1918 Detroit Tigers

55-71 • .437 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1918 Detroit Tigers went 55-71 (.437) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 476 runs, allowed 557, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included Harry Heilmann (5 HR, 39 RBI) and Bernie Boland (14-10, 2.65 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

55 Wins
71 Losses
.437 Win %
7th Rank
476 R 557 RA
Diff -81

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476 Runs Scored
557 Runs Allowed
-81 Run Diff
207K Attendance

📈 vs. 1918 AL Average

Batting Avg .249 2% below the 1918 league average (.253)
OBP .324 equal to the 1918 league average (.323)
SLG .317 1% below the 1918 league average (.322)
Team ERA 3.40 23% worse than the 1918 league average (2.77)
Runs Scored 476 3% above the 1918 league average (463 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 58
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Total Attendance 207,849
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Avg per Game 3,583

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1918

Batting Avg

1 Ty Cobb 0.382 2 Art Griggs 0.364 3 Bobby Veach 0.279 4 Harry Heilmann 0.276 5 Bob Jones 0.275

Home Runs

1 Harry Heilmann 5 2 Ty Cobb 3 3 Bobby Veach 3 4 Oscar Stanage 1 5 Frank Walker 1

RBI

1 Bobby Veach 78 2 Ty Cobb 64 3 Harry Heilmann 39 4 Donie Bush 22 5 Bob Jones 21
1918 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Donie Bush 128 500 74 117 10 3 0 22 79 31 9 0.234
Bobby Veach 127 499 59 139 21 13 3 78 35 23 21 0.279
Ty Cobb 111 421 83 161 19 14 3 64 41 21 34 0.382
Ralph Young 91 298 31 56 7 1 0 21 54 17 15 0.188
Bob Jones 74 287 43 79 14 4 0 21 17 16 7 0.275
Harry Heilmann 79 286 34 79 10 6 5 39 35 10 13 0.276
Ossie Vitt 81 267 29 64 5 2 0 17 32 6 5 0.240
George Harper 69 227 19 55 5 2 0 16 18 14 3 0.242
Oscar Stanage 54 186 9 47 4 0 1 14 11 18 2 0.253
Frank Walker 55 167 10 33 10 3 1 20 7 29 3 0.198
Tubby Spencer 66 155 11 34 8 1 0 8 19 18 1 0.219
Archie Yelle 56 144 7 25 3 0 0 7 9 15 0 0.174
George Cunningham 56 112 11 25 4 1 0 2 16 34 2 0.223
Lee Dressen 31 107 10 19 1 2 0 3 21 10 2 0.178
Art Griggs 28 99 11 36 8 0 0 16 10 5 2 0.364
Hooks Dauss 33 77 3 14 2 2 0 11 11 13 0 0.182
Bernie Boland 29 69 9 12 3 0 0 2 6 17 0 0.174
Jack Coffey 22 67 7 14 0 2 0 4 8 6 2 0.209
Rudy Kallio 31 56 5 9 0 0 0 3 6 23 0 0.161
Bill James 19 46 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 12 0 0.109
Marty Kavanagh 13 44 2 12 3 0 0 9 11 6 0 0.273
Eric Erickson 12 33 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.121
Carroll Jones 22 25 1 5 0 0 0 3 1 12 1 0.200
Babe Ellison 7 23 1 6 1 0 0 2 3 1 1 0.261
Jim Curry 5 20 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Ben Dyer 13 18 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.278
Bill Bailey 8 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.077
Harry Coveleski 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.250
Joseph Finneran 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Donovan 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Charley Hall 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Davy Jones 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Mitchell 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Herb Hall 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Cobb 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Hughie Jennings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1918

ERA

1 Eric Erickson 2.48 2 Bernie Boland 2.65 3 Hooks Dauss 2.99 4 Carroll Jones 3.09 5 George Cunningham 3.15

Wins

1 Bernie Boland 14 2 Hooks Dauss 12 3 Rudy Kallio 8 4 George Cunningham 6 5 Bill James 6

Strikeouts

1 Hooks Dauss 73 2 Rudy Kallio 70 3 Bernie Boland 63 4 Eric Erickson 48 5 Bill James 42
1918 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hooks Dauss 12 16 2.99 33 26 3 249.2 243 83 58 73
Bernie Boland 14 10 2.65 29 25 0 204.0 176 60 67 63
Rudy Kallio 8 14 3.62 30 22 0 181.1 178 73 76 70
George Cunningham 6 7 3.15 27 14 1 140.0 131 49 38 39
Bill James 6 11 3.76 19 18 0 122.0 127 51 68 42
Eric Erickson 4 5 2.48 12 9 1 94.1 81 26 29 48
Carroll Jones 3 1 3.09 21 4 0 67.0 60 23 38 15
Bill Bailey 1 2 5.97 8 4 0 37.2 53 25 26 13
Harry Coveleski 0 1 3.86 3 1 0 14.0 17 6 6 3
Joseph Finneran 0 2 9.88 5 2 1 13.2 22 15 8 2
Charley Hall 0 1 6.75 6 1 0 13.1 14 10 6 2
Bill Donovan 1 0 1.50 2 1 0 6.0 5 1 1 1
Herb Hall 0 0 15.00 3 0 0 6.0 12 10 7 1
Ty Cobb 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 4.0 6 2 2 0
Willie Mitchell 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 4.0 3 4 5 2
Bobby Veach 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 2.0 2 1 2 0
Ben Dyer 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (36)

Bill Bailey Bernie Boland Donie Bush Joe Cobb Ty Cobb Jack Coffey Harry Coveleski George Cunningham Jim Curry Hooks Dauss Bill Donovan Lee Dressen +24 more

36 players

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The 1918 Detroit Tigers in brief

The record for the 1918 Detroit Tigers reads 55 wins and 71 losses, good for 7th in the AL. With 476 runs scored and 557 given up, the 1918 differential was -81. Against a league average of .253, the 1918 Detroit Tigers batted .249. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 3.40 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.77. League clubs averaged 463 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 3% more.

The home park, Navin Field, recorded 207,849 in attendance, about 3,583 a game. Harry Heilmann led the club in home runs with 5. Bobby Veach drove in a team-high 78 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bernie Boland (14). Hooks Dauss struck out 73, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1918 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1918 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1918 Detroit Tigers finished 55-71 (.437 win pct).
Who led the 1918 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Harry Heilmann led the 1918 Detroit Tigers with 5 home runs.
What was the 1918 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1918 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.40.
Did the 1918 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1918 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1918 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1918 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1918 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harry Heilmann (5 HR, 39 RBI) and Bernie Boland (14-10, 2.65 ERA).
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