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1918 Boston Red Sox

75-51 • .595 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1918 Boston Red Sox went 75-51 (.595) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 474 runs, allowed 380, and played home games at Fenway Park I. Team leaders included Babe Ruth (11 HR, 66 RBI) and Carl Mays (21-13, 2.21 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

75 Wins
51 Losses
.595 Win %
1st Rank
474 R 380 RA
Diff +94

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474 Runs Scored
380 Runs Allowed
+94 Run Diff
309K Attendance

📈 vs. 1918 AL Average

Batting Avg .248 2% below the 1918 league average (.253)
OBP .322 equal to the 1918 league average (.323)
SLG .326 1% above the 1918 league average (.322)
Team ERA 2.31 17% better than the 1918 league average (2.77)
Runs Scored 474 2% above the 1918 league average (463 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park I
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Home Games 70
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Total Attendance 309,944
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Avg per Game 4,427

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1918

Batting Avg

1 Babe Ruth 0.300 2 Harry Hooper 0.289 3 Carl Mays 0.288 4 Bullet Joe Bush 0.276 5 Stuffy McInnis 0.272

Home Runs

1 Babe Ruth 11 2 Jack Coffey 1 3 Harry Hooper 1 4 Fred Thomas 1 5 George Whiteman 1

RBI

1 Babe Ruth 66 2 Stuffy McInnis 56 3 Harry Hooper 44 4 Everett Scott 43 5 Amos Strunk 35
1918 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harry Hooper 126 474 81 137 26 13 1 44 75 25 24 0.289
Everett Scott 126 443 40 98 11 5 0 43 12 16 11 0.221
Dave Shean 115 425 58 112 16 3 0 34 40 25 11 0.264
Stuffy McInnis 117 423 40 115 11 5 0 56 19 10 10 0.272
Amos Strunk 114 413 50 106 18 9 0 35 36 13 20 0.257
Babe Ruth 95 317 50 95 26 11 11 66 58 58 6 0.300
Wally Schang 88 225 36 55 7 1 0 20 46 35 4 0.244
George Whiteman 71 214 24 57 14 0 1 28 20 9 9 0.266
Sam Agnew 72 199 11 33 8 0 0 6 11 26 0 0.166
Fred Thomas 44 144 19 37 2 1 1 11 15 20 4 0.257
Carl Mays 38 104 10 30 3 3 0 5 9 15 1 0.288
Bullet Joe Bush 36 98 8 27 3 2 0 14 6 11 0 0.276
Dick Hoblitzell 25 69 4 11 1 0 0 4 8 3 3 0.159
George Cochran 24 60 7 7 0 0 0 3 10 6 3 0.117
Sad Sam Jones 24 57 6 10 1 0 0 1 13 14 0 0.175
Wally Mayer 26 49 7 11 4 0 0 5 7 7 0 0.224
Jack Stansbury 20 47 3 6 1 0 0 2 6 3 0 0.128
Jack Coffey 15 44 5 7 1 0 1 2 3 2 2 0.159
Dutch Leonard 16 43 2 8 0 0 0 3 6 6 0 0.186
Frank Truesdale 15 36 6 10 1 0 0 2 4 5 1 0.278
Walter Barbare 13 29 2 5 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 0.172
Hack Miller 12 29 2 8 2 0 0 4 0 4 0 0.276
Lore Bader 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
Heinie Wagner 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.125
Jean Dubuc 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167
Eusebio Gonzalez 3 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.400
Walt Kinney 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dick McCabe 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vince Molyneaux 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Red Bluhm 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Pertica 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Weldon Wyckoff 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1918

ERA

1 Bullet Joe Bush 2.11 2 Carl Mays 2.21 3 Babe Ruth 2.22 4 Sad Sam Jones 2.25 5 Dutch Leonard 2.72

Wins

1 Carl Mays 21 2 Sad Sam Jones 16 3 Bullet Joe Bush 15 4 Babe Ruth 13 5 Dutch Leonard 8

Strikeouts

1 Bullet Joe Bush 125 2 Carl Mays 114 3 Dutch Leonard 47 4 Sad Sam Jones 44 5 Babe Ruth 40
1918 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Carl Mays 21 13 2.21 35 33 0 293.1 230 72 81 114
Bullet Joe Bush 15 15 2.11 36 31 2 272.2 241 64 91 125
Sad Sam Jones 16 5 2.25 24 21 0 184.0 151 46 70 44
Babe Ruth 13 7 2.22 20 19 0 166.1 125 41 49 40
Dutch Leonard 8 6 2.72 16 16 0 125.2 119 38 53 47
Lore Bader 1 3 3.33 5 4 0 27.0 26 10 12 10
Walt Kinney 0 0 1.80 5 0 0 15.0 5 3 8 4
Jean Dubuc 0 1 4.22 2 1 0 10.2 11 5 5 1
Vince Molyneaux 1 0 3.38 6 0 0 10.2 3 4 8 1
Dick McCabe 0 1 2.79 3 1 0 9.2 13 3 2 3
Bill Pertica 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 3.0 3 1 0 1
Weldon Wyckoff 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 4 0 1 2

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
BOS def. CHN 4-2

👥 Roster (32)

Sam Agnew Lore Bader Walter Barbare Red Bluhm Bullet Joe Bush George Cochran Jack Coffey Jean Dubuc Eusebio Gonzalez Dick Hoblitzell Harry Hooper Sad Sam Jones +20 more

32 players

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The 1918 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1918 Boston Red Sox finished 75-51, a .595 winning percentage, placing 1st in the AL. In 1918 the franchise won the World Series. The run column shows 474 for and 380 against. Against a league average of .253, the 1918 Boston Red Sox batted .248. Pitchers allowed 2.31 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.77. The 474 runs scored compare with a league average of 463 per club, 2% more.

Attendance at Fenway Park I totaled 309,944 for the year. Babe Ruth led the club in home runs with 11. The hits leader was Harry Hooper with 137. Carl Mays led the pitchers with 21 wins. The strikeout leader was Bullet Joe Bush with 125. The World Series ended in a win against CHN 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1918 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1918 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1918 Boston Red Sox finished 75-51 (.595 win pct).
Did the 1918 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
Yes. The 1918 Boston Red Sox won the World Series.
Who led the 1918 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Babe Ruth led the 1918 Boston Red Sox with 11 home runs.
What was the 1918 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1918 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 2.31.
Where did the 1918 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1918 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park I.
Who led the 1918 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Babe Ruth (11 HR, 66 RBI) and Carl Mays (21-13, 2.21 ERA).
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