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1918 Philadelphia Phillies Season
The following lists the events of the 1918 Philadelphia Phillies season. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster 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'' Other batters ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Pitching Starting pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Other pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Relief pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' External links1918 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference Philadelphia Phillies seasons Philadelphia Phillies se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baker Bowl
National League Park, commonly referred to as the Baker Bowl after 1923, was a baseball stadium and home to the Philadelphia Phillies from 1887 until 1938, and first home field of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1933 to 1935. It opened in 1887 with a capacity of 12,500, burned down in 1894, and was rebuilt in 1895 as the first ballpark constructed primarily of steel and brick, and first with a cantilevered upper deck. The ballpark's first base line ran parallel to Huntingdon Street; right field to center field parallel to Broad Street (Philadelphia), North Broad Street; center field to left field parallel to Lehigh Avenue; and the third base line parallel to 15th Street. The stadium was demolished in 1950. 1887 construction and 1894 fire The Phillies had played at Recreation Park (Philadelphia), Recreation Park since their first season in 1883. Phillies owners Al Reach and John Rogers (baseball), John Rogers built the new National League Park at a cost of $80,000 with a capacity of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Burns (baseball)
Edward James Burns (October 31, 1887 – June 1, 1942) was an American professional baseball player. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1912 until 1918, for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, primarily as a catcher Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei .... Burns died on June 1, 1942. He is buried at San Carlos Cemetery in Monterey, California. References External links Major League Baseball catchers St. Louis Cardinals players Philadelphia Phillies players Alameda Encinals players Oakland Commuters players Sacramento Sacts players Tacoma Tigers players Montreal Royals players Saint Mary's Gaels baseball coaches Saint Mary's Gaels baseball players Baseball players from San Francisco 1887 births 1942 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Possum Whitted
George Bostic "Possum" Whitted (February 4, 1890 – October 16, 1962) was an American professional baseball outfielder and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1912 to 1922 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Brooklyn Robins. Baseball career Whitted was the first rookie in history to start at every position (except pitcher and catcher) during the season. In 1914, after being traded from the Cardinals to Boston, Whitted was a member of the Braves team that went from last place to first place in two months, becoming the first team to win a pennant after being in last place on the Fourth of July. The team then went on to defeat Connie Mack's heavily favored Philadelphia Athletics in the 1914 World Series. During the 1914 season, Whitted played every position for the Braves except for catcher and pitcher. Whitted then played for the Phillies in 1915, which won the National League (NL) pennant. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ty Pickup
Clarence William "Ty" Pickup (October 29, 1897 – August 2, 1974) was an American professional baseball player. He played one game for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1918."Ty Pickup Statistics and History" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012. Career Pickup was born in , in 1897. He started his professional baseball career in 1918. That season, he played in his first and only game on April 30 for the Philadelphia Phillies. Pickup[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Meusel
Emil Frederick "Irish" Meusel (June 9, 1893 – March 1, 1963) was an American baseball left fielder. He played in the major leagues between 1914 and 1927 for the Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Robins. With the Giants, he played in four consecutive World Series in the early 1920s. He was the brother of major league player Bob Meusel. Early life Meusel was born in Oakland, California, and he attended Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles. He was of German and French ancestry; he acquired the nickname "Irish" because his pale skin and red hair reminded people of an Irish person. After playing minor league baseball in the Pacific Coast League (PCL), Meusel had his contract purchased by the Washington Senators in 1914, He played one major league game for the Senators that year, but he spent most of the season on loan to the Elmira club of the New York State League. He was one of the best players in that league, finishing first in runs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Fitzgerald (outfielder)
