1918 Boston Red Sox Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 75-51
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 249,513, Avg. 5,253
Ballpark: Fenway Park I
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated Chicago Cubs 4-2
Manager: Ed Barrow (75-51)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1918 Boston Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 75-51
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 249,513, Avg. 5,253
Ballpark: Fenway Park I
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated Chicago Cubs 4-2
Manager: Ed Barrow (75-51)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1918 Boston Red Sox Roster
The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1918 season with a record of 75 wins and 51 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Red Sox led the league with just 380 runs allowed. Boston scored 474 runs. Babe Ruth paced the team with 11 home runs and recorded 66 runs batted in. Harry Hooper topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .289. Carl Mays paced the squad with 21 wins, while Bullet Joe Bush and Sad Sam Jones added 15 or more wins, too Bullet Joe Bush registered a 2.11 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Ed Barrow coached the team. The 1918 Boston Red Sox won the World Series.
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Regular Season Runs For: 474
Regular Season Runs Against: 380
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15, 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 16, 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 17, 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 19, 1918 | New York Yankees 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 4-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | ||
| April 19, 1918 | New York Yankees 5 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 5-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 | ||
| April 20, 1918 | New York Yankees 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 6-0 | 0-0 | 6-0 | ||
| April 22, 1918 | New York Yankees 11 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 6-1 | 0-0 | 6-1 | ||
| April 23, 1918 | New York Yankees 0 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 7-1 | 0-0 | 7-1 | ||
| April 24, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 7-1 | 0-1 | 7-2 | ||
| April 25, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 7-1 | 1-1 | 8-2 | ||
| April 26, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 7-1 | 2-1 | 9-2 | ||
| April 27, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 7-1 | 3-1 | 10-2 | ||
| April 30, 1918 | Washington Senators 1 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 8-1 | 3-1 | 11-2 | ||
| May 1, 1918 | Washington Senators 5 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 8-2 | 3-1 | 11-3 | ||
| May 2, 1918 | Washington Senators 1 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 9-2 | 3-1 | 12-3 | ||
| May 3, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 2 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 9-2 | 3-2 | 12-4 | ||
| May 4, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 9-2 | 3-3 | 12-5 | ||
| May 6, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 10 | L | 9-2 | 3-4 | 12-6 | ||
| May 7, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 9-2 | 3-5 | 12-7 | ||
| May 8, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Washington Senators 14 | L | 9-2 | 3-6 | 12-8 | ||
| May 9, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 9-2 | 3-7 | 12-9 | ||
| May 10, 1918 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 10-2 | 3-7 | 13-9 | ||
| May 11, 1918 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 10-3 | 3-7 | 13-10 | ||
| May 13, 1918 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 11-3 | 3-7 | 14-10 | ||
| May 15, 1918 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 12-3 | 3-7 | 15-10 | ||
| May 16, 1918 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 13-3 | 3-7 | 16-10 | ||
| May 17, 1918 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Boston Red Sox 11 | W | 14-3 | 3-7 | 17-10 | ||
| May 18, 1918 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 15-3 | 3-7 | 18-10 | ||
| May 20, 1918 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 11 | W | 16-3 | 3-7 | 19-10 | ||
| May 21, 1918 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 16-4 | 3-7 | 19-11 | ||
| May 23, 1918 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 16-5 | 3-7 | 19-12 | ||
| May 24, 1918 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 17-5 | 3-7 | 20-12 | ||
| May 25, 1918 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 18-5 | 3-7 | 21-12 | ||
| May 27, 1918 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 18-6 | 3-7 | 21-13 | ||
| May 28, 1918 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 19-6 | 3-7 | 22-13 | ||
| May 29, 1918 | Washington Senators 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 20-6 | 3-7 | 23-13 | ||
| May 29, 1918 | Washington Senators 0 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 21-6 | 3-7 | 24-13 | ||
| May 30, 1918 | Washington Senators 1 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 22-6 | 3-7 | 25-13 | ||
| May 30, 1918 | Washington Senators 4 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 22-7 | 3-7 | 25-14 | ||
| June 1, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 22-7 | 3-8 | 25-15 | ||
| June 2, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 22-7 | 3-9 | 25-16 | ||
| June 3, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 22-7 | 4-9 | 26-16 | ||
| June 4, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 22-7 | 5-9 | 27-16 | ||
| June 5, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 22-7 | 5-10 | 27-17 | ||
| June 6, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 22-7 | 6-10 | 28-17 | ||
| June 7, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 14 | L | 22-7 | 6-11 | 28-18 | ||
| June 8, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 22-7 | 6-12 | 28-19 | ||
| June 9, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 22-7 | 7-12 | 29-19 | ||
| June 10, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 22-7 | 8-12 | 30-19 | ||
| June 11, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 22-7 | 8-13 | 30-20 | ||
| June 12, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 22-7 | 9-13 | 31-20 | ||
| June 13, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 22-7 | 10-13 | 32-20 | ||
| June 14, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 4 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 22-7 | 10-14 | 32-21 | ||
| June 15, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 8 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 22-7 | 11-14 | 33-21 | ||
| June 16, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 1 at St. Louis Browns 2 | L | 22-7 | 11-15 | 33-22 | ||
| June 17, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 8 at St. Louis Browns 0 | W | 22-7 | 12-15 | 34-22 | ||
| June 19, 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 22-8 | 12-15 | 34-23 | ||
| June 20, 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 23-8 | 12-15 | 35-23 | ||
