Statistics, 1917       

REGINA NORTHSIDE LEAGUE

Alvin Hammond of the Rovers was the batting champion of the Regina Northside League finishing with a .439 average, albeit in just ten games.  Chester Parkinson of Imperial Life was the runner-up swatting the ball at a .423 clip and Stew Leigh of Bawlf Grain was third at .414. Freddie Barker (right) of the Whirlwinds was 4th in average and led the loop in runs, with 24, doubles, 7, triples, 6, and total bases, 56.

“Casey” Moroschan of Bawlf Grain was the leading hurler compiling a 6-0 won-lost mark and outstanding ERA of 0.57in 60 1/3 innings pitched.

 

Hits – Leigh  36
Runs – Barker  24
Doubles – Barker  7
Triples – Barker  6
Home Runs – Frank Mastel (Imperial Life)  2
Total Bases – Barker 56
Stolen Bases – Marshall and Mastel – tied with 31
REGINA NORTHSIDE LEAGUE         GP  AB   R   H  TB  2B  3B  HR  SB RBI   PCT
Alvin Hammond (Rovers)          10  41  10  18                          .439
Chester Parkinson (Imperial Li  18  71  21  30                          .423
Stew Leigh (Bawlf Grain)        21  87  21  36                          .414
Freddie Barker (Whirlwinds)     20  86  24  34                          .395
“Butch” Wilson (Whirlwinds)     14  57  13  22                          .386
Heinie Rogers (Bawlf Grain)     19  84  23  32                          .381
Jack Farquhar (Imperial Life)   16  64  14  24                          .372
Gray (Rovers)                   13  49   7  17                          .347
Campbell (Whirlwinds)           13  44  10  15                          .341
Bill Marshall (Imperial Life)   17  72  23  22                          .306
Source :

RBG=Regina Bawlf Grain, RIL=Regina Imperial Life, RRV=Regina Rovers, RWW=Regina Whirlwinds

REGINA NORTHSIDE LEAGUE          G  GS  CG W  L   PCT  IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO HB  WP    ERA
Casey Moroschan RBG              9       6 6  0 1.000  60  48       4  14  43  2   3   0.60
Mutt Smith RBG                  11       8 7  4  .636  90  95      17  23  52  7   2   1.69
Krause RIL                       8       4 3  4  .429  48  43      11  11  34  5   3   2.05
Gray RRV                        10      10 2  8  .200  83  95      20  27  82  8   6   2.17
Terence Kain RWW                 9       6 4  3  .571  68  57      17  28  76  8  11   2.26
Russell Cook RWW                 9       6 4  4  .500  67  74      18  27  65  9   9   2.42
Garrett RWW                      6       4 4  1  .800  41  42      14  13  44  3   8   3.05
Harold Dickey RIL               11      10 6  4  .600  89 110      33  27  33  5   5   3.34
     

    
    


VANCOUVER COMMERCIAL LEAGUE 

Infielder Currie of Malkins is the 1917 batting champion in the Vancouver Commercial League. Currie took the title with a .397 average, well ahead of runner-up Wilson of Snider and Brethour at .345. Fyfe of Arnold and Quigley was the top slugger with hits for 17 extra bases including a league-leading five triples. Currie had the most doubles, 7. Armstrong of Snider and Brethour had the most thefts, 16, and tied with Cann of Arnold and Quigley for the most homers, each with two.

Ira Brethour of Snider and Brethour was the loop's top hurler with a 10-4 record and 125 strikeouts in 92 innings.

