1917 New York Yankees

1917 New York Yankees
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
1917 Uniform
File:Al 1922 newyork 01.gif
Location
Polo Grounds (Since 1913) New York, NY (Since 1903)
1917 Information
Owner(s)	Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston
Manager(s)	Bill Donovan
Local television	none
Local radio	none
Baseball-Reference	1917 New York Yankees

Record: 71-82 Finished 6th in American League (1917 AL)

Managed by Bill Donovan

Coach: Duke Farrell

Ballpark: Polo Grounds

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1917 New York Yankees played the 16th season in team history. They finished with a record of 71-82, 28.5 games behind the American League champion Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Bill Donovan. Games were played at the Polo Grounds.

Season 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

External links

• 1917 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com