1918 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1918 Pittsburgh Pirates
LeagueNational League
BallparkForbes Field
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
OwnersBarney Dreyfuss
ManagersHugo Bezdek
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The 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 37th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 32nd in the National League. The Pirates finished fourth in the league standings with a record of 65–60.

Regular season

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

1918 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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 —


Game log

1918 Game Log: 65–60 (Home: 42–28; Away: 23–32)
April: 4–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–3)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 16 @ Reds 0–2 Schneider Cooper (0–1) — — 0–1
2 April 17 @ Reds 8–1 Hamilton (1–0) Regan — — 1–1
3 April 18 @ Reds 6–7 Conley Harmon (0–1) — — 1–2
4 April 22 @ Cardinals 5–1 Hamilton (2–0) Packard — — 2–2
5 April 23 @ Cardinals 5–6 May Sanders (0–1) — — 2–3
6 April 25 Reds 1–0 Miller (1–0) Schneider — — 3–3
7 April 26 Reds 7–1 Hamilton (3–0) Eller — — 4–3
8 April 27 Reds 2–4 Bressler Sanders (0–2) — — 4–4
May: 13–13 (Home: 12–11; Away: 1–2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
9 May 1 @ Cubs 3–5 Vaughn Carlson (0–1) — — 4–5
10 May 2 Cardinals 1–0 Hamilton (4–0) Ames — — 5–5
11 May 3 Cardinals 2–6 Doak Miller (1–1) — — 5–6
12 May 4 Cardinals 5–4 (10) Cooper (1–1) Sherdel — — 6–6
13 May 5 @ Reds 1–3 Toney Jacobs (0–1) — — 6–7
14 May 5 @ Reds 4–3 Harmon (1–1) Schneider Steele (1) — 7–7
15 May 6 Cubs 7–2 Hamilton (5–0) Hendrix — — 8–7
16 May 7 Cubs 2–1 Miller (2–1) Weaver — — 9–7
17 May 8 Cubs 1–8 Tyler Cooper (1–2) — — 9–8
18 May 9 Cubs 2–6 Vaughn Sanders (0–3) — — 9–9
19 May 10 Giants 4–2 Hamilton (6–0) Benton — — 10–9
20 May 11 Giants 2–0 Cooper (2–2) Sallee — 13,000 11–9
21 May 14 Giants 2–3 Barnes Miller (2–2) — — 11–10
22 May 15 Robins 1–5 Marquard Cooper (2–3) — — 11–11
23 May 16 Robins 4–3 Sanders (1–3) Coombs — — 12–11
24 May 17 Robins 4–7 Cheney Harmon (1–2) — — 12–12
25 May 18 Robins 11–4 Miller (3–2) Griner — 4,000 13–12
26 May 20 Phillies 5–1 Cooper (3–3) Prendergast — — 14–12
27 May 22 Phillies 6–5 (12) Cooper (4–3) Oeschger — — 15–12
28 May 23 Phillies 2–3 Mayer Miller (3–3) — — 15–13
29 May 24 Braves 3–6 Ragan Steele (0–1) — — 15–14
30 May 27 Braves 1–2 Nehf Cooper (4–4) — — 15–15
31 May 28 Braves 2–6 Hearn Sanders (1–4) — — 15–16
32 May 30 Cardinals 8–0 Miller (4–3) Packard — — 16–16
33 May 30 Cardinals 0–4 Doak Harmon (1–3) — — 16–17
34 May 31 Cardinals 12–7 Steele (1–1) Horstmann Sanders (1) — 17–17
June: 11–17 (Home: 2–2; Away: 9–15)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
35 June 1 @ Giants 0–2 Perritt Cooper (4–5) — — 17–18
36 June 3 @ Giants 3–2 Miller (5–3) Tesreau — — 18–18
37 June 4 @ Giants 1–2 Sallee Harmon (1–4) — — 18–19
38 June 5 @ Giants 3–4 Causey Cooper (4–6) — — 18–20
39 June 6 @ Robins 0–1 Marquard Sanders (1–5) — — 18–21
40 June 8 @ Robins 7–1 Miller (6–3) Cheney — — 19–21
41 June 8 @ Robins 1–2 (12) Coombs Sanders (1–6) — — 19–22
42 June 10 @ Robins 0–2 Grimes Cooper (4–7) — — 19–23
43 June 11 @ Braves 3–2 (16) Sanders (2–6) Hearn — — 20–23
44 June 12 @ Braves 0–1 Fillingim Miller (6–4) — — 20–24
45 June 13 @ Braves 1–2 Nehf Harmon (1–5) — — 20–25
46 June 14 @ Braves 6–7 Rudolph Cooper (4–8) — — 20–26
47 June 15 @ Phillies 1–6 Oeschger Sanders (2–7) — — 20–27
48 June 17 @ Phillies 8–9 (10) Watson Steele (1–2) — — 20–28
49 June 18 @ Phillies 0–1 Hogg Cooper (4–9) — — 20–29
50 June 19 Cubs 0–1 Douglas Harmon (1–6) — — 20–30
51 June 20 Cubs 3–1 Sanders (3–7) Hendrix Cooper (1) — 21–30
52 June 21 Cubs 3–0 Steele (2–2) Tyler — — 22–30
53 June 22 Cubs 2–5 Vaughn Cooper (4–10) — — 22–31
54 June 23 @ Reds 4–1 Mayer (1–0) Toney — — 23–31
55 June 23 @ Reds 15–1 Harmon (2–6) Toney — — 24–31
56 June 24 @ Reds 7–2 Miller (7–4) Schneider — — 25–31
57 June 27 @ Cardinals 4–3 Cooper (5–10) Doak — — 26–31
58 June 28 @ Cardinals 1–8 Meadows Harmon (2–7) — — 26–32
59 June 29 @ Cardinals 5–1 Mayer (2–0) Johnson — — 27–32
