1918 Boston Braves season

1918 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	53–71 (.427)
League place	7th
Other information
Owner(s)	Percy Haughton
Manager(s)	George Stallings
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The 1918 Boston Braves season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Braves finished seventh in the National League with a record of 53 wins and 71 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1918 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Roster

1918 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers Hugh Canavan Doc Crandall Cal Crum Dana Fillingim Lefty George Bunny Hearn Tom Hughes Hugh McQuillan Art Nehf Jake Northrop Pat Ragan Dick Rudolph Bill Upham		Catchers John Henry Walt Tragesser Bill Wagner Art Wilson Infielders Rip Conway Buck Herzog Ed Konetchy Rabbit Maranville Johnny Rawlings Jimmy Smith Red Smith Zeb Terry		Outfielders Chet Chadbourne Jim Kelly Joe Kelly Red Massey Buzz Murphy Ray Powell Wally Rehg Al Wickland Other batters Fred Bailey Doc Bass Sam Covington Tom Miller		Manager George Stallings

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
1B	Konetchy, EdEd Konetchy	119	437	103	.236	2	56
3B	Smith, RedRed Smith	119	429	128	.298	2	65
OF	Kelly, JoeJoe Kelly	47	155	36	.232	0	15

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
Kelly, JimJim Kelly	35	146	48	.329	0	4
Henry, JohnJohn Henry	43	102	21	.206	0	4
Murphy, BuzzBuzz Murphy	9	32	12	.375	1	9
Miller, TomTom Miller	2	2	0	.000	0	0
Bass, DocDoc Bass	2	1	1	1.000	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
Hearn, BunnyBunny Hearn	17	126.1	5	6	2.49	30
Hughes, TomTom Hughes	3	18.1	0	2	3.44	9
Konetchy, EdEd Konetchy	1	8	0	1	6.75	3

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, LeftyLefty George	9	54.1	1	5	2.32	22
Canavan, HughHugh Canavan	11	46.2	0	4	6.36	18
Crandall, DocDoc Crandall	5	34	1	2	2.38	4

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

External links

• 1918 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference