1918 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 37th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 32nd in the National League. The Pirates finished fourth in the league standings with a record of 65–60.

1918 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (since 1907)
Other information
Owner(s)	Barney Dreyfuss
Manager(s)	Hugo Bezdek
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Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	84	45	0.651	—	49–25	35–20
New York Giants	71	53	0.573	10½	35–21	36–32
Cincinnati Reds	68	60	0.531	15½	46–24	22–36
Pittsburgh Pirates	65	60	0.520	17	42–28	23–32
Brooklyn Robins	57	69	0.452	25½	33–21	24–48
Philadelphia Phillies	55	68	0.447	26	27–29	28–39
Boston Braves	53	71	0.427	28½	23–29	30–42
St. Louis Cardinals	51	78	0.395	33	32–40	19–38

Record vs. opponents

1918 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	8–6	5–14	10–8	1–15	7–12	10–9	12–7
Brooklyn	6–8	—	10–9	6–12	8–12	9–8	10–9	8–11
Chicago	14–5	9–10	—	10–7–1	14–6	12–6	10–8–1	15–3
Cincinnati	8–10	12–6	7–10–1	—	12–7	12–7	4–12	13–8
New York	15–1	12–8	6–14	7–12	—	10–3	8–11	13–4
Philadelphia	12–7	8–9	6–12	7–12	3–10	—	11–7	8–11–2
Pittsburgh	9–10	9–10	8–10–1	12–4	11–8	7–11	—	9–7
St. Louis	7–12	11–8	3–15	8–13	4–13	11–8–2	7–9	—

