1908 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1908 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 99-55. They scored 625 runs and belted 19 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. The offense was powered by Joe Tinker, who led the team with 6 home runs, 68 RBI, and 146 hits. Johnny Evers had a great year on the basepaths with 36 stolen bases.
The team allowed 459 runs and had a team ERA of 2.14. Mordecai Brown was the winningest pitcher, with 29 games won. Orval Overall struck out 167 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Chance | 1B | 129 | 452 | 65 | 123 | 2 | 55 | 27 | .338 | .363 | .701 | .272 |
| Johnny Evers | 2B | 126 | 416 | 83 | 125 | 0 | 37 | 36 | .402 | .375 | .777 | .300 |
| Harry Steinfeldt | 3B | 150 | 539 | 63 | 130 | 1 | 62 | 12 | .294 | .306 | .600 | .241 |
| Joe Tinker | SS | 157 | 548 | 67 | 146 | 6 | 68 | 30 | .307 | .391 | .698 | .266 |
| Heinie Zimmerman | 2B | 46 | 113 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .298 | .345 | .643 | .292 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Kid Durbin | OF | 14 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 | .286 | .609 | .250 |
| Jack Hayden | OF | 11 | 45 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .217 | .244 | .461 | .200 |
| Solly Hofman | OF | 120 | 411 | 55 | 100 | 2 | 42 | 15 | .309 | .319 | .628 | .243 |
| Del Howard | OF | 96 | 315 | 42 | 88 | 1 | 26 | 11 | .338 | .330 | .668 | .279 |
| Frank Schulte | OF | 102 | 386 | 42 | 91 | 1 | 43 | 15 | .294 | .306 | .600 | .236 |
| Jimmy Sheckard | OF | 115 | 403 | 54 | 93 | 2 | 22 | 18 | .336 | .305 | .641 | .231 |
| Jimmy Slagle | OF | 104 | 352 | 38 | 78 | 0 | 26 | 17 | .306 | .239 | .545 | .222 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Kling | C | 126 | 424 | 51 | 117 | 4 | 59 | 16 | .315 | .382 | .697 | .276 |
| Doc Marshall | C | 12 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .300 | .400 | .700 | .300 |
| Pat Moran | C | 50 | 150 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 12 | 6 | .323 | .307 | .630 | .260 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Vin Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5085 | 625 | 1267 | 19 | 492 | 212 | .297 | .321 | .618 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mordecai Brown | 44 | 31 | 312.3 | 29 | 9 | .763 | 5 | 123 | 49 | 1.47 | 0.842 | |||
| Andy Coakley | 4 | 3 | 20.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .89 | 0.985 | |||
| Chick Fraser | 26 | 17 | 162.7 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 2 | 66 | 61 | 2.27 | 1.242 | |||
| Rube Kroh | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1.50 | 1.083 | |||
| Carl Lundgren | 23 | 15 | 138.7 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 38 | 56 | 4.22 | 1.478 | |||
| Bill Mack | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Orval Overall | 37 | 27 | 225 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 4 | 167 | 78 | 1.92 | 1.080 | |||
| Jack Pfiester | 33 | 29 | 252 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 117 | 70 | 2.00 | 1.087 | |||
| Ed Reulbach | 46 | 35 | 297.7 | 24 | 7 | .774 | 1 | 133 | 106 | 2.03 | 1.119 | |||
| Karl Spongberg | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9.00 | 2.143 | |||
| Team Totals | 218 | 158 | 1433.7 | 99 | 55 | .643 | 12 | 668 | 437 | 2.14 | 1.098 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Joe Tinker | 157 |
| At Bats | Joe Tinker | 548 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Harry Steinfeldt | 611 |
| Batting Average | Johnny Evers | .300 |
| On-Base % | Johnny Evers | .402 |
| Slugging % | Joe Tinker | .391 |
| OPS | Johnny Evers | .777 |
| Runs | Johnny Evers | 83 |
| Hits | Joe Tinker | 146 |
| Total Bases | Joe Tinker | 214 |
| Doubles | Frank Chance | 27 |
| Triples | Joe Tinker | 14 |
| Home Runs | Joe Tinker | 6 |
| RBI | Joe Tinker | 68 |
| Walks | Johnny Evers | 66 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Evers | 36 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Harry Steinfeldt | 32 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mordecai Brown | 29 |
| Losses | Orval Overall | 11 |
| Saves | Mordecai Brown | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Ed Reulbach | .774 |
| ERA | Mordecai Brown | 1.47 |
| WHIP | Mordecai Brown | 0.842 |
| Innings Pitched | Mordecai Brown | 312.3 |
| Games | Ed Reulbach | 46 |
| Games Started | Ed Reulbach | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Orval Overall | 167 |
| Complete Games | Mordecai Brown | 27 |
| Shutouts | Mordecai Brown | 9 |
| Batters Faced | Ed Reulbach | 1203 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ed Reulbach | 67 |
| Hits Allowed | Ed Reulbach | 227 |
| Walks Allowed | Ed Reulbach | 106 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Carl Lundgren | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Chick Fraser | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ed Reulbach | 12 |
