1918 Chicago White Sox season
Depleted of most of their stars due to World War I, the Chicago White Sox had a relatively bad year in 1918, going 57-67 and finishing in the second division. They had won the American League pennant in 1917 and would win another in 1919.
Regular season
Ace pitcher Eddie Cicotte led the AL in losses, with 19.
Season standings
Roster
1918 Chicago White Sox |
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Pitchers
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Infielders
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Other batters
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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
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 |
Jackson, JoeJoe Jackson |
17 |
65 |
23 |
.354 |
1 |
20 |
Jacobs, OttoOtto Jacobs |
29 |
73 |
15 |
.205 |
0 |
3 |
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 |
Cicotte, EddieEddie Cicotte |
38 |
266 |
12 |
19 |
2.77 |
104 |
Faber, RedRed Faber |
11 |
80.2 |
4 |
1 |
1.23 |
26 |
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 |
Benz, JoeJoe Benz |
29 |
154 |
8 |
8 |
2.63 |
30 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player |
G |
W |
L |
SV |
ERA |
SO |
Corey, EdEd Corey |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.50 |
0 |
Awards and honors
League top ten finishers
Eddie Cicotte
- #6 in AL in strikeouts (104)
Eddie Murphy
- #9 in AL in batting average (.297)
Buck Weaver
- #7 in AL in batting average (.300)
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