| June 20, 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 23-9 | 12-15 | 35-24 | ||
| June 21, 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 13 | W | 24-9 | 12-15 | 36-24 | ||
| June 24, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 2 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 24-9 | 12-16 | 36-25 | ||
| June 25, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 7 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 24-9 | 13-16 | 37-25 | ||
| June 26, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 1 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 24-9 | 13-17 | 37-26 | ||
| June 27, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 24-9 | 13-18 | 37-27 | ||
| June 28, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 24-9 | 13-19 | 37-28 | ||
| June 29, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 24-9 | 14-19 | 38-28 | ||
| June 30, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 24-9 | 15-19 | 39-28 | ||
| July 2, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 24-9 | 15-20 | 39-29 | ||
| July 3, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 24-9 | 15-21 | 39-30 | ||
| July 4, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 24-9 | 15-22 | 39-31 | ||
| July 4, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 24-9 | 16-22 | 40-31 | ||
| July 5, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 24-9 | 17-22 | 41-31 | ||
| July 6, 1918 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 25-9 | 17-22 | 42-31 | ||
| July 8, 1918 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 26-9 | 17-22 | 43-31 | ||
| July 8, 1918 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 26-10 | 17-22 | 43-32 | ||
| July 9, 1918 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 27-10 | 17-22 | 44-32 | ||
| July 10, 1918 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 28-10 | 17-22 | 45-32 | ||
| July 11, 1918 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 29-10 | 17-22 | 46-32 | ||
| July 12, 1918 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 30-10 | 17-22 | 47-32 | ||
| July 13, 1918 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 30-11 | 17-22 | 47-33 | ||
| July 15, 1918 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 31-11 | 17-22 | 48-33 | ||
| July 16, 1918 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 32-11 | 17-22 | 49-33 | ||
| July 17, 1918 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 33-11 | 17-22 | 50-33 | ||
| July 17, 1918 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 34-11 | 17-22 | 51-33 | ||
| July 18, 1918 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 34-12 | 17-22 | 51-34 | ||
| July 19, 1918 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 35-12 | 17-22 | 52-34 | ||
| July 20, 1918 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 36-12 | 17-22 | 53-34 | ||
| July 22, 1918 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 37-12 | 17-22 | 54-34 | ||
| July 22, 1918 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 38-12 | 17-22 | 55-34 | ||
| July 25, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 38-12 | 17-23 | 55-35 | ||
| July 26, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 38-12 | 17-24 | 55-36 | ||
| July 27, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 38-12 | 18-24 | 56-36 | ||
| July 28, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Chicago White Sox 8 | L | 38-12 | 18-25 | 56-37 | ||
| July 29, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 3 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 38-12 | 19-25 | 57-37 | ||
| July 30, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 11 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 38-12 | 20-25 | 58-37 | ||
| July 31, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 8 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 38-12 | 21-25 | 59-37 | ||
| August 1, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 2 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 38-12 | 22-25 | 60-37 | ||
| August 2, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 38-12 | 22-26 | 60-38 | ||
| August 3, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 38-12 | 22-27 | 60-39 | ||
| August 4, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 38-12 | 22-28 | 60-40 | ||
| August 4, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 38-12 | 23-28 | 61-40 | ||
| August 6, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 38-12 | 24-28 | 62-40 | ||
| August 7, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Detroit Tigers 11 | L | 38-12 | 24-29 | 62-41 | ||
| August 8, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 38-12 | 25-29 | 63-41 | ||
| August 10, 1918 | New York Yankees 5 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 38-13 | 25-29 | 63-42 | ||
| August 10, 1918 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 38-14 | 25-29 | 63-43 | ||
| August 12, 1918 | New York Yankees 2 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 38-15 | 25-29 | 63-44 | ||
| August 14, 1918 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 39-15 | 25-29 | 64-44 | ||
| August 15, 1918 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 39-16 | 25-29 | 64-45 | ||
| August 16, 1918 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 40-16 | 25-29 | 65-45 | ||
| August 17, 1918 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 41-16 | 25-29 | 66-45 | ||
| August 19, 1918 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 42-16 | 25-29 | 67-45 | ||
| August 20, 1918 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 42-17 | 25-29 | 67-46 | ||
| August 21, 1918 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 43-17 | 25-29 | 68-46 | ||
| August 22, 1918 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 43-18 | 25-29 | 68-47 | ||
| August 23, 1918 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 44-18 | 25-29 | 69-47 | ||
| August 24, 1918 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 45-18 | 25-29 | 70-47 | ||
| August 26, 1918 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 45-19 | 25-29 | 70-48 | ||
| August 27, 1918 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 45-20 | 25-29 | 70-49 | ||
| August 28, 1918 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 46-20 | 25-29 | 71-49 | ||
| August 30, 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 47-20 | 25-29 | 72-49 | ||
| August 30, 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 48-20 | 25-29 | 73-49 | ||
| August 31, 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 48-21 | 25-29 | 73-50 | ||
| August 31, 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 49-21 | 25-29 | 74-50 | ||
| September 2, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 49-21 | 26-29 | 75-50 | ||
| September 2, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 49-21 | 26-30 | 75-51 | ||
| October 5, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 6, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 7, 1918 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | ||
| October 9, 1918 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | ||
| October 10, 1918 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | ||
| October 11, 1918 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 |