AVE :  Currie VMK - .397 
RUNS : Three tied - 16
HITS : Currie VMK - 23
EXTRA BASES : Fyfe VAQ - 17
2B : Currie VMK - 7
3B : Fyfe VAQ - 5
HR : Armstrong VBR, Cann VAQ - 2
SB : Armstrong VBR - 16
VANCOUVER COMMERCIAL LEAGUE     GP  AB   R   H TEB* 2B  3B  HR  SB RBI   PCT
Currie VMK                          58  10  23  12   7   1   1   9      .397
May VPU                             13   1   5   1   1   0   0   1      .385
Wilson VBR                          58  16  20   7   3   2   0  11      .345
Solloway VNB                         6   3   2   1   1   0   0   0      .333
Boynton VBR                          3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0      .333
Scott VMK                            3   0   1   0   0   0   0   1      .333
McGee VPU                            3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0      .333
Taylor VPU                           3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0      .333
Fyfe VAQ                            61  15  20  17   4   5   1  10      .328
Blochberger VPU                     55   2  18   5   3   1   0   7      .327
Armstrong VBR                       66  16  21  13   3   2   2  16      .318
Williams VNB                        42   5  13   3   3   0   0   2      .310
Morden VAQ                          29   6   9   4   0   2   0   0      .310
Jardine VBR                         70  13  21   2   2   0   0  11      .300
Pringle VBR                         61  13  18   3   3   0   0   8      .295
Hollingsworth VPU                    7   1   2   0   0   0   0   2      .286
Moran VNB                           39   6  11   0   0   0   0   3      .282
Foley VMK                           68  16  19   6   2   2   0  12      .279
Whyte VBR                           55   9  15  10   5   1   1   8      .273
Kemp VBR                            22   5   6   3   1   1   0   3      .273
Evans VAQ                           26   6   7   0   0   0   0   2      .269
McLean C. VMK                       57  11  15   3   3   0   0  10      .263
Manson VAQ                          54   8  14   6   4   1   0   8      .259
McGirr VPU                          60  13  15   3   1   1   0  10      .250
Turnbull VMK                         8   0   2   0   0   0   0   1      .250
Foley W. VMK                         4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0      .250
Jones VPU                            4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0      .250
Ewart VMK                           49   7  12   2   2   0   0   7      .245
Feeney VNB                          45  11  11   7   1   3   0  10      .244
Brown VBR                           45   8  11   0   0   0   0   7      .244
Cann VAQ                            70  11  17  10   0   2   2   5      .243
Delcourt F. VMK                     48   9  11   7   2   1   1  15      .229
Jolliffe VPU                        64  14  15   8   5   0   1  12      .234
Blochberger VBR                     56   3  13   4   1   2   0   2      .232
Elmer VNB                           52   8  12   4   0   2   0  14      .231
Dawson VPU                          13   1   3   0   0   0   0   1      .231
McConvey VMK                        61  11  14   7   1   3   0   4      .230
Wyard VAQ                           49  10  11  13   2   4   1   2      .224
Greenwell VPU                        9   1   2   0   0   0   0   0      .222
Crann VMK                           23   0   5   4   2   1   0   1      .217
Bullard VNB                         67  12  14   8   2   3   0  10      .209
Larson VAQ                          69  13  14   4   2   1   0   6      .203
Wintemute VBR                       15   4   3   2   0   1   0   4      .200
Choate VNB                          10   2   2   0   0   0   0   0      .200
Doyle VMK                           10   0   2   1   1   0   0   2      .200
Watters VPU                         62  13  12   3   1   1   0   7      .194
McRae VPU                           57  11  11   3   3   0   0  10      .193
Finnson  VAQ                        37   3   7   2   2   0   0   4      .189
Richardson VPU                      55   4  10   2   2   0   0   4      .182
North VPU                           11   1   2   0   0   0   0   1      .182
Westwood VNB                        50   5   9   1   1   0   0   3      .180
Buchanan VBR                        36   4   6   1   1   0   0   6      .167
Gibson VAQ                          12   0   2   1   1   0   0   1      .167
Collins VMK                         12   1   2   0   0   0   0   0      .167
Hume VMK                             6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0      .167
Andrews VNB                         62   7  10   2   0   1   0   9      .161
Sommerville VAQ                     31   2   5   5   1   2   0   1      .161
Brethour Ira VBR                    38   6   6   0   0   0   0   1      .158
Finch VNB                           38   4   6   0   0   0   0   2      .158
Monk VNB                            13   2   2   1   1   0   0   2      .154
McLean VNB                          13   2   2   0   0   0   0   2      .154
Squair VAQ                          68   7  10   0   0   0   0   4      .147
Clayton VBR                         27   7   4   0   0   0   0   2      .148
Delcourt C. VMK                     14   0   2   0   0   0   0   0      .143
Brown VNB                           14   0   2   1   1   0   0   0      .143
Lougheed VPU                         7   2   1   0   0   0   0   1      .143
Sager VMK                           37   4   5   1   1   0   0   4      .135
Stephen VAQ                         45   8   6   1   1   0   0   4      .133
McDonald VPU                        30   3   4   0   0   0   0   5      .133
Richardson VNB                      40   5   5   0   0   0   0   1      .125
Gourlay VPU                         24   5   3   0   0   0   0   4      .125
Quinn VNB                            8   1   1   0   0   0   0   1      .125
Johnston VMK                        55   7   6   1   1   0   0   4      .109
Irvine VPU                          10   2   1   1   1   0   0   0      .100
Leach VNB                           24   5   2   1   1   0   0   3      .083
Cawker VMK                          14   0   1   0   0   0   0   2      .071
Pascoe VNB                          14   3   1   0   0   0   0   1      .071
Goldberg VNB                        16   2   1   0   0   0   0   3      .063
Inch VPU                            16   1   1   0   0   0   0   1      .063
Douglas VPU                         36   1   2   0   0   0   0   2      .056
McCord VMK                           1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      .000
Johnston VNB                         1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      .000
Sinclair VMK                         2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      .000
Thurston VMK                         2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      .000
Bell VBR                             2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0      .000
Buchanan VMK                         3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      .000
Porter VNB                           3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      .000
London VPU                           3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      .000
McLeod VAQ                           4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      .000
McLean N.A. VMK                      4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      .000
St.Clair VMK                         4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0      .000
Raferty VMK                          5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      .000
Robertson VAQ                        6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0      .000
Hillis VPU                           8   1   0   0   0   0   0   0      .000
Source : Vancouver Daily World, September 8, 1917

