1904 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1904 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 93-60. They scored 597 runs and belted 22 home runs to go along with a .248 batting average. Frank Chance provided the power for the team with 6 homers. Jack McCarthy was the best run producer with 51 RBI. Doc Casey led the team with 147 hits for a .268 average. Frank Chance had a great year on the basepaths with 42 stolen bases.
The team allowed 511 runs and had a team ERA of 2.30. Jake Weimer led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 177 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Doc Casey | 3B | 136 | 548 | 71 | 147 | 1 | 43 | 21 | .300 | .325 | .625 | .268 |
| Frank Chance | 1B | 124 | 451 | 89 | 140 | 6 | 49 | 42 | .382 | .430 | .812 | .310 |
| Johnny Evers | 2B | 152 | 532 | 49 | 141 | 0 | 47 | 26 | .307 | .318 | .625 | .265 |
| Joe Tinker | SS | 141 | 488 | 55 | 108 | 3 | 41 | 41 | .268 | .318 | .586 | .221 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Shad Barry | OF | 73 | 263 | 29 | 69 | 1 | 26 | 12 | .310 | .316 | .626 | .262 |
| Bill Carney | OF | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .000 | .125 | .000 |
| Solly Hofman | OF | 7 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .296 | .385 | .681 | .269 |
| Davy Jones | OF | 98 | 336 | 44 | 82 | 3 | 39 | 14 | .330 | .333 | .663 | .244 |
| Jack McCarthy | OF | 115 | 432 | 36 | 114 | 0 | 51 | 14 | .307 | .306 | .613 | .264 |
| Harry McChesney | OF | 22 | 88 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 2 | .293 | .375 | .668 | .261 |
| George Moriarty | OF | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .000 | .071 | .000 |
| Dutch Rudolph | OF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Frank Schulte | OF | 20 | 84 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .310 | .476 | .786 | .286 |
| Jimmy Slagle | OF | 120 | 481 | 73 | 125 | 1 | 31 | 28 | .322 | .333 | .655 | .260 |
| Aleck Smith | OF | 10 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .281 | .241 | .522 | .207 |
| Ike Van Zandt | OF | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Otto Williams | OF | 57 | 185 | 21 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 9 | .256 | .232 | .488 | .200 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Fred Holmes | C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | .333 |
| Johnny Kling | C | 123 | 452 | 41 | 110 | 2 | 46 | 7 | .271 | .296 | .567 | .243 |
| Jack O'Neill | C | 51 | 168 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 19 | 1 | .258 | .262 | .520 | .214 |
| Tom Stanton | C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5210 | 597 | 1294 | 22 | 470 | 227 | .288 | .315 | .603 | .248 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Buttons Briggs | 34 | 30 | 277 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 3 | 112 | 77 | 2.05 | 1.188 | |||
| Mordecai Brown | 26 | 23 | 212.3 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 1 | 81 | 50 | 1.86 | 0.966 | |||
| Frank Corridon | 12 | 10 | 100.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 34 | 37 | 3.05 | 1.246 | |||
| Ernie Groth | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5.62 | 1.750 | |||
| Carl Lundgren | 31 | 27 | 242 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 1 | 106 | 77 | 2.60 | 1.157 | |||
| Jake Weimer | 37 | 37 | 307 | 20 | 14 | .588 | 0 | 177 | 97 | 1.91 | 1.062 | |||
| Bob Wicker | 30 | 27 | 229 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0 | 99 | 58 | 2.67 | 1.131 | |||
| Team Totals | 173 | 156 | 1383.6 | 93 | 60 | .608 | 6 | 618 | 402 | 2.30 | 1.122 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Johnny Evers | 152 |
| At Bats | Doc Casey | 548 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Doc Casey | 593 |
| Batting Average | Frank Chance | .310 |
| On-Base % | Frank Chance | .382 |
| Slugging % | Frank Chance | .430 |
| OPS | Frank Chance | .812 |
| Runs | Frank Chance | 89 |
| Hits | Doc Casey | 147 |
| Total Bases | Frank Chance | 194 |
| Doubles | Doc Casey | 20 |
| Triples | Joe Tinker | 13 |
| Home Runs | Frank Chance | 6 |
| RBI | Jack McCarthy | 51 |
| Walks | Davy Jones and Jimmy Slagle | 41 |
| Stolen Bases | Frank Chance | 42 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Johnny Evers | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jake Weimer | 20 |
| Losses | Jake Weimer | 14 |
| Saves | Buttons Briggs | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Carl Lundgren and Bob Wicker | .654 |
| ERA | Mordecai Brown | 1.86 |
| WHIP | Mordecai Brown | 0.966 |
| Innings Pitched | Jake Weimer | 307 |
| Games | Jake Weimer | 37 |
| Games Started | Jake Weimer | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Jake Weimer | 177 |
| Complete Games | Jake Weimer | 31 |
| Shutouts | Jake Weimer | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Jake Weimer | 1225 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Carl Lundgren | 70 |
| Hits Allowed | Buttons Briggs | 252 |
| Walks Allowed | Jake Weimer | 97 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Wicker | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Mordecai Brown and Carl Lundgren | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Buttons Briggs | 8 |
