 19, 18906'0"186McClusky, IL USA
Zip CollinsRFLLMay 4, 18925'11"152Brooklyn, NY USA
Sam Covington1BLRNovember 18, 18946'1"190Denison, TX USA
Cal CrumPRRJuly 27, 18896'1"175Cooks Mills, IL USA
Johnny Evers2BLRJuly 21, 18815'9"125Troy, NY USA
Ed FitzpatrickIFRRDecember 9, 18895'8"165Lewiston, PA USA
Hank GowdyCRRAugust 24, 18896'2"182Columbus, OH USA
Tom HughesPRRJanuary 28, 18846'2"175Coal Creek, CO USA
Fred JacklitschCRRMay 24, 18765'9"180Brooklyn, NY USA
Joe KellyLFRRSeptember 23, 18865'10"175Weir City, KS USA
Ed Konetchy1BRRSeptember 3, 18856'2"195La Crosse, WI USA
Sherry MageeLFRRAugust 6, 18845'11"179Clarendon, PA USA
Rabbit MaranvilleSSRRNovember 11, 18915'5"155Springfield, MA USA
Mike Massey2BBRSeptember 28, 18936'0"195Galveston, TX USA
Jack MeyersCRRJuly 29, 18805'11"194Riverside, CA USA
Art NehfPLLJuly 31, 18925'9"176Terre Haute, IN USA
Ray PowellCFLRNovember 20, 18885'9"160Siloam Springs, AR USA
Pat RaganPRRNovember 15, 18835'10"185, MO USA
Johnny Rawlings2BRRAugust 17, 18925'8"158Bloomfield, IA USA
Wally RehgRFRRAugust 31, 18885'8"160Summerfield, IL USA
Ed ReulbachPRRDecember 1, 18826'1"190Detroit, MI USA
Art RicoCRRJuly 23, 18955'9"185Roxbury, MA USA
Dick RudolphPRRAugust 25, 18875'9"160New York, NY USA
Hank Schreiber3BRRJuly 12, 18915'11"165Cleveland, OH USA
Jack ScottPLRApril 18, 18926'2"199Ridgeway, NC USA
Red Smith3BRRApril 6, 18905'11"165Greenville, SC USA
Walt TragesserCRRJune 14, 18876'0"175Lafayette, IN USA
George TwomblyCFRRJune 4, 18925'9"165Boston, MA USA
Lefty TylerPLLDecember 14, 18896'0"175Derry, NH USA
Ed WalshPRRMay 19, 18816'1"193Plains, PA USA
Joe WilhoitRFLRDecember 20, 18856'2"175Hiawatha, KS USA