| 1918 Detroit Tigers | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Navin Field | |
| City | Detroit | |
| Owners | William H. Yawkey and Frank Navin | |
| Managers | Hughie Jennings | |
| ||
The 1918 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the American League with a record of 55–71, 20 games behind the Boston Red Sox.
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Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 75 | 51 | 0.595 | — | 49–21 | 26–30 |
| Cleveland Indians | 73 | 54 | 0.575 | 2½ | 38–22 | 35–32 |
| Washington Senators | 72 | 56 | 0.562 | 4 | 41–32 | 31–24 |
| New York Yankees | 60 | 63 | 0.488 | 13½ | 37–29 | 23–34 |
| St. Louis Browns | 58 | 64 | 0.475 | 15 | 23–30 | 35–34 |
| Chicago White Sox | 57 | 67 | 0.460 | 17 | 30–26 | 27–41 |
| Detroit Tigers | 55 | 71 | 0.437 | 20 | 28–29 | 27–42 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 76 | 0.406 | 24 | 35–32 | 17–44 |
Record vs. opponents
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 12–7 | 10–10 | 13–5 | 6–11 | 13–6 | 14–5 | 7–7 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–12 | — | 10–11 | 6–10 | 12–6 | 11–10 | 5–5 | 6–13 | |||||
| Cleveland | 10–10 | 11–10 | — | 10–3 | 11–7–1 | 13–7–1 | 10–6 | 8–11 | |||||
| Detroit | 5–13 | 10–6 | 3–10 | — | 9–10–1 | 9–11 | 10–10 | 9–11–1 | |||||
| New York | 11–6 | 6–12 | 7–11–1 | 10–9–1 | — | 8–4 | 10–10–1 | 8–11 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6–13 | 10–11 | 7–13–1 | 11–9 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 6–12–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 5–14 | 5–5 | 6–10 | 10–10 | 10–10–1 | 10–8 | — | 12–7 | |||||
| Washington | 7–7 | 13–6 | 11–8 | 11–9–1 | 11–8 | 12–6–1 | 7–12 | — | |||||
Roster
| 1918 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other positions |
Manager
Coaches | ||||||
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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Oscar Stanage | 54 | 186 | 47 | .253 | 1 | 16 |
| 1B | Harry Heilmann | 79 | 286 | 79 | .276 | 5 | 43 |
| 2B | Ralph Young | 91 | 298 | 56 | .188 | 0 | 21 |
| SS | Donie Bush | 128 | 500 | 117 | .234 | 0 | 26 |
| 3B | Ossie Vitt | 81 | 267 | 64 | .240 | 0 | 17 |
| OF | George Harper | 69 | 227 | 55 | .242 | 0 | 16 |
| OF | Ty Cobb | 111 | 421 | 161 | .382 | 3 | 62 |
| OF | Bobby Veach | 127 | 499 | 139 | .279 | 3 | 84 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Jones | 74 | 287 | 79 | .275 | 0 | 21 |
| Frank Walker | 55 | 167 | 33 | .198 | 1 | 20 |
| Tubby Spencer | 66 | 155 | 34 | .219 | 0 | 10 |
| Archie Yelle | 56 | 144 | 25 | .174 | 0 | 8 |
| George Cunningham | 56 | 112 | 25 | .223 | 0 | 3 |
| Lee Dressen | 31 | 107 | 19 | .178 | 0 | 2 |
| Art Griggs | 28 | 99 | 36 | .364 | 0 | 19 |
| Jack Coffey | 22 | 67 | 14 | .209 | 0 | 2 |
| Marty Kavanagh | 13 | 44 | 12 | .273 | 0 | 9 |
| Babe Ellison | 7 | 23 | 6 | .261 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Curry | 5 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
| Ben Dyer | 13 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 0 | 2 |
| Davy Jones | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cobb | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| Hughie Jennings | 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 | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooks Dauss | 33 | 249.2 | 12 | 16 | 2.99 | 73 |
| Bernie Boland | 29 | 204.0 | 14 | 10 | 2.65 | 63 |
| Rudy Kallio | 30 | 181.1 | 8 | 13 | 3.62 | 70 |
| Bill James | 19 | 122.0 | 6 | 11 | 3.76 | 42 |
| Eric Erickson | 12 | 94.1 | 4 | 5 | 2.48 | 48 |
| Willie Mitchell | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Cunningham | 27 | 140.0 | 6 | 7 | 3.15 | 39 |
| Bill Bailey | 8 | 37.0 | 1 | 2 | 5.97 | 13 |
| Harry Coveleski | 3 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 3 |
| Happy Finneran | 5 | 13.2 | 0 | 2 | 9.88 | 2 |
| Charley Hall | 6 | 13.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 2 |
| Bill Donovan | 2 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deacon Jones | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.09 | 15 |
| Herb Hall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 1 |
| Ty Cobb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
| Ben Dyer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Bobby Veach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 0 |
External links
- 1918 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference
This page was last edited on 17 January 2024, at 00:03