1912 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1912 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 91-59. They scored 756 runs and belted 42 home runs to go along with a .277 batting average. The offense was powered by Heinie Zimmerman, who led the team with 14 home runs, 99 RBI, and 207 hits.
The team allowed 668 runs and had a team ERA of 3.42. Larry Cheney led the pitching staff with 26 wins and 140 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Chance | 1B | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .200 | .700 | .200 |
| Tom Downey | SS | 13 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .217 | .364 | .581 | .182 |
| Red Downs | 2B | 43 | 95 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 5 | .327 | .400 | .727 | .263 |
| Johnny Evers | 2B | 143 | 478 | 73 | 163 | 1 | 63 | 16 | .431 | .441 | .872 | .341 |
| Ed Lennox | 3B | 27 | 81 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .347 | .346 | .693 | .235 |
| Charley Moore | SS | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .444 | .666 | .222 |
| Vic Saier | 1B | 122 | 451 | 74 | 130 | 2 | 61 | 11 | .340 | .419 | .759 | .288 |
| Joe Tinker | SS | 142 | 550 | 80 | 155 | 0 | 75 | 25 | .331 | .351 | .682 | .282 |
| Heinie Zimmerman | 3B | 145 | 557 | 95 | 207 | 14 | 99 | 23 | .418 | .571 | .989 | .372 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Wilbur Good | OF | 39 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .211 | .143 | .354 | .143 |
| Solly Hofman | OF | 36 | 125 | 28 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 5 | .385 | .360 | .745 | .272 |
| Tommy Leach | OF | 82 | 265 | 50 | 64 | 2 | 32 | 14 | .378 | .325 | .703 | .242 |
| Ward Miller | OF | 86 | 241 | 45 | 74 | 0 | 22 | 11 | .377 | .386 | .763 | .307 |
| Frank Schulte | OF | 139 | 553 | 90 | 146 | 12 | 64 | 17 | .336 | .418 | .754 | .264 |
| Jimmy Sheckard | OF | 146 | 523 | 85 | 128 | 3 | 47 | 15 | .392 | .342 | .734 | .245 |
| Cy Williams | OF | 28 | 62 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .309 | .290 | .599 | .242 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Archer | C | 120 | 385 | 35 | 109 | 5 | 58 | 7 | .330 | .384 | .714 | .283 |
| Harry Chapman | C | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .750 | 1.000 | .250 |
| Dick Cotter | C | 26 | 54 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .361 | .352 | .713 | .278 |
| Mike Hechinger | C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
| Tom Needham | C | 33 | 90 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 3 | .260 | .233 | .493 | .178 |
| George Yantz | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5048 | 756 | 1398 | 42 | 639 | 164 | .343 | .386 | .729 | .277 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mordecai Brown | 15 | 8 | 88.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 34 | 20 | 2.64 | 1.263 | |||
| Larry Cheney | 42 | 37 | 303.3 | 26 | 10 | .722 | 0 | 140 | 111 | 2.85 | 1.230 | |||
| King Cole | 8 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1.89 | 2.316 | |||
| Ensign Cottrell | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.250 | |||
| Jimmy Lavender | 42 | 31 | 251.7 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3 | 109 | 89 | 3.04 | 1.307 | |||
| Lefty Leifield | 13 | 9 | 70.7 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2.42 | 1.259 | |||
| Grover Lowdermilk | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 9.69 | 2.385 | |||
| Len Madden | 6 | 2 | 12.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2.92 | 2.033 | |||
| Harry McIntire | 4 | 3 | 23.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3.80 | 1.181 | |||
| Jim Moroney | 10 | 3 | 23.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 4.56 | 1.772 | |||
| George Pierce | 3 | 2 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 5.52 | 1.837 | |||
| Bill Powell | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.500 | |||
| Ed Reulbach | 39 | 19 | 169 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4 | 75 | 60 | 3.78 | 1.308 | |||
| Lew Richie | 39 | 27 | 238 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 0 | 69 | 74 | 2.95 | 1.244 | |||
| Charlie Smith | 20 | 5 | 94 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | 47 | 