1918 Boston Braves

53-71 • .427 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1918 Boston Braves went 53-71 (.427) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 424 runs, allowed 469, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Al Wickland (4 HR, 32 RBI) and Art Nehf (15-15, 2.69 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

53 Wins
71 Losses
.427 Win %
7th Rank
424 R 469 RA
Diff -45

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424 Runs Scored
469 Runs Allowed
-45 Run Diff
146K Attendance

📈 vs. 1918 NL Average

Batting Avg .243 4% below the 1918 league average (.254)
OBP .306 1% below the 1918 league average (.310)
SLG .307 6% below the 1918 league average (.327)
Team ERA 2.90 5% worse than the 1918 league average (2.76)
Runs Scored 424 8% below the 1918 league average (460 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 52
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Total Attendance 146,100
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Avg per Game 2,809

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1918

Batting Avg

1 Jim Kelly 0.329 2 Zeb Terry 0.305 3 Red Smith 0.298 4 Red Massey 0.291 5 Al Wickland 0.262

Home Runs

1 Al Wickland 4 2 Ed Konetchy 2 3 Red Smith 2 4 Tom Hughes 1 5 Buzz Murphy 1

RBI

1 Red Smith 65 2 Ed Konetchy 56 3 Al Wickland 32 4 Buck Herzog 26 5 Johnny Rawlings 21
1918 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Buck Herzog 118 473 57 108 12 6 0 26 29 28 10 0.228
Ed Konetchy 119 437 33 103 15 5 2 56 32 35 5 0.236
Red Smith 119 429 55 128 20 3 2 65 45 47 8 0.298
Johnny Rawlings 111 410 32 85 7 3 0 21 30 31 10 0.207
Al Wickland 95 332 55 87 7 13 4 32 53 39 12 0.262
Art Wilson 89 280 15 69 8 2 0 19 24 31 5 0.246
Red Massey 66 203 20 59 6 2 0 18 23 20 1 0.291
Ray Powell 53 188 31 40 7 5 0 20 29 30 2 0.213
Joe Kelly 47 155 20 36 2 4 0 15 6 12 12 0.232
Jim Kelly 35 146 19 48 1 4 0 4 9 9 4 0.329
Wally Rehg 40 133 6 32 5 1 1 12 5 14 3 0.241
Zeb Terry 28 105 17 32 2 2 0 8 8 14 1 0.305
Chet Chadbourne 27 104 9 27 2 1 0 6 5 5 5 0.260
John Henry 43 102 6 21 2 0 0 4 10 15 0 0.206
Jimmy Smith 34 102 8 23 3 4 1 14 3 13 1 0.225
Art Nehf 35 95 8 16 3 0 0 3 14 19 0 0.168
Pat Ragan 30 71 4 13 1 0 0 3 1 14 0 0.183
Dick Rudolph 21 54 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0.185
Bill Wagner 13 47 2 10 0 0 1 7 4 5 0 0.213
Bunny Hearn 17 45 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.178
Dana Fillingim 14 42 2 9 0 0 0 2 2 16 0 0.214
Rabbit Maranville 11 38 3 12 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0.316
Buzz Murphy 9 32 6 12 2 3 1 9 3 5 0 0.375
Doc Crandall 14 28 1 8 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0.286
Rip Conway 14 24 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0.167
Lefty George 10 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.091
Hugh Canavan 16 21 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.095
Jake Northrop 7 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.154
Bill Upham 3 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.222
Tom Hughes 3 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.333
Fred Bailey 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Hugh McQuillan 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Sam Covington 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Tom Miller 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Doc Bass 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
Cal Crum 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walt Tragesser 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1918

ERA

1 Jake Northrop 1.35 2 Dana Fillingim 2.23 3 Lefty George 2.32 4 Doc Crandall 2.38 5 Bunny Hearn 2.49

Wins

1 Art Nehf 15 2 Dick Rudolph 9 3 Pat Ragan 8 4 Dana Fillingim 7 5 Bunny Hearn 5

Strikeouts

1 Art Nehf 96 2 Pat Ragan 68 3 Dick Rudolph 48 4 Bunny Hearn 30 5 Dana Fillingim 29
1918 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Art Nehf 15 15 2.69 32 31 0 284.1 274 85 76 96
Pat Ragan 8 17 3.23 30 25 0 206.1 212 74 54 68
Dick Rudolph 9 10 2.57 21 20 0 154.0 144 44 30 48
Bunny Hearn 5 6 2.49 17 12 0 126.1 119 35 29 30
Dana Fillingim 7 6 2.23 14 13 0 113.0 99 28 28 29
Lefty George 1 5 2.32 9 5 0 54.1 56 14 21 22
Hugh Canavan 0 4 6.36 11 3 0 46.2 70 33 15 18
Jake Northrop 5 1 1.35 7 4 0 40.0 26 6 3 4
Doc Crandall 1 2 2.38 5 3 0 34.0 39 9 4 4
Bill Upham 1 1 5.23 3 2 0 20.2 28 12 1 8
Tom Hughes 0 2 3.44 3 3 0 18.1 17 7 6 9
Hugh McQuillan 1 0 3.00 1 1 0 9.0 7 3 5 1
Ed Konetchy 0 1 6.75 1 1 0 8.0 14 6 2 3
Cal Crum 0 1 15.43 1 1 0 2.1 6 4 3 0

👥 Roster (37)

Fred Bailey Doc Bass Hugh Canavan Chet Chadbourne Rip Conway Sam Covington Doc Crandall Cal Crum Dana Fillingim Lefty George Bunny Hearn John Henry +25 more

37 players

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The 1918 Boston Braves in brief

The record for the 1918 Boston Braves reads 53 wins and 71 losses, good for 7th in the NL. With 424 runs scored and 469 given up, the 1918 differential was -45. At the plate the Boston Braves hit .243, 4% worse than the league's .254. The Boston Braves staff finished with a 2.90 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.76. League clubs averaged 460 runs that year, so the Boston Braves scored 8% fewer.

The home park, Braves Field, recorded 146,100 in attendance, about 2,809 a game. The home run leader was Al Wickland, who hit 4. Red Smith led in RBI with 65. The pitching staff's wins leader was Art Nehf (15). The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1918 Boston Braves

What was the 1918 Boston Braves record?
The 1918 Boston Braves finished 53-71 (.427 win pct).
Who led the 1918 Boston Braves in home runs?
Al Wickland led the 1918 Boston Braves with 4 home runs.
What was the 1918 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1918 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 2.90.
Did the 1918 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1918 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1918 Boston Braves play?
The 1918 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1918 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Al Wickland (4 HR, 32 RBI) and Art Nehf (15-15, 2.69 ERA).
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