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
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1918 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters 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 Player C 104 331 77 .233 0 22 1B 129 482 143 .297 3 65 2B 82 251 56 .223 0 26 SS 131 509 161 .316 2 38 3B 119 414 99 .239 2 34 OF 127 461 132 .286 3 59 OF 129 489 141 .288 2 55 OF 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 Player 55 123 29 .236 0 10 52 113 32 .283 1 14 30 93 19 .204 0 13 29 89 29 .326 0 12 29 45 8 .178 0 5 17 17 2 .118 1 3 5 10 0 .000 0 0 2 1 0 .000 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0 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 Player 35 290.1 22 10 1.74 148 33 269.1 19 8 2.00 102 32 233.0 20 7 2.78 86 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 Player 9 53.2 5 2 1.84 16 3 26.0 2 1 1.73 15 3 12.1 0 1 1.46 10 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 Player 21 3 2 2 2.71 13 13 1 3 1 2.70 20 8 2 2 1 2.20 9
1918 World Series
AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NL Chicago Cubs (2) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Red Sox – 1, Cubs – 0 September 5Comiskey Park 19,2742 Red Sox – 1, Cubs – 3 September 6Comiskey Park 20,0403 Red Sox – 2, Cubs – 1 September 7Comiskey Park 27,0544 Cubs – 2, Red Sox – 3 September 9Fenway Park 22,1835 Cubs – 3, Red Sox – 0 September 10Fenway Park 24,6946 Cubs – 1, Red Sox – 2 September 11Fenway Park 15,238
External links 1918 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference