1918 Chicago White Sox

57-67 • .460 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1918 Chicago White Sox went 57-67 (.460) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 457 runs, allowed 446, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Eddie Collins (2 HR, 30 RBI) and Eddie Cicotte (12-19, 2.77 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

57 Wins
67 Losses
.460 Win %
6th Rank
457 R 446 RA
Diff +11

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457 Runs Scored
446 Runs Allowed
+11 Run Diff
247K Attendance

📈 vs. 1918 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 1% above the 1918 league average (.253)
OBP .321 equal to the 1918 league average (.323)
SLG .321 equal to the 1918 league average (.322)
Team ERA 2.73 2% better than the 1918 league average (2.77)
Runs Scored 457 1% below the 1918 league average (463 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 56
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Total Attendance 247,500
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Avg per Game 4,419

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1918

Batting Avg

1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.354 2 Buck Weaver 0.300 3 Eddie Murphy 0.297 4 Fred McMullin 0.277 5 Eddie Collins 0.276

Home Runs

1 Eddie Collins 2 2 Shano Collins 1 3 Happy Felsch 1 4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1 5 Fred McMullin 1

RBI

1 Shano Collins 56 2 Chick Gandil 55 3 Nemo Leibold 31 4 Eddie Collins 30 5 Buck Weaver 29
1918 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Nemo Leibold 116 440 57 110 14 7 0 31 63 32 13 0.250
Chick Gandil 114 439 49 119 18 4 0 55 27 19 9 0.271
Buck Weaver 112 420 37 126 12 5 0 29 11 24 20 0.300
Shano Collins 103 365 30 100 18 11 1 56 17 19 7 0.274
Ray Schalk 108 333 35 73 6 3 0 22 36 22 12 0.219
Eddie Collins 97 330 51 91 8 2 2 30 73 13 22 0.276
Eddie Murphy 91 286 36 85 9 3 0 23 22 18 6 0.297
Swede Risberg 82 273 36 70 12 3 1 27 23 32 5 0.256
Fred McMullin 70 235 32 65 7 0 1 16 25 26 7 0.277
Happy Felsch 53 206 16 52 2 5 1 20 15 13 6 0.252
Wilbur Good 35 148 24 37 9 4 0 11 11 16 1 0.250
Eddie Cicotte 38 86 6 14 5 1 0 4 12 12 0 0.163
Babe Pinelli 24 78 7 18 1 1 1 7 7 8 3 0.231
Otto Jacobs 29 73 4 15 3 1 0 3 5 8 0 0.205
Shoeless Joe Jackson 17 65 9 23 2 2 1 20 8 1 3 0.354
Frank Shellenback 29 54 4 7 1 0 0 1 8 25 0 0.130
Joe Benz 29 51 3 11 1 0 0 5 0 14 0 0.216
Reb Russell 27 50 2 7 3 0 0 3 0 6 0 0.140
Dave Danforth 39 42 3 6 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0.143
Lefty Williams 15 38 4 5 0 0 0 2 1 14 0 0.132
Johnny Mostil 10 33 4 9 2 2 0 4 1 6 1 0.273
Red Faber 11 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 0.042
Al DeVormer 8 19 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0.263
Jack Quinn 6 18 1 4 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0.222
Ted Jourdan 7 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.100
Byrd Lynn 5 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.250
Pat Hardgrove 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Mitchell 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mellie Wolfgang 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Ed Corey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kid Willson 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1918

ERA

1 Red Faber 1.23 2 Jack Quinn 2.29 3 Reb Russell 2.60 4 Joe Benz 2.63 5 Frank Shellenback 2.66

Wins

1 Eddie Cicotte 12 2 Frank Shellenback 9 3 Joe Benz 8 4 Reb Russell 7 5 Dave Danforth 6

Strikeouts

1 Eddie Cicotte 104 2 Dave Danforth 48 3 Frank Shellenback 47 4 Reb Russell 38 5 Joe Benz 30
1918 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Eddie Cicotte 12 19 2.77 38 30 2 266.0 275 82 40 104
Frank Shellenback 9 12 2.66 28 21 2 182.2 180 54 74 47
Joe Benz 8 8 2.63 29 17 0 154.0 156 45 28 30
Dave Danforth 6 15 3.43 39 11 2 139.0 148 53 40 48
Reb Russell 7 5 2.60 19 15 0 124.2 117 36 33 38
Lefty Williams 6 4 2.73 15 14 1 105.2 76 32 47 30
Red Faber 4 1 1.23 11 9 1 80.2 70 11 23 26
Jack Quinn 5 1 2.29 6 5 0 51.0 38 13 7 22
Roy Mitchell 0 1 7.50 2 2 0 12.0 18 10 4 3
Mellie Wolfgang 0 1 5.40 4 0 0 8.1 12 5 3 1
Ed Corey 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (31)

Joe Benz Eddie Cicotte Eddie Collins Shano Collins Ed Corey Dave Danforth Al DeVormer Red Faber Happy Felsch Chick Gandil Wilbur Good Pat Hardgrove +19 more

31 players

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The 1918 Chicago White Sox in brief

The record for the 1918 Chicago White Sox reads 57 wins and 67 losses, good for 6th in the AL. Runs came in at 457 scored against 446 allowed (+11). At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .255, 1% better than the league's .253. The staff ERA of 2.73 was 2% better than the league average of 2.77. League clubs averaged 463 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 1% fewer.

Home games were played at Comiskey Park, where 247,500 fans came through the gates. For power, Eddie Collins led the way with 2 homers. The RBI leader was Shano Collins, with 56. Buck Weaver collected the most hits, 126. Eddie Cicotte led the pitchers with 12 wins.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1918 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1918 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1918 Chicago White Sox finished 57-67 (.460 win pct).
Who led the 1918 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Eddie Collins led the 1918 Chicago White Sox with 2 home runs.
What was the 1918 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1918 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 2.73.
Did the 1918 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1918 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1918 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1918 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1918 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eddie Collins (2 HR, 30 RBI) and Eddie Cicotte (12-19, 2.77 ERA).
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