The 1918 Chicago Cubs season was the 47th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 43rd in the National League and the third at Wrigley Field (then known as "Weeghman Park"). The Cubs finished first in the National League with a record of 84–45, 10.5 games ahead of the second place New York Giants. The team was defeated four games to two by the Boston Red Sox in the 1918 World Series.
1918 Chicago Cubs | ||
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National League Champions | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Weeghman Park | |
City | Chicago, Illinois | |
Owners | Charles Weeghman | |
Managers | Fred Mitchell | |
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Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago Cubs | 84 | 45 | .651 | — | 49–25 | 35–20 |
New York Giants | 71 | 53 | .573 | 10½ | 35–21 | 36–32 |
Cincinnati Reds | 68 | 60 | .531 | 15½ | 46–24 | 22–36 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 60 | .520 | 17 | 42–28 | 23–32 |
Brooklyn Robins | 57 | 69 | .452 | 25½ | 33–21 | 24–48 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 55 | 68 | .447 | 26 | 27–29 | 28–39 |
Boston Braves | 53 | 71 | .427 | 28½ | 23–29 | 30–42 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 51 | 78 | .395 | 33 | 32–40 | 19–38 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 8–6 | 5–14 | 10–8 | 1–15 | 7–12 | 10–9 | 12–7 | |||||
Brooklyn | 6–8 | — | 10–9 | 6–12 | 8–12 | 9–8 | 10–9 | 8–11 | |||||
Chicago | 14–5 | 9–10 | — | 10–7–1 | 14–6 | 12–6 | 10–8–1 | 15–3 | |||||
Cincinnati | 8–10 | 12–6 | 7–10–1 | — | 12–7 | 12–7 | 4–12 | 13–8 | |||||
New York | 15–1 | 12–8 | 6–14 | 7–12 | — | 10–3 | 8–11 | 13–4 | |||||
Philadelphia | 12–7 | 8–9 | 6–12 | 7–12 | 3–10 | — | 11–7 | 8–11–2 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 9–10 | 9–10 | 8–10–1 | 12–4 | 11–8 | 7–11 | — | 9–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–12 | 11–8 | 3–15 | 8–13 | 4–13 | 11–8–2 | 7–9 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | Bill Killefer | 104 | 331 | 77 | .233 | 0 | 22 |
1B | Fred Merkle | 129 | 482 | 143 | .297 | 3 | 65 |
2B | Rollie Zeider | 82 | 251 | 56 | .223 | 0 | 26 |
SS | Charlie Hollocher | 131 | 509 | 161 | .316 | 2 | 38 |
3B | Charlie Deal | 119 | 414 | 99 | .239 | 2 | 34 |
OF | Dode Paskert | 127 | 461 | 132 | .286 | 3 | 59 |
OF | Les Mann | 129 | 489 | 141 | .288 | 2 | 55 |
OF | Max Flack | 123 | 478 | 123 | .257 | 4 | 41 |
Other batters
editNote: 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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Turner Barber | 55 | 123 | 29 | .236 | 0 | 10 |
Bob O'Farrell | 52 | 113 | 32 | .283 | 1 | 14 |
Pete Kilduff | 30 | 93 | 19 | .204 | 0 | 13 |
Charlie Pick | 29 | 89 | 29 | .326 | 0 | 12 |
Bill McCabe | 29 | 45 | 8 | .178 | 0 | 5 |
Chuck Wortman | 17 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 1 | 3 |
Rowdy Elliott | 5 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Lear | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Daly | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Tommy Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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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Hippo Vaughn | 35 | 290.1 | 22 | 10 | 1.74 | 148 |
Lefty Tyler | 33 | 269.1 | 19 | 8 | 2.00 | 102 |
Claude Hendrix | 32 | 233.0 | 20 | 7 | 2.78 | 86 |
Phil Douglas | 25 | 156.2 | 10 | 9 | 2.13 | 51 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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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Speed Martin | 9 | 53.2 | 5 | 2 | 1.84 | 16 |
Pete Alexander | 3 | 26.0 | 2 | 1 | 1.73 | 15 |
Vic Aldridge | 3 | 12.1 | 0 | 1 | 1.46 | 10 |
Buddy Napier | 1 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: 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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Paul Carter | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.71 | 13 |
Roy Walker | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2.70 | 20 |
Harry Weaver | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.20 | 9 |
1918 World Series
editAL 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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