1918 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates 1918 National League Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. Barney Dreyfuss Hugo Bezdek The 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 37th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 32nd in the National League. The Pirates finished fourth in the league standings with a record of 65–60. Regular season Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Game log 1918 Game Log: 65–60 (Home: 42–28; Away: 23–32) y background:#F9F9F9; April: 4–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 16 || @ Reds || 0–2 || Schneider || Cooper (0–1) || — || — || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 17 || @ Reds || 8–1 || Hamilton (1–0) || Regan || — || — || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 18 || @ Reds || 6–7 || Conley || Harmon (0–1) || — || — || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 22 || @ Cardinals || 5–1 || Hamilton (2–0) || Packard || — || — || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 23 || @ Cardinals || 5–6 || May || Sanders (0–1) || — || — || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 25 || Reds || 1–0 || Miller (1–0) || Schneider || — || — || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 26 || Reds || 7–1 || Hamilton (3–0) || Eller || — || — || 4–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 27 || Reds || 2–4 || Bressler || Sanders (0–2) || — || — || 4–4 |- y background:#F9F9F9; May: 13–13 (Home: 12–11; Away: 1–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || May 1 || @ Cubs || 3–5 || Vaughn || Carlson (0–1) || — || — || 4–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || May 2 || Cardinals || 1–0 || Hamilton (4–0) || Ames || — || — || 5–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || May 3 || Cardinals || 2–6 || Doak || Miller (1–1) || — || — || 5–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || May 4 || Cardinals || 5–4 (10) || Cooper (1–1) || Sherdel || — || — || 6–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || May 5 || @ Reds || 1–3 || Toney || Jacobs (0–1) || — || — || 6–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || May 5 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Harmon (1–1) || Schneider || Steele (1) || — || 7–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || May 6 || Cubs || 7–2 || Hamilton (5–0) || Hendrix || — || — || 8–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || May 7 || Cubs || 2–1 || Miller (2–1) || Weaver || — || — || 9–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || May 8 || Cubs || 1–8 || Tyler || Cooper (1–2) || — || — || 9–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || May 9 || Cubs || 2–6 || Vaughn || Sanders (0–3) || — || — || 9–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || May 10 || Giants || 4–2 || Hamilton (6–0) || Benton || — || — || 10–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || May 11 || Giants || 2–0 || Cooper (2–2) || Sallee || — || 13,000 || 11–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || May 14 || Giants || 2–3 || Barnes || Miller (2–2) || — || — || 11–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 15 || Robins || 1–5 || Marquard || Cooper (2–3) || — || — || 11–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || May 16 || Robins || 4–3 || Sanders (1–3) || Coombs || — || — || 12–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 17 || Robins || 4–7 || Cheney || Harmon (1–2) || — || — || 12–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 25 || May 18 || Robins || 11–4 || Miller (3–2) || Griner || — || 4,000 || 13–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || May 20 || Phillies || 5–1 || Cooper (3–3) || Prendergast || — || — || 14–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 22 || Phillies || 6–5 (12) || Cooper (4–3) || Oeschger || — || — || 15–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 23 || Phillies || 2–3 || Mayer || Miller (3–3) || — || — || 15–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 24 || Braves || 3–6 || Ragan || Steele (0–1) || — || — || 15–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 27 || Braves || 1–2 || Nehf || Cooper (4–4) || — || — || 15–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 28 || Braves || 2–6 || Hearn || Sanders (1–4) || — || — || 15–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || May 30 || Cardinals || 8–0 || Miller (4–3) || Packard || — || — || 16–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 30 || Cardinals || 0–4 || Doak || Harmon (1–3) || — || — || 16–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 31 || Cardinals || 12–7 || Steele (1–1) || Horstmann || Sanders (1) || — || 17–17 |- y background:#F9F9F9; June: 11–17 (Home: 2–2; Away: 9–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || June 1 || @ Giants || 0–2 || Perritt || Cooper (4–5) || — || — || 17–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || June 3 || @ Giants || 3–2 || Miller (5–3) || Tesreau || — || — || 18–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || June 4 || @ Giants || 1–2 || Sallee || Harmon (1–4) || — || — || 18–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || June 5 || @ Giants || 3–4 || Causey || Cooper (4–6) || — || — || 18–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || June 6 || @ Robins || 0–1 || Marquard || Sanders (1–5) || — || — || 18–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || June 8 || @ Robins || 7–1 || Miller (6–3) || Cheney || — || — || 19–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || June 8 || @ Robins || 1–2 (12) || Coombs || Sanders (1–6) || — || — || 19–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || June 10 || @ Robins || 0–2 || Grimes || Cooper (4–7) || — || — || 19–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || June 11 || @ Braves || 3–2 (16) || Sanders (2–6) || Hearn || — || — || 20–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || June 12 || @ Braves || 0–1 || Fillingim || Miller (6–4) || — || — || 20–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || June 13 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Nehf || Harmon (1–5) || — || — || 20–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || June 14 || @ Braves || 6–7 || Rudolph || Cooper (4–8) || — || — || 20–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || June 15 || @ Phillies || 1–6 || Oeschger || Sanders (2–7) || — || — || 20–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || June 17 || @ Phillies || 8–9 (10) || Watson || Steele (1–2) || — || — || 20–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 18 || @ Phillies || 0–1 || Hogg || Cooper (4–9) || — || — || 20–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 19 || Cubs || 0–1 || Douglas || Harmon (1–6) || — || — || 20–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || June 20 || Cubs || 3–1 || Sanders (3–7) || Hendrix || Cooper (1) || — || 21–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || June 21 || Cubs || 3–0 || Steele (2–2) || Tyler || — || — || 22–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 22 || Cubs || 2–5 || Vaughn || Cooper (4–10) || — || — || 22–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || June 23 || @ Reds || 4–1 || Mayer (1–0) || Toney || — || — || 23–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || June 23 || @ Reds || 15–1 || Harmon (2–6) || Toney || — || — || 24–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 24 || @ Reds || 7–2 || Miller (7–4) || Schneider || — || — || 25–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 57 || June 27 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 || Cooper (5–10) || Doak || — || — || 26–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 28 || @ Cardinals || 1–8 || Meadows || Harmon (2–7) || — || — || 26–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 59 || June 29 || @ Cardinals || 5–1 || Mayer (2–0) || Johnson || — || — || 27–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 29 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 || Sherdel || Miller (7–5) || — || — || 27–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 30 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Ames || Steele (2–3) || — || — || 27–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || June 30 || @ Cardinals || 5–4 (11) || Cooper (6–10) || Doak || — || — || 28–34 |- y background:#F9F9F9; July: 20–9 (Home: 16–5; Away: 4–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || July 2 || Reds || 7–6 (10) || Cooper (7–10) || Regan || — || — || 29–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || July 3 || Reds || 8–5 || Comstock (1–0) || Schneider || Cooper (2) || — || 30–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || July 4 || Reds || 1–0 (11) || Sanders (4–7) || Ring || — || — || 31–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 66 || July 4 || Reds || 8–4 || Cooper (8–10) || Eller || — || — || 32–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 67 || July 5 || Giants || 10–4 || Slapnicka (1–0) || Schupp || — || — || 33–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || July 6 || Braves || 17–1 || Mayer (3–0) || Rudolph || — || — || 34–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || July 6 || Braves || 5–4 || Sanders (5–7) || Fillingim || Comstock (1) || — || 