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| name = Boston Red Sox |
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| season = 1918 |
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| image = 1918 Boston Red Sox.jpg |
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| caption = 1918 Boston Red Sox team photo, with [[Babe Ruth]] fourth from left in the back row |
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| ballpark = [[Fenway Park]] |
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| y4 = 1912 |
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| record = 75–51 (.595) |
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| league_place = 1st |
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| owners = [[Harry Frazee]] |
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⚫ | The '''1918 Boston Red Sox season''' was the 18th season in the franchise's [[Major League Baseball]] history. The [[Boston Red Sox|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 (baseball)|National League]] (NL) champion [[1918 Chicago Cubs season|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 Boston Red Sox season|2004]]. |
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[[File:1918 Boston Red Sox.jpg|thumb|right|290px|1918 Boston Red Sox team photo]] |
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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 [[Conscription|draft]]ed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-spanish-flu-baseball-1918-f498f2d4-7726-4a02-a5f5-59c63d982764.html |title=Special report: War, fever and baseball in 1918 |first1=Kendall |last1=Baker |first2=Jeff |last2=Tracy |website=axios.com |date=April 6, 2020 |access-date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> [[United States Secretary of War|Secretary of War]] [[Newton D. Baker]] granted an extension to MLB players through [[Labor Day]], September 2.<ref name=verducci>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2020/06/22/boston-babe-ruth-1918-spanish-flu-part-2 |title=Love, Loss and Baseball: Letters From the Hub, Chapters VI - IX |first=Tom |last=Verducci |website=SI.com |date=June 22, 2020 |access-date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> In early August, MLB clubs decided that the regular season would end at that time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60721539/cutting-down-baseball-season-favors/ |title=Cutting Down Baseball Season Favors Present Club Leaders for Final Honors |newspaper=[[Star-Gazette]] |location=[[Elmira, New York]] |page=8 |date=August 5, 1918 |access-date=October 8, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> As a result, AL teams played between 123 and 130 regular-season games (including ties),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1918/Y_1918.htm |title=The 1918 Season |website=[[Retrosheet]] |access-date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> reduced from their original 154-game schedules. Later in August, Baker granted a further extension to allow for the World Series to be contested;<ref name=verducci/> it began on September 5 and ended on September 11.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1918/YPS_1918.htm |title=The 1918 Post-Season Games |website=[[Retrosheet]] |access-date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> World War I would end two months later, with the [[Armistice of 11 November 1918]]. |
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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 (baseball)|Jack Barry]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Golenbock |first=Peter |title=Red Sox Nation: The Rich and Colorful History of the Boston Red Sox |publisher=Triumph Books |year=2015 |isbn=9781629370507 |edition=4th |location=Chicago, Illinois |pages=54}}</ref> |
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==Regular season== |
==Regular season== |
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===Season standings=== |
===Season standings=== |
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{{1918 American League standings|highlight=Boston Red Sox}} |
{{1918 American League standings|highlight=Boston Red Sox}} |
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=== Record vs. opponents === |
=== Record vs. opponents === |
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{{1918 AL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}} |
{{1918 AL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}} |
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====Starters by position==== |
====Starters by position==== |
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''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' |
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====Other batters==== |
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''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' |
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| {{sortname|George|Cochran|George Cochran (baseball)}} || 24 || 60 || 7 || .117 || 0 || 3 |
| {{sortname|George|Cochran|George Cochran (baseball)}} || 24 || 60 || 7 || .117 || 0 || 3 |
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| {{sortname|Jack|Stansbury}} || 20 || 47 || 6 || .128 || 0 || 2 |
| {{sortname|Jack|Stansbury}} || 20 || 47 || 6 || .128 || 0 || 2 |
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| {{sortname|Jack|Coffey|Jack Coffey (baseball)}} || 15 || 44 || 7 || .159 || 1 || 2 |
| {{sortname|Jack|Coffey|Jack Coffey (baseball)}} || 15 || 44 || 7 || .159 || 1 || 2 |
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====Starting pitchers==== |
====Starting pitchers==== |
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''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' |
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' |
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| {{sortname|Joe|Bush|Bullet Joe Bush}} || 36 || 272.2 || 15 || 15 || 2.11 || 125 |
| {{sortname|Joe|Bush|Bullet Joe Bush}} || 36 || 272.2 || 15 || 15 || 2.11 || 125 |
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| {{sortname|Sam|Jones|Sad Sam Jones}} || 24 || 184 || 16 || 5 || 2.25 || 44 |
| {{sortname|Sam|Jones|Sad Sam Jones}} || 24 || 184.0 || 16 || 5 || 2.25 || 44 |
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| {{sortname|Babe|Ruth}} || 20 || 166.1 || 13 || 7 || 2.22 || 40 |
| {{sortname|Babe|Ruth}} || 20 || 166.1 || 13 || 7 || 2.22 || 40 |
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| {{sortname|Dutch|Leonard|Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher)}} || 16 || 125.2 || 8 || 6 || 2.72 || 47 |
| {{sortname|Dutch|Leonard|Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher)}} || 16 || 125.2 || 8 || 6 || 2.72 || 47 |
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| {{sortname|Lore|Bader}} || 5 || 27 || 1 || 3 || 3.33 || 10 |
| {{sortname|Lore|Bader}} || 5 || 27.0 || 1 || 3 || 3.33 || 10 |
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''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' |
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''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' |
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| {{sortname|Vince|Molyneaux}} || 6 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3.38 || 1 |
| {{sortname|Vince|Molyneaux}} || 6 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3.38 || 1 |
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| {{sortname|Bill|Pertica}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3.00 || 1 |
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|6|| Cubs – 1, '''Red Sox – 2''' ||September 11||[[Fenway Park]]|| 15,238 |
|6|| Cubs – 1, '''Red Sox – 2''' ||September 11||[[Fenway Park]]|| 15,238 |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 07:36, 22 January 2024
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.
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Red Sox | 75 | 51 | .595 | — | 49–21 | 26–30 |
Cleveland Indians | 73 | 54 | .575 | 2½ | 38–22 | 35–32 |
Washington Senators | 72 | 56 | .562 | 4 | 41–32 | 31–24 |
New York Yankees | 60 | 63 | .488 | 13½ | 37–29 | 23–34 |
St. Louis Browns | 58 | 64 | .475 | 15 | 23–30 | 35–34 |
Chicago White Sox | 57 | 67 | .460 | 17 | 30–26 | 27–41 |
Detroit Tigers | 55 | 71 | .437 | 20 | 28–29 | 27–42 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 76 | .406 | 24 | 35–32 | 17–44 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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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 | — |
Opening Day lineup
[edit]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 |
Roster
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 |
Other batters
[edit]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 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]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 |
Other pitchers
[edit]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 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]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 |
Awards and honors
[edit]League top ten finishers
[edit]- #3 strikeouts (125)
- #5 earned run average (2.11)
- #3 runs scored (81)
- #3 wins (21)
- #5 strikeouts (114)
- #1 home runs (11)
- #1 slugging percentage (.555)
- #2 on-base percentage (.411)
- #3 runs batted in (66)
1918 World Series
[edit]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 |
References
[edit]- ^ Baker, Kendall; Tracy, Jeff (April 6, 2020). "Special report: War, fever and baseball in 1918". axios.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ a b Verducci, Tom (June 22, 2020). "Love, Loss and Baseball: Letters From the Hub, Chapters VI - IX". SI.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cutting Down Baseball Season Favors Present Club Leaders for Final Honors". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. August 5, 1918. p. 8. Retrieved October 8, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "The 1918 Season". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ "The 1918 Post-Season Games". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ Golenbock, Peter (2015). Red Sox Nation: The Rich and Colorful History of the Boston Red Sox (4th ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books. p. 54. ISBN 9781629370507.
External links
[edit]- 1918 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1918 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com