1917 San Francisco Seals season
| 1917 San Francisco Seals | |
|---|---|
| League | Pacific Coast League |
| Ballpark | Recreation Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| Record | 119–93 |
| League place | 1st |
| Owners | Henry Berry |
| Managers | Harry Wolverton, Jerry Downs |
The 1915 San Francisco Seals season was the 13th season in the history of the San Francisco Seals baseball team. The team won the Pacific Coast League (PCL) pennant with a 119–93 record. The season ran from April 3 to October 28, 1917.
Harry Wolverton began the season as the team's manager. On June 17, however, team owner Henry Berry fired Wolverton, stating that he could not get along with Wolverton in a business way.[1] Jerry Downs took over as player-manager after Wolverton.[2]
Pitcher Eric Erickson led the PCL in both wins (30) and earned run average (1.93).[3]
1917 PCL standings
[edit]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Seals | 119 | 93 | .561 | -- |
| Los Angeles Angels | 116 | 94 | .552 | |
| Salt Lake City Bees | 102 | 97 | .513 | |
| Portland Beavers | 98 | 102 | .490 | |
| Oakland Oaks | 103 | 108 | .488 | |
| Vernon Tigers | 84 | 128 | .396 |
Statistics
[edit]Batting
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RF | Mike Fitzgerald | 179 | 704 | 228 | .324 | 2 | .405 |
| LF | Biff Schaller | 181 | 657 | 206 | .314 | 4 | .423 |
| CF | George Maisel | 169 | 616 | 190 | .308 | 0 | .359 |
| 3B | Charlie Pick | 209 | 795 | 240 | .302 | 0 | .376 |
| 1B | Phil Koerner | 211 | 741 | 204 | .275 | 8 | .387 |
| C | Del Baker | 121 | 349 | 93 | .266 | 1 | .321 |
| CF | Jack Calvo | 148 | 498 | 131 | .263 | 1 | .329 |
| SS | Roy Corhan | 210 | 680 | 172 | .253 | 2 | .306 |
| C | Red McKee | 68 | 209 | 56 | .268 | 1 | .330 |
| 2B | Jerry Downs | 166 | 610 | 146 | .239 | 1 | .295 |
Pitching
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | PCT | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Erickson | 62 | 443.2 | 31 | 15 | .674 | 1.93 | |
| Spider Baum | 50 | 352.1 | 24 | 17 | .585 | 2.50 | |
| Red Oldham | 48 | 343.2 | 18 | 19 | .486 | 2.88 | |
| Luther Smith | 49 | 293.0 | 17 | 15 | .533 | 2.33 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Harry Wolverton Is Released As Seal Manager". San Francisco Chronicle. June 18, 1917. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jerry Downs Stepping Away to a Good Start: New Manager of the Seals Wins Many Friends". San Francisco Examiner. July 1, 1917. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1917 Pacific Coast League Leaders". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ a b "1917 San Francisco Seals Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2020.