* TEB=Total extra bases

VAQ=Arnold & Quigley VBR=Snider & Brethour, VMK=Malkins, VNB=National Biscuits, VPU=Purdys
    
VANCOUVER COMMERCIAL LEAGUE      G  GS  CG W  L   PCT  IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO HB  WP    RA*
Choate VNB                       4         2  0 1.000  27  13   6       5  16          2.00
Brethour Ira VBR                14        10  4  .714  92  46  33      27 135          3.21
Larson VAQ                      11         5  2  .714  63  48  32      12  51          4.59
Evans VAQ                       12         5  5  .500  73  63  41      13  46          5.05
MacDonald VPU                    8         3  3  .500  49  43  25      16  36          4.63
Clayton VBR                      8         3  3  .500  44  36  26      15  48          5.32
Collins VMK                      4         2  2  .500  27  25  13       1  30          4.33
Inch VPU                         4         1  1  .500  19  21  14       8  14          6.63
Richardson VNB                  18         8  9  .471 107  98  69      25  96          5.84
Sager VMK                       13         4  5  .444  64  66  46      10  52          6.50
Gourlay VPU                     10         3  6  .333  58  49  40      16  53          6.21
Delcourt VMK                     6         1  2  .333  29  32  24       4  27          7.45
Cawker VMK                       5         1  3  .250  20  22  26       5  12         11.50
Brown VNB                        3         0  0  .000  12  16  12       5  10          9.00
Jolliffe VPU                     2         0  0  .000   4   2   1       1   4          2.25
Whyte VBR                        2         0  0  .000   2   1   1       1   1          5.42
Finnson VAQ                      2         0  0  .000   3   5   3       0   3          7.10
McConvey VMK                     1         0  0  .000   3   5   3       2   3         10.14
May VPU                          2         0  1  .000   3   5   8       5   4         24.00
Greenwell VPU                    2         0  1  .000   8   7  11       7   5         11.83
McLeod VAQ                       1         0  1  .000   6   2   2       1   2          3.33
Source : Vancouver Daily World, September 8, 1917 