Game log

1918 Game Log: 65–60 (Home: 42–28; Away: 23–32)
April: 4–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 16 @ Reds 0–2 Schneider Cooper (0–1) — — 0–1 2 April 17 @ Reds 8–1 Hamilton (1–0) Regan — — 1–1 3 April 18 @ Reds 6–7 Conley Harmon (0–1) — — 1–2 4 April 22 @ Cardinals 5–1 Hamilton (2–0) Packard — — 2–2 5 April 23 @ Cardinals 5–6 May Sanders (0–1) — — 2–3 6 April 25 Reds 1–0 Miller (1–0) Schneider — — 3–3 7 April 26 Reds 7–1 Hamilton (3–0) Eller — — 4–3 8 April 27 Reds 2–4 Bressler Sanders (0–2) — — 4–4
May: 13–13 (Home: 12–11; Away: 1–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 9 May 1 @ Cubs 3–5 Vaughn Carlson (0–1) — — 4–5 10 May 2 Cardinals 1–0 Hamilton (4–0) Ames — — 5–5 11 May 3 Cardinals 2–6 Doak Miller (1–1) — — 5–6 12 May 4 Cardinals 5–4 (10) Cooper (1–1) Sherdel — — 6–6 13 May 5 @ Reds 1–3 Toney Jacobs (0–1) — — 6–7 14 May 5 @ Reds 4–3 Harmon (1–1) Schneider Steele (1) — 7–7 15 May 6 Cubs 7–2 Hamilton (5–0) Hendrix — — 8–7 16 May 7 Cubs 2–1 Miller (2–1) Weaver — — 9–7 17 May 8 Cubs 1–8 Tyler Cooper (1–2) — — 9–8 18 May 9 Cubs 2–6 Vaughn Sanders (0–3) — — 9–9 19 May 10 Giants 4–2 Hamilton (6–0) Benton — — 10–9 20 May 11 Giants 2–0 Cooper (2–2) Sallee — 13,000 11–9 21 May 14 Giants 2–3 Barnes Miller (2–2) — — 11–10 22 May 15 Robins 1–5 Marquard Cooper (2–3) — — 11–11 23 May 16 Robins 4–3 Sanders (1–3) Coombs — — 12–11 24 May 17 Robins 4–7 Cheney Harmon (1–2) — — 12–12 25 May 18 Robins 11–4 Miller (3–2) Griner — 4,000 13–12 26 May 20 Phillies 5–1 Cooper (3–3) Prendergast — — 14–12 27 May 22 Phillies 6–5 (12) Cooper (4–3) Oeschger — — 15–12 28 May 23 Phillies 2–3 Mayer Miller (3–3) — — 15–13 29 May 24 Braves 3–6 Ragan Steele (0–1) — — 15–14 30 May 27 Braves 1–2 Nehf Cooper (4–4) — — 15–15 31 May 28 Braves 2–6 Hearn Sanders (1–4) — — 15–16 32 May 30 Cardinals 8–0 Miller (4–3) Packard — — 16–16 33 May 30 Cardinals 0–4 Doak Harmon (1–3) — — 16–17 34 May 31 Cardinals 12–7 Steele (1–1) Horstmann Sanders (1) — 17–17
June: 11–17 (Home: 2–2; Away: 9–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 35 June 1 @ Giants 0–2 Perritt Cooper (4–5) — — 17–18 36 June 3 @ Giants 3–2 Miller (5–3) Tesreau — — 18–18 37 June 4 @ Giants 1–2 Sallee Harmon (1–4) — — 18–19 38 June 5 @ Giants 3–4 Causey Cooper (4–6) — — 18–20 39 June 6 @ Robins 0–1 Marquard Sanders (1–5) — — 18–21 40 June 8 @ Robins 7–1 Miller (6–3) Cheney — — 19–21 41 June 8 @ Robins 1–2 (12) Coombs Sanders (1–6) — — 19–22 42 June 10 @ Robins 0–2 Grimes Cooper (4–7) — — 19–23 43 June 11 @ Braves 3–2 (16) Sanders (2–6) Hearn — — 20–23 44 June 12 @ Braves 0–1 Fillingim Miller (6–4) — — 20–24 45 June 13 @ Braves 1–2 Nehf Harmon (1–5) — — 20–25 46 June 14 @ Braves 6–7 Rudolph Cooper (4–8) — — 20–26 47 June 15 @ Phillies 1–6 Oeschger Sanders (2–7) — — 20–27 48 June 17 @ Phillies 8–9 (10) Watson Steele (1–2) — — 20–28 49 June 18 @ Phillies 0–1 Hogg Cooper (4–9) — — 20–29 50 June 19 Cubs 0–1 Douglas Harmon (1–6) — — 20–30 51 June 20 Cubs 3–1 Sanders (3–7) Hendrix Cooper (1) — 21–30 52 June 21 Cubs 3–0 Steele (2–2) Tyler — — 22–30 53 June 22 Cubs 2–5 Vaughn Cooper (4–10) — — 22–31 54 June 23 @ Reds 4–1 Mayer (1–0) Toney — — 23–31 55 June 23 @ Reds 15–1 Harmon (2–6) Toney — — 24–31 56 June 24 @ Reds 7–2 Miller (7–4) Schneider — — 25–31 57 June 27 @ Cardinals 4–3 Cooper (5–10) Doak — — 26–31 58 June 28 @ Cardinals 1–8 Meadows Harmon (2–7) — — 26–32 59 June 29 @ Cardinals 5–1 Mayer (2–0) Johnson — — 27–32 60 June 29 @ Cardinals 4–5 Sherdel Miller (7–5) — — 27–33 61 June 30 @ Cardinals 1–2 Ames Steele (2–3) — — 27–34 62 June 30 @ Cardinals 5–4 (11) Cooper (6–10) Doak — — 28–34
July: 20–9 (Home: 16–5; Away: 4–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 63 July 2 Reds 7–6 (10) Cooper (7–10) Regan — — 29–34 64 July 3 Reds 8–5 Comstock (1–0) Schneider Cooper (2) — 30–34 65 July 4 Reds 1–0 (11) Sanders (4–7) Ring — — 31–34 66 July 4 Reds 8–4 Cooper (8–10) Eller — — 32–34 67 July 5 Giants 10–4 Slapnicka (1–0) Schupp — — 33–34 68 July 6 Braves 17–1 Mayer (3–0) Rudolph — — 34–34 69 July 6 Braves 5–4 Sanders (5–7) Fillingim Comstock (1) — 35–34 70 July 8 Braves 0–5 Ragan Comstock (1–1) — — 35–35 71 July 9 Braves 7–2 Cooper (9–10) Fillingim — — 36–35 72 July 10 Giants 4–9 Demaree Slapnicka (1–1) — — 36–36 73 July 11 Giants 5–4 