1918 Cincinnati Reds

68-60 • .531 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1918 Cincinnati Reds went 68-60 (.531) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 530 runs, allowed 496, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Edd Roush (5 HR, 62 RBI) and Hod Eller (16-12, 2.36 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

68 Wins
60 Losses
.531 Win %
3rd Rank
530 R 496 RA
Diff +34

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530 Runs Scored
496 Runs Allowed
+34 Run Diff
180K Attendance

📈 vs. 1918 NL Average

Batting Avg .277 9% above the 1918 league average (.254)
OBP .330 6% above the 1918 league average (.310)
SLG .366 12% above the 1918 league average (.327)
Team ERA 3.00 9% worse than the 1918 league average (2.76)
Runs Scored 530 15% above the 1918 league average (460 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 71
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Total Attendance 180,800
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Avg per Game 2,546

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1918

Batting Avg

1 Edd Roush 0.333 2 Heinie Groh 0.320 3 Hal Chase 0.301 4 Sherry Magee 0.297 5 Manuel Cueto 0.296

Home Runs

1 Edd Roush 5 2 Hal Chase 2 3 Tommy Griffith 2 4 Sherry Magee 2 5 Lena Blackburne 1

RBI

1 Sherry Magee 76 2 Edd Roush 62 3 Tommy Griffith 48 4 Lena Blackburne 45 5 Hal Chase 38
1918 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Heinie Groh 126 493 86 158 28 3 1 37 54 24 11 0.320
Lee Magee 119 459 61 133 22 13 0 28 28 19 19 0.290
Lena Blackburne 125 435 34 99 8 10 1 45 25 30 6 0.228
Edd Roush 113 435 61 145 18 10 5 62 22 10 24 0.333
Tommy Griffith 118 427 47 113 10 4 2 48 39 30 10 0.265
Sherry Magee 115 400 46 119 15 13 2 76 37 18 14 0.297
Greasy Neale 107 371 57 100 11 11 1 32 24 38 23 0.270
Ivey Wingo 100 323 35 82 15 6 0 31 19 18 6 0.254
Hal Chase 74 259 30 78 12 6 2 38 13 15 5 0.301
Manuel Cueto 47 108 14 32 5 1 0 14 19 5 4 0.296
Nick Allen 37 96 6 25 2 2 0 5 4 7 0 0.260
Pete Schneider 36 83 11 24 3 2 1 7 0 12 0 0.289
Hod Eller 37 70 4 11 1 0 0 0 3 13 2 0.157
Rube Bressler 23 62 10 17 5 0 0 6 5 4 0 0.274
Jimmy Ring 21 50 6 6 2 0 0 1 0 17 0 0.120
Fred Toney 21 42 2 9 2 0 0 4 0 9 0 0.214
Dolf Luque 13 28 5 9 2 1 0 5 4 7 2 0.321
Mike Regan 23 27 7 8 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 0.296
Harry Smith 13 27 4 5 1 2 0 4 3 6 1 0.185
Jimmy Archer 9 26 2 7 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.269
George Smith 10 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.000
Roy Mitchell 5 14 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.214
Larry Jacobus 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Snipe Conley 5 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Dutch Ruether 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jesse Haines 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1918

ERA

1 Roy Mitchell 0.74 2 Hod Eller 2.36 3 Rube Bressler 2.46 4 Jimmy Ring 2.85 5 Fred Toney 2.90

Wins

1 Hod Eller 16 2 Pete Schneider 10 3 Jimmy Ring 9 4 Rube Bressler 8 5 Dolf Luque 6

Strikeouts

1 Hod Eller 84 2 Pete Schneider 51 3 Rube Bressler 37 4 Fred Toney 32 5 Dolf Luque 26
1918 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hod Eller 16 12 2.36 37 22 1 217.2 205 57 59 84
Pete Schneider 10 15 3.53 33 30 0 217.0 213 85 117 51
Jimmy Ring 9 5 2.85 21 18 0 142.1 130 45 48 26
Fred Toney 6 10 2.90 21 19 2 136.2 148 44 31 32
Rube Bressler 8 5 2.46 17 13 0 128.0 124 35 39 37
Dolf Luque 6 3 3.80 12 10 0 83.0 84 35 32 26
Mike Regan 5 5 3.26 22 6 2 80.0 77 29 29 15
George Smith 2 3 4.07 10 6 0 55.1 71 25 11 19
Roy Mitchell 4 0 0.74 5 3 0 36.1 27 3 5 9
Larry Jacobus 0 1 5.71 5 0 0 17.1 25 11 1 8
Snipe Conley 2 0 5.27 5 0 1 13.2 17 8 5 2
Dutch Ruether 0 1 2.70 2 2 0 10.0 10 3 3 10
Jesse Haines 0 0 1.80 1 0 0 5.0 5 1 1 2

👥 Roster (26)

Nick Allen Jimmy Archer Lena Blackburne Rube Bressler Hal Chase Snipe Conley Manuel Cueto Hod Eller Tommy Griffith Heinie Groh Jesse Haines Larry Jacobus +14 more

26 players

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The 1918 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1918 Cincinnati Reds won 68 games and lost 60, ending up 3rd in the NL. The run column shows 530 for and 496 against. Against a league average of .254, the 1918 Cincinnati Reds batted .277. The staff ERA of 3.00 was 9% worse than the league average of 2.76. League clubs averaged 460 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 15% more.

Home games were played at Crosley Field, where 180,800 fans came through the gates. For power, Edd Roush led the way with 5 homers. Sherry Magee led in RBI with 76. The hits leader was Heinie Groh with 158. Hod Eller led the pitchers with 16 wins. The 1918 roster runs to 26 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1918 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1918 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1918 Cincinnati Reds finished 68-60 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1918 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Edd Roush led the 1918 Cincinnati Reds with 5 home runs.
What was the 1918 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1918 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.00.
Did the 1918 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1918 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1918 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1918 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1918 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Edd Roush (5 HR, 62 RBI) and Hod Eller (16-12, 2.36 ERA).
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