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1918 Chicago Cubs

84-45 • .651 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1918 Chicago Cubs went 84-45 (.651) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 538 runs, allowed 393, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Max Flack (4 HR, 41 RBI) and Hippo Vaughn (22-10, 1.74 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

84 Wins
45 Losses
.651 Win %
1st Rank
538 R 393 RA
Diff +145

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538 Runs Scored
393 Runs Allowed
+145 Run Diff
283K Attendance

📈 vs. 1918 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 4% above the 1918 league average (.254)
OBP .325 5% above the 1918 league average (.310)
SLG .342 4% above the 1918 league average (.327)
Team ERA 2.18 21% better than the 1918 league average (2.76)
Runs Scored 538 17% above the 1918 league average (460 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 283,342
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Avg per Game 3,828

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1918

Batting Avg

1 Charlie Pick 0.326 2 Charlie Hollocher 0.316 3 Fred Merkle 0.297 4 Les Mann 0.288 5 Dode Paskert 0.286

Home Runs

1 Max Flack 4 2 Claude Hendrix 3 3 Fred Merkle 3 4 Dode Paskert 3 5 Charlie Deal 2

RBI

1 Fred Merkle 65 2 Dode Paskert 59 3 Les Mann 55 4 Max Flack 41 5 Charlie Hollocher 38
1918 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Charlie Hollocher 131 509 72 161 23 6 2 38 47 30 26 0.316
Les Mann 129 489 69 141 27 7 2 55 38 45 21 0.288
Fred Merkle 129 482 55 143 25 5 3 65 35 36 21 0.297
Max Flack 123 478 74 123 17 10 4 41 56 19 17 0.257
Dode Paskert 127 461 69 132 24 3 3 59 53 49 20 0.286
Charlie Deal 119 414 43 99 9 3 2 34 21 13 11 0.239
Bill Killefer 104 331 30 77 10 3 0 22 17 10 5 0.233
Rollie Zeider 82 251 31 56 3 2 0 26 23 20 16 0.223
Turner Barber 55 123 11 29 3 2 0 10 9 16 3 0.236
Bob O'Farrell 52 113 9 32 7 3 1 14 10 15 0 0.283
Lefty Tyler 38 100 9 21 1 0 0 8 9 15 0 0.210
Hippo Vaughn 35 96 13 23 3 2 0 8 6 21 4 0.240
Pete Kilduff 30 93 7 19 2 2 0 13 7 7 1 0.204
Claude Hendrix 35 91 14 24 3 3 3 17 4 11 1 0.264
Charlie Pick 29 89 13 29 4 1 0 12 14 4 7 0.326
Phil Douglas 25 55 2 14 1 0 0 5 0 5 0 0.255
Bill McCabe 29 45 9 8 0 1 0 5 4 7 2 0.178
Paul Carter 21 25 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.240
Chuck Wortman 17 17 4 2 0 0 1 3 1 2 3 0.118
Speed Martin 9 16 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.188
Roy Walker 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Pete Alexander 3 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.100
Rowdy Elliott 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Harry Weaver 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.250
Vic Aldridge 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Buddy Napier 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Tom Daly 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Lear 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Tommy Clarke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1918

ERA

1 Hippo Vaughn 1.74 2 Speed Martin 1.84 3 Lefty Tyler 2.00 4 Phil Douglas 2.13 5 Harry Weaver 2.20

Wins

1 Hippo Vaughn 22 2 Claude Hendrix 20 3 Lefty Tyler 19 4 Phil Douglas 10 5 Speed Martin 5

Strikeouts

1 Hippo Vaughn 148 2 Lefty Tyler 102 3 Claude Hendrix 86 4 Phil Douglas 51 5 Roy Walker 20
1918 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hippo Vaughn 22 10 1.74 35 33 0 290.1 216 56 76 148
Lefty Tyler 19 8 2.00 33 30 1 269.1 218 60 67 102
Claude Hendrix 20 7 2.78 32 27 0 233.0 229 72 54 86
Phil Douglas 10 9 2.13 25 19 2 156.2 145 37 31 51
Paul Carter 3 2 2.71 21 4 2 73.0 78 22 19 13
Speed Martin 5 2 1.84 9 5 1 53.2 47 11 14 16
Roy Walker 1 3 2.70 13 7 1 43.1 50 13 15 20
Harry Weaver 2 2 2.20 8 3 1 32.2 27 8 7 9
Pete Alexander 2 1 1.73 3 3 0 26.0 19 5 3 15
Vic Aldridge 0 1 1.46 3 0 0 12.1 11 2 6 10
Buddy Napier 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 6.2 10 4 4 2

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to BOS 4-2

👥 Roster (29)

Vic Aldridge Pete Alexander Turner Barber Paul Carter Tommy Clarke Tom Daly Charlie Deal Phil Douglas Rowdy Elliott Max Flack Claude Hendrix Charlie Hollocher +17 more

29 players

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The 1918 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1918 Chicago Cubs won 84 games and lost 45, ending up 1st in the NL. The club won the pennant. With 538 runs scored and 393 given up, the 1918 differential was +145. The team batting average of .265 was 4% above the 1918 league mark of .254. Pitchers allowed 2.18 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.76.

Measured against the 460-run league average, the offense was 17% ahead. Wrigley Field was home in 1918, drawing a total attendance of 283,342. The home run leader was Max Flack, who hit 4. Fred Merkle led in RBI with 65. On the mound, Hippo Vaughn won 22 games to lead the staff. In the World Series, the Chicago Cubs lost to BOS 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1918 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1918 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1918 Chicago Cubs finished 84-45 (.651 win pct).
How did the 1918 Chicago Cubs finish?
The 1918 Chicago Cubs finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1918 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Max Flack led the 1918 Chicago Cubs with 4 home runs.
What was the 1918 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1918 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 2.18.
Did the 1918 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1918 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1918 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1918 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
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