60 June 29 @ Cardinals 4–5 Sherdel Miller (7–5) — — 27–33
61 June 30 @ Cardinals 1–2 Ames Steele (2–3) — — 27–34
62 June 30 @ Cardinals 5–4 (11) Cooper (6–10) Doak — — 28–34
July: 20–9 (Home: 16–5; Away: 4–4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
63 July 2 Reds 7–6 (10) Cooper (7–10) Regan — — 29–34
64 July 3 Reds 8–5 Comstock (1–0) Schneider Cooper (2) — 30–34
65 July 4 Reds 1–0 (11) Sanders (4–7) Ring — — 31–34
66 July 4 Reds 8–4 Cooper (8–10) Eller — — 32–34
67 July 5 Giants 10–4 Slapnicka (1–0) Schupp — — 33–34
68 July 6 Braves 17–1 Mayer (3–0) Rudolph — — 34–34
69 July 6 Braves 5–4 Sanders (5–7) Fillingim Comstock (1) — 35–34
70 July 8 Braves 0–5 Ragan Comstock (1–1) — — 35–35
71 July 9 Braves 7–2 Cooper (9–10) Fillingim — — 36–35
72 July 10 Giants 4–9 Demaree Slapnicka (1–1) — — 36–36
73 July 11 Giants 5–4 Mayer (4–0) Smith — — 37–36
74 July 13 Giants 5–4 Cooper (10–10) Perritt — — 38–36
75 July 13 Giants 1–8 Causey Sanders (5–8) — — 38–37
76 July 15 Robins 6–5 Mayer (5–0) Marquard — — 39–37
77 July 16 Robins 7–6 Cooper (11–10) Grimes — — 40–37
78 July 17 Robins 5–4 (11) Cooper (12–10) Robertson — — 41–37
79 July 18 Phillies 0–1 (13) Jacobs Slapnicka (1–2) — — 41–38
80 July 19 Phillies 3–2 Comstock (2–1) Oeschger — — 42–38
81 July 20 Phillies 1–0 Mayer (6–0) Hogg — — 43–38
82 July 20 Phillies 2–3 Prendergast Cooper (12–11) — — 43–39
83 July 22 Braves 7–2 Sanders (6–8) Nehf Cooper (3) — 44–39
84 July 24 @ Robins 3–1 Comstock (3–1) Marquard — — 45–39
85 July 25 @ Robins 0–10 Grimes Slapnicka (1–3) — — 45–40
86 July 25 @ Robins 2–6 Coombs Cooper (12–12) — — 45–41
87 July 26 @ Robins 3–4 Cheney Sanders (6–9) — — 45–42
88 July 27 @ Giants 8–4 Miller (8–5) Demaree Comstock (2) — 46–42
89 July 29 @ Giants 4–2 Cooper (13–12) Perritt — — 47–42
90 July 31 @ Giants 0–1 Causey Comstock (3–2) — — 47–43
91 July 31 @ Giants 4–2 Adams (1–0) Steele — — 48–43
August: 16–15 (Home: 9–8; Away: 7–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
92 August 1 @ Braves 2–0 (21) Cooper (14–12) Nehf — — 49–43
93 August 2 @ Braves 2–4 Northrop Miller (8–6) — 2,500 49–44
94 August 3 @ Braves 4–3 Comstock (4–2) George — — 50–44
95 August 5 @ Braves 0–1 Rudolph Adams (1–1) — — 50–45
96 August 6 @ Phillies 10–2 Cooper (15–12) Prendergast — — 51–45
97 August 7 @ Phillies 4–2 Mayer (7–0) Watson — 1,000 52–45
98 August 8 @ Phillies 1–6 Hogg Comstock (4–3) — — 52–46
99 August 8 @ Phillies 2–8 Jacobs Slapnicka (1–4) — — 52–47
100 August 9 Reds 4–3 Hill (1–0) Schneider — — 53–47
101 August 10 Cubs 3–3 (10) — 10,000 53–47
102 August 11 @ Cubs 3–5 Douglas Comstock (4–4) — — 53–48
103 August 11 @ Cubs 6–3 Mayer (8–0) Vaughn — — 54–48
104 August 12 @ Cubs 12–1 Hill (2–0) Martin — — 55–48
105 August 13 @ Cubs 1–2 Tyler Cooper (15–13) — — 55–49
106 August 13 @ Cubs 7–2 Miller (9–6) Douglas — — 56–49
107 August 14 @ Cubs 0–2 Vaughn Comstock (4–5) — 2,000 56–50
108 August 15 Robins 3–1 Cooper (16–13) Smith — — 57–50
109 August 16 Robins 1–5 Cheney Mayer (8–1) — — 57–51
110 August 17 Robins 0–2 Grimes Hill (2–1) — 8,000 57–52
111 August 17 Robins 2–1 Miller (10–6) Robertson — 8,000 58–52
112 August 19 Giants 8–1 Comstock (5–5) Causey — — 59–52
113 August 19 Giants 1–2 Toney Cooper (16–14) — — 59–53
114 August 20 Giants 10–2 Mayer (9–1) Steele — — 60–53
115 August 21 Braves 3–2 Miller (11–6) Nehf — — 61–53
116 August 22 Braves 3–0 Sanders (7–9) Rudolph — — 62–53
117 August 23 Braves 0–5 Northrop Hill (2–2) — — 62–54
118 August 24 Phillies 4–3 Cooper (17–14) Jacobs — — 63–54
119 August 24 Phillies 4–7 Hogg Mayer (9–2) — — 63–55
120 August 27 Phillies 6–7 Prendergast Comstock (5–6) Hogg — 63–56
121 August 27 Phillies 2–8 Watson Miller (11–7) — — 63–57
122 August 29 Cardinals 1–0 Cooper (18–14) Doak — — 64–57
123 August 29 Cardinals 1–4 Sherdel Mayer (9–3) — — 64–58
September: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
124 September 1 @ Cubs 0–4 Tyler Hill (2–3) — — 64–59
125 September 2 Cubs 3–4 Martin Miller (11–8) — 4,000 64–60
126 September 2 Cubs 3–2 Cooper (19–14) Hendrix — 9,000 65–60
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie
Bold = Pirates team member

