1918 New York Yankees

60-63 • .488 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1918 New York Yankees went 60-63 (.488) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 493 runs, allowed 475, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Home Run Baker (6 HR, 62 RBI) and George Mogridge (16-13, 2.18 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

60 Wins
63 Losses
.488 Win %
4th Rank
493 R 475 RA
Diff +18

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493 Runs Scored
475 Runs Allowed
+18 Run Diff
343K Attendance

📈 vs. 1918 AL Average

Batting Avg .256 1% above the 1918 league average (.253)
OBP .319 1% below the 1918 league average (.323)
SLG .330 2% above the 1918 league average (.322)
Team ERA 3.00 8% worse than the 1918 league average (2.77)
Runs Scored 493 7% above the 1918 league average (463 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 67
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Total Attendance 343,000
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Avg per Game 5,119

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1918

Batting Avg

1 Jack Fournier 0.350 2 Home Run Baker 0.306 3 Wally Pipp 0.304 4 John Hummel 0.295 5 Ray Caldwell 0.291

Home Runs

1 Home Run Baker 6 2 Ping Bodie 3 3 Truck Hannah 2 4 Ham Hyatt 2 5 Wally Pipp 2

RBI

1 Home Run Baker 62 2 Del Pratt 55 3 Ping Bodie 46 4 Wally Pipp 44 5 Roger Peckinpaugh 43
1918 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Home Run Baker 126 504 65 154 24 5 6 62 38 13 8 0.306
Del Pratt 126 477 65 131 19 7 2 55 35 26 12 0.275
Roger Peckinpaugh 122 446 59 103 15 3 0 43 43 41 12 0.231
Frank Gilhooley 112 427 59 118 13 5 1 23 53 24 7 0.276
Wally Pipp 91 349 48 106 15 9 2 44 22 34 11 0.304
Ping Bodie 91 324 36 83 12 6 3 46 27 24 6 0.256
Truck Hannah 90 250 24 55 6 0 2 21 51 25 5 0.220
Elmer Miller 67 202 18 49 9 2 1 22 19 17 2 0.243
Roxy Walters 64 191 18 38 5 1 0 12 9 18 3 0.199
Ray Caldwell 65 151 14 44 10 0 1 18 13 23 2 0.291
Ham Hyatt 53 131 11 30 8 0 2 10 8 8 1 0.229
Armando Marsans 37 123 13 29 5 1 0 9 5 3 3 0.236
Bill Lamar 28 110 12 25 3 0 0 2 6 2 2 0.227
Jack Fournier 27 100 9 35 6 1 0 12 7 7 7 0.350
George Mogridge 48 79 7 15 3 1 0 9 4 22 1 0.190
Slim Love 38 74 7 17 3 2 0 4 3 20 0 0.230
John Hummel 22 61 9 18 1 2 0 4 11 8 3 0.295
Allen Russell 29 42 3 7 0 0 0 4 4 8 0 0.167
Joseph Finneran 23 39 4 9 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.231
Hank Thormahlen 16 39 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 16 0 0.077
Aaron Ward 20 32 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 7 1 0.125
Ray Keating 15 16 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0.188
Hank Robinson 11 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hugh High 7 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Zinn Beck 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Roy Sanders 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Muddy Ruel 3 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.333
Bob Shawkey 3 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.750
Paddy O'Connor 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Sammy Vick 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.667
Chick Fewster 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Alex Ferguson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Walter Bernhardt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob McGraw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Monroe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dazzy Vance 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1918

ERA

1 George Mogridge 2.18 2 Hank Thormahlen 2.48 3 Hank Robinson 3.00 4 Ray Caldwell 3.06 5 Slim Love 3.07

Wins

1 George Mogridge 16 2 Slim Love 13 3 Ray Caldwell 9 4 Allen Russell 7 5 Hank Thormahlen 7

Strikeouts

1 Slim Love 95 2 George Mogridge 62 3 Ray Caldwell 59 4 Allen Russell 54 5 Joseph Finneran 34
1918 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Mogridge 16 13 2.18 45 19 7 239.1 232 58 43 62
Slim Love 13 12 3.07 38 29 1 228.2 207 78 116 95
Ray Caldwell 9 8 3.06 24 21 1 176.2 173 60 62 59
Allen Russell 7 11 3.26 27 18 4 141.0 139 51 73 54
Joseph Finneran 3 6 3.78 23 13 0 114.1 134 48 35 34
Hank Thormahlen 7 3 2.48 16 12 0 112.2 85 31 52 22
Ray Keating 2 2 3.91 15 6 0 48.1 39 21 30 16
Hank Robinson 2 4 3.00 11 3 0 48.0 47 16 16 14
Roy Sanders 0 2 4.21 6 2 0 25.2 28 12 16 8
Bob Shawkey 1 1 1.13 3 2 0 16.0 7 2 10 3
Dazzy Vance 0 0 15.43 2 0 0 2.1 9 4 2 0
Ed Monroe 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 2 1
Alex Ferguson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.2 2 0 2 1
Walter Bernhardt 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 1
Bob McGraw 0 1 0.00 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 4 0

👥 Roster (36)

Home Run Baker Zinn Beck Walter Bernhardt Ping Bodie Ray Caldwell Alex Ferguson Chick Fewster Joseph Finneran Jack Fournier Frank Gilhooley Truck Hannah Hugh High +24 more

36 players

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The 1918 New York Yankees in brief

The record for the 1918 New York Yankees reads 60 wins and 63 losses, good for 4th in the AL. Runs came in at 493 scored against 475 allowed (+18). The team batting average of .256 was 1% above the 1918 league mark of .253. The New York Yankees staff finished with a 3.00 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.77. Measured against the 463-run league average, the offense was 7% ahead.

The home park, Polo Grounds IV, recorded 343,000 in attendance, about 5,119 a game. Home Run Baker led the club in home runs with 6. George Mogridge led the pitchers with 16 wins. Slim Love struck out 95, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1918 New York Yankees

What was the 1918 New York Yankees record?
The 1918 New York Yankees finished 60-63 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1918 New York Yankees in home runs?
Home Run Baker led the 1918 New York Yankees with 6 home runs.
What was the 1918 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1918 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.00.
Did the 1918 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1918 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1918 New York Yankees play?
The 1918 New York Yankees played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1918 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Home Run Baker (6 HR, 62 RBI) and George Mogridge (16-13, 2.18 ERA).
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