| 1918 Washington Senators | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | National Park | |||
| City | Washington, D.C. | |||
| Record | 72–56 (.563) | |||
| League place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Thomas C. Noyes | |||
| Managers | Clark Griffith | |||
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The1918Washington Senators won 72 games, lost 56, and finished in third place in theAmerican League. They were managed byClark Griffith and played home games atNational Park.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 75 | 51 | .595 | — | 49–21 | 26–30 |
| Cleveland Indians | 73 | 54 | .575 | 2½ | 38–22 | 35–32 |
| Washington Senators | 72 | 56 | .562 | 4 | 41–32 | 31–24 |
| New York Yankees | 60 | 63 | .488 | 13½ | 37–29 | 23–34 |
| St. Louis Browns | 58 | 64 | .475 | 15 | 23–30 | 35–34 |
| Chicago White Sox | 57 | 67 | .460 | 17 | 30–26 | 27–41 |
| Detroit Tigers | 55 | 71 | .437 | 20 | 28–29 | 27–42 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 76 | .406 | 24 | 35–32 | 17–44 |
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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 | — | |||||
| 1918 Washington Senators | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager | ||||||
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 | Eddie Ainsmith | 96 | 292 | 62 | .212 | 0 | 20 |
| 1B | Joe Judge | 130 | 502 | 131 | .261 | 1 | 46 |
| 2B | Ray Morgan | 88 | 300 | 70 | .233 | 0 | 30 |
| SS | Doc Lavan | 117 | 464 | 129 | .278 | 0 | 45 |
| 3B | Eddie Foster | 129 | 519 | 147 | .283 | 0 | 29 |
| OF | Frank Schulte | 93 | 267 | 77 | .288 | 0 | 44 |
| OF | Clyde Milan | 128 | 503 | 146 | .290 | 0 | 56 |
| OF | Burt Shotton | 126 | 505 | 132 | .261 | 0 | 21 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Shanks | 120 | 436 | 112 | .257 | 1 | 56 |
| Val Picinich | 47 | 148 | 34 | .230 | 0 | 12 |
| George McBride | 18 | 53 | 7 | .132 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Rice | 7 | 23 | 8 | .348 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Casey | 9 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 2 |
| Patsy Gharrity | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Merito Acosta | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Berman | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Johnson | 39 | 326.0 | 23 | 13 | 1.27 | 162 |
| Harry Harper | 35 | 244.0 | 11 | 10 | 2.18 | 78 |
| Jim Shaw | 41 | 241.1 | 16 | 12 | 2.42 | 129 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Ayers | 40 | 219.2 | 10 | 12 | 2.83 | 67 |
| Eddie Matteson | 14 | 67.2 | 5 | 3 | 1.73 | 17 |
| Earl Yingling | 5 | 38.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.13 | 15 |
| Ed Hovlik | 8 | 28.0 | 2 | 1 | 1.29 | 10 |
| Nick Altrock | 5 | 24.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 | 5 |
| George Dumont | 4 | 14.0 | 1 | 1 | 5.14 | 12 |
| Ad Brennan | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Hansen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 |
| Molly Craft | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 5 |
| Stan Rees | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Garland Buckeye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 |