* Figure is simple RUNS AGAINST as the stats did not make a distinction between runs and 
earned runs. The numbers for hits, runs, walks & strikeouts were compiled from per nine 
inning averages posted in the results.

VAQ=Arnold & Quigley VBR=Snider & Brethour, VMK=Malkins, VNB=National Biscuits, VPU=Purdys


WINNIPEG SENIOR AMATEUR LEAGUE 

Catholic Club flychaser Dan Cantwell took a big early lead in the batting race and staved off a late challenge from Bill "Snake" Siddle to take the crown with a .424 average, four points better than the Arenas veteran. Hunter Burgess of the Granites was third, at .415 and Express teammates Helgy Bostrom and Chum Irvin.

AVE :  Cantwell WCC - .324
RUNS : Bostrom WDE - 32
HITS : Siddle WA - 50
TOTAL BASES : Siddle WA - 64
SB : Siddle WA - 30
WINNIPEG SENIOR LEAGUE          GP  AB   R   H  TB  2B  3B  HR  SB RBI   PCT
Warren, WA                       4  11   5   7   9               2      .636
Flanagan Doc, WGR                8  26   8  15  20               3      .577
Murphy, WCC                      4  11   2   6   6               1      .545
VanVliet Murray, WGR             1   4   0   2   2               6      .500
Firth, WGR                       1   2   0   1   1               0      .500
Auger, WCC                       7  14   6   6   7               6      .429
Cantwell Dan, WCC               28  99  20  42  44              12      .424
Siddle Bill, WA                 27 119  27  50  64              30      .420
Burgess Hunter, WGR             28  94  15  39  51              12      .415  (1)
Terry, WDE                      12  37   6  15  21               3      .405
Lee Gordon, WDE                 11  40   8  16  16               6      .400
Bostrom Helgy, WDE              29 102  32  39  62              26      .382
Irvin Chum, WDE                 21  82  18  31  38               6      .378
Franks Carl, TRS                31 101  21  35  38              29      .347
Tinney Fred, WGR                23  84  16  29  37              10      .345
Hudson Gordon, WGR              23  76  16  26  35               2      .342
Fullen, WDE                     23  84  18  28  43               5      .333
Canty A.(Tony), WCC              8  27   7   9  12               2      .333
Robertson Jack, WA               5  15   3   5   6               1      .333
Trescott George, WA              1   3   1   1   1               0      .333
Jackson, WA                      1   3   0   1   1               0      .333
Wallace Lefty, WGR               2   3   0   1   1               0      .333
Rondorf R.J.(Slim), TRS         29 106  14  35  41               0      .330
Shannon Tommy, WCC              30 103  27  34  42              14      .330
Ellis L. WCC                    15  46  14  15  16               4      .326
Chisholm Billy, WCC             32 104  23  33  38              14      .317
Hessian Bert, WCC               25  89   9  28  30              11      .315
Roche Ally, WCC                 29  89  26  27  29              20      .303
Irvin Alex, WDE                 31  86  19  26  29              17      .302
Maxwell Fred, WA                25  86  24  26  33               9      .302
Morrisey H., TRS                22  70  13  21  32               7      .300
Nott Ivan, WA                   22  84  18  25  29              20      .298
Sheppard Stuart, WCC            24  84  13  25  27              12      .298
Ross Milt, WGR                  23  81  20  24  34               6      .296
Borland Billy, WA               29 122  30  36  46              21      .295
Bradley, TRS                    31 107  21  31  38              10      .290
Smith Murray, TRS               29 104  21  30  46              16      .288
Canty Thomas, WCC               16  49  11  14  20               5      .286
Olson, WGR                      14  53   5  15  18               4      .283
Bateman Garfield, WA            28  99  22  28  35              14      .283
May Sid, WCC                    18  50   5  14  17               5      .280
Jette M., TRS                   27  73  13  20  52              16      .274
Stokes Ernie, WDE               18  37  14  10  12               1      .270
Singenbush, WGR                 22  67  13  18  19              12      .269
Davis Bob, WDE                  21  75  15  20  22               7      .267
