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1917 San Francisco Seals season

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1917 San Francisco Seals
LeaguePacific Coast League
BallparkRecreation Park
CitySan Francisco
Record119–93
League place1st
OwnersHenry Berry
ManagersHarry Wolverton, Jerry Downs

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 119–93 record. The season ran from April 3 to October 28, 1917.

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

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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

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Batting

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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

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Pitching

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Harry Wolverton Is Released As Seal Manager". San Francisco Chronicle. June 18, 1917. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jerry Downs Stepping Away to a Good Start: New Manager of the Seals Wins Many Friends". San Francisco Examiner. July 1, 1917. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1917 Pacific Coast League Leaders". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "1917 San Francisco Seals Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2020.