1918 Major League Baseball season

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1918 MLB season
League American League (AL)
National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 15 – September 2, 1918
World Series:
  • September 5 – September 11, 1918
Number of games154 (scheduled)
123–131 (actual)
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Pennant Winners
AL champions Boston Red Sox
  AL runners-up Cleveland Indians
NL champions Chicago Cubs
  NL runners-up New York Giants
World Series
Champions Boston Red Sox
  Runners-up Chicago Cubs
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1915–1922 American League seasons
ButtonRed.svg American League
Locations of teams for the 1916–1919 National League seasons
ButtonBlue.svg National League

The 1918 major league baseball season began on April 15, 1918. The regular season ended earlier than originally scheduled, September 2, because of a reduced schedule due to American participation in World War I. [1] The National League and American League champions were the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 15th World Series on September 5 and ended with Game 6 on September 11. The Red Sox defeated the Cubs, four games to two.

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Teams

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000 Ed Barrow
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 28,000 Pants Rowland
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio League Park 21,414 Lee Fohl
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 23,000 Hughie Jennings
New York Yankees New York, New York Brush Stadium 36,000 Miller Huggins
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 18,000 Fielder Jones, Jimmy Austin, Jimmy Burke
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000 Clark Griffith
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 40,000 George Stallings
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 30,000 Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Weeghman Park 15,000 Fred Mitchell
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696 Christy Mathewson, Heinie Groh
New York Giants New York, New York Brush Stadium 36,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000 Pat Moran
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 25,000 Hugo Bezdek
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Robison Field 21,000 Jack Hendricks

Schedule

Scheduled start

Opening Day took place on April 15 with four American League teams playing, the Philadelphia Athletics at Boston Red Sox, and the New York Yankees at Washington Senators.

Shortened season

With World War I ongoing, a "work or fight" mandate was issued by the government, requiring men with non-essential jobs to enlist or take war-related jobs by July 1, or else risk being drafted. [2] Secretary of War Newton D. Baker granted an extension to MLB players through Labor Day, September 2. [3] In early August, MLB clubs decided that the regular season would end at that time. [4] As a result, the number of regular-season games that each team played varied—123 to 130 for AL teams and 124 to 131 for NL teams, including ties [5] —reduced from their original 154-game schedules. Later in August, Baker granted a further extension to allow for the World Series to be contested; [3] it began on September 5 and ended on September 11. [6] World War I would end two months later, with the Armistice of 11 November 1918.

Standings

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL Boston Red Sox 4
NL Chicago Cubs 2

Managerial changes

Off-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Boston Red Sox Jack Barry Ed Barrow
New York Yankees Bill Donovan Miller Huggins
St. Louis Cardinals Miller Huggins Jack Hendricks

In-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Cincinnati Reds Christy Mathewson Heinie Groh
St. Louis Browns Fielder Jones Jimmy Austin
St. Louis Browns Jimmy Austin Jimmy Burke

League leaders

American League

National League

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
Chicago Cubs [7] 8413.5%337,256-6.4%4,558
Cleveland Indians [8] 73-17.0%295,515-38.1%4,766
New York Yankees [9] 60-15.5%282,047-14.6%4,210
New York Giants [10] 71-27.6%256,618-48.7%4,582
Boston Red Sox [11] 75-16.7%249,513-35.7%3,564
Pittsburgh Pirates [12] 6527.5%213,61010.8%3,009
Detroit Tigers [13] 55-29.5%203,719-55.5%3,512
Chicago White Sox [14] 57-43.0%195,081-71.5%3,484
Washington Senators [15] 72-2.7%182,122103.1%2,461
Philadelphia Athletics [16] 52-5.5%177,926-19.6%2,617
Cincinnati Reds [17] 68-12.8%163,009-39.4%2,296
Philadelphia Phillies [18] 55-36.8%122,266-65.5%2,145
St. Louis Browns [19] 581.8%122,076-42.0%2,303
St. Louis Cardinals [20] 51-37.8%110,599-61.7%1,515
Boston Braves [21] 53-26.4%84,938-51.3%1,633
Brooklyn Robins [22] 57-18.6%83,831-62.2%1,552

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