1918 Philadelphia Athletics season
The 1918 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing eighth in the American League with a record of 52 wins and 76 losses.
Regular season
In 1918, the A's Elephant Mascot turned up on the regular uniform jersey for the first time.
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 |
| C | | 83 | 271 | 66 | .244 | 0 | 32 |
| 1B | | 130 | 505 | 178 | .352 | 6 | 70 |
| 2B | | 59 | 186 | 35 | .188 | 0 | 13 |
| SS | Joe Dugan | 121 | 411 | 80 | .195 | 3 | 34 |
| 3B | | 127 | 463 | 132 | .285 | 1 | 52 |
| OF | | 114 | 414 | 122 | .295 | 11* | 48 |
| OF | | 96 | 363 | 85 | .234 | 0 | 18 |
| OF | | 110 | 416 | 84 | .202 | 0 | 11 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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 |
| 32 | 169.0 | 5 | 12 | 4.42 | 39 |
| 16 | 87.0 | 2 | 5 | 2.69 | 22 |
| 5 | 23.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.30 | 2 |
| William Pierson | 8 | 21.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.32 | 6 |
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 |
| Red Shea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 0 |