1917 Detroit Tigers Roster (40-man)

1916 Season 1918 Season

Record: 78-75-1, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Hughie Jennings (78-75-1)

Ballpark: Navin Field

Attendance: 457,289 (3rd of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99
One-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97

Pythagorean W-L: 84-69, 639 Runs, 577 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Bernie Boland	25	us US	R	R	5' 8"	168	Jan 21, 1892	3	45	28	45	44	43	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2.0
George Burns	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Jan 31, 1893	4	119	103	119	104	0	0	104	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0.2	$3,600
Donie Bush	29	us US	B	R	5' 6"	140	Oct 8, 1887	10	147	147	147	147	0	0	0	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.6
Ty Cobb HOF	30	us US	L	R	6' 1"	175	Dec 18, 1886	13	152	150	152	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	121	31	152	1	0	11.3	$20,000
Johnny Couch	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	Mar 31, 1891	1st	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Harry Coveleski	31	us US	B	L	6' 0"	180	Apr 23, 1886	8	16	11	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Sam Crawford HOF	37	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Apr 18, 1880	19	61	17	61	18	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	43	1	-0.6	$7,500
George Cunningham	22	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Jul 13, 1894	2	45	8	45	44	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.5
Hooks Dauss	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	168	Sep 22, 1889	6	39	32	39	38	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2.7
Tony DeFate	22	us US	R	R	5' 8"	158	Feb 22, 1895	1st	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-0.1
Ben Dyer	24	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Feb 13, 1893	4	30	15	30	22	0	0	0	0	8	14	0	0	0	0	9	0	-0.1
Howard Ehmke	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Apr 24, 1894	3	35	25	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1
Babe Ellison	20	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Nov 15, 1896	2	9	9	9	9	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Ira Flagstead	23	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Sep 22, 1893	1st	4	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	-0.1
George Harper	25	us US	L	R	5' 8"	167	Jun 24, 1892	2	48	28	48	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	28	33	17	0	-0.3
Harry Heilmann HOF	22	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Aug 3, 1894	3	150	150	150	150	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	30	94	124	0	0	2.6
Bill James	30	us US	B	R	6' 4"	195	Jan 20, 1887	6	34	23	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.1
Bob Jones	27	us US	L	R	6' 0"	170	Dec 2, 1889	1st	47	18	47	25	0	0	0	17	8	0	0	0	0	0	13	13	-0.3
Carroll Jones	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	174	Dec 20, 1893	2	24	6	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Willie Mitchell	27	us US	R	L	6' 0"	176	Dec 1, 1889	9	31	23	31	31	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2.2
Fred Nicholson	22	us US	R	R	5' 10"	173	Sep 1, 1894	1st	13	3	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	5	5	0.1
Tubby Spencer	33	us US	R	R	5' 10"	215	Jan 26, 1884	8	70	57	70	62	0	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	1.1
Oscar Stanage	34	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Mar 17, 1883	10	99	84	99	95	0	95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	-0.5
Bobby Veach	29	us US	L	R	5' 11"	160	Jun 29, 1888	6	154	154	154	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	154	0	0	6.6
Ossie Vitt	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	150	Jan 4, 1890	6	140	140	140	140	0	0	0	0	140	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	$5,000
Frank Walker	22	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Sep 22, 1894	1st	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.0
Archie Yelle	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Jun 11, 1892	1st	25	13	25	24	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.4
Ralph Young	28	us US	B	R	5' 5"	165	Sep 19, 1888	4	141	141	141	141	0	0	0	141	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary