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 3rd 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. The team was defeated four games to two by the Boston Red Sox in the 1918 World Series.Regular season
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 | | 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 | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 55 | 123 | 29 | .236 | 0 | 10 |
| 52 | 113 | 32 | .283 | 1 | 14 |
| 29 | 89 | 29 | .326 | 0 | 12 |
| 30 | 93 | 19 | .204 | 0 | 13 |
| 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
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 35 | 290.1 | 22 | 10 | 1.74 | 148 |
| 33 | 269.1 | 19 | 8 | 2.00 | 102 |
| 32 | 233 | 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 | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 9 | 53.2 | 5 | 2 | 1.84 | 16 |
| 3 | 26 | 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 | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 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