1918 Brooklyn Robins season
The 1918 Brooklyn Robins finished the season in fifth place.
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| Owner(s) | Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever |
| Manager(s) | Wilbert Robinson |
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Offseason
- January 9, 1918: Casey Stengel and George Cutshaw were traded by the Robins to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Chuck Ward, Burleigh Grimes and Al Mamaux.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago Cubs | 84 | 45 | 0.651 | — | 49–25 | 35–20 |
| New York Giants | 71 | 53 | 0.573 | 10½ | 35–21 | 36–32 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 68 | 60 | 0.531 | 15½ | 46–24 | 22–36 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 60 | 0.520 | 17 | 42–28 | 23–32 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 57 | 69 | 0.452 | 25½ | 33–21 | 24–48 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 55 | 68 | 0.447 | 26 | 27–29 | 28–39 |
| Boston Braves | 53 | 71 | 0.427 | 28½ | 23–29 | 30–42 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 51 | 78 | 0.395 | 33 | 32–40 | 19–38 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 8–6 | 5–14 | 10–8 | 1–15 | 7–12 | 10–9 | 12–7 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 6–8 | — | 10–9 | 6–12 | 8–12 | 9–8 | 10–9 | 8–11 | |||||
| Chicago | 14–5 | 9–10 | — | 10–7–1 | 14–6 | 12–6 | 10–8–1 | 15–3 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 8–10 | 12–6 | 7–10–1 | — | 12–7 | 12–7 | 4–12 | 13–8 | |||||
| New York | 15–1 | 12–8 | 6–14 | 7–12 | — | 10–3 | 8–11 | 13–4 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 12–7 | 8–9 | 6–12 | 7–12 | 3–10 | — | 11–7 | 8–11–2 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 9–10 | 9–10 | 8–10–1 | 12–4 | 11–8 | 7–11 | — | 9–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–12 | 11–8 | 3–15 | 8–13 | 4–13 | 11–8–2 | 7–9 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- July 15, 1918: George Smith was purchased by the Robins from the New York Giants.[2]
- August 21, 1918: Jimmy Archer was purchased from the Robins by the Cincinnati Reds.[3]
- October 1918: George Smith was purchased from the Robins by the New York Giants.[2]
Roster
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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 |
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| C | Otto Miller | 75 | 228 | 44 | .193 | 0 | 8 |
| 1B | Jake Daubert | 108 | 396 | 122 | .308 | 2 | 47 |
| 2B | Mickey Doolan | 92 | 308 | 55 | .179 | 0 | 18 |
| 3B | Ollie O'Mara | 121 | 450 | 96 | .213 | 1 | 24 |
| SS | Ivy Olson | 126 | 506 | 121 | .239 | 1 | 17 |
| OF | Hy Myers | 107 | 407 | 104 | .256 | 4 | 40 |
| OF | Zack Wheat | 105 | 409 | 137 | .335 | 0 | 51 |
| OF | Jimmy Johnston | 123 | 484 | 136 | .281 | 0 | 27 |
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 |
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| Jim Hickman | 53 | 167 | 39 | .234 | 1 | 16 |
| Mack Wheat | 57 | 157 | 34 | .217 | 1 | 3 |
| Ray Schmandt | 34 | 114 | 35 | .307 | 0 | 18 |
| Ernie Krueger | 30 | 87 | 25 | .287 | 0 | 7 |
| Clarence Mitchell | 10 | 24 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Archer | 9 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank O'Rourke | 4 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Nixon | 6 | 11 | 5 | .455 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Ward | 2 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 3 |
| Al Baschang | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Sheridan | 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 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 |
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| Burleigh Grimes | 40 | 270 | 19 | 9 | 2.13 | 113 |
| Rube Marquard | 34 | 239 | 9 | 18 | 2.64 | 89 |
| Jack Coombs | 27 | 189 | 8 | 14 | 3.81 | 44 |
| Dick Robertson | 13 | 87 | 3 | 6 | 2.59 | 18 |
| Leon Cadore | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.53 | 5 |
| Jeff Pfeffer | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Clarence Mitchell | 1 | .1 | 0 | 1 | 108.00 | 0 |
| Harry Heitmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ∞ | 0 |
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 |
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| Larry Cheney | 32 | 200.2 | 11 | 13 | 3.00 | 83 |
| Dan Griner | 11 | 54.1 | 1 | 5 | 2.15 | 22 |
| George Smith | 8 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 2.34 | 18 |
| Al Mamaux | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 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 |
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| Rich Durning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
| Norman Plitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
| Jake Hehl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marty Herrmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| John Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
References
External links
- Baseball-Reference season page
- Baseball Almanac season page
- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Acme Dodgers page
- Retrosheet
- 1918 Brooklyn Robins uniform
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