1918 Boston Red Sox season
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| 1918 Boston Red Sox 1918 World Series Champions 1918 American League Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Harry Frazee |
| Manager(s) | Ed Barrow |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | none |
The 1918 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 1st in the American League with a record of 75 wins and 51 losses. The season was cut short due to World War I. They defeated the Chicago Cubs in 6 games in the World Series. This would be the final World Series victory for the Red Sox until 2004, losing in the World Series in 1946, 1967, 1975, and 1986.
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Boston Red Sox | 75 | 51 | .595 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 73 | 54 | .575 | 2½ |
| Washington Senators | 72 | 56 | .563 | 4 |
| New York Yankees | 60 | 63 | .488 | 13½ |
| St. Louis Browns | 58 | 64 | .475 | 15 |
| Chicago White Sox | 57 | 67 | .460 | 17 |
| Detroit Tigers | 55 | 71 | .437 | 20 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 76 | .406 | 24 |
[edit] Opening Day Lineup
| Harry Hooper | RF |
| Dave Shean | 2B |
| Amos Strunk | CF |
| Dick Hoblitzel | 1B |
| Stuffy McInnis | 3B |
| George Whiteman | LF |
| Everett Scott | SS |
| Sam Agnew | C |
| Babe Ruth | P |
[edit] Roster
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1918 Boston Red Sox roster
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
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[edit] Other batters
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[edit] Starting pitchers
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[edit] Other pitchers
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[edit] Relief pitchers
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[edit] World Series
AL Boston Red Sox (4) vs. NL Chicago Cubs (2)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Red Sox – 1, Cubs – 0 | September 5 | Comiskey Park | 19,274 |
| 2 | Red Sox – 1, Cubs – 3 | September 6 | Comiskey Park | 20,040 |
| 3 | Red Sox – 2, Cubs – 1 | September 7 | Comiskey Park | 27,054 |
| 4 | Cubs – 2, Red Sox – 3 | September 9 | Fenway Park | 22,183 |
| 5 | Cubs – 3, Red Sox – 0 | September 10 | Fenway Park | 24,694 |
| 6 | Cubs – 1, Red Sox – 2 | September 11 | Fenway Park | 15,238 |
[edit] References
- 1918 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1918 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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| Preceded by Boston Red Sox 1917 |
American League Champions Boston Red Sox 1918 |
Succeeded by Chicago White Sox 1919 |
| Preceded by Boston Red Sox 1917 |
World Series Champions Boston Red Sox 1918 |
Succeeded by Cincinnati Reds 1919 |
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