1918 Brooklyn Robins season

1918 Brooklyn Robins
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Ebbets Field (since 1913)
Brooklyn, New York (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever
Manager(s)	Wilbert Robinson
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The 1918 Brooklyn Robins finished the season in fifth place.

Offseason

• January 9, 1918: Casey Stengel and George Cutshaw were traded by the Robins to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Chuck Ward, Burleigh Grimes and Al Mamaux.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	84	45	0.651	—	49–25	35–20
New York Giants	71	53	0.573	10½	35–21	36–32
Cincinnati Reds	68	60	0.531	15½	46–24	22–36
Pittsburgh Pirates	65	60	0.520	17	42–28	23–32
Brooklyn Robins	57	69	0.452	25½	33–21	24–48
Philadelphia Phillies	55	68	0.447	26	27–29	28–39
Boston Braves	53	71	0.427	28½	23–29	30–42
St. Louis Cardinals	51	78	0.395	33	32–40	19–38

Record vs. opponents

1918 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	8–6	5–14	10–8	1–15	7–12	10–9	12–7
Brooklyn	6–8	—	10–9	6–12	8–12	9–8	10–9	8–11
Chicago	14–5	9–10	—	10–7–1	14–6	12–6	10–8–1	15–3
Cincinnati	8–10	12–6	7–10–1	—	12–7	12–7	4–12	13–8
New York	15–1	12–8	6–14	7–12	—	10–3	8–11	13–4
Philadelphia	12–7	8–9	6–12	7–12	3–10	—	11–7	8–11–2
Pittsburgh	9–10	9–10	8–10–1	12–4	11–8	7–11	—	9–7
St. Louis	7–12	11–8	3–15	8–13	4–13	11–8–2	7–9	—

Notable transactions

• July 15, 1918: George Smith was purchased by the Robins from the New York Giants.^[2]
• August 21, 1918: Jimmy Archer was purchased from the Robins by the Cincinnati Reds.^[3]
• October 1918: George Smith was purchased from the Robins by the New York Giants.^[2]

Roster

1918 Brooklyn Robins
Roster
Pitchers Leon Cadore Larry Cheney Jack Coombs Rich Durning Burleigh Grimes Dan Griner Jake Hehl Harry Heitmann Marty Herrmann Al Mamaux Rube Marquard Jeff Pfeffer Norman Plitt Dick Robertson John Russell George Smith		Catchers Jimmy Archer Ernie Krueger Otto Miller Mack Wheat Infielders Jake Daubert Mickey Doolan Ollie O'Mara Frank O'Rourke Ivy Olson Ray Schmandt Red Sheridan Chuck Ward		Outfielders Al Baschang Jim Hickman Jimmy Johnston Clarence Mitchell Hy Myers Al Nixon Zack Wheat		Manager Wilbert Robinson

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	Miller, OttoOtto Miller	75	228	44	.193	0	8
1B	Daubert, JakeJake Daubert	108	396	122	.308	2	47
2B	Doolan, MickeyMickey Doolan
3B	O'Mara, OllieOllie O'Mara
SS	Olson, IvyIvy Olson
OF	Myers, HyHy Myers
OF	Wheat, ZackZack Wheat
OF	Johnston, JimmyJimmy Johnston

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
Hickman, JimJim Hickman
Wheat, MackMack Wheat
Schmandt, RayRay Schmandt
Krueger, ErnieErnie Krueger
Mitchell, ClarenceClarence Mitchell
Archer, JimmyJimmy Archer
O'Rourke, FrankFrank O'Rourke
Nixon, AlAl Nixon
Ward, ChuckChuck Ward	2	6	2	.333	0	3
Baschang, AlAl Baschang
Sheridan, RedRed Sheridan

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
Grimes, BurleighBurleigh Grimes	40	270	19	9	2.13	113
Marquard, RubeRube Marquard
Coombs, JackJack Coombs
Robertson, DickDick Robertson
Cadore, LeonLeon Cadore	2	17	1	0	0.53	5
Pfeffer, JeffJeff Pfeffer
Heitmann, HarryHarry Heitmann
Mitchell, ClarenceClarence Mitchell

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
Cheney, LarryLarry Cheney	32	200.2	11	13	3.00	83
Griner, DanDan Griner
Smith, GeorgeGeorge Smith
Mamaux, AlAl Mamaux

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
Durning, RichRich Durning
Plitt, NormanNorman Plitt
Hehl, JakeJake Hehl
Herrmann, MartyMarty Herrmann
Russell, JohnJohn Russell

References

1. Casey Stengel page at Baseball Reference
2. George Smith page at Baseball Reference
3. Jimmy Archer page at Baseball Reference

External links

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page
• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet
• 1918 Brooklyn Robins uniform