1918 World Series - Boston Red Sox over Chicago Cubs (4-2)

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1918 World Series (4-2): Boston Red Sox (75-51) over Chicago Cubs (84-45)

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Series Games

Game 1 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Thursday, September 5, 1918 at Comiskey Park I (Chicago Cubs)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Boston Red Sox               0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0     1  5  0
    Chicago Cubs                 0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     0  6  0

    PITCHERS: BOS - Ruth
              CHC - Vaughn

               WP - Babe Ruth
	       LP - Hippo Vaughn
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: BOS - none
              CHC - none

  ATTENDANCE: 19,274

Game 2 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Friday, September 6, 1918 at Comiskey Park I (Chicago Cubs)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Boston Red Sox               0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1     1  6  1
    Chicago Cubs                 0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  x     3  7  1

    PITCHERS: BOS - Bush
              CHC - Tyler

               WP - Lefty Tyler
	       LP - Bullet Joe Bush
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: BOS - none
              CHC - none

  ATTENDANCE: 20,040

Game 3 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Saturday, September 7, 1918 at Comiskey Park I (Chicago Cubs)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Boston Red Sox               0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0     2  7  0
    Chicago Cubs                 0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0     1  7  1

    PITCHERS: BOS - Mays
              CHC - Vaughn

               WP - Carl Mays
	       LP - Hippo Vaughn
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: BOS - none
              CHC - none

  ATTENDANCE: 27,054

Game 4 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Monday, September 9, 1918 at Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Chicago Cubs                 0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0     2  7  1
    Boston Red Sox               0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  x     3  4  0

    PITCHERS: CHC - Tyler, Douglas (8)
              BOS - Ruth, Bush (9)

               WP - Babe Ruth
	       LP - Phil Douglas
             SAVE - Bullet Joe Bush

   HOME RUNS: CHC - none
              BOS - none

  ATTENDANCE: 22,183

Game 5 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Tuesday, September 10, 1918 at Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Chicago Cubs                 0  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  0     3  7  0
    Boston Red Sox               0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     0  5  0

    PITCHERS: CHC - Vaughn
              BOS - Jones

               WP - Hippo Vaughn
	       LP - Sad Sam Jones
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: CHC - none
              BOS - none

  ATTENDANCE: 24,694

Game 6 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Wednesday, September 11, 1918 at Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Chicago Cubs                 0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0     1  3  2
    Boston Red Sox               0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x     2  5  0

    PITCHERS: CHC - Tyler, Hendrix (8)
              BOS - Mays

               WP - Carl Mays
	       LP - Lefty Tyler
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: CHC - none
              BOS - none

  ATTENDANCE: 15,238

Series Batting Stats

Boston Red Sox Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Sam Agnew	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	72	199	11	33	0	6	0	.166	.427
Bullet Joe Bush	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	36	98	8	27	0	14	0	.276	.664
Jean Dubuc	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	5	6	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.452
Harry Hooper	6	20	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.200	.273	.200	.473	0	2	126	474	81	137	1	44	24	.289	.796
Sad Sam Jones	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	24	57	6	10	0	1	0	.175	.522
Carl Mays	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	0	0	38	104	10	30	0	5	1	.288	.732
Stuffy McInnis	6	20	2	5	0	0	0	1	1	1	.250	.286	.250	.536	0	0	117	423	40	115	0	56	10	.272	.628
Hack Miller	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	12	29	2	8	0	4	0	.276	.621
Babe Ruth	3	5	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	.200	.200	.600	.800	0	0	95	317	50	95	11	66	6	.300	.966
Wally Schang	5	9	1	4	0	0	0	1	2	3	.444	.545	.444	.990	1	1	88	225	36	55	0	20	4	.244	.662
Everett Scott	6	20	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	.100	.143	.100	.243	0	0	126	443	40	98	0	43	11	.221	.510
Dave Shean	6	19	2	4	1	0	0	0	4	3	.211	.348	.263	.611	1	0	115	425	58	112	0	34	11	.264	.646
Amos Strunk	6	23	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	5	.174	.174	.304	.478	0	0	114	413	50	106	0	35	20	.257	.660
Fred Thomas	6	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.118	.167	.118	.284	0	0	44	144	19	37	1	11	4	.257	.637
George Whiteman	6	20	2	5	0	1	0	1	2	1	.250	.348	.350	.698	1	0	71	214	24	57	1	28	9	.266	.681
Totals	61	172	9	32	2	3	0	6	16	21	.186	.259	.233	.492	3	3	126	3982	474	990	15		110	.249	.649

