1918 Chicago Cubs season
The 1918 Chicago Cubs season was the 47th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 43rd in the National League and the third at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished first in the National League with a record of 84–45, 10.5 games ahead of the second place New York Giants season|New York Giants]. The team was defeated four games to two by the Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox] in the 1918 World Series.
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
| Player | | | | | | |
| C | | 104 | 331 | 77 | .233 | 0 | 22 |
| 1B | | 129 | 482 | 143 | .297 | 3 | 65 |
| 2B | | 82 | 251 | 56 | .223 | 0 | 26 |
| SS | | 131 | 509 | 161 | .316 | 2 | 38 |
| 3B | | 119 | 414 | 99 | .239 | 2 | 34 |
| OF | | 127 | 461 | 132 | .286 | 3 | 59 |
| OF | | 129 | 489 | 141 | .288 | 2 | 55 |
| OF | | 123 | 478 | 123 | .257 | 4 | 41 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | | | | | | |
| 55 | 123 | 29 | .236 | 0 | 10 |
| 52 | 113 | 32 | .283 | 1 | 14 |
| 30 | 93 | 19 | .204 | 0 | 13 |
| 29 | 89 | 29 | .326 | 0 | 12 |
| 29 | 45 | 8 | .178 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | | | | | | |
| 35 | 290.1 | 22 | 10 | 1.74 | 148 |
| 33 | 269.1 | 19 | 8 | 2.00 | 102 |
| 32 | 233.0 | 20 | 7 | 2.78 | 86 |
| 25 | 156.2 | 10 | 9 | 2.13 | 51 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | | | | | | |
| 9 | 53.2 | 5 | 2 | 1.84 | 16 |
| 3 | 26.0 | 2 | 1 | 1.73 | 15 |
| 3 | 12.1 | 0 | 1 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 1 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | | | | | | |
| 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.71 | 13 |
| 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2.70 | 20 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.20 | 9 |
'''AL Boston Red Sox vs. NL Chicago Cubs '''