1918 Cleveland Indians

73-54 • .575 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1918 Cleveland Indians went 73-54 (.575) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 504 runs, allowed 447, and played home games at League Park II. Team leaders included Smoky Joe Wood (5 HR, 66 RBI) and Stan Coveleski (22-13, 1.82 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

73 Wins
54 Losses
.575 Win %
2nd Rank
504 R 447 RA
Diff +57

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504 Runs Scored
447 Runs Allowed
+57 Run Diff
293K Attendance

📈 vs. 1918 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 3% above the 1918 league average (.253)
OBP .344 7% above the 1918 league average (.323)
SLG .341 6% above the 1918 league average (.322)
Team ERA 2.64 5% better than the 1918 league average (2.77)
Runs Scored 504 9% above the 1918 league average (463 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II
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Home Games 62
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Total Attendance 293,943
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Avg per Game 4,741

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1918

Batting Avg

1 Bob Bescher 0.333 2 Tris Speaker 0.318 3 Smoky Joe Wood 0.296 4 Bill Wambsganss 0.295 5 Braggo Roth 0.283

Home Runs

1 Smoky Joe Wood 5 2 Ray Chapman 1 3 Joe Evans 1 4 Steve O'Neill 1 5 Braggo Roth 1

RBI

1 Smoky Joe Wood 66 2 Tris Speaker 61 3 Braggo Roth 59 4 Bill Wambsganss 40 5 Steve O'Neill 35
1918 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tris Speaker 127 471 73 150 33 11 0 61 64 9 27 0.318
Ray Chapman 128 446 84 119 19 8 1 32 84 46 30 0.267
Smoky Joe Wood 119 422 41 125 22 4 5 66 36 38 8 0.296
Braggo Roth 106 375 53 106 21 12 1 59 53 41 35 0.283
Steve O'Neill 114 359 34 87 8 7 1 35 48 22 5 0.242
Bill Wambsganss 87 315 34 93 15 2 0 40 21 21 16 0.295
Doc Johnston 74 273 30 62 12 2 0 25 26 19 12 0.227
Joe Evans 79 243 38 64 6 7 1 22 30 29 7 0.263
Terry Turner 74 233 24 58 7 2 0 23 22 15 6 0.249
Jack Graney 70 177 27 42 7 4 0 9 28 13 3 0.237
Stan Coveleski 38 110 6 21 4 0 0 3 2 26 0 0.191
Jim Bagby 47 99 5 21 3 0 0 8 6 9 1 0.212
Ed Miller 32 96 9 22 4 3 0 3 12 10 2 0.229
Guy Morton 30 77 4 12 5 1 0 2 4 15 0 0.156
Pinch Thomas 32 73 2 18 0 1 0 5 6 6 0 0.247
Alva Williams 28 71 5 17 2 2 0 7 9 6 2 0.239
Al Halt 26 69 9 12 2 0 0 1 9 12 4 0.174
Bob Bescher 25 60 12 20 2 1 0 6 17 5 3 0.333
Fritz Coumbe 32 56 3 12 0 0 0 9 0 9 0 0.214
Johnny Enzmann 30 47 2 7 1 0 0 0 1 13 0 0.149
Marty Kavanagh 13 38 4 8 2 0 0 6 7 7 1 0.211
Gus Getz 6 15 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0.133
Bob Groom 14 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.083
Jack Farmer 7 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0.222
Eddie Onslow 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Germany Schaefer 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
George McQuillan 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Josh Billings 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Otis Lambeth 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
John Peters 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Ad Brennan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Wilkinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1918

ERA

1 Stan Coveleski 1.82 2 Johnny Enzmann 2.37 3 Guy Morton 2.64 4 Jim Bagby 2.69 5 Fritz Coumbe 3.06

Wins

1 Stan Coveleski 22 2 Jim Bagby 17 3 Guy Morton 14 4 Fritz Coumbe 13 5 Johnny Enzmann 5

Strikeouts

1 Guy Morton 123 2 Stan Coveleski 87 3 Jim Bagby 57 4 Fritz Coumbe 41 5 Johnny Enzmann 38
1918 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Stan Coveleski 22 13 1.82 38 33 1 311.0 261 63 76 87
Jim Bagby 17 16 2.69 45 31 6 271.1 274 81 78 57
Guy Morton 14 8 2.64 30 28 0 214.2 189 63 77 123
Fritz Coumbe 13 7 3.06 30 17 3 150.0 164 51 52 41
Johnny Enzmann 5 7 2.37 30 14 2 136.2 130 36 29 38
Bob Groom 2 2 7.06 14 5 0 43.1 70 34 18 8
George McQuillan 0 1 2.35 5 1 1 23.0 25 6 4 7
Otis Lambeth 0 0 6.43 2 0 0 7.0 10 5 6 3
Ad Brennan 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 3.0 3 1 3 0
Roy Wilkinson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (32)

Jim Bagby Bob Bescher Josh Billings Ad Brennan Ray Chapman Fritz Coumbe Stan Coveleski Johnny Enzmann Joe Evans Jack Farmer Gus Getz Jack Graney +20 more

32 players

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The 1918 Cleveland Indians in brief

The record for the 1918 Cleveland Indians reads 73 wins and 54 losses, good for 2nd in the AL. With 504 runs scored and 447 given up, the 1918 differential was +57. Against a league average of .253, the 1918 Cleveland Indians batted .260. The staff ERA of 2.64 was 5% better than the league average of 2.77. Measured against the 463-run league average, the offense was 9% ahead.

Home games were played at League Park II, where 293,943 fans came through the gates. Smoky Joe Wood topped the Cleveland Indians with 5 home runs. Tris Speaker collected the most hits, 150. Stan Coveleski was the top winner, with 22 victories. The strikeout leader was Guy Morton with 123. The 1918 roster runs to 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1918 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1918 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1918 Cleveland Indians finished 73-54 (.575 win pct).
Who led the 1918 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Smoky Joe Wood led the 1918 Cleveland Indians with 5 home runs.
What was the 1918 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1918 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 2.64.
Did the 1918 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1918 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1918 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1918 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II.
Who led the 1918 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Smoky Joe Wood (5 HR, 66 RBI) and Stan Coveleski (22-13, 1.82 ERA).
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