Justin Howard "Mike" Fitzgerald (June 26, 1891 to January 17, 1945) was a Major League Baseball player. Fitzgerald played for the New York Highlanders in and the Philadelphia Phillies . He batted and threw right-handed In human biology, handedness is an individual's preferential use of one hand, known as the dominant hand, due to it being stronger, faster or more dextrous. The other hand, comparatively often the weaker, less dextrous or simply less subjecti .... He was born and died in San Mateo, California. References External links 1891 births 1945 deaths Brooklyn Dodgers scouts Jersey City Skeeters players Major League Baseball outfielders New York Highlanders players Baseball players from San Mateo, California Philadelphia Phillies players Portland Beavers players Sacramento Senators players Sacramento Solons managers San Francisco Seals (baseball) players Santa Clara Broncos baseball coaches Sioux City Packers players {{US-baseball-outfiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavvy Cravath
Clifford Carlton "Gavvy" Cravath (March 23, 1881 – May 23, 1963), also nicknamed "Cactus", was an American right fielder and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies. One of the sport's most prolific power hitters of the dead-ball era, in the eight years from 1913 to 1920 he led the National League in home runs six times, in runs batted in, total bases and slugging percentage twice each, and in hits, runs and walks once each. He led the NL in several offensive categories in as the Phillies won the first pennant in the team's 33-year history, and he held the team's career home run record from 1917 to 1924. He is one of eight players to lead the majors in home runs for a season six times in a career. However, he played his home games at Baker Bowl, a park that was notoriously favorable to batting statistics. Cravath hit 92 career homers at Baker Bowl while he had 25 homers in all his games away from home. Moreover, he was an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milt Stock
Milton Joseph Stock (July 11, 1893 – July 16, 1977) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1913 through 1926. The Chicago native played for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Robins and St. Louis Cardinals. Over 14 MLB seasons, he played in 1,628 games and amassed 1,806 hits, with a .289 lifetime batting average and 155 stolen bases. Stock stood tall, weighed and threw and batted right-handed. Playing career Stock's first full season was in 1914 with the New York Giants. He was traded the Philadelphia Phillies before the 1915 season and helped them win that year's National League pennant. In the 1915 World Series, Stock went 2-for-17, with the Phillies losing to the Boston Red Sox in five games. It was his only World Series appearance as an active player. Stock was traded to the Cardinals before the season. He responded by hitting .307 that year with a career-best .371 on-base percentage, leading the team with 49 walks. In 1920 he led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Pearce (baseball)
Harry James Pearce (July 12, 1889 – January 8, 1942) was a Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ... second baseman who played for the Philadelphia Phillies from to . External links 1889 births 1942 deaths Philadelphia Phillies players Major League Baseball third basemen Baseball players from Pennsylvania Dayton Veterans players Jersey City Skeeters players Wilmington Chicks players {{baseball-third-baseman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patsy McGaffigan
Mark Andrew "Patsy" McGaffigan (September 12, 1888 – December 22, 1940) was a Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists wh ... who played for two seasons. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 73 total games in 1917 and 1918. External links 1888 births 1940 deaths Philadelphia Phillies players Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball shortstops Baseball players from Illinois Pekin Celestials players Peoria Distillers players Dubuque Hustlers players Keokuk Indians players Lincoln Tigers players Vernon Tigers players Richmond Virginians (minor league) players Sacramento Senators players Oakland Oaks (baseball) players Salt Lake City Bees players Columbus Senators players Shreveport Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Luderus
Frederick William Luderus (September 12, 1885 – January 5, 1961) was an American professional baseball player who played first base in the major leagues from 1909 to 1920 for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs. Luderus was a member of the 1915 Phillies team that won the National League pennant. He was the first Phillie to hit a home run in the World Series. He rebuilt his home in Three Lakes, Wisconsin, with the help of architect, neighbor and Phillies teammate Cy Williams. Retrieved 2018-10-11. In a 12-year, 1346-game major league career, Luderus compiled a .277 |
Ed Hemingway
Edson Marshall Hemingway (May 8, 1893 – July 5, 1969) was a professional baseball player. He was a catcher over parts of three seasons (1914, 1917–18) with the St. Louis Browns, New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies. For his career, he compiled a .225 batting average in 138 at-bats, with 13 runs batted in. He was born in Sheridan, Michigan and died in Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ... at the age of 76. External links 1893 births 1969 deaths St. Louis Browns players New York Giants (NL) players Philadelphia Phillies players Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball third basemen Baseball players from Michigan Nashville Vols players Birmingham Barons players Memphis Chickasaws players Houston Buffaloe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
