The 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 37th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 32nd in the National League . The Pirates finished fourth in the league standings with a record of 65–60.
Regular season
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Season standings
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Record vs. opponents
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Game log
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1918 Game Log: 65–60 (Home: 42–28; Away: 23–32)
April: 4–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–3)
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Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 16
@ Reds
0–2
Schneider
Cooper (0–1)
—
—
0–1
2
April 17
@ Reds
8–1
Hamilton (1–0)
Regan
—
—
1–1
3
April 18
@ Reds
6–7
Conley
Harmon (0–1)
—
—
1–2
4
April 22
@ Cardinals
5–1
Hamilton (2–0)
Packard
—
—
2–2
5
April 23
@ Cardinals
5–6
May
Sanders (0–1)
—
—
2–3
6
April 25
Reds
1–0
Miller (1–0)
Schneider
—
—
3–3
7
April 26
Reds
7–1
Hamilton (3–0)
Eller
—
—
4–3
8
April 27
Reds
2–4
Bressler
Sanders (0–2)
—
—
4–4
May: 13–13 (Home: 12–11; Away: 1–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
9
May 1
@ Cubs
3–5
Vaughn
Carlson (0–1)
—
—
4–5
10
May 2
Cardinals
1–0
Hamilton (4–0)
Ames
—
—
5–5
11
May 3
Cardinals
2–6
Doak
Miller (1–1)
—
—
5–6
12
May 4
Cardinals
5–4 (10)
Cooper (1–1)
Sherdel
—
—
6–6
13
May 5
@ Reds
1–3
Toney
Jacobs (0–1)
—
—
6–7
14
May 5
@ Reds
4–3
Harmon (1–1)
Schneider
Steele (1)
—
7–7
15
May 6
Cubs
7–2
Hamilton (5–0)
Hendrix
—
—
8–7
16
May 7
Cubs
2–1
Miller (2–1)
Weaver
—
—
9–7
17
May 8
Cubs
1–8
Tyler
Cooper (1–2)
—
—
9–8
18
May 9
Cubs
2–6
Vaughn
Sanders (0–3)
—
—
9–9
19
May 10
Giants
4–2
Hamilton (6–0)
Benton
—
—
10–9
20
May 11
Giants
2–0
Cooper (2–2)
Sallee
—
13,000
11–9
21
May 14
Giants
2–3
Barnes
Miller (2–2)
—
—
11–10
22
May 15
Robins
1–5
Marquard
Cooper (2–3)
—
—
11–11
23
May 16
Robins
4–3
Sanders (1–3)
Coombs
—
—
12–11
24
May 17
Robins
4–7
Cheney
Harmon (1–2)
—
—
12–12
25
May 18
Robins
11–4
Miller (3–2)
Griner
—
4,000
13–12
26
May 20
Phillies
5–1
Cooper (3–3)
Prendergast
—
—
14–12
27
May 22
Phillies
6–5 (12)
Cooper (4–3)
Oeschger
—
—
15–12
28
May 23
Phillies
2–3
Mayer
Miller (3–3)
—
—
15–13
29
May 24
Braves
3–6
Ragan
Steele (0–1)
—
—
15–14
30
May 27
Braves
1–2
Nehf
Cooper (4–4)
—
—
15–15
31
May 28
Braves
2–6
Hearn
Sanders (1–4)
—
—
15–16
32
May 30
Cardinals
8–0
Miller (4–3)
Packard
—
—
16–16
33
May 30
Cardinals
0–4
Doak
Harmon (1–3)
—
—
16–17
34
May 31
Cardinals
12–7
Steele (1–1)
Horstmann
Sanders (1)
—
17–17
June: 11–17 (Home: 2–2; Away: 9–15)
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Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
35
June 1
@ Giants
0–2
Perritt
Cooper (4–5)
—
—
17–18
36
June 3
@ Giants
3–2
Miller (5–3)
Tesreau
—
—
18–18
37
June 4
@ Giants
1–2
Sallee
Harmon (1–4)
—
—
18–19
38
June 5
@ Giants
3–4
Causey
Cooper (4–6)
—
