Harry Morgan Gowdy was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. He played in the Major League Baseball as a catcher and first baseman from 1910 to 1930, most prominently with the Boston Braves where he was a member of the "Miracle" Braves team that went from last place at mid-season to win the 1914 National League pennant and the 1914 World Series. He began his career playing for the New York Giants.

The following are the baseball events of the year 1917 throughout the world.