1918 Pittsburgh Pirates

65-60 • .520 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates went 65-60 (.520) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 466 runs, allowed 412, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included George Cutshaw (5 HR, 68 RBI) and Wilbur Cooper (19-14, 2.11 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

65 Wins
60 Losses
.520 Win %
4th Rank
466 R 412 RA
Diff +54

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466 Runs Scored
412 Runs Allowed
+54 Run Diff
217K Attendance

📈 vs. 1918 NL Average

Batting Avg .248 2% below the 1918 league average (.254)
OBP .314 1% above the 1918 league average (.310)
SLG .320 2% below the 1918 league average (.327)
Team ERA 2.48 10% better than the 1918 league average (2.76)
Runs Scored 466 1% above the 1918 league average (460 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 71
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Total Attendance 217,500
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Avg per Game 3,063

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1918

Batting Avg

1 Billy Southworth 0.341 2 George Cutshaw 0.285 3 Max Carey 0.274 4 Fritz Mollwitz 0.269 5 Bill McKechnie 0.255

Home Runs

1 George Cutshaw 5 2 Max Carey 3 3 Bill McKechnie 2 4 Billy Southworth 2 5 Carson Bigbee 1

RBI

1 George Cutshaw 68 2 Max Carey 48 3 Fritz Mollwitz 45 4 Bill McKechnie 43 5 Billy Southworth 43
1918 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Max Carey 126 468 70 128 14 6 3 48 62 25 58 0.274
George Cutshaw 126 463 56 132 16 10 5 68 27 18 25 0.285
Bill McKechnie 126 435 34 111 13 9 2 43 24 22 12 0.255
Fritz Mollwitz 119 432 43 116 12 7 0 45 23 24 23 0.269
Walter Schmidt 105 323 31 77 6 3 0 27 17 19 7 0.238
Carson Bigbee 92 310 47 79 11 3 1 19 42 10 19 0.255
Howdy Caton 80 303 37 71 5 7 0 17 32 16 12 0.234
Billy Southworth 64 246 37 84 5 7 2 43 26 9 19 0.341
Casey Stengel 39 122 18 30 4 1 1 12 16 14 11 0.246
Lee King 36 112 9 26 3 2 1 11 11 15 3 0.232
Bill Hinchman 50 111 10 26 5 2 0 13 15 8 1 0.234
Wilbur Cooper 38 95 8 23 2 2 0 5 3 6 2 0.242
Luke Boone 27 91 7 18 3 0 0 3 8 6 1 0.198
Roy Ellam 26 77 9 10 1 1 0 2 17 17 2 0.130
Tommy Leach 30 72 14 14 2 3 0 5 19 5 2 0.194
Jimmy Archer 24 58 4 9 1 2 0 3 1 6 0 0.155
Frank Miller 23 57 4 6 1 0 0 3 3 10 0 0.105
Roy Sanders 28 53 7 8 0 2 0 5 3 7 0 0.151
Erskine Mayer 15 42 6 7 1 3 0 3 5 9 0 0.167
Ben Shaw 21 36 5 7 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.194
Bob Harmon 18 27 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.148
Ralph Comstock 15 26 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.192
Red Smith 15 24 1 4 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0.167
Earl Hamilton 6 21 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.286
Bob Steele 10 16 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0.125
Cy Slapnicka 7 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.071
Fred Blackwell 8 13 1 2 0 0 0 4 3 4 0 0.154
Carmen Hill 6 12 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.167
Gus Getz 7 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Babe Adams 3 9 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.333
Elmer Jacobs 8 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.286
Hal Carlson 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Jake Pitler 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1918

ERA

1 Earl Hamilton 0.83 2 Carmen Hill 1.24 3 Wilbur Cooper 2.11 4 Erskine Mayer 2.26 5 Frank Miller 2.38

Wins

1 Wilbur Cooper 19 2 Frank Miller 11 3 Erskine Mayer 9 4 Roy Sanders 7 5 Earl Hamilton 6

Strikeouts

1 Wilbur Cooper 117 2 Roy Sanders 55 3 Frank Miller 47 4 Ralph Comstock 44 5 Erskine Mayer 25
1918 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper 19 14 2.11 38 29 3 273.1 219 64 65 117
Frank Miller 11 8 2.38 23 23 0 170.1 152 45 37 47
Roy Sanders 7 9 2.60 28 14 1 156.0 135 45 52 55
Erskine Mayer 9 3 2.26 15 14 0 123.1 122 31 27 25
Bob Harmon 2 7 2.62 16 9 0 82.1 76 24 12 7
Ralph Comstock 5 6 3.00 15 8 1 81.0 78 27 14 44
Earl Hamilton 6 0 0.83 6 6 0 54.0 47 5 13 20
Cy Slapnicka 1 4 4.74 7 6 1 49.1 50 26 22 3
Bob Steele 2 3 3.31 10 4 1 49.0 44 18 17 21
Carmen Hill 2 3 1.24 6 4 0 43.2 24 6 17 15
Elmer Jacobs 0 1 5.79 8 4 0 23.1 31 15 14 2
Babe Adams 1 1 1.19 3 3 0 22.2 15 3 4 6
Hal Carlson 0 1 3.75 3 2 0 12.0 12 5 5 5

👥 Roster (33)

Babe Adams Jimmy Archer Carson Bigbee Fred Blackwell Luke Boone Max Carey Hal Carlson Howdy Caton Ralph Comstock Wilbur Cooper George Cutshaw Roy Ellam +21 more

33 players

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The 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 65-60, a .520 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL. The run column shows 466 for and 412 against. Against a league average of .254, the 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .248. The staff ERA of 2.48 was 10% better than the league average of 2.76. The 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates outscored the average club by 1% (466 against 460).

Forbes Field was home in 1918, drawing a total attendance of 217,500. George Cutshaw topped the Pittsburgh Pirates with 5 home runs. On the mound, Wilbur Cooper won 19 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 33 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1917 season and the 1919 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 65-60 (.520 win pct).
Who led the 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
George Cutshaw led the 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates with 5 home runs.
What was the 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 2.48.
Did the 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Cutshaw (5 HR, 68 RBI) and Wilbur Cooper (19-14, 2.11 ERA).
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