| 1917 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Cardinal Field | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 82–70 (.539) | |||
| League place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Sam Breadon | |||
| Managers | Miller Huggins | |||
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The 1917 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 36th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 26th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 82–70 during the season and finished third in the National League.
Rogers Hornsby began to establish himself as an elite hitter. Hornsby had a .327 batting average which was second in the league. He led the league in triples (17), total bases (253), and slugging percentage (.484).
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Giants | 98 | 56 | .636 | — | 50–28 | 48–28 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 65 | .572 | 10 | 46–29 | 41–36 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 70 | .539 | 15 | 38–38 | 44–32 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 76 | .506 | 20 | 39–38 | 39–38 |
| Chicago Cubs | 74 | 80 | .481 | 24 | 35–42 | 39–38 |
| Boston Braves | 72 | 81 | .471 | 25½ | 35–42 | 37–39 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 70 | 81 | .464 | 26½ | 36–38 | 34–43 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 51 | 103 | .331 | 47 | 25–53 | 26–50 |
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| 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 | — | |||||
| 1917 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager
Coaches | ||||||
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 |
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| C | Frank Snyder | 115 | 313 | 74 | .236 | 1 | 33 |
| 1B | Gene Paulette | 95 | 332 | 88 | .265 | 0 | 34 |
| 2B | Dots Miller | 148 | 544 | 135 | .248 | 2 | 45 |
| SS | Rogers Hornsby | 145 | 523 | 171 | .327 | 8 | 66 |
| 3B | Doug Baird | 104 | 364 | 92 | .253 | 0 | 24 |
| OF | Jack Smith | 137 | 462 | 137 | .297 | 3 | 34 |
| OF | Tom Long | 144 | 530 | 123 | .232 | 3 | 41 |
| OF | Walton Cruise | 153 | 529 | 156 | .295 | 5 | 59 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Betzel | 106 | 328 | 71 | .216 | 1 | 17 |
| Mike González | 106 | 290 | 76 | .262 | 1 | 28 |
| Fred Smith | 56 | 165 | 30 | .182 | 1 | 17 |
| Bob Bescher | 42 | 110 | 17 | .155 | 1 | 8 |
| Red Smyth | 38 | 72 | 15 | .208 | 0 | 4 |
| Paddy Livingston | 7 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| John Brock | 7 | 15 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony DeFate | 14 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Wallace | 8 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 2 |
| Stuffy Stewart | 13 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike McAuley | 3 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Roche | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bill Doak | 44 | 281.1 | 16 | 20 | 3.10 | 111 |
| Lee Meadows | 43 | 265.2 | 15 | 9 | 3.08 | 100 |
| Marv Goodwin | 14 | 85.1 | 6 | 4 | 2.21 | 38 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Red Ames | 43 | 209.0 | 15 | 10 | 2.71 | 62 |
| Milt Watson | 41 | 161.1 | 10 | 13 | 3.51 | 45 |
| Gene Packard | 34 | 153.1 | 9 | 6 | 2.47 | 44 |
| Oscar Horstmann | 35 | 138.2 | 9 | 4 | 3.44 | 50 |
| Bob Steele | 12 | 42.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.21 | 23 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Jakie May | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 18 |
| Lou North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.97 | 4 |
| George Pierce | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.48 | 4 |
| Bruce Hitt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Tim Murchison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
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