1918 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1918 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 55-68. They scored 430 runs and belted 25 home runs to go along with a .244 batting average. Gavvy Cravath led the team in home runs with 8. The offense was powered by Fred Luderus, who led the team with 67 RBI and 135 hits.
The team allowed 507 runs and had a team ERA of 3.15. Brad Hogg and Mike Prendergast were tied for the team lead in wins with 13. Brad Hogg racked up 81 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dave Bancroft | SS | 125 | 499 | 69 | 132 | 0 | 26 | 11 | .338 | .319 | .657 | .265 |
| Ed Hemingway | 2B | 33 | 108 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 4 | .267 | .269 | .536 | .213 |
| Fred Luderus | 1B | 125 | 468 | 54 | 135 | 5 | 67 | 4 | .351 | .378 | .729 | .288 |
| Patsy McGaffigan | 2B | 54 | 192 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 8 | 3 | .268 | .255 | .523 | .203 |
| Harry Pearce | 2B | 60 | 164 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 18 | 5 | .295 | .287 | .582 | .244 |
| Milt Stock | 3B | 123 | 481 | 62 | 132 | 1 | 42 | 20 | .325 | .314 | .639 | .274 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gavvy Cravath | OF | 121 | 426 | 43 | 99 | 8 | 54 | 7 | .320 | .376 | .696 | .232 |
| Mike Fitzgerald | OF | 66 | 133 | 21 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .361 | .353 | .714 | .293 |
| Irish Meusel | OF | 124 | 473 | 48 | 132 | 4 | 62 | 18 | .323 | .383 | .706 | .279 |
| Ty Pickup | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Possum Whitted | OF | 24 | 86 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .278 | .291 | .569 | .244 |
| Cy Williams | OF | 94 | 351 | 49 | 97 | 6 | 39 | 10 | .337 | .373 | .710 | .276 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bert Adams | C | 84 | 227 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 12 | 5 | .214 | .194 | .408 | .176 |
| Ed Burns | C | 68 | 184 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .288 | .223 | .511 | .207 |
| Mickey Devine | C | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .250 | .375 | .125 |
| Pickles Dillhoefer | C | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .091 | .258 | .091 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4192 | 430 | 1022 | 25 | 376 | 97 | .297 | .313 | .610 | .244 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dixie Davis | 17 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 3.06 | 1.553 | |||
| Gary Fortune | 5 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 8.13 | 1.935 | |||
| Brad Hogg | 29 | 25 | 228 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 1 | 81 | 61 | 2.53 | 1.149 | |||
| Elmer Jacobs | 18 | 14 | 123 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | 33 | 42 | 2.41 | 1.081 | |||
| Alex Main | 8 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 4.63 | 1.314 | |||
| Erskine Mayer | 13 | 13 | 104 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 3.12 | 1.288 | |||
| Joe Oeschger | 30 | 23 | 184 | 6 | 18 | .250 | 3 | 60 | 83 | 3.03 | 1.315 | |||
| Mike Prendergast | 33 | 30 | 252.3 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 1 | 41 | 46 | 2.89 | 1.201 | |||
| Ben Tincup | 8 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7.56 | 1.796 | |||
| Milt Watson | 23 | 11 | 112.7 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 29 | 36 | 3.43 | 1.437 | |||
| Frank Woodward | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Team Totals | 186 | 125 | 1139.7 | 55 | 68 | .447 | 6 | 312 | 369 | 3.15 | 1.277 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dave Bancroft and Fred Luderus | 125 |
| At Bats | Dave Bancroft | 499 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dave Bancroft | 561 |
| Batting Average | Fred Luderus | .288 |
| On-Base % | Fred Luderus | .351 |
| Slugging % | Irish Meusel | .383 |
| OPS | Fred Luderus | .729 |
| Runs | Dave Bancroft | 69 |
| Hits | Fred Luderus | 135 |
| Total Bases | Irish Meusel | 181 |
| Doubles | Gavvy Cravath | 27 |
| Triples | Irish Meusel | 6 |
| Home Runs | Gavvy Cravath | 8 |
| RBI | Fred Luderus | 67 |
| Walks | Dave Bancroft and Gavvy Cravath | 54 |
| Strikeouts | Gavvy Cravath | 46 |
| Stolen Bases | Milt Stock | 20 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Milt Stock | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Brad Hogg and Mike Prendergast | 13 |
| Losses | Joe Oeschger | 18 |
| Saves | Joe Oeschger | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Elmer Jacobs | .643 |
| ERA | Brad Hogg | 2.53 |
| WHIP | Brad Hogg | 1.149 |
| Innings Pitched | Mike Prendergast | 252.3 |
| Games | Mike Prendergast | 33 |
| Games Started | Mike Prendergast | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Brad Hogg | 81 |
| Complete Games | Mike Prendergast | 20 |
| Shutouts | Elmer Jacobs | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Mike Prendergast | 1030 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mike Prendergast | 81 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Prendergast | 257 |
| Walks Allowed | Joe Oeschger | 83 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mike Prendergast | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Brad Hogg and Mike Prendergast | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Joe Oeschger | 7 |