35–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || July 8 || Braves || 0–5 || Ragan || Comstock (1–1) || — || — || 35–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || July 9 || Braves || 7–2 || Cooper (9–10) || Fillingim || — || — || 36–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || July 10 || Giants || 4–9 || Demaree || Slapnicka (1–1) || — || — || 36–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || July 11 || Giants || 5–4 || Mayer (4–0) || Smith || — || — || 37–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || July 13 || Giants || 5–4 || Cooper (10–10) || Perritt || — || — || 38–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || July 13 || Giants || 1–8 || Causey || Sanders (5–8) || — || — || 38–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || July 15 || Robins || 6–5 || Mayer (5–0) || Marquard || — || — || 39–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 77 || July 16 || Robins || 7–6 || Cooper (11–10) || Grimes || — || — || 40–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 78 || July 17 || Robins || 5–4 (11) || Cooper (12–10) || Robertson || — || — || 41–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 18 || Phillies || 0–1 (13) || Jacobs || Slapnicka (1–2) || — || — || 41–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || July 19 || Phillies || 3–2 || Comstock (2–1) || Oeschger || — || — || 42–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 81 || July 20 || Phillies || 1–0 || Mayer (6–0) || Hogg || — || — || 43–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 20 || Phillies || 2–3 || Prendergast || Cooper (12–11) || — || — || 43–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 22 || Braves || 7–2 || Sanders (6–8) || Nehf || Cooper (3) || — || 44–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 84 || July 24 || @ Robins || 3–1 || Comstock (3–1) || Marquard || — || — || 45–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 25 || @ Robins || 0–10 || Grimes || Slapnicka (1–3) || — || — || 45–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 25 || @ Robins || 2–6 || Coombs || Cooper (12–12) || — || — || 45–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 26 || @ Robins || 3–4 || Cheney || Sanders (6–9) || — || — || 45–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 27 || @ Giants || 8–4 || Miller (8–5) || Demaree || Comstock (2) || — || 46–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 29 || @ Giants || 4–2 || Cooper (13–12) || Perritt || — || — || 47–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 31 || @ Giants || 0–1 || Causey || Comstock (3–2) || — || — || 47–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 91 || July 31 || @ Giants || 4–2 || Adams (1–0) || Steele || — || — || 48–43 |- y background:#F9F9F9; August: 16–15 (Home: 9–8; Away: 7–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 92 || August 1 || @ Braves || 2–0 (21) || Cooper (14–12) || Nehf || — || — || 49–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || August 2 || @ Braves || 2–4 || Northrop || Miller (8–6) || — || 2,500 || 49–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94 || August 3 || @ Braves || 4–3 || Comstock (4–2) || George || — || — || 50–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || August 5 || @ Braves || 0–1 || Rudolph || Adams (1–1) || — || — || 50–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96 || August 6 || @ Phillies || 10–2 || Cooper (15–12) || Prendergast || — || — || 51–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || August 7 || @ Phillies || 4–2 || Mayer (7–0) || Watson || — || 1,000 || 52–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || August 8 || @ Phillies || 1–6 || Hogg || Comstock (4–3) || — || — || 52–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || August 8 || @ Phillies || 2–8 || Jacobs || Slapnicka (1–4) || — || — || 52–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 100 || August 9 || Reds || 4–3 || Hill (1–0) || Schneider || — || — || 53–47 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 101 || August 10 || Cubs || 3–3 (10) || || || — || 10,000 || 53–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || August 11 || @ Cubs || 3–5 || Douglas || Comstock (4–4) || — || — || 53–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 103 || August 11 || @ Cubs || 6–3 || Mayer (8–0) || Vaughn || — || — || 54–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 104 || August 12 || @ Cubs || 12–1 || Hill (2–0) || Martin || — || — || 55–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 13 || @ Cubs || 1–2 || Tyler || Cooper (15–13) || — || — || 55–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 106 || August 13 || @ Cubs || 7–2 || Miller (9–6) || Douglas || — || — || 56–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || August 14 || @ Cubs || 0–2 || Vaughn || Comstock (4–5) || — || 2,000 || 56–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 108 || August 15 || Robins || 3–1 || Cooper (16–13) || Smith || — || — || 57–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || August 16 || Robins || 1–5 || Cheney || Mayer (8–1) || — || — || 57–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 17 || Robins || 0–2 || Grimes || Hill (2–1) || — || 8,000 || 57–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 17 || Robins || 2–1 || Miller (10–6) || Robertson || — || 8,000 || 58–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 112 || August 19 || Giants || 8–1 || Comstock (5–5) || Causey || — || — || 59–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 19 || Giants || 1–2 || Toney || Cooper (16–14) || — || — || 59–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 114 || August 20 || Giants || 10–2 || Mayer (9–1) || Steele || — || — || 60–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 115 || August 21 || Braves || 3–2 || Miller (11–6) || Nehf || — || — || 61–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 116 || August 22 || Braves || 3–0 || Sanders (7–9) || Rudolph || — || — || 62–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117 || August 23 || Braves || 0–5 || Northrop || Hill (2–2) || — || — || 62–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 118 || August 24 || Phillies || 4–3 || Cooper (17–14) || Jacobs || — || — || 63–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 24 || Phillies || 4–7 || Hogg || Mayer (9–2) || — || — || 63–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 27 || Phillies || 6–7 || Prendergast || Comstock (5–6) || Hogg || — || 63–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 27 || Phillies || 2–8 || Watson || Miller (11–7) || — || — || 63–57 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 122 || August 29 || Cardinals || 1–0 || Cooper (18–14) || Doak || — || — || 64–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 29 || Cardinals || 1–4 || Sherdel || Mayer (9–3) || — || — || 64–58 |- y background:#F9F9F9; September: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || September 1 || @ Cubs || 0–4 || Tyler || Hill (2–3) || — || — || 64–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || September 2 || Cubs || 3–4 || Martin || Miller (11–8) || — || 4,000 || 64–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || September 2 || Cubs || 3–2 || Cooper (19–14) || Hendrix || — || 9,000 || 65–60 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = Loss      #fff = TieBold = Pirates team member Opening Day lineup Roster 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers Babe Adams Hal Carlson Ralph Comstock Wilbur Cooper Earl Hamilton Bob Harmon Carmen Hill Elmer Jacobs Erskine Mayer Frank Miller Roy Sanders Cy Slapnicka Bob Steele Catchers Jimmy Archer Fred Blackwell Walter Schmidt Red Smith Infielders Lute Boone Howdy Caton George Cutshaw Roy Ellam Gus Getz Bill McKechnie Fritz Mollwitz Jake Pitler Ben Shaw Outfielders Carson Bigbee Max Carey Bill Hinchman Lee King Tommy Leach Billy Southworth Casey Stengel Manager Hugo Bezdek 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 Walter Schmidt 105 323 77 .238 0 27 1B Fritz Mollwitz 119 432 116 .269 0 45 2B George Cutshaw 126 463 132 .285 5 68 SS Howdy Caton 80 303 71 .234 0 17 3B Bill McKechnie 126 435 111 .255 2 43 OF Billy Southworth 64 246 84 .341 2 43 OF Carson Bigbee 92 310 79 .255 1 19 OF Max Carey 126 468 128 .274 3 48 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 Casey Stengel 39 122 30 .246 1 12 Lee King Lee King (outfielder, born 1892) 36 112 26 .232 1 11 Bill Hinchman 50 111 26 .234 0 13 Luke Boone 27 91 18 .198 0 3 Roy Ellam 26 77 10 .130 0 2 Tommy Leach 30 72 14 .194 0 5 Jimmy Archer 24 58 9 .155 0 3 Ben Shaw 21 36 7 .194 0 2 Red Smith 15 24 4 .167 0 3 Fred Blackwell 8 13 2 .154 0 4 Gus Getz 7 10 2 .200 0 0 Jake Pitler 2 1 0 .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 Wilbur Cooper 38 273.1 19 14 2.11 117 Frank Miller 23 170.1 11 8 2.38 47 Erskine Mayer 15 123.1 9 3 2.26 25 Earl Hamilton 6 54.0 6 0 0.83 20 Cy Slapnicka 7 49.1 1 4 4.74 3 Babe Adams 3 22.2 1 1 1.19 6 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 Roy Sanders 28 156.0 7 9 2.60 55 Bob Harmon 16 82.1 2 7 2.62 7 Ralph Comstock 15 81.0 5 6 3.00 44 Bob Steele 10 49.0 2 3 3.31 21 Carmen Hill 6 43.2 2 3 1.24 15 Elmer Jacobs 8 23.1 0 1 5.79 2 Hal Carlson 3 12.0 0 1 3.75 5 References External links 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pitts Category:1910s in Pittsburgh