Chicago White Sox hire Kid Gleason as their manager
Chicago White Sox hire Kid Gleason as their manager
Major League Baseball Season Recap 1918
Major League Baseball Season Recap 1918 World Series – Boston Red Sox AL over Chicago Cubs NL 4 games to 2 World Series MVP – Babe Ruth Award – Awards – </strong? Major League Cy Young Award Cy Young Award National League Cy Young Award American League MVP Awards – NL AL Major League Rookie of The Year – NL…
Lewis traded upon returning from World War I
The day after he receives an ensign’s gold stripe to become the only big-leaguer to earn a Navy commission serving World War I, the Red Sox trade Ernie Shore, along with Dutch Leonard and outfielder Duffy Lewis to the Yankees for Frank Gilhooley, Slim Love, Ray Caldwell, Roxy Walters and $15,000. The once promising right-hander, who missed the entire season last year due to military service, will retire after two seasons with Bronx Bombers, compiling a meager 7-10 record.
The National League elects their secretary, John Heydler, to be the president of the circuit
The National League elects their secretary, John Heydler, to be the president of the circuit. The former umpire had briefly served in the post after Harry Pulliam’s unexpected death in 1909.
History of the World Series – 1918
In the aftermath of the United States’ entry into World War I in 1917, a U.S. government edict called for the end of major-league baseball’s 1918 regular season by Labor Day and the playing of the World Series immediately thereafter. Accordingly, the 1918 Series was a late-summer classic that ran from September 5 through…