Mayer (4–0) Smith — — 37–36 74 July 13 Giants 5–4 Cooper (10–10) Perritt — — 38–36 75 July 13 Giants 1–8 Causey Sanders (5–8) — — 38–37 76 July 15 Robins 6–5 Mayer (5–0) Marquard — — 39–37 77 July 16 Robins 7–6 Cooper (11–10) Grimes — — 40–37 78 July 17 Robins 5–4 (11) Cooper (12–10) Robertson — — 41–37 79 July 18 Phillies 0–1 (13) Jacobs Slapnicka (1–2) — — 41–38 80 July 19 Phillies 3–2 Comstock (2–1) Oeschger — — 42–38 81 July 20 Phillies 1–0 Mayer (6–0) Hogg — — 43–38 82 July 20 Phillies 2–3 Prendergast Cooper (12–11) — — 43–39 83 July 22 Braves 7–2 Sanders (6–8) Nehf Cooper (3) — 44–39 84 July 24 @ Robins 3–1 Comstock (3–1) Marquard — — 45–39 85 July 25 @ Robins 0–10 Grimes Slapnicka (1–3) — — 45–40 86 July 25 @ Robins 2–6 Coombs Cooper (12–12) — — 45–41 87 July 26 @ Robins 3–4 Cheney Sanders (6–9) — — 45–42 88 July 27 @ Giants 8–4 Miller (8–5) Demaree Comstock (2) — 46–42 89 July 29 @ Giants 4–2 Cooper (13–12) Perritt — — 47–42 90 July 31 @ Giants 0–1 Causey Comstock (3–2) — — 47–43 91 July 31 @ Giants 4–2 Adams (1–0) Steele — — 48–43
August: 16–15 (Home: 9–8; Away: 7–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 92 August 1 @ Braves 2–0 (21) Cooper (14–12) Nehf — — 49–43 93 August 2 @ Braves 2–4 Northrop Miller (8–6) — 2,500 49–44 94 August 3 @ Braves 4–3 Comstock (4–2) George — — 50–44 95 August 5 @ Braves 0–1 Rudolph Adams (1–1) — — 50–45 96 August 6 @ Phillies 10–2 Cooper (15–12) Prendergast — — 51–45 97 August 7 @ Phillies 4–2 Mayer (7–0) Watson — 1,000 52–45 98 August 8 @ Phillies 1–6 Hogg Comstock (4–3) — — 52–46 99 August 8 @ Phillies 2–8 Jacobs Slapnicka (1–4) — — 52–47 100 August 9 Reds 4–3 Hill (1–0) Schneider — — 53–47 101 August 10 Cubs 3–3 (10) — 10,000 53–47 102 August 11 @ Cubs 3–5 Douglas Comstock (4–4) — — 53–48 103 August 11 @ Cubs 6–3 Mayer (8–0) Vaughn — — 54–48 104 August 12 @ Cubs 12–1 Hill (2–0) Martin — — 55–48 105 August 13 @ Cubs 1–2 Tyler Cooper (15–13) — — 55–49 106 August 13 @ Cubs 7–2 Miller (9–6) Douglas — — 56–49 107 August 14 @ Cubs 0–2 Vaughn Comstock (4–5) — 2,000 56–50 108 August 15 Robins 3–1 Cooper (16–13) Smith — — 57–50 109 August 16 Robins 1–5 Cheney Mayer (8–1) — — 57–51 110 August 17 Robins 0–2 Grimes Hill (2–1) — 8,000 57–52 111 August 17 Robins 2–1 Miller (10–6) Robertson — 8,000 58–52 112 August 19 Giants 8–1 Comstock (5–5) Causey — — 59–52 113 August 19 Giants 1–2 Toney Cooper (16–14) — — 59–53 114 August 20 Giants 10–2 Mayer (9–1) Steele — — 60–53 115 August 21 Braves 3–2 Miller (11–6) Nehf — — 61–53 116 August 22 Braves 3–0 Sanders (7–9) Rudolph — — 62–53 117 August 23 Braves 0–5 Northrop Hill (2–2) — — 62–54 118 August 24 Phillies 4–3 Cooper (17–14) Jacobs — — 63–54 119 August 24 Phillies 4–7 Hogg Mayer (9–2) — — 63–55 120 August 27 Phillies 6–7 Prendergast Comstock (5–6) Hogg — 63–56 121 August 27 Phillies 2–8 Watson Miller (11–7) — — 63–57 122 August 29 Cardinals 1–0 Cooper (18–14) Doak — — 64–57 123 August 29 Cardinals 1–4 Sherdel Mayer (9–3) — — 64–58
September: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 124 September 1 @ Cubs 0–4 Tyler Hill (2–3) — — 64–59 125 September 2 Cubs 3–4 Martin Miller (11–8) — 4,000 64–60 126 September 2 Cubs 3–2 Cooper (19–14) Hendrix — 9,000 65–60
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie Bold = Pirates team member

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1918 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Babe Adams Hal Carlson Ralph Comstock Wilbur Cooper Earl Hamilton Bob Harmon Carmen Hill Elmer Jacobs Erskine Mayer Frank Miller Roy Sanders Cy Slapnicka Bob Steele		Catchers Jimmy Archer Fred Blackwell Walter Schmidt Red Smith Infielders Lute Boone Howdy Caton George Cutshaw Roy Ellam Gus Getz Bill McKechnie Fritz Mollwitz Jake Pitler Ben Shaw		Outfielders Carson Bigbee Max Carey Bill Hinchman Lee King Tommy Leach Billy Southworth Casey Stengel		Manager Hugo Bezdek

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Lee King	36	112	26	.232	1	11

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Babe Adams	3	22.2	1	1	1.19	6

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Hal Carlson	3	12	0	1	3.75	5

References

1. From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.

External links

• 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac