1918 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 65-60. They scored 466 runs and belted 15 home runs to go along with a .248 batting average. The offense was powered by George Cutshaw, who led the team with 5 home runs, 68 RBI, and 132 hits. Max Carey had a great year on the basepaths with 58 stolen bases.
The team allowed 411 runs and had a team ERA of 2.48. Wilbur Cooper led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 117 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luke Boone | SS | 27 | 91 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .263 | .231 | .494 | .198 |
| Howdy Caton | SS | 80 | 303 | 37 | 71 | 0 | 17 | 12 | .312 | .297 | .609 | .234 |
| George Cutshaw | 2B | 126 | 463 | 56 | 132 | 5 | 68 | 25 | .326 | .395 | .721 | .285 |
| Roy Ellam | SS | 26 | 77 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .302 | .169 | .471 | .130 |
| Gus Getz | 3B | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Bill McKechnie | 3B | 126 | 435 | 34 | 111 | 2 | 43 | 12 | .297 | .340 | .637 | .255 |
| Fritz Mollwitz | 1B | 119 | 432 | 43 | 116 | 0 | 45 | 23 | .305 | .329 | .634 | .269 |
| Jake Pitler | 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Ben Shaw | 1B | 21 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .275 | .222 | .497 | .194 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Carson Bigbee | OF | 92 | 310 | 47 | 79 | 1 | 19 | 19 | .344 | .319 | .663 | .255 |
| Max Carey | OF | 126 | 468 | 70 | 128 | 3 | 48 | 58 | .363 | .348 | .711 | .274 |
| Bill Hinchman | OF | 50 | 111 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .336 | .315 | .651 | .234 |
| Lee King | OF | 36 | 112 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 3 | .301 | .321 | .622 | .232 |
| Tommy Leach | OF | 30 | 72 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .363 | .306 | .669 | .194 |
| Billy Southworth | OF | 64 | 246 | 37 | 84 | 2 | 43 | 19 | .409 | .443 | .852 | .341 |
| Casey Stengel | OF | 39 | 122 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 11 | .343 | .320 | .663 | .246 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Archer | C | 24 | 58 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .197 | .241 | .438 | .155 |
| Fred Blackwell | C | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .313 | .154 | .467 | .154 |
| Walter Schmidt | C | 105 | 323 | 31 | 77 | 0 | 27 | 7 | .281 | .276 | .557 | .238 |
| Red Smith | C | 15 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .259 | .208 | .467 | .167 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4091 | 466 | 1016 | 15 | 391 | 200 | .303 | .321 | .623 | .248 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Babe Adams | 3 | 3 | 22.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1.19 | 0.837 | |||
| Hal Carlson | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3.75 | 1.417 | |||
| Ralph Comstock | 15 | 8 | 81 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 1 | 44 | 14 | 3.00 | 1.136 | |||
| Wilbur Cooper | 38 | 29 | 273.3 | 19 | 14 | .576 | 3 | 117 | 65 | 2.11 | 1.039 | |||
| Earl Hamilton | 6 | 6 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 20 | 13 | .83 | 1.111 | |||
| Bob Harmon | 16 | 9 | 82.3 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2.62 | 1.069 | |||
| Carmen Hill | 6 | 4 | 43.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 1.24 | 0.938 | |||
| Elmer Jacobs | 8 | 4 | 23.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5.79 | 1.931 | |||
| Erskine Mayer | 15 | 14 | 123.3 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 2.26 | 1.208 | |||
| Frank Miller | 23 | 23 | 170.3 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 47 | 37 | 2.38 | 1.110 | |||
| Roy Sanders | 28 | 14 | 156 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 1 | 55 | 52 | 2.60 | 1.199 | |||
| Cy Slapnicka | 7 | 6 | 49.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 4.74 | 1.460 | |||
| Bob Steele | 10 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 3.31 | 1.245 | |||
| Team Totals | 178 | 126 | 1140.2 | 65 | 60 | .520 | 7 | 367 | 299 | 2.48 | 1.144 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Max Carey, George Cutshaw, and Bill McKechnie | 126 |
| At Bats | Max Carey | 468 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Max Carey | 549 |
| Batting Average | George Cutshaw | .285 |
| On-Base % | Max Carey | .363 |
| Slugging % | George Cutshaw | .395 |
| OPS | George Cutshaw | .721 |
| Runs | Max Carey | 70 |
| Hits | George Cutshaw | 132 |
| Total Bases | George Cutshaw | 183 |
| Doubles | George Cutshaw | 16 |
| Triples | George Cutshaw | 10 |
| Home Runs | George Cutshaw | 5 |
| RBI | George Cutshaw | 68 |
| Walks | Max Carey | 62 |
| Strikeouts | Max Carey | 25 |
| Stolen Bases | Max Carey | 58 |
| Caught Stealing | Max Carey | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Fritz Mollwitz | 30 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Wilbur Cooper | 19 |
| Losses | Wilbur Cooper | 14 |
| Saves | Wilbur Cooper | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Frank Miller | .579 |
| ERA | Wilbur Cooper | 2.11 |
| WHIP | Wilbur Cooper | 1.039 |
| Innings Pitched | Wilbur Cooper | 273.3 |
| Games | Wilbur Cooper | 38 |
| Games Started | Wilbur Cooper | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Wilbur Cooper | 117 |
| Complete Games | Wilbur Cooper | 26 |
| Shutouts | Wilbur Cooper and Frank Miller | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Wilbur Cooper | 1078 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Wilbur Cooper | 64 |
| Hits Allowed | Wilbur Cooper | 219 |
| Walks Allowed | Wilbur Cooper | 65 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Harmon | 3 |
| Wild Pitches | Wilbur Cooper and Roy Sanders | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Wilbur Cooper | 10 |