Miner Bill, TRs                 17  48  16  12  17              13      .250
Frick E., WDE                   17  56  12  14  17              12      .250
Samson Ab, WA                   18  60   7  15  16               7      .250
Mooney Nelson, WDE               9  25   2   6   6               1      .240
Cuthbert Stuart, WA             20  78  11  18  26               3      .231
Schollenberg Charlie, WA        28  96  19  22  28              10      .229
McLaughlin, WCC                 18  49  11  11  17               2      .224
O'Dwyer, WDE                     4   9   2   2   2               2      .222
Neil Connie, WGR                26  92  14  20  23               9      .217
Thordarson F., WDE              22  67   5  14  17               7      .209
Fidler Alex, WGR                 7  24   7   5   7               6      .208
Browne Cecil, WDE               22  82  15  17  32              12      .207
Frick Art, WDE                  17  54   5  11  11               3      .204
Gladu A., TRS                   29  84  16  17  23               5      .202
Serhey R.(Dick), WDE             7  15   2   3   4               3      .200
Wylie, TRS                       5  10   1   2   2               0      .200
Adams, WGR                      14  51   5  10  10               3      .196
Weber, TRS                      26  73   5  14  18              10      .192
Hart, TRS                        6  16   2   3   3               2      .188
Burke, WCC                      13  38   7   7   7               7      .184
Phillips A., WA                 25  87  13  16  19              19      .184
Sigurdson Hank, WGR             21  66   7  12  13               7      .182
Thorarinson T., WA              20  66  12  12  13               5      .182
Stevenson, WCC                  28  90   8  16  18               3      .178
Ross Alex, WGR                  13  30   1   5   6               5      .167
Neil Phil, WGR                   4  12   1   2   2               1      .167
Siddle F., TRS                  17  45   8   7   8               2      .156
McKeon, WGR                      3  13   3   2   2               3      .154
Manson Dave, WA                  5  13   2   2   3               1      .154
Sigurdson, Sam, WGR             16  34   6   5   6               5      .147
Bingham E., WA                  14  41   4   6   6               2      .146
McNeil, WCC                      2   7   1   1   1               1      .143
Darlington Joe, TRS              7  14   1   2   4               0      .143
Craig Percy, WDE                14  37   2   5   6               1      .135
Lawrie Jim, WGR                 25  93  11  12  16               4      .129
Vineberg, TRS                   11  33   3   4   8               0      .121
Murray Billy, WA                 3  10   1   1   1               1      .100
Laughlin Clem, WCC              11  34   3   3   3               1      .088
Mowbray Fred, WA                 4  12   1   1   1               1      .083
Bibeau, WCC                      3  12   2   1   1               0      .083
Skelly Jack, TRS                 8  14   0   1   1               0      .071
Boyd, WGR                        2   7   2   0   1               2      .000
Knight Bill, WGR                 4  10   1   0   0               2      .000
Lyons, WDE                       4  11   2   0   0               1      .000
Hipfel, WDE                      1   0   0   0   0               0      .000
Rondorf T., TRS                  1   0   0   0   0               0      .000
Dillabough, WGR                  1   1   0   0   0               0      .000
May Herb, WCC                    1   1   0   0   0               0      .000
Rutherford, WGR                  1   1   0   0   0               0      .000
Villeroy, TRS                    3   1   0   0   0               0      .000
Kane J., WCC                     1   2   0   0   0               0      .000
Scott A., WA                     1   3   0   0   0               0      .000
Snow, WGR                        4   3   0   0   0               0      .000
Scott N., WA                     2   4   0   0   0               0      .000
Jones, WGR                       2   5   0   0   0               0      .000
(1) Published figure for Burgess was .308, but at bats and hits produce .415
Source :  Winnipeg Tribune, September 15, 1917


