The 1918 Brooklyn Robins finished the season in fifth place.
Offseason
* January 9, 1918:
Casey Stengel
Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel (; July 30, 1890 – September 29, 1975) was an American Major League Baseball right fielder and manager, best known as the manager of the championship New York Yankees of the 1950s and later, the expansion New Y ...
and
George Cutshaw
George William Cutshaw (July 29, 1886 – August 22, 1973), nicknamed "Clancy", was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1912 to 1923 for the Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins, Pit ...
were traded by the Robins to the
Pittsburgh Pirates for
Chuck Ward
Charles William Ward (July 30, 1894 in St. Louis, Missouri – April 4, 1969 in Indian Rocks, Florida), was a professional baseball player who played shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1917 and the Brooklyn Robins from 1918 to 1922.
External ...
,
Burleigh Grimes
Burleigh Arland Grimes (August 18, 1893 – December 6, 1985) was an American professional baseball player and manager, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball. Grimes made the most of this advantage, as well as his unshav ...
and
Al Mamaux.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
* July 15, 1918:
George Smith was purchased by the Robins from the
New York Giants.
[George Smith page at Baseball Reference]
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* August 21, 1918: Jimmy Archer
James Patrick Archer (May 13, 1883 – March 29, 1958) was an Irish-born catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who spent nearly his entire career with four National League teams, primarily the Chicago Cubs, for whom he played from 1909 to 191 ...
was purchased from the Robins by the Cincinnati Reds.Jimmy Archer page at Baseball Reference
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* October 1918: George Smith was purchased from the Robins by the New York Giants.[
]
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''
References
External links
Baseball-Reference season pageBaseball Almanac season pageAcme Dodgers page
Retrosheet1918 Brooklyn Robins uniform
Brooklyn Dodgers seasons
Brooklyn Robins season
Brooklyn Robins
1910s in Brooklyn
Flatbush, Brooklyn
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