Chicago Cubs Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Turner Barber	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	55	123	11	29	0	10	3	.236	.586
Charlie Deal	6	17	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.176	.176	.176	.353	0	0	119	414	43	99	2	34	11	.239	.569
Phil Douglas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	25	55	2	14	0	5	0	.255	.527
Max Flack	6	19	2	5	0	0	0	0	4	1	.263	.417	.263	.680	1	1	123	478	74	123	4	41	17	.257	.702
Claude Hendrix	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	35	91	14	24	3	17	1	.264	.764
Charlie Hollocher	6	21	2	4	0	1	0	1	1	1	.190	.227	.286	.513	1	0	131	509	72	161	2	38	26	.316	.775
Bill Killefer	6	17	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	.118	.211	.176	.387	0	1	104	331	30	77	0	22	5	.233	.557
Les Mann	6	22	0	5	2	0	0	2	0	0	.227	.261	.318	.579	0	1	129	489	69	141	2	55	21	.288	.727
Bill McCabe	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	29	45	9	8	0	5	2	.178	.467
Fred Merkle	6	18	1	5	0	0	0	1	4	3	.278	.409	.278	.687	0	1	129	482	55	143	3	65	21	.297	.737
Bob O'Farrell	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	52	113	9	32	1	14	0	.283	.772
Dode Paskert	6	21	0	4	1	0	0	2	2	2	.190	.261	.238	.499	0	0	127	461	69	132	3	59	20	.286	.733
Charlie Pick	6	18	2	7	1	0	0	0	1	1	.389	.421	.444	.865	1	1	29	89	13	29	0	12	7	.326	.811
Lefty Tyler	3	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	0	0	38	100	9	21	0	8	0	.210	.495
Hippo Vaughn	3	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	35	96	13	23	0	8	4	.240	.597
Chuck Wortman	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	17	17	4	2	1	3	3	.118	.461
Rollie Zeider	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		1.000			0	0	82	251	31	56	0	26	16	.223	.539
Totals	69	176	10	37	5	1	0	10	18	14	.210	.291	.250	.541	3	5	131	4325	538	1147	21		159	.265	.667

Boston Red Sox Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Bullet Joe Bush	2	1	3.00	0	1	1	1	9.0	7	3	3	0	1.111	36	31	2.11	15	15	2	272.2	241	91	125	1.218
Sad Sam Jones	1	1	3.00	0	1	0	1	9.0	7	3	5	5	1.333	24	21	2.25	16	5	0	184.0	151	70	44	1.201
Carl Mays	2	2	1.00	2	0	0	2	18.0	10	2	3	5	0.722	35	33	2.21	21	13	0	293.1	230	81	114	1.060
Babe Ruth	2	2	1.06	2	0	0	1	17.0	13	2	7	4	1.176	20	19	2.22	13	7	0	166.1	125	49	40	1.046
Totals	7	6	1.70	4	2	1	5	53.0	37	10	18	14	1.038	126	126	2.306	75	51		1120.0	931	380	392	1.171

Chicago Cubs Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Phil Douglas	1	0	0.00	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1.000	25	19	2.13	10	9	2	156.2	145	31	51	1.123
Claude Hendrix	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.000	32	27	2.78	20	7	0	233.0	229	54	86	1.215
Lefty Tyler	3	3	1.17	1	1	0	1	23.0	14	3	11	4	1.087	33	30	2.00	19	8	1	269.1	218	67	102	1.058
Hippo Vaughn	3	3	1.00	1	2	0	3	27.0	17	3	5	17	0.815	35	33	1.74	22	10	0	290.1	216	76	148	1.006
Totals	8	6	1.04	2	4	0	4	52.0	32	6	16	21	0.923	131	131	2.180	84	45		1197.0	1050	296	472	1.124

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