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1918 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Walter Schmidt 105 323 77 .238 0 27
1B Fritz Mollwitz 119 432 116 .269 0 45
2B George Cutshaw 126 463 132 .285 5 68
SS Howdy Caton 80 303 71 .234 0 17
3B Bill McKechnie 126 435 111 .255 2 43
OF Billy Southworth 64 246 84 .341 2 43
OF Carson Bigbee 92 310 79 .255 1 19
OF Max Carey 126 468 128 .274 3 48

Other batters

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
Casey Stengel 39 122 30 .246 1 12
Lee King 36 112 26 .232 1 11
Bill Hinchman 50 111 26 .234 0 13
Luke Boone 27 91 18 .198 0 3
Roy Ellam 26 77 10 .130 0 2
Tommy Leach 30 72 14 .194 0 5
Jimmy Archer 24 58 9 .155 0 3
Ben Shaw 21 36 7 .194 0 2
Red Smith 15 24 4 .167 0 3
Fred Blackwell 8 13 2 .154 0 4
Gus Getz 7 10 2 .200 0 0
Jake Pitler 2 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Wilbur Cooper 38 273.1 19 14 2.11 117
Frank Miller 23 170.1 11 8 2.38 47
Erskine Mayer 15 123.1 9 3 2.26 25
Earl Hamilton 6 54.0 6 0 0.83 20
Cy Slapnicka 7 49.1 1 4 4.74 3
Babe Adams 3 22.2 1 1 1.19 6

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Roy Sanders 28 156.0 7 9 2.60 55
Bob Harmon 16 82.1 2 7 2.62 7
Ralph Comstock 15 81.0 5 6 3.00 44
Bob Steele 10 49.0 2 3 3.31 21
Carmen Hill 6 43.2 2 3 1.24 15
Elmer Jacobs 8 23.1 0 1 5.79 2
Hal Carlson 3 12.0 0 1 3.75 5

References

  1. ^ From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.