1918 Boston Red Sox | ||
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World Series Champions American League Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Record | 75–51 (.595) | |
League place | 1st | |
Owners | Harry Frazee | |
Managers | Ed Barrow | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 1918 Boston Red Sox season was the 18th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League (AL) with a record of 75 wins and 51 losses, in a season cut short due to World War I. The team then faced the National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs in the 1918 World Series, which the Red Sox won in six games to capture the franchise's fifth World Series. This would be the last World Series championship for the Red Sox until 2004.
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, else risk being drafted. [1] Secretary of War Newton D. Baker granted an extension to MLB players through Labor Day, September 2. [2] In early August, MLB clubs decided that the regular season would end at that time. [3] As a result, AL teams played between 123 and 130 regular-season games (including ties), [4] reduced from their original 154-game schedules. Later in August, Baker granted a further extension to allow for the World Series to be contested; [2] it began on September 5 and ended on September 11. [5] World War I would end two months later, with the Armistice of 11 November 1918.
Due to the entry of the United States into World War I, several Red Sox players enlisted with the military over the winter of 1917-1918. Notable players who enlisted included Pitchers Ernie Shore and Herb Pennock, Outfielder Duffy Lewis, as well as Manager Jack Barry. [6]
The Red Sox' pitching staff, led by Carl Mays and Bullet Joe Bush, allowed the fewest runs in the league. Babe Ruth was the fourth starter and also spent significant time in the outfield, as he was the best hitter on the team, leading the AL in home runs and slugging percentage.
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Red Sox | 75 | 51 | 0.595 | — | 49–21 | 26–30 |
Cleveland Indians | 73 | 54 | 0.575 | 2½ | 38–22 | 35–32 |
Washington Senators | 72 | 56 | 0.562 | 4 | 41–32 | 31–24 |
New York Yankees | 60 | 63 | 0.488 | 13½ | 37–29 | 23–34 |
St. Louis Browns | 58 | 64 | 0.475 | 15 | 23–30 | 35–34 |
Chicago White Sox | 57 | 67 | 0.460 | 17 | 30–26 | 27–41 |
Detroit Tigers | 55 | 71 | 0.437 | 20 | 28–29 | 27–42 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 76 | 0.406 | 24 | 35–32 | 17–44 |
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 12–7 | 10–10 | 13–5 | 6–11 | 13–6 | 14–5 | 7–7 | |||||
Chicago | 7–12 | — | 10–11 | 6–10 | 12–6 | 11–10 | 5–5 | 6–13 | |||||
Cleveland | 10–10 | 11–10 | — | 10–3 | 11–7–1 | 13–7–1 | 10–6 | 8–11 | |||||
Detroit | 5–13 | 10–6 | 3–10 | — | 9–10–1 | 9–11 | 10–10 | 9–11–1 | |||||
New York | 11–6 | 6–12 | 7–11–1 | 10–9–1 | — | 8–4 | 10–10–1 | 8–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6–13 | 10–11 | 7–13–1 | 11–9 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 6–12–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–14 | 5–5 | 6–10 | 10–10 | 10–10–1 | 10–8 | — | 12–7 | |||||
Washington | 7–7 | 13–6 | 11–8 | 11–9–1 | 11–8 | 12–6–1 | 7–12 | — |
Harry Hooper | RF |
Dave Shean | 2B |
Amos Strunk | CF |
Dick Hoblitzel | 1B |
Stuffy McInnis | 3B |
George Whiteman | LF |
Everett Scott | SS |
Sam Agnew | C |
Babe Ruth | P |
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Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Sam Agnew | 72 | 199 | 33 | .166 | 0 | 6 |
1B | Stuffy McInnis | 117 | 423 | 115 | .272 | 0 | 56 |
2B | Dave Shean | 115 | 425 | 112 | .264 | 0 | 34 |
SS | Everett Scott | 126 | 443 | 98 | .221 | 0 | 43 |
3B | Fred Thomas | 44 | 144 | 37 | .257 | 1 | 11 |
OF | George Whiteman | 71 | 214 | 57 | .266 | 1 | 28 |
OF | Amos Strunk | 114 | 413 | 106 | .257 | 0 | 35 |
OF | Harry Hooper | 126 | 474 | 137 | .289 | 1 | 44 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Babe Ruth | 90 | 317 | 95 | .300 | 11 | 66 |
Wally Schang | 88 | 225 | 55 | .244 | 0 | 20 |
Dick Hoblitzel | 25 | 69 | 11 | .159 | 0 | 4 |
George Cochran | 24 | 60 | 7 | .117 | 0 | 3 |
Wally Mayer | 26 | 49 | 11 | .224 | 0 | 5 |
Jack Stansbury | 20 | 47 | 6 | .128 | 0 | 2 |
Jack Coffey | 15 | 44 | 7 | .159 | 1 | 2 |
Frank Truesdale | 15 | 36 | 10 | .278 | 0 | 2 |
Walter Barbare | 13 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 2 |
Hack Miller | 12 | 29 | 8 | .276 | 0 | 4 |
Heinie Wagner | 3 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Eusebio González | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 |
Red Bluhm | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Carl Mays | 35 | 293.1 | 21 | 13 | 2.21 | 114 |
Joe Bush | 36 | 272.2 | 15 | 15 | 2.11 | 125 |
Sam Jones | 24 | 184.0 | 16 | 5 | 2.25 | 44 |
Babe Ruth | 20 | 166.1 | 13 | 7 | 2.22 | 40 |
Dutch Leonard | 16 | 125.2 | 8 | 6 | 2.72 | 47 |
Lore Bader | 5 | 27.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.33 | 10 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jean Dubuc | 2 | 10.2 | 0 | 1 | 4.22 | 1 |
Dick McCabe | 3 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 2.79 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Vince Molyneaux | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1 |
Walt Kinney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 4 |
Bill Pertica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
Weldon Wyckoff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NL Chicago Cubs (2)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Red Sox – 1, Cubs – 0 | September 5 | Comiskey Park | 19,274 |
2 | Red Sox – 1, Cubs – 3 | September 6 | Comiskey Park | 20,040 |
3 | Red Sox – 2, Cubs – 1 | September 7 | Comiskey Park | 27,054 |
4 | Cubs – 2, Red Sox – 3 | September 9 | Fenway Park | 22,183 |
5 | Cubs – 3, Red Sox – 0 | September 10 | Fenway Park | 24,694 |
6 | Cubs – 1, Red Sox – 2 | September 11 | Fenway Park | 15,238 |
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