—
18–20
39
June 6
@ Robins
0–1
Marquard
Sanders (1–5)
—
—
18–21
40
June 8
@ Robins
7–1
Miller (6–3)
Cheney
—
—
19–21
41
June 8
@ Robins
1–2 (12)
Coombs
Sanders (1–6)
—
—
19–22
42
June 10
@ Robins
0–2
Grimes
Cooper (4–7)
—
—
19–23
43
June 11
@ Braves
3–2 (16)
Sanders (2–6)
Hearn
—
—
20–23
44
June 12
@ Braves
0–1
Fillingim
Miller (6–4)
—
—
20–24
45
June 13
@ Braves
1–2
Nehf
Harmon (1–5)
—
—
20–25
46
June 14
@ Braves
6–7
Rudolph
Cooper (4–8)
—
—
20–26
47
June 15
@ Phillies
1–6
Oeschger
Sanders (2–7)
—
—
20–27
48
June 17
@ Phillies
8–9 (10)
Watson
Steele (1–2)
—
—
20–28
49
June 18
@ Phillies
0–1
Hogg
Cooper (4–9)
—
—
20–29
50
June 19
Cubs
0–1
Douglas
Harmon (1–6)
—
—
20–30
51
June 20
Cubs
3–1
Sanders (3–7)
Hendrix
Cooper (1)
—
21–30
52
June 21
Cubs
3–0
Steele (2–2)
Tyler
—
—
22–30
53
June 22
Cubs
2–5
Vaughn
Cooper (4–10)
—
—
22–31
54
June 23
@ Reds
4–1
Mayer (1–0)
Toney
—
—
23–31
55
June 23
@ Reds
15–1
Harmon (2–6)
Toney
—
—
24–31
56
June 24
@ Reds
7–2
Miller (7–4)
Schneider
—
—
25–31
57
June 27
@ Cardinals
4–3
Cooper (5–10)
Doak
—
—
26–31
58
June 28
@ Cardinals
1–8
Meadows
Harmon (2–7)
—
—
26–32
59
June 29
@ Cardinals
5–1
Mayer (2–0)
Johnson
—
—
27–32
60
June 29
@ Cardinals
4–5
Sherdel
Miller (7–5)
—
—
27–33
61
June 30
@ Cardinals
1–2
Ames
Steele (2–3)
—
—
27–34
62
June 30
@ Cardinals
5–4 (11)
Cooper (6–10)
Doak
—
—
28–34
July: 20–9 (Home: 16–5; Away: 4–4)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
63
July 2
Reds
7–6 (10)
Cooper (7–10)
Regan
—
—
29–34
64
July 3
Reds
8–5
Comstock (1–0)
Schneider
Cooper (2)
—
30–34
65
July 4
Reds
1–0 (11)
Sanders (4–7)
Ring
—
—
31–34
66
July 4
Reds
8–4
Cooper (8–10)
Eller
—
—
32–34
67
July 5
Giants
10–4
Slapnicka (1–0)
Schupp
—
—
33–34
68
July 6
Braves
17–1
Mayer (3–0)
Rudolph
—
—
34–34
69
July 6
Braves
5–4
Sanders (5–7)
Fillingim
Comstock (1)
—
35–34
70
July 8
Braves
0–5
Ragan
Comstock (1–1)
—
—
35–35
71
July 9
Braves
7–2
Cooper (9–10)
Fillingim
—
—
36–35
72
July 10
Giants
4–9
Demaree
Slapnicka (1–1)
—
—
36–36
73
July 11
Giants
5–4
Mayer (4–0)
Smith
—
—
37–36
74
July 13
Giants
5–4
Cooper (10–10)
Perritt
—
—
38–36
75
July 13
Giants
1–8
Causey
Sanders (5–8)
—
—
38–37
76
July 15
Robins
6–5
Mayer (5–0)
Marquard
—
—
39–37
77
July 16
Robins
7–6
Cooper (11–10)
Grimes
—
—
40–37
78
July 17
Robins
5–4 (11)
Cooper (12–10)
Robertson
—
—
41–37
79
July 18
Phillies
0–1 (13)
Jacobs
Slapnicka (1–2)
—
—
41–38
80
July 19
Phillies
3–2
Comstock (2–1)
Oeschger
—
—
42–38
81
July 20
Phillies
1–0
Mayer (6–0)
Hogg
—
—
43–38
82
July 20
Phillies
2–3
Prendergast
Cooper (12–11)
—
—
43–39
83
July 22
Braves
7–2
Sanders (6–8)
Nehf
Cooper (3)
—
44–39
84
July 24
@ Robins
3–1
Comstock (3–1)
Marquard
—
—
45–39
85
July 25
@ Robins
0–10
Grimes
Slapnicka (1–3)
—
—
45–40
86
July 25
@ Robins
2–6
Coombs
Cooper (12–12)
—
—
45–41
87
July 26
@ Robins
3–4
Cheney
Sanders (6–9)
—
—
45–42
88
July 27
@ Giants
8–4
Miller (8–5)
Demaree
Comstock (2)
—
46–42
89
July 29
@ Giants
4–2
