1918 Philadelphia Athletics season
The 1918 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 8th 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.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 | | 83 | 271 | 66 | .244 | 0 | 32 |
| 1B | | 130 | 505 | 178 | .352 | 6 | 70 |
| 2B | | 59 | 186 | 35 | .188 | 0 | 13 |
| 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
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 22 | 30 | 8 | .267 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
| 30 | 199.1 | 9 | 14 | 3.12 | 63 |
| 18 | 95.1 | 4 | 8 | 4.63 | 17 |
| 10 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 3.42 | 12 |
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 1 |
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 | 5 | 12 | 4.42 | 39 |
| 16 | 87 | 2 | 5 | 2.69 | 22 |
| 5 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 4.30 | 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 |
| 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 | ∞ | 0 |
