| Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Season: | 1918 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Forbes Field |
| City: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] |
| Owners: | Barney Dreyfuss |
| Managers: | Hugo Bezdek |
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.
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 1 || April 16 || @ Reds || 0–2 || Schneider || Cooper (0–1) || — || — || 0–1|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 2 || April 17 || @ Reds || 8–1 || Hamilton (1–0) || Regan || — || — || 1–1|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 3 || April 18 || @ Reds || 6–7 || Conley || Harmon (0–1) || — || — || 1–2|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 4 || April 22 || @ Cardinals || 5–1 || Hamilton (2–0) || Packard || — || — || 2–2|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 5 || April 23 || @ Cardinals || 5–6 || May || Sanders (0–1) || — || — || 2–3|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 6 || April 25 || Reds || 1–0 || Miller (1–0) || Schneider || — || — || 3–3|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 7 || April 26 || Reds || 7–1 || Hamilton (3–0) || Eller || — || — || 4–3|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || April 27 || Reds || 2–4 || Bressler || Sanders (0–2) || — || — || 4–4|-|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 9 || May 1 || @ Cubs || 3–5 || Vaughn || Carlson (0–1) || — || — || 4–5|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 10 || May 2 || Cardinals || 1–0 || Hamilton (4–0) || Ames || — || — || 5–5|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 11 || May 3 || Cardinals || 2–6 || Doak || Miller (1–1) || — || — || 5–6|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 12 || May 4 || Cardinals || 5–4 (10) || Cooper (1–1) || Sherdel || — || — || 6–6|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 13 || May 5 || @ Reds || 1–3 || Toney || Jacobs (0–1) || — || — || 6–7|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 14 || May 5 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Harmon (1–1) || Schneider || Steele (1) || — || 7–7|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 15 || May 6 || Cubs || 7–2 || Hamilton (5–0) || Hendrix || — || — || 8–7|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 16 || May 7 || Cubs || 2–1 || Miller (2–1) || Weaver || — || — || 9–7|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 17 || May 8 || Cubs || 1–8 || Tyler || Cooper (1–2) || — || — || 9–8|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 18 || May 9 || Cubs || 2–6 || Vaughn || Sanders (0–3) || — || — || 9–9|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 19 || May 10 || Giants || 4–2 || Hamilton (6–0) || Benton || — || — || 10–9|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 20 || May 11 || Giants || 2–0 || Cooper (2–2) || Sallee || — || 13,000 || 11–9|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 21 || May 14 || Giants || 2–3 || Barnes || Miller (2–2) || — || — || 11–10|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 22 || May 15 || Robins || 1–5 || Marquard || Cooper (2–3) || — || — || 11–11|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 23 || May 16 || Robins || 4–3 || Sanders (1–3) || Coombs || — || — || 12–11|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 24 || May 17 || Robins || 4–7 || Cheney || Harmon (1–2) || — || — || 12–12|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 25 || May 18 || Robins || 11–4 || Miller (3–2) || Griner || — || 4,000 || 13–12|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 26 || May 20 || Phillies || 5–1 || Cooper (3–3) || Prendergast || — || — || 14–12|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 27 || May 22 || Phillies || 6–5 (12) || Cooper (4–3) || Oeschger || — || — || 15–12|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 28 || May 23 || Phillies || 2–3 || Mayer || Miller (3–3) || — || — || 15–13|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 29 || May 24 || Braves || 3–6 || Ragan || Steele (0–1) || — || — || 15–14|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 30 || May 27 || Braves || 1–2 || Nehf || Cooper (4–4) || — || — || 15–15|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 31 || May 28 || Braves || 2–6 || Hearn || Sanders (1–4) || — || — || 15–16|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 32 || May 30 || Cardinals || 8–0 || Miller (4–3) || Packard || — || — || 16–16|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 33 || May 30 || Cardinals || 0–4 || Doak || Harmon (1–3) || — || — || 16–17|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 34 || May 31 || Cardinals || 12–7 || Steele (1–1) || Horstmann || Sanders (1) || — || 17–17|-|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 35 || June 1 || @ Giants || 0–2 || Perritt || Cooper (4–5) || — || — || 17–18|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 36 || June 3 || @ Giants || 3–2 || Miller (5–3) || Tesreau || — || — || 18–18|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 37 || June 4 || @ Giants || 1–2 || Sallee || Harmon (1–4) || — || — || 18–19|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 38 || June 5 || @ Giants || 3–4 || Causey || Cooper (4–6) || — || — || 18–20|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 39 || June 6 || @ Robins || 0–1 || Marquard || Sanders (1–5) || — || — || 18–21|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 40 || June 8 || @ Robins || 7–1 || Miller (6–3) || Cheney || — || — || 19–21|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 41 || June 8 || @ Robins || 1–2 (12) || Coombs || Sanders (1–6) || — || — || 19–22|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 42 || June 10 || @ Robins || 0–2 || Grimes || Cooper (4–7) || — || — || 19–23|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 43 || June 11 || @ Braves || 3–2 (16) || Sanders (2–6) || Hearn || — || — || 20–23|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 44 || June 12 || @ Braves || 0–1 || Fillingim || Miller (6–4) || — || — || 20–24|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 45 || June 13 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Nehf || Harmon (1–5) || — || — || 20–25|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 46 || June 14 || @ Braves || 6–7 || Rudolph || Cooper (4–8) || — || — || 20–26|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 47 || June 15 || @ Phillies || 1–6 || Oeschger || Sanders (2–7) || — || — || 20–27|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 48 || June 17 || @ Phillies || 8–9 (10) || Watson || Steele (1–2) || — || — || 20–28|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 49 || June 18 || @ Phillies || 0–1 || Hogg || Cooper (4–9) || — || — || 20–29|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 50 || June 19 || Cubs || 0–1 || Douglas || Harmon (1–6) || — || — || 20–30|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 51 || June 20 || Cubs || 3–1 || Sanders (3–7) || Hendrix || Cooper (1) || — || 21–30|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 52 || June 21 || Cubs || 3–0 || Steele (2–2) || Tyler || — || — || 22–30|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 53 || June 22 || Cubs || 2–5 || Vaughn || Cooper (4–10) || — || — || 22–31|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 54 || June 23 || @ Reds || 4–1 || Mayer (1–0) || Toney || — || — || 23–31|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 55 || June 23 || @ Reds || 15–1 || Harmon (2–6) || Toney || — || — || 24–31|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 56 || June 24 || @ Reds || 7–2 || Miller (7–4) || Schneider || — || — || 25–31|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 57 || June 27 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 || Cooper (5–10) || Doak || — || — || 26–31|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 58 || June 28 || @ Cardinals || 1–8 || Meadows || Harmon (2–7) || — || — || 26–32|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 59 || June 29 || @ Cardinals || 5–1 || Mayer (2–0) || Johnson || — || — || 27–32|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 60 || June 29 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 || Sherdel || Miller (7–5) || — || — || 27–33|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 61 || June 30 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Ames || Steele (2–3) || — || — || 27–34|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 62 || June 30 || @ Cardinals || 5–4 (11) || Cooper (6–10) || Doak || — || — || 28–34|-|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 63 || July 2 || Reds || 7–6 (10) || Cooper (7–10) || Regan || — || — || 29–34|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 64 || July 3 || Reds || 8–5 || Comstock (1–0) || Schneider || Cooper (2) || — || 30–34|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 65 || July 4 || Reds || 1–0 (11) || Sanders (4–7) || Ring || — || — || 31–34|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 66 || July 4 || Reds || 8–4 || Cooper (8–10) || Eller || — || — || 32–34|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 67 || July 5 || Giants || 10–4 || Slapnicka (1–0) || Schupp || — || — || 33–34|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 68 || July 6 || Braves || 17–1 || Mayer (3–0) || Rudolph || — || — || 34–34|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 69 || July 6 || Braves || 5–4 || Sanders (5–7) || Fillingim || Comstock (1) || — || 35–34|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 70 || July 8 || Braves || 0–5 || Ragan || Comstock (1–1) || — || — || 35–35|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 71 || July 9 || Braves || 7–2 || Cooper (9–10) || Fillingim || — || — || 36–35|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 72 || July 10 || Giants || 4–9 || Demaree || Slapnicka (1–1) || — || — || 36–36|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 73 || July 11 || Giants || 5–4 || Mayer (4–0) || Smith || — || — || 37–36|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 74 || July 13 || Giants || 5–4 || Cooper (10–10) || Perritt || — || — || 38–36|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 75 || July 13 || Giants || 1–8 || Causey || Sanders (5–8) || — || — || 38–37|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 76 || July 15 || Robins || 6–5 || Mayer (5–0) || Marquard || — || — || 39–37|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 77 || July 16 || Robins || 7–6 || Cooper (11–10) || Grimes || — || — || 40–37|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 78 || July 17 || Robins || 5–4 (11) || Cooper (12–10) || Robertson || — || — || 41–37|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 79 || July 18 || Phillies || 0–1 (13) || Jacobs || Slapnicka (1–2) || — || — || 41–38|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 80 || July 19 || Phillies || 3–2 || Comstock (2–1) || Oeschger || — || — || 42–38|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 81 || July 20 || Phillies || 1–0 || Mayer (6–0) || Hogg || — || — || 43–38|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 82 || July 20 || Phillies || 2–3 || Prendergast || Cooper (12–11) || — || — || 43–39|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 83 || July 22 || Braves || 7–2 || Sanders (6–8) || Nehf || Cooper (3) || — || 44–39|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 84 || July 24 || @ Robins || 3–1 || Comstock (3–1) || Marquard || — || — || 45–39|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 85 || July 25 || @ Robins || 0–10 || Grimes || Slapnicka (1–3) || — || — || 45–40|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 86 || July 25 || @ Robins || 2–6 || Coombs || Cooper (12–12) || — || — || 45–41|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 87 || July 26 || @ Robins || 3–4 || Cheney || Sanders (6–9) || — || — || 45–42|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 88 || July 27 || @ Giants || 8–4 || Miller (8–5) || Demaree || Comstock (2) || — || 46–42|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 89 || July 29 || @ Giants || 4–2 || Cooper (13–12) || Perritt || — || — || 47–42|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 90 || July 31 || @ Giants || 0–1 || Causey || Comstock (3–2) || — || — || 47–43|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 91 || July 31 || @ Giants || 4–2 || Adams (1–0) || Steele || — || — || 48–43|-|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 92 || August 1 || @ Braves || 2–0 (21) || Cooper (14–12) || Nehf || — || — || 49–43|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 93 || August 2 || @ Braves || 2–4 || Northrop || Miller (8–6) || — || 2,500 || 49–44|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 94 || August 3 || @ Braves || 4–3 || Comstock (4–2) || George || — || — || 50–44|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 95 || August 5 || @ Braves || 0–1 || Rudolph || Adams (1–1) || — || — || 50–45|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 96 || August 6 || @ Phillies || 10–2 || Cooper (15–12) || Prendergast || — || — || 51–45|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 97 || August 7 || @ Phillies || 4–2 || Mayer (7–0) || Watson || — || 1,000 || 52–45|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 98 || August 8 || @ Phillies || 1–6 || Hogg || Comstock (4–3) || — || — || 52–46|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 99 || August 8 || @ Phillies || 2–8 || Jacobs || Slapnicka (1–4) || — || — || 52–47|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 100 || August 9 || Reds || 4–3 || Hill (1–0) || Schneider || — || — || 53–47|- bgcolor="ffffff"| 101 || August 10 || Cubs || 3–3 (10) || || || — || 10,000 || 53–47|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 102 || August 11 || @ Cubs || 3–5 || Douglas || Comstock (4–4) || — || — || 53–48|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 103 || August 11 || @ Cubs || 6–3 || Mayer (8–0) || Vaughn || — || — || 54–48|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 104 || August 12 || @ Cubs || 12–1 || Hill (2–0) || Martin || — || — || 55–48|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 105 || August 13 || @ Cubs || 1–2 || Tyler || Cooper (15–13) || — || — || 55–49|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 106 || August 13 || @ Cubs || 7–2 || Miller (9–6) || Douglas || — || — || 56–49|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 107 || August 14 || @ Cubs || 0–2 || Vaughn || Comstock (4–5) || — || 2,000 || 56–50|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 108 || August 15 || Robins || 3–1 || Cooper (16–13) || Smith || — || — || 57–50|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 109 || August 16 || Robins || 1–5 || Cheney || Mayer (8–1) || — || — || 57–51|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 110 || August 17 || Robins || 0–2 || Grimes || Hill (2–1) || — || 8,000 || 57–52|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 111 || August 17 || Robins || 2–1 || Miller (10–6) || Robertson || — || 8,000 || 58–52|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 112 || August 19 || Giants || 8–1 || Comstock (5–5) || Causey || — || — || 59–52|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 113 || August 19 || Giants || 1–2 || Toney || Cooper (16–14) || — || — || 59–53|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 114 || August 20 || Giants || 10–2 || Mayer (9–1) || Steele || — || — || 60–53|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 115 || August 21 || Braves || 3–2 || Miller (11–6) || Nehf || — || — || 61–53|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 116 || August 22 || Braves || 3–0 || Sanders (7–9) || Rudolph || — || — || 62–53|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 117 || August 23 || Braves || 0–5 || Northrop || Hill (2–2) || — || — || 62–54|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 118 || August 24 || Phillies || 4–3 || Cooper (17–14) || Jacobs || — || — || 63–54|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 119 || August 24 || Phillies || 4–7 || Hogg || Mayer (9–2) || — || — || 63–55|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 120 || August 27 || Phillies || 6–7 || Prendergast || Comstock (5–6) || Hogg || — || 63–56|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 121 || August 27 || Phillies || 2–8 || Watson || Miller (11–7) || — || — || 63–57|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 122 || August 29 || Cardinals || 1–0 || Cooper (18–14) || Doak || — || — || 64–57|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 123 || August 29 || Cardinals || 1–4 || Sherdel || Mayer (9–3) || — || — || 64–58|-|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 124 || September 1 || @ Cubs || 0–4 || Tyler || Hill (2–3) || — || — || 64–59|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 125 || September 2 || Cubs || 3–4 || Martin || Miller (11–8) || — || 4,000 || 64–60|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 126 || September 2 || Cubs || 3–2 || Cooper (19–14) || Hendrix || — || 9,000 || 65–60|-|-| Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie
Bold = Pirates team member
| 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | 105 | 323 | 77 | .238 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 1B | 119 | 432 | 116 | .269 | 0 | 45 | ||
| 2B | 126 | 463 | 132 | .285 | 5 | 68 | ||
| SS | 80 | 303 | 71 | .234 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 3B | 126 | 435 | 111 | .255 | 2 | 43 | ||
| OF | 64 | 246 | 84 | .341 | 2 | 43 | ||
| OF | 92 | 310 | 79 | .255 | 1 | 19 | ||
| OF | 126 | 468 | 128 | .274 | 3 | 48 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 122 | 30 | .246 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 36 | 112 | 26 | .232 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 50 | 111 | 26 | .234 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 27 | 91 | 18 | .198 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 26 | 77 | 10 | .130 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 30 | 72 | 14 | .194 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 24 | 58 | 9 | .155 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 21 | 36 | 7 | .194 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 273.1 | 19 | 14 | 2.11 | 117 | |
| 23 | 170.1 | 11 | 8 | 2.38 | 47 | |
| 15 | 123.1 | 9 | 3 | 2.26 | 25 | |
| 6 | 54.0 | 6 | 0 | 0.83 | 20 | |
| 7 | 49.1 | 1 | 4 | 4.74 | 3 | |
| 3 | 22.2 | 1 | 1 | 1.19 | 6 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 156.0 | 7 | 9 | 2.60 | 55 | |
| 16 | 82.1 | 2 | 7 | 2.62 | 7 | |
| 15 | 81.0 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 | 44 | |
| 10 | 49.0 | 2 | 3 | 3.31 | 21 | |
| 6 | 43.2 | 2 | 3 | 1.24 | 15 | |
| 8 | 23.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 2 | |
| 3 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.75 | 5 | |