1918 Washington Senators

72-56 • .562 Win% • 3rd in AL

📊 Season Record

72 Wins
56 Losses
.562 Win %
3rd Rank
461 R 412 RA
Diff +49

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⚡ Quick Stats

461 Runs Scored
412 Runs Allowed
+49 Run Diff
229K Attendance

📈 vs. 1918 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 1% above the 1918 league average (.253)
OBP .318 1% below the 1918 league average (.323)
SLG .315 2% below the 1918 league average (.322)
Team ERA 2.14 23% better than the 1918 league average (2.77)
Runs Scored 461 equal to the 1918 league average (463 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 229,510
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Avg per Game 3,101

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1918

Batting Avg

1 Clyde Milan 0.290 2 Frank Schulte 0.288 3 Eddie Foster 0.283 4 Doc Lavan 0.278 5 Walter Johnson 0.267

Home Runs

1 Nick Altrock 1 2 Walter Johnson 1 3 Joe Judge 1 4 Howie Shanks 1

RBI

1 Clyde Milan 56 2 Howie Shanks 56 3 Joe Judge 46 4 Doc Lavan 45 5 Frank Schulte 44
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Foster 129 519 70 147 13 3 0 29 41 20 12 0.283
Burt Shotton 126 505 68 132 16 7 0 21 67 28 25 0.261
Clyde Milan 128 503 56 146 18 5 0 56 36 14 26 0.290
Joe Judge 130 502 56 131 23 7 1 46 49 32 20 0.261
Doc Lavan 117 464 44 129 17 2 0 45 14 21 12 0.278
Howie Shanks 120 436 42 112 19 4 1 56 31 21 23 0.257
Ray Morgan 88 300 25 70 11 1 0 30 28 14 4 0.233
Eddie Ainsmith 96 292 22 62 10 9 0 20 29 44 6 0.212
Frank Schulte 93 267 35 77 14 3 0 44 47 36 5 0.288
Walter Johnson 65 150 10 40 4 4 1 18 9 18 2 0.267
Val Picinich 47 148 13 34 3 3 0 12 9 25 0 0.230
Jim Shaw 41 83 2 11 1 1 0 4 1 24 0 0.133
Harry Harper 36 82 3 11 1 0 0 5 5 31 0 0.134
Doc Ayers 40 66 4 10 3 0 0 4 3 10 0 0.152
George McBride 18 53 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 11 1 0.132
Sam Rice 7 23 3 8 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 0.348
Eddie Matteson 14 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.105
Joe Casey 9 17 3 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.235
Earl Yingling 8 15 1 7 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.467
Nick Altrock 5 8 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.125
Ed Hovlik 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.125
Patsy Gharrity 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.250
George Dumont 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.333
Merito Acosta 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Molly Craft 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ad Brennan 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Berman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Garland Buckeye 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Hansen 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Rees 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1918

ERA

1 Walter Johnson 1.27 2 Eddie Matteson 1.73 3 Earl Yingling 2.13 4 Harry Harper 2.18 5 Jim Shaw 2.42

Wins

1 Walter Johnson 23 2 Jim Shaw 16 3 Harry Harper 11 4 Doc Ayers 10 5 Eddie Matteson 5

Strikeouts

1 Walter Johnson 162 2 Jim Shaw 129 3 Harry Harper 78 4 Doc Ayers 67 5 Eddie Matteson 17
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Walter Johnson 23 13 1.27 39 29 3 326.0 241 46 70 162
Harry Harper 11 10 2.18 35 32 1 244.0 182 59 104 78
Jim Shaw 16 12 2.42 41 30 1 241.1 201 65 90 129
Doc Ayers 10 12 2.83 40 24 3 219.2 215 69 63 67
Eddie Matteson 5 3 1.73 14 6 0 67.2 57 13 15 17
Earl Yingling 1 2 2.13 5 2 0 38.0 30 9 12 15
Ed Hovlik 2 1 1.29 8 2 0 28.0 25 4 10 10
Nick Altrock 1 2 3.00 5 3 0 24.0 24 8 6 5
George Dumont 1 1 5.14 4 1 0 14.0 18 8 6 12
Roy Hansen 1 0 3.00 5 0 0 9.0 10 3 3 2
Molly Craft 0 0 1.29 3 0 0 7.0 5 1 1 5
Ad Brennan 0 0 5.06 2 1 0 5.1 7 3 5 0
Garland Buckeye 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 2.0 3 4 6 2
Stan Rees 1 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 3 0 4 1

👥 Roster (30)

Merito Acosta Eddie Ainsmith Nick Altrock Doc Ayers Bob Berman Ad Brennan Garland Buckeye Joe Casey Molly Craft George Dumont Eddie Foster Patsy Gharrity +18 more

30 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1918 Washington Senators

What was the 1918 Washington Senators record?
The 1918 Washington Senators finished 72-56 (.562 win pct).
Who led the 1918 Washington Senators in home runs?
Nick Altrock led the 1918 Washington Senators with 1 home runs.
What was the 1918 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1918 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 2.14.
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