Games  - Stevenson WCC - 28
Complete Games – Stevenson WCC - 23
Innings Pitched – Stevenson WCC - 204
Wins – Stevenson WCC - 14
Losses – Stevenson WCC - 12
Winning Pct - Siddle WA - 10-2, .833
Walks - Smith TRS - 87
Strikeouts – Stevenson WCC - 190
Earned Run Average – Ross WA - .272

WINNIPEG SENIOR LEAGUE           G  GS  CG W  L   PCT  IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO HB  WP    ERA
Dillabough, WGR                  1       0 1  0 1.000   1   1       0   0   0  0   0   0.00
Jones Buster, WCC                1       0 0  0  .000   2   1       0   2   1  1   1   0.00
Loughlin Clem, WCC               1       0 0  0  .000   1   5       0   1   0  0   0   0.00
Wylie, TRS                       1       0 0  0  .000   1   3       0   4   1  0   0   0.00
Hart, TRS                        1       1 0  0  .000   5   4       1   3   3  0   0   1.80
Ross Alex, WGR                  12       7 5  5  .500  79  62      24  46  81 10   3   2.72  (1)
Siddle, W.(Snake), WA           19      1310  2  .833 128 114      43  53 121  6   4   3.03
Stevenson, WCC                  28      2314 12  .538 204 187      75  55 190 19  13   3.31  (1)
Firth, WGR                       1       0 0  0  .000   5   9       2   0   6  0   0   3.60
Smith Murray, TRS               25      1810 11  .476 176 184      74  87 171  9   8   3.79
Craig Percy, WDE                13      10 6  5  .545  87  95      36  29  74 11   8   3.72
Siddle F., TRS                   8       5 8  3  .727  40  54      17  18  21  6   2   3.83
Bateman Garfield, WA             4       1 1  0 1.000  16  13       7   4   7  1   1   4.02
Canty Thomas, WCC                2       0 0  1  .000   4  10       2   2   7  1   0   4.16
Bingham E., WA                  12       5 6  5  .545  73  76      34  21  45  4   5   4.21
Sigurdson Hank, WGR             17      10 5  7  .417 108 134      52  19  94  9   5   4.35
Manson Dave, WA                  4       2 1  3  .250  18  34       9   9  16  3   1   4.59
Stokes Ernie, WDE                9       6 3  3  .500  48  58      26  16  31  4   2   4.91
Hessian Bert, WCC                6       2 3  1  .750  28  29      17  18  25  2   6   5.40
Wallace Lefty, WGR               2       0 1  0 1.000   9   9       6   9   2  1   2   6.00
Ross Milt, WGR                   4       2 1  2  .333  22  27      15  15  13  2   0   6.14
Frick, WDE                      12       7 4  7  .364  78 118      57  17  59  6   0   6.58
Villeroy, TRS                    3       0 0  1  .000   5   5       5   8   5  0   1   8.44
May Sid, WCC                     2       0 1  0 1.000   2   5       5   5   0  0   0  19.31
Scott, WA                        1       0 0  0  .000   2   8       7   0   4  1   0  31.50  (1)
(1) The published report showed Ross with 2 games, we have found at least 12; 
Stevenson was shown with 304 innings but the displayed ERA matches 204 innings 
& other numbers support the 204 figure; Scott was shown with 0 innings, but the
displayed ERA matches 2 innings.