1917 Eastern Independent Clubs   Overall Run   Runs Scored Runs Allowed Rnk Team G W - L - T % GB Diff R / Exp +/- RA / Exp +/- 1 New York Lincoln Giants * 29 17 - 11 - 1 .603 - +36   173 / 142 +31 137 / 129 -8 2 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 15 8 - 7 - 0 .533 2.5 -17   49 / 84 -35 66 / 80 +14 3 New York Cuban Stars 26 12 - 14 - 0 .462 4.0 +1   121 / 129 -8 120 / 131 +11 4 Hilldale Club 9 4 - 5 - 0 .444 3.5 -6   48 / 52 -4 54 / 45 -9 5 Brooklyn Royal Giants 20 7 - 12 - 1 .375 5.5 -18   98 / 90 +8 116 / 100 -16 6 Philadelphia All Stars 2 0 - 2 - 0 .000 4.0 -4   5 / 8 -3 9 / 8 -1 6 Pennsylvania Red Caps 1 0 - 1 - 0 .000 3.5 -1   6 / 6 0 7 / 5 -2

1917 Western Independent Clubs   Overall Run   Runs Scored Runs Allowed Rnk Team G W - L - T % GB Diff R / Exp +/- RA / Exp +/- 1 Chicago American Giants * 64 48 - 14 - 2 .766 - +106   253 / 226 +27 147 / 210 +63 2 Kansas City All Nations 18 8 - 8 - 2 .500 17.0 -20   74 / 72 +2 94 / 69 -25 3 Indianapolis ABCs 61 26 - 31 - 4 .459 19.5 -12   228 / 214 +14 240 / 212 -28 4 Cuban Stars of Havana 48 19 - 29 - 0 .396 22.0 0   143 / 146 -3 143 / 179 +36 5 Jewell's ABCs of Indianapolis 8 3 - 5 - 0 .375 18.0 -12   27 / 29 -2 39 / 37 -2 6 Chicago Union Giants 3 1 - 2 - 0 .333 17.5 -5   8 / 9 -1 13 / 10 -3 7 Chicago Giants 5 1 - 4 - 0 .200 18.5 -5   21 / 18 +3 26 / 20 -6 8 St. Louis Giants 2 0 - 2 - 0 .000 18.0 -8   7 / 12 -5 15 / 13 -2 9 Texas All Stars 7 0 - 7 - 0 .000 20.5 -35   21 / 20 +1 56 / 24 -32

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