1918 New York Yankees season
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| Owner(s) | Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston |
| Manager(s) | Miller Huggins |
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The 1918 New York Yankees season was the 17th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 60–63, finishing 13.5 behind the American League champion Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Miller Huggins. Their home games were played at the Polo Grounds.
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Boston Red Sox | 75 | 51 | 0.595 | — | 49–21 | 26–30 |
| Cleveland Indians | 73 | 54 | 0.575 | 2½ | 38–22 | 35–32 |
| Washington Senators | 72 | 56 | 0.562 | 4 | 41–32 | 31–24 |
| New York Yankees | 60 | 63 | 0.488 | 13½ | 37–29 | 23–34 |
| St. Louis Browns | 58 | 64 | 0.475 | 15 | 23–30 | 35–34 |
| Chicago White Sox | 57 | 67 | 0.460 | 17 | 30–26 | 27–41 |
| Detroit Tigers | 55 | 71 | 0.437 | 20 | 28–29 | 27–42 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 76 | 0.406 | 24 | 35–32 | 17–44 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 12–7 | 10–10 | 13–5 | 6–11 | 13–6 | 14–5 | 7–7 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–12 | — | 10–11 | 6–10 | 12–6 | 11–10 | 5–5 | 6–13 | |||||
| Cleveland | 10–10 | 11–10 | — | 10–3 | 11–7–1 | 13–7–1 | 10–6 | 8–11 | |||||
| Detroit | 5–13 | 10–6 | 3–10 | — | 9–10–1 | 9–11 | 10–10 | 9–11–1 | |||||
| New York | 11–6 | 6–12 | 7–11–1 | 10–9–1 | — | 8–4 | 10–10–1 | 8–11 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6–13 | 10–11 | 7–13–1 | 11–9 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 6–12–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 5–14 | 5–5 | 6–10 | 10–10 | 10–10–1 | 10–8 | — | 12–7 | |||||
| Washington | 7–7 | 13–6 | 11–8 | 11–9–1 | 11–8 | 12–6–1 | 7–12 | — | |||||
Roster
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Pitchers
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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 |
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| 3B | Baker, FrankFrank Baker | 126 | 504 | 154 | .306 | 6 | 62 |
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 |
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| O'Connor, PaddyPaddy O'Connor | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 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 |
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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 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Bernhardt, WalterWalter Bernhardt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
External links
- 1918 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- 1918 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference