1909 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1909 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 104-49. They scored 632 runs and belted 20 home runs to go along with a .245 batting average. Frank Schulte and Joe Tinker were tied for the team lead in home runs with 4. Frank Schulte was the best run producer with 60 RBI. Solly Hofman led the team with 150 hits for a .285 average.
The team allowed 389 runs and had a team ERA of 1.75. Mordecai Brown led the team with 27 wins. Orval Overall led the team with 205 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Chance | 1B | 93 | 324 | 53 | 88 | 0 | 46 | 29 | .341 | .346 | .687 | .272 |
| Johnny Evers | 2B | 127 | 463 | 88 | 122 | 1 | 24 | 28 | .369 | .337 | .706 | .263 |
| Del Howard | 1B | 69 | 203 | 25 | 40 | 1 | 24 | 6 | .282 | .251 | .533 | .197 |
| Fred Luderus | 1B | 11 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .366 | .459 | .825 | .297 |
| Harry Steinfeldt | 3B | 151 | 528 | 73 | 133 | 2 | 59 | 22 | .331 | .337 | .668 | .252 |
| Joe Tinker | SS | 143 | 516 | 56 | 132 | 4 | 57 | 23 | .280 | .372 | .652 | .256 |
| Heinie Zimmerman | 2B | 65 | 183 | 23 | 50 | 0 | 21 | 7 | .285 | .344 | .629 | .273 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Browne | OF | 12 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .295 | .256 | .551 | .205 |
| Bill Davidson | OF | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .143 | .393 | .143 |
| Solly Hofman | OF | 153 | 527 | 60 | 150 | 2 | 58 | 20 | .351 | .351 | .702 | .285 |
| John Kane | OF | 20 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .146 | .111 | .257 | .089 |
| Frank Schulte | OF | 140 | 538 | 57 | 142 | 4 | 60 | 23 | .298 | .357 | .655 | .264 |
| Jimmy Sheckard | OF | 148 | 525 | 81 | 134 | 1 | 43 | 15 | .346 | .335 | .681 | .255 |
| Joe Stanley | OF | 22 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .224 | .154 | .378 | .135 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Archer | C | 80 | 261 | 31 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 5 | .266 | .291 | .557 | .230 |
| Pat Moran | C | 77 | 246 | 18 | 54 | 1 | 23 | 2 | .278 | .285 | .563 | .220 |
| Tom Needham | C | 13 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4999 | 632 | 1227 | 20 | 496 | 187 | .295 | .322 | .617 | .245 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mordecai Brown | 50 | 34 | 342.7 | 27 | 9 | .750 | 7 | 172 | 53 | 1.31 | 0.872 | |||
| Ray Brown | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Andy Coakley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18.00 | 5.000 | |||
| King Cole | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Chick Fraser | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Rip Hagerman | 13 | 7 | 79 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 32 | 28 | 1.82 | 1.165 | |||
| Irv Higginbotham | 19 | 6 | 78 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 | 32 | 20 | 2.19 | 1.077 | |||
| Rube Kroh | 17 | 13 | 120.3 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 0 | 51 | 30 | 1.65 | 1.056 | |||
| Carl Lundgren | 2 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.15 | 2.326 | |||
| Orval Overall | 38 | 32 | 285 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 3 | 205 | 80 | 1.42 | 0.996 | |||
| Jack Pfiester | 29 | 25 | 196.7 | 17 | 6 | .739 | 0 | 73 | 49 | 2.43 | 1.159 | |||
| Pat Ragan | 2 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.45 | 1.351 | |||
| Ed Reulbach | 35 | 32 | 262.7 | 19 | 10 | .655 | 0 | 105 | 82 | 1.78 | 1.051 | |||
| Rudy Schwenck | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13.50 | 4.750 | |||
| Team Totals | 212 | 155 | 1399.4 | 104 | 49 | .680 | 11 | 680 | 364 | 1.75 | 1.042 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Solly Hofman | 153 |
| At Bats | Frank Schulte | 538 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jimmy Sheckard | 644 |
| Batting Average | Solly Hofman | .285 |
| On-Base % | Johnny Evers | .369 |
| Slugging % | Joe Tinker | .372 |
| OPS | Johnny Evers | .706 |
| Runs | Johnny Evers | 88 |
| Hits | Solly Hofman | 150 |
| Total Bases | Frank Schulte and Joe Tinker | 192 |
| Doubles | Jimmy Sheckard | 29 |
| Triples | Frank Schulte and Joe Tinker | 11 |
| Home Runs | Frank Schulte and Joe Tinker | 4 |
| RBI | Frank Schulte | 60 |
| Walks | Johnny Evers | 73 |
| Stolen Bases | Frank Chance | 29 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jimmy Sheckard | 46 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mordecai Brown | 27 |
| Losses | Orval Overall | 11 |
| Saves | Mordecai Brown | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Mordecai Brown | .750 |
| ERA | Mordecai Brown | 1.31 |
| WHIP | Mordecai Brown | 0.872 |
| Innings Pitched | Mordecai Brown | 342.7 |
| Games | Mordecai Brown | 50 |
| Games Started | Mordecai Brown | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Orval Overall | 205 |
| Complete Games | Mordecai Brown | 32 |
| Shutouts | Orval Overall | 9 |
| Batters Faced | Mordecai Brown | 1302 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Pfiester | 53 |
| Hits Allowed | Mordecai Brown | 246 |
| Walks Allowed | Ed Reulbach | 82 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rube Kroh | 2 |
| Wild Pitches | Orval Overall | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ed Reulbach | 11 |
