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1918 Boston Red Sox (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1917/1919)
75-51, Finished 1st in American League
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Scored 474 runs, Allowed 380 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 76-50
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        1918 - still the last year Boston actually won a legitimate World Series (without resorting to Steinbrenner-esque brute force strategy).

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1918 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1917/1919)

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December 14, 1917

Traded Vean Gregg, Merlin Kopp, Pinch Thomas, and $60,000 to the Philadelphia Athletics. Received Amos Strunk, Joe Bush, and Wally Schang.

January 10, 1918

Traded a player to be named later, Larry Gardner, and Hick Cady to the Philadelphia Athletics. Received Stuffy McInnis. The Boston Red Sox sent Tilly Walker (February 20, 1918) to the Philadelphia Athletics to complete the trade.

April 1, 1918 (Standings)

Traded Rube Foster to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Dave Shean. Rube Foster refused to report to his new team. The Boston Red Sox sent cash (April 1, 1918) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

Traded Rube Foster to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Dave Shean. Rube Foster refused to report to his new team. The Boston Red Sox sent cash (April 1, 1918) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

August 9, 1918 (Standings)

Purchased Jack Coffey from the Detroit Tigers.

December 18, 1918

Traded Ernie Shore, Duffy Lewis, and Dutch Leonard to the New York Yankees. Received Frank Gilhooley, Slim Love, Ray Caldwell, Roxy Walters, and $15,000.

January, 1919

Sold Sam Agnew to the Washington Senators.

Sold Walter Barbare to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Sold Fred Thomas to the Philadelphia Athletics.

January 17, 1919

Traded Hal Janvrin and cash to the Washington Senators. Received Eddie Ainsmith and George Dumont.

Traded Eddie Ainsmith, Chick Shorten, and Slim Love to the Detroit Tigers. Received Ossie Vitt.

February 28, 1919

Sold Wally Mayer to the St. Louis Browns for $5,000.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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