1918 International League season

The 1918 International League was a Class AA baseball season played between May 8 and September 15. Eight teams played a 130-game schedule, with the first place team winning the pennant.

1918 International League season
League	International League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	May 8 – September 15
Number of games	130
Number of teams	8
International League Pennant
League champions	Toronto Maple Leafs
Runners-up	Binghamton Bingoes

The Toronto Maple Leafs won the International League pennant, finishing in first place, one game ahead of the second place Binghamton Bingoes.

Team changes

• The Montreal Royals leave the league due to their stadium, Atwater Park, burning down.
• The Providence Grays moved to the Eastern League.
• The Richmond Virginians fold.
• The Binghamton Bingoes join the league from the New York State League.
• The Jersey City Skeeters rejoin the league.
• The Syracuse Stars join the league from the New York State League. The team would relocate to Hamilton, Ontario during the season and become the Hamilton Tigers.

Teams

1918 International League
Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore, Maryland	None	Oriole Park
Binghamton Bingoes	Binghamton, New York	None	Johnson Field
Buffalo Bisons	Buffalo, New York	None	Buffalo Baseball Park
Jersey City Skeeters	Jersey City, New Jersey	None	West Side Park
Newark Bears	Newark, New Jersey	None	Harrison Park
Rochester Hustlers	Rochester, New York	None	Bay Street Ball Grounds
Syracuse Stars Hamilton Tigers	Syracuse, New York Hamilton, Ontario	None	Star Park Hamilton AAA Grounds
Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto, Ontario	None	Hanlan's Point Stadium

Map of teams

Baltimore

Bing-
hamton

Buffalo

Hamilton

Jersey City

Newark

Syracuse

Rochester

Toronto

International League teams

Regular season

Standings

International League
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Toronto Maple Leafs	88	39	.693	–
Binghamton Bingoes	85	38	.691	1
Baltimore Orioles	74	53	.583	14
Newark Bears	64	63	.504	24
Rochester Hustlers	60	61	.496	25
Buffalo Bisons	53	68	.438	32
Syracuse Stars/Hamilton Tigers	38	76	.333	43.5
Jersey City Skeeters	30	94	.242	56.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Polly McLarry, Binghamton Bingoes	.385
H	Emmett Mulvey, Baltimore Orioles Otis Lawry, Baltimore Orioles	149
2B	Polly McLarry, Binghamton Bingoes	26
3B	Earl Smith, Rochester Hustlers	14
HR	Fred Lear, Toronto Maple Leafs	5
SB	Otis Lawry, Baltimore Orioles	35

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Ralph Worrell, Baltimore Orioles	25
L	Godfrey Brogan, Rochester Hustlers	18
ERA	Harry Heitmann, Rochester Hustlers	1.32
SO	Godfrey Brogan, Rochester Hustlers	157

See also

• 1918 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website