1918 Chicago Cubs season
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{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Chicago Cubs
| season = 1918
| misc = National League Champions
| image = Flag Day game at the Polo Grounds, Giants vs. Cubs on June 14, 1918.jpg
| league = National League
| ballpark = Weeghman Park
| city = Chicago
| record = {{winpct|84|45|record=y}}
| league_place = 1st
| owners = Charles Weeghman
| managers = Fred Mitchell
| television =
| radio =
|}}
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.
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1918 National League standings|highlight=Chicago Cubs}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1918 NL Record vs. opponents|team=CHC}}
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #0e3386; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1918 Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #EE1422; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Vic Aldridge}}
{{MLBplayer | Pete Alexander}}
{{MLBplayer | Paul Carter}}
{{MLBplayer | Phil Douglas}}
{{MLBplayer | Claude Hendrix}}
{{MLBplayer | Speed Martin}}
{{MLBplayer | Buddy Napier}}
{{MLBplayer | Lefty Tyler}}
{{MLBplayer | Hippo Vaughn}}
{{MLBplayer | Roy Walker}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Weaver}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Tommy Clarke}}
{{MLBplayer | Tom Daly}}
{{MLBplayer | Rowdy Elliott}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Killefer}}
{{MLBplayer | Bob O'Farrell}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Charlie Deal}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Hollocher}}
{{MLBplayer | Pete Kilduff}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill McCabe}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred Merkle}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Pick}}
{{MLBplayer | Chuck Wortman}}
{{MLBplayer | Rollie Zeider}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Turner Barber}}
{{MLBplayer | Max Flack}}
{{MLBplayer | Les Mann}}
{{MLBplayer | Dode Paskert}}
Other batters {{MLBplayer | Fred Lear}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Fred Mitchell}} |
Player stats
= Batting =
== Starters by position ==
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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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Bill|Killefer}} | 104 | 331 | 77 | .233 | 0 | 22 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Fred|Merkle}} | 129 | 482 | 143 | .297 | 3 | 65 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Rollie|Zeider}} | 82 | 251 | 56 | .223 | 0 | 26 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Charlie|Hollocher}} | 131 | 509 | 161 | .316 | 2 | 38 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Charlie|Deal}} | 119 | 414 | 99 | .239 | 2 | 34 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Dode|Paskert}} | 127 | 461 | 132 | .286 | 3 | 59 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Les|Mann}} | 129 | 489 | 141 | .288 | 2 | 55 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Max|Flack}} | 123 | 478 | 123 | .257 | 4 | 41 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Turner|Barber}} | 55 | 123 | 29 | .236 | 0 | 10 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bob|O'Farrell}} | 52 | 113 | 32 | .283 | 1 | 14 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Pete|Kilduff}} | 30 | 93 | 19 | .204 | 0 | 13 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Charlie|Pick}} | 29 | 89 | 29 | .326 | 0 | 12 |
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| {{sortname|Bill|McCabe|Bill McCabe (baseball)}} | 29 | 45 | 8 | .178 | 0 | 5 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Chuck|Wortman}} | 17 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 1 | 3 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Rowdy|Elliott}} | 5 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Fred|Lear}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Tom|Daly|Tom Daly (catcher)}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Tommy|Clarke}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Hippo|Vaughn}} | 35 | 290.1 | 22 | 10 | 1.74 | 148 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Lefty|Tyler}} | 33 | 269.1 | 19 | 8 | 2.00 | 102 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Claude|Hendrix}} | 32 | 233.0 | 20 | 7 | 2.78 | 86 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Phil|Douglas|Phil Douglas (baseball)}} | 25 | 156.2 | 10 | 9 | 2.13 | 51 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Speed|Martin}} | 9 | 53.2 | 5 | 2 | 1.84 | 16 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Pete|Alexander}} | 3 | 26.0 | 2 | 1 | 1.73 | 15 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Vic|Aldridge}} | 3 | 12.1 | 0 | 1 | 1.46 | 10 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Buddy|Napier}} | 1 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Paul|Carter|Paul Carter (1910s pitcher)}} | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.71 | 13 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Roy|Walker|Roy Walker (baseball)}} | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2.70 | 20 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Harry|Weaver}} | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.20 | 9 |
1918 World Series
{{main|1918 World Series}}
AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NL Chicago Cubs (2)
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!|Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Red Sox – 1, Cubs – 0 | September 5 | Comiskey Park | 19,274 |
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|2 | Red Sox – 1, Cubs – 3 | September 6 | Comiskey Park | 20,040 |
| 3 | Red Sox – 2, Cubs – 1 | September 7 | Comiskey Park | 27,054 |
| style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|4 | Cubs – 2, Red Sox – 3 | September 9 | Fenway Park | 22,183 |
| 5 | Cubs – 3, Red Sox – 0 | September 10 | Fenway Park | 24,694 |
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|6 | Cubs – 1, Red Sox – 2 | September 11 | Fenway Park | 15,238 |
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1918.shtml 1918 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]
{{National League champions}}
{{1918 MLB season by team}}
{{Chicago Cubs}}
Category:National League champion seasons
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