1917 Philadelphia Phillies Roster

The 1917 Philadelphia Phillies 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 Philadelphia Phillies Opening Day starters list, a 1917 Philadelphia Phillies salary list, a 1917 Philadelphia Phillies uniform number breakdown and a 1917 Philadelphia Phillies primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1917 Philadelphia Phillies



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Complete Roster  
 

n/a Grover Alexander 6-01 185 Right Right 1887-02-26
n/a Chief Bender 6-02 185 Right Right 1884-05-05
n/a Paul Fittery 5-08½ 156 Left Right 1887-10-10
n/a Jimmy Lavender 5-11 165 Right Right 1884-05-26
n/a Erskine Mayer 6-00 168 Right Right 1890-01-16
n/a Joe Oeschger 6-00 190 Right Right 1892-05-24
n/a Eppa Rixey 6-05 210 Left Right 1891-05-03
n/a Bert Adams 6-01 185 Right Both 1891-06-21
n/a Ed Burns 5-06 165 Right Right 1887-10-31
n/a Bill Killefer 5-10½ 170 Right Right 1887-10-10
n/a Dave Bancroft 5-09½ 160 Right Both 1891-04-20
n/a Bobby Byrne 5-07½ 145 Right Right 1884-12-31
n/a Oscar Dugey 5-08 160 Right Right 1887-10-25
n/a Johnny Evers 5-09 125 Right Left 1881-07-21
n/a Fred Luderus 5-11½ 185 Right Left 1885-09-12
n/a Patsy McGaffigan 5-08 140 Right Right 1888-09-12
n/a Bert Niehoff 5-10½ 170 Right Right 1884-05-13
n/a Harry Pearce 5-09 158 Right Right 1889-07-12
n/a Milt Stock 5-08 154 Right Right 1893-07-11
n/a Claude Cooper 5-09 158 Left Left 1892-04-01
n/a Gavvy Cravath 5-10½ 186 Right Right 1881-03-23
n/a Dode Paskert 5-11 165 Right Right 1881-08-28
n/a Wildfire Schulte 5-11 170 Right Left 1882-09-17
n/a Possum Whitted 5-08½ 168 Right Right 1890-02-04


The 1917 Philadelphia Phillies played 152 games during the regular season, won 87 games, lost 65 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Baker Bowl (Park Factors: 104/104) where 354,428 fans witnessed their 1917 Phillies finish the season with a .572 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 Philadelphia Phillies Opening Day starters list, a 1917 Philadelphia Phillies salary list, a 1917 Philadelphia Phillies uniform number breakdown and a 1917 Philadelphia Phillies primary starters list:

1917 Philadelphia Phillies
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1917 Philadelphia Phillies
Most Games by Position

C Bill Killefer (120)
1B Fred Luderus (154)
2B Bert Niehoff (96)
3B Milt Stock (133)
SS Dave Bancroft (120)
LF Possum Whitted (140)
CF Dode Paskert (138)
RF Gavvy Cravath (140)
  
SP Grover Alexander
SP Erskine Mayer
SP Joe Oeschger
SP Eppa Rixey
  
CL Chief Bender


1917 Philadelphia Phillies
Salaries

Grover Alexander $12,500.00
Johnny Evers $11,000.00
Erskine Mayer $5,000.00
Dave Bancroft $4,500.00
Bill Killefer $4,500.00
Eppa Rixey $4,500.00
Possum Whitted $4,500.00
Ed Burns $4,000.00
Fred Luderus $4,000.00
Bert Niehoff $4,000.00
Dode Paskert $4,000.00
Wildfire Schulte $4,000.00
Milt Stock $4,000.00
Claude Cooper $3,500.00
Jimmy Lavender $3,500.00
Bobby Byrne $3,000.00
Gavvy Cravath $3,000.00
Paul Fittery $2,500.00
Patsy McGaffigan $2,500.00
Joe Oeschger $2,500.00
Oscar Dugey $2,400.00
Bert Adams $1,980.00


1917 Philadelphia Phillies
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1917 Philadelphia Phillies 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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