1917 Washington Senators Roster

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The 1917 Washington Senators 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 Washington Senators Opening Day starters list, a 1917 Washington Senators salary list, a 1917 Washington Senators uniform number breakdown and a 1917 Washington Senators primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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n/a Doc Ayers 6-01 185 Right Right 1891-05-21
n/a Molly Craft 6-02 165 Right Right 1895-11-28
n/a George Dumont 5-11 163 Right Right 1895-11-13
n/a Bert Gallia 6-00 165 Right Right 1891-10-14
n/a Harry Harper 6-02 165 Left Left 1895-04-24
n/a Walter Johnson 6-01 200 Right Right 1887-11-06
n/a Jim Shaw 6-00 180 Right Right 1893-08-13
n/a Doc Waldbauer 6-00 172 Right Right 1892-02-22
n/a Eddie Ainsmith 5-11 180 Right Right 1890-02-04
n/a John Henry 6-00 180 Right Right 1889-12-26
n/a Sam Crane 5-11½ 154 Right Right 1894-09-13
n/a Eddie Foster 5-06½ 145 Right Right 1887-02-13
n/a Patsy Gharrity 5-10 170 Right Right 1892-03-13
n/a Joe Judge 5-08½ 155 Left Left 1894-05-25
n/a Joe Leonard 5-07½ 156 Right Left 1893-11-14
n/a George McBride 5-11 170 Right Right 1880-11-20
n/a Ray Morgan 5-09 155 Right Right 1889-06-14
n/a Bill Murray 5-11 165 Right Both 1893-09-06
n/a Howie Shanks 5-11 170 Right Right 1890-07-21
n/a Charlie Jamieson 5-08½ 165 Left Left 1893-02-07
n/a Mike Menosky 5-10 163 Right Left 1894-10-16
n/a Clyde Milan 5-09 168 Right Left 1887-03-25
n/a Horace Milan 5-09 175 Right Right 1894-04-07
n/a Sam Rice 5-09 150 Right Left 1890-02-20
n/a Elmer Smith 5-10 165 Right Left 1892-09-21
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The 1917 Washington Senators played 153 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 79 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Griffith Stadium (Park Factors: 99/99) where 89,682 fans witnessed their 1917 Senators finish the season with a .484 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 Washington Senators Opening Day starters list, a 1917 Washington Senators salary list, a 1917 Washington Senators uniform number breakdown and a 1917 Washington Senators primary starters list:

1917 Washington Senators
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available

1917 Washington Senators
Most Games by Position

C Eddie Ainsmith (119)
1B Joe Judge (100)
2B Ray Morgan (95)
3B Eddie Foster (86)
SS Howie Shanks (91)
LF Mike Menosky (91)
CF Clyde Milan (153)
RF Sam Rice (155)
  
SP Doc Ayers
SP George Dumont
SP Bert Gallia
SP Harry Harper
SP Jim Shaw
  
CL Walter Johnson

1917 Washington Senators
Salaries

Walter Johnson $16,000.00

1917 Washington Senators
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1917 Washington Senators 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)?