Cooper (13–12)
Perritt
—
—
47–42
90
July 31
@ Giants
0–1
Causey
Comstock (3–2)
—
—
47–43
91
July 31
@ Giants
4–2
Adams (1–0)
Steele
—
—
48–43
August: 16–15 (Home: 9–8; Away: 7–7)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
92
August 1
@ Braves
2–0 (21)
Cooper (14–12)
Nehf
—
—
49–43
93
August 2
@ Braves
2–4
Northrop
Miller (8–6)
—
2,500
49–44
94
August 3
@ Braves
4–3
Comstock (4–2)
George
—
—
50–44
95
August 5
@ Braves
0–1
Rudolph
Adams (1–1)
—
—
50–45
96
August 6
@ Phillies
10–2
Cooper (15–12)
Prendergast
—
—
51–45
97
August 7
@ Phillies
4–2
Mayer (7–0)
Watson
—
1,000
52–45
98
August 8
@ Phillies
1–6
Hogg
Comstock (4–3)
—
—
52–46
99
August 8
@ Phillies
2–8
Jacobs
Slapnicka (1–4)
—
—
52–47
100
August 9
Reds
4–3
Hill (1–0)
Schneider
—
—
53–47
101
August 10
Cubs
3–3 (10)
—
10,000
53–47
102
August 11
@ Cubs
3–5
Douglas
Comstock (4–4)
—
—
53–48
103
August 11
@ Cubs
6–3
Mayer (8–0)
Vaughn
—
—
54–48
104
August 12
@ Cubs
12–1
Hill (2–0)
Martin
—
—
55–48
105
August 13
@ Cubs
1–2
Tyler
Cooper (15–13)
—
—
55–49
106
August 13
@ Cubs
7–2
Miller (9–6)
Douglas
—
—
56–49
107
August 14
@ Cubs
0–2
Vaughn
Comstock (4–5)
—
2,000
56–50
108
August 15
Robins
3–1
Cooper (16–13)
Smith
—
—
57–50
109
August 16
Robins
1–5
Cheney
Mayer (8–1)
—
—
57–51
110
August 17
Robins
0–2
Grimes
Hill (2–1)
—
8,000
57–52
111
August 17
Robins
2–1
Miller (10–6)
Robertson
—
8,000
58–52
112
August 19
Giants
8–1
Comstock (5–5)
Causey
—
—
59–52
113
August 19
Giants
1–2
Toney
Cooper (16–14)
—
—
59–53
114
August 20
Giants
10–2
Mayer (9–1)
Steele
—
—
60–53
115
August 21
Braves
3–2
Miller (11–6)
Nehf
—
—
61–53
116
August 22
Braves
3–0
Sanders (7–9)
Rudolph
—
—
62–53
117
August 23
Braves
0–5
Northrop
Hill (2–2)
—
—
62–54
118
August 24
Phillies
4–3
Cooper (17–14)
Jacobs
—
—
63–54
119
August 24
Phillies
4–7
Hogg
Mayer (9–2)
—
—
63–55
120
August 27
Phillies
6–7
Prendergast
Comstock (5–6)
Hogg
—
63–56
121
August 27
Phillies
2–8
Watson
Miller (11–7)
—
—
63–57
122
August 29
Cardinals
1–0
Cooper (18–14)
Doak
—
—
64–57
123
August 29
Cardinals
1–4
Sherdel
Mayer (9–3)
—
—
64–58
September: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–1)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
124
September 1
@ Cubs
0–4
Tyler
Hill (2–3)
—
—
64–59
125
September 2
Cubs
3–4
Martin
Miller (11–8)
—
4,000
64–60
126
September 2
Cubs
3–2
Cooper (19–14)
Hendrix
—
9,000
65–60
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Opening Day lineup
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1918 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Player stats
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Starters by position
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
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Starting pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
References
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External links
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