1918 Los Angeles Angels season

Los Angeles Angels 1918 57–47 Pacific Coast League Washington Park Los Angeles 2nd Red Killefer The 1918 Los Angeles Angels season was the 16th season for the Los Angeles Angels playing in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). The PCL season ended early on July 14 due to wartime travel restrictions and the Spanish flu pandemic. When the season was suspended, the Angels were in second place with a 57–47 record. A postseason series was held between the Angels and the first-place Vernon Tigers. The Angels won the championship series by five games to two, winning the final game on July 22, 1918, at Washington Park. Right fielder Sam Crawford and shortstop Zeb Terry led the Angels in the championship series with nine hits each. Terry also scored seven runs in the series.Angels Win Fifth Victory from Tigers and Capture the Pacific Coast League Pennant Los Angeles Times July 23, 1918 I-5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46183054/angels-win-fifth-victory-from-tigers/ Newspapers.com Doc Crandall was the Angels' top pitcher, appearing in 25 games and compiling a 16–9 record and 2.06 earned run average (ERA).1918 Los Angeles Angels Sports Reference LLC Baseball-Reference.com March 5, 2020 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=9a1def95 First baseman Jack Fournier was the team's top hitter, appearing in all 104 games and compiling a .325 batting average with 26 doubles and 13 triples. Red Killefer was the team's manager and also appeared in 99 games while compiling a .298 batting average. 1918 PCL standings Team W L Pct. GB Vernon Tigers 58 45 .563 -- Los Angeles Angels 57 47 .601 1.5 San Francisco Seals 51 51 .500 6.5 Salt Lake City Bees 49 49 .500 6.5 Sacramento Senators 48 48 .500 6.5 Oakland Oaks 40 63 .388 18.0Final Standing Bakersfield Morning Echo July 16, 1918 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46184963/final-standings/ Newspapers.com Statistics Batting Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR SLG 1B Jack Fournier 104 400 130 .325 4 .485 2B, CF Red Killefer 99 387 114 .295 0 .359 RF Sam Crawford 96 356 104 .292 1 .379 LF Rube Ellis 104 366 102 .279 1 .366 CF Claude Cooper 73 248 67 .270 1 .347 SS Zeb Terry 93 342 90 .263 0 .322 3B Joe Pepe 92 316 75 .237 5 .313 2B Kid Butler 37 128 33 .258 0 .305 C Walter Boles 78 266 68 .256 0 .312 C Pete Lapan 48 123 31 .252 0 .301 Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average Player G IP W L PCT ERA Doc Crandall 27 222.1 16 9 .640 2.06 Curly Brown 22 173.1 12 7 .632 1.56 Bill Pertica 23 180.1 12 7 .632 2.25 Paul Fittery 25 210.0 11 13 .458 2.66 Pete Standridge 15 79.2 5 5 .500 2.94 References Further reading "The Greatest Minor League: A History of the Pacific Coast League, 1903-1957", by Dennis Snelling (McFarland 2011) "The Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League: A History, 1903-1957", by Richard Beverage (McFarland 2011) Category:1918 in sports in California Category:Pacific Coast League seasons