1917 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1917 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1917 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1917 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1917 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1917 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1917 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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n/a Bernie Boland 5-08½ 168 Right Right 1892-01-21
n/a Johnny Couch 6-00 180 Right Left 1891-03-31
n/a Harry Coveleski 6-00 180 Left Both 1886-04-23
n/a George Cunningham 5-11 185 Right Right 1894-07-13
n/a Hooks Dauss 5-10½ 168 Right Right 1889-09-22
n/a Howard Ehmke 6-03 190 Right Right 1894-04-24
n/a Bill James 6-04 195 Right Both 1887-01-20
n/a Deacon Jones 6-01 174 Right Right 1892-12-20
n/a Willie Mitchell 6-00 176 Left Right 1889-12-01
n/a Tubby Spencer 5-10 215 Right Right 1884-01-26
n/a Oscar Stanage 5-09½ 185 Right Right 1883-03-17
n/a Archie Yelle 5-10½ 170 Right Right 1892-06-11
n/a George Burns 6-01½ 180 Right Right 1893-01-31
n/a Donie Bush 5-06 140 Right Both 1887-10-08
n/a Sam Crawford 6-00 190 Left Left 1880-04-18
n/a Tony DeFate 5-08½ 158 Right Right 1895-02-22
n/a Ben Dyer 5-11 170 Right Right 1893-02-13
n/a Babe Ellison 5-11 170 Right Right 1896-11-15
n/a Bob Jones 6-00 170 Right Left 1889-12-02
n/a Ossie Vitt 5-10 150 Right Right 1890-01-04
n/a Ralph Young 5-05 165 Right Both 1888-09-19
n/a Ty Cobb 6-01 175 Right Left 1886-12-18
n/a Ira Flagstead 5-09 165 Right Right 1893-09-22
n/a George Harper 5-08 167 Right Left 1892-06-24
n/a Harry Heilmann 6-01 195 Right Right 1894-08-03
n/a Fred Nicholson 5-10½ 173 Right Right 1894-09-01
n/a Bobby Veach 5-11 160 Right Left 1888-06-29
n/a Frank Walker 5-11 165 Right Right 1894-09-22


The 1917 Detroit Tigers played 153 games during the regular season, won 78 games, lost 75 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Navin Field (Park Factors: 100/99) where 457,289 fans witnessed their 1917 Tigers finish the season with a .510 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1917 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1917 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1917 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1917 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1917 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1917 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Oscar Stanage (95)
1B George Burns (104)
2B Ralph Young (141)
3B Ossie Vitt (140)
SS Donie Bush (147)
LF Bobby Veach (154)
CF Ty Cobb (121)
RF Harry Heilmann (94)
  
SP Hooks Dauss
SP Howard Ehmke
SP Bill James
SP Willie Mitchell
  
RP George Cunningham
RP Deacon Jones
CL Bernie Boland


1917 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Ty Cobb $20,000.00
Sam Crawford $7,500.00


1917 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1917 Detroit Tigers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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