1917 San Francisco Seals season
Pacific Coast League team season
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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 119â93 record. The season ran from April 3 to October 28, 1917.
| 1917 San Francisco Seals | |
|---|---|
| League | Pacific Coast League |
| Ballpark | Recreation Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| Record | 119â93 |
| League place | 1st |
| Owners | Henry Berry |
| Managers | Harry Wolverton, Jerry Downs |
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
| 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
Batting
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
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 |