1917 Chicago White Sox

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Record: 100-54-2, Finished 1st in American League (1917 AL)

Clinched Pennant: September 21, 1917, At Boston Red Sox

World Series Champs

Managed by Pants Rowland

Coach: Kid Gleason

Ballpark: Comiskey Park

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1917 Chicago White Sox won 100 games, a club record that still stands. Outfielder Joe Jackson hit .301 for the team, and Happy Felsch had 102 RBIs. On the mound, Eddie Cicotte anchored the league's best pitching staff, by winning a league-high 28 games and posting a league-best 1.53 ERA. The Sox went on to defeat the New York Giants 4 games to 2 in the World Series.

Standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Chicago White Sox	100	54	.649	--
Boston Red Sox	90	62	.592	9
Cleveland Indians	88	66	.571	12
Detroit Tigers	78	75	.510	21½
Washington Senators	74	79	.484	25½
New York Yankees	71	82	.464	28½
St. Louis Browns	57	97	.370	43
Philadelphia Athletics	55	98	.359	44½

Further Reading

• Mark Pienkos: 1917-2017-One Hundred Years of White Sox Baseball: Highlighting the Great 1917 World Series Championship Team, The Peppertree Press, Sarasota, FL, 2017. ISBN 978-1614935025
• Warren N. Wilbert: The 1917 White Sox: Their World Championship Season, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2004.
• Associated Press: "WHITE SOX WIN PENNANT.; Defeat of Boston in Ten Innings Gives Flag to Chicago.", New York Times, September 22, 1917, Page 12

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