1918 Philadelphia Phillies

55-68 • .447 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1918 Philadelphia Phillies went 55-68 (.447) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 430 runs, allowed 507, and played home games at Baker Bowl. Team leaders included Gavvy Cravath (8 HR, 54 RBI) and Brad Hogg (13-13, 2.53 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
68 Losses
.447 Win %
6th Rank
430 R 507 RA
Diff -77

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430 Runs Scored
507 Runs Allowed
-77 Run Diff
117K Attendance

📈 vs. 1918 NL Average

Batting Avg .243 4% below the 1918 league average (.254)
OBP .304 2% below the 1918 league average (.310)
SLG .312 5% below the 1918 league average (.327)
Team ERA 3.15 14% worse than the 1918 league average (2.76)
Runs Scored 430 7% below the 1918 league average (460 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBaker Bowl
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Home Games 57
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Total Attendance 117,000
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Avg per Game 2,052

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1918

Batting Avg

1 Justin Fitzgerald 0.293 2 Fred Luderus 0.288 3 Irish Meusel 0.279 4 Cy Williams 0.276 5 Milt Stock 0.274

Home Runs

1 Gavvy Cravath 8 2 Cy Williams 6 3 Fred Luderus 5 4 Irish Meusel 4 5 Patsy McGaffigan 1

RBI

1 Fred Luderus 67 2 Irish Meusel 62 3 Gavvy Cravath 54 4 Milt Stock 42 5 Cy Williams 39
1918 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Bancroft 125 499 69 132 19 4 0 26 54 36 11 0.265
Milt Stock 123 481 62 132 14 1 1 42 35 22 20 0.274
Irish Meusel 124 473 48 132 25 6 4 62 30 21 18 0.279
Fred Luderus 125 468 54 135 23 2 5 67 42 33 4 0.288
Gavvy Cravath 121 426 43 99 27 5 8 54 54 46 7 0.232
Cy Williams 94 351 49 97 14 1 6 39 27 30 10 0.276
Bert Adams 84 227 10 40 4 0 0 12 10 26 5 0.176
Patsy McGaffigan 54 192 17 39 3 2 1 8 16 23 3 0.203
Ed Burns 68 184 10 38 1 1 0 9 20 9 1 0.207
Harry Pearce 60 164 16 40 3 2 0 18 9 31 5 0.244
Justin Fitzgerald 66 133 21 39 8 0 0 6 13 6 3 0.293
Ed Hemingway 33 108 7 23 4 1 0 12 7 9 4 0.213
George Whitted 24 86 7 21 4 0 0 3 4 10 4 0.244
Mike Prendergast 33 85 1 7 0 0 0 4 2 19 0 0.082
Brad Hogg 39 79 7 18 4 0 0 2 10 7 0 0.228
Joe Oeschger 30 60 2 5 1 0 0 2 5 26 0 0.083
Milt Watson 23 40 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.075
Elmer Jacobs 18 38 1 6 0 1 0 2 2 14 0 0.158
Erskine Mayer 13 37 3 8 0 2 0 7 1 8 0 0.216
Pickles Dillhoefer 8 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.091
Alex Main 9 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.091
Gary Fortune 5 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.200
Dixie Davis 18 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.000
Mickey Devine 4 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.125
Ben Tincup 11 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.125
Frank Woodward 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Ty Pickup 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1918

ERA

1 Elmer Jacobs 2.41 2 Brad Hogg 2.53 3 Mike Prendergast 2.89 4 Joe Oeschger 3.03 5 Dixie Davis 3.06

Wins

1 Brad Hogg 13 2 Mike Prendergast 13 3 Elmer Jacobs 9 4 Erskine Mayer 7 5 Joe Oeschger 6

Strikeouts

1 Brad Hogg 81 2 Joe Oeschger 60 3 Mike Prendergast 41 4 Elmer Jacobs 33 5 Milt Watson 29
1918 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Prendergast 13 14 2.89 33 30 1 252.1 257 81 46 41
Brad Hogg 13 13 2.53 29 25 1 228.0 201 64 61 81
Joe Oeschger 6 18 3.03 30 23 3 184.0 159 62 83 60
Elmer Jacobs 9 5 2.41 18 14 1 123.0 91 33 42 33
Milt Watson 5 7 3.43 23 11 0 112.2 126 43 36 29
Erskine Mayer 7 4 3.12 13 13 0 104.0 108 36 26 16
Dixie Davis 0 2 3.06 17 2 0 47.0 43 16 30 18
Alex Main 2 2 4.63 8 4 0 35.0 30 18 16 14
Gary Fortune 0 2 8.13 5 2 0 31.0 41 28 19 10
Ben Tincup 0 1 7.56 8 1 0 16.2 24 14 6 6
Frank Woodward 0 0 6.00 2 0 0 6.0 6 4 4 4

👥 Roster (27)

Bert Adams Dave Bancroft Ed Burns Gavvy Cravath Dixie Davis Mickey Devine Pickles Dillhoefer Justin Fitzgerald Gary Fortune Ed Hemingway Brad Hogg Elmer Jacobs +15 more

27 players

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The 1918 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

A 55-68 record (.447) put the 1918 Philadelphia Phillies 6th in the NL. Runs came in at 430 scored against 507 allowed (-77). The team batting average of .243 was 4% below the 1918 league mark of .254. The Philadelphia Phillies staff finished with a 3.15 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.76. The 1918 Philadelphia Phillies scored 7% fewer runs than the average club (430 against 460).

The home park, Baker Bowl, recorded 117,000 in attendance, about 2,052 a game. Gavvy Cravath led the club in home runs with 8. Fred Luderus led in RBI with 67. Brad Hogg led the pitchers with 13 wins. The 1918 roster runs to 27 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1917 season and the 1919 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1918 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1918 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1918 Philadelphia Phillies finished 55-68 (.447 win pct).
Who led the 1918 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Gavvy Cravath led the 1918 Philadelphia Phillies with 8 home runs.
What was the 1918 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1918 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 3.15.
Did the 1918 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1918 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1918 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1918 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Baker Bowl.
Who led the 1918 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gavvy Cravath (8 HR, 54 RBI) and Brad Hogg (13-13, 2.53 ERA).
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