1918 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1918 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 51-78. They scored 454 runs and belted 27 home runs to go along with a .244 batting average. Walton Cruise led the team in home runs with 6. Rogers Hornsby was the best run producer with 60 RBI. Gene Paulette led the team with 126 hits for a .273 average.
The team allowed 527 runs and had a team ERA of 2.97. Gene Packard led the team with 12 wins. Bill Doak struck out 74 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Doug Baird | 3B | 82 | 316 | 41 | 78 | 2 | 25 | 25 | .304 | .354 | .658 | .247 |
| Bruno Betzel | 3B | 76 | 230 | 18 | 51 | 0 | 13 | 8 | .260 | .309 | .569 | .222 |
| Herman Bronkie | 3B | 18 | 68 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .243 | .309 | .552 | .221 |
| Tony Brottem | 1B | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Dutch Distel | 2B | 8 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .353 | .616 | .176 |
| Bob Fisher | 2B | 63 | 246 | 36 | 78 | 2 | 20 | 7 | .356 | .411 | .767 | .317 |
| Charlie Grimm | 1B | 50 | 141 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 2 | .262 | .270 | .532 | .220 |
| Rogers Hornsby | SS | 115 | 416 | 51 | 117 | 5 | 60 | 8 | .349 | .416 | .765 | .281 |
| Bob Larmore | SS | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .572 | .286 |
| Bert Niehoff | 2B | 22 | 84 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .207 | .202 | .409 | .179 |
| Gene Paulette | 1B | 125 | 461 | 33 | 126 | 0 | 52 | 11 | .316 | .319 | .635 | .273 |
| Bobby Wallace | 2B | 32 | 98 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .202 | .163 | .365 | .153 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Anderson | OF | 35 | 132 | 20 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .380 | .402 | .782 | .295 |
| Johnny Beall | OF | 19 | 49 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .269 | .245 | .514 | .224 |
| Walton Cruise | OF | 70 | 240 | 34 | 65 | 6 | 39 | 2 | .359 | .400 | .759 | .271 |
| Cliff Heathcote | OF | 88 | 348 | 37 | 90 | 4 | 32 | 12 | .301 | .345 | .646 | .259 |
| Marty Kavanagh | OF | 12 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .234 | .273 | .507 | .182 |
| Wally Mattick | OF | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .143 | .476 | .143 |
| Austin McHenry | OF | 80 | 272 | 32 | 71 | 1 | 29 | 8 | .319 | .360 | .679 | .261 |
| Ted Menze | OF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jack Smith | OF | 42 | 166 | 24 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .260 | .235 | .495 | .211 |
| Red Smyth | OF | 40 | 113 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .315 | .257 | .572 | .212 |
| Dick Wheeler | OF | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Brock | C | 27 | 52 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .255 | .250 | .505 | .212 |
| Mike Gonzalez | C | 117 | 349 | 33 | 88 | 3 | 20 | 14 | .327 | .338 | .665 | .252 |
| Frank Snyder | C | 39 | 112 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 4 | .288 | .330 | .618 | .250 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4369 | 454 | 1066 | 27 | 388 | 119 | .292 | .325 | .617 | .244 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Red Ames | 27 | 25 | 206.7 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 1 | 68 | 52 | 2.31 | 1.180 | |||
| Bill Doak | 31 | 23 | 211 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 1 | 74 | 60 | 2.43 | 1.190 | |||
| Oscar Horstmann | 9 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 5.48 | 1.870 | |||
| Earl Howard | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Rankin Johnson | 6 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2.74 | 1.174 | |||
| Jakie May | 29 | 15 | 152.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 61 | 69 | 3.83 | 1.428 | |||
| Lee Meadows | 30 | 23 | 165.3 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 1 | 49 | 56 | 3.59 | 1.404 | |||
| Gene Packard | 30 | 23 | 182.3 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 2 | 46 | 33 | 3.50 | 1.190 | |||
| Gene Paulette | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 3.333 | |||
| Bill Sherdel | 35 | 16 | 182.3 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 40 | 49 | 2.71 | 1.223 | |||
| Oscar Tuero | 11 | 3 | 44.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 1.02 | 0.948 | |||
| Team Totals | 210 | 131 | 1192.9 | 51 | 78 | .395 | 5 | 361 | 352 | 2.97 | 1.257 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Gene Paulette | 125 |
| At Bats | Gene Paulette | 461 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Gene Paulette | 506 |
| Batting Average | Gene Paulette | .273 |
| On-Base % | Gene Paulette | .316 |
| Slugging % | Gene Paulette | .319 |
| OPS | Gene Paulette | .635 |
| Runs | Rogers Hornsby | 51 |
| Hits | Gene Paulette | 126 |
| Total Bases | Rogers Hornsby | 173 |
| Doubles | Rogers Hornsby | 19 |
| Triples | Rogers Hornsby | 11 |
| Home Runs | Walton Cruise | 6 |
| RBI | Rogers Hornsby | 60 |
| Walks | Rogers Hornsby | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Rogers Hornsby | 43 |
| Stolen Bases | Doug Baird | 25 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Gene Paulette | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Gene Packard | 12 |
| Losses | Bill Doak | 15 |
| Saves | Gene Packard | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Gene Packard | .500 |
| ERA | Red Ames | 2.31 |
| WHIP | Red Ames | 1.180 |
| Innings Pitched | Bill Doak | 211 |
| Games | Bill Sherdel | 35 |
| Games Started | Red Ames | 25 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Doak | 74 |
| Complete Games | Red Ames | 17 |
| Shutouts | Bill Doak, Gene Packard, and Bill Sherdel | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Bill Doak | 865 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Gene Packard | 71 |
| Hits Allowed | Red Ames | 192 |
| Walks Allowed | Jakie May | 69 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Gene Packard | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Red Ames | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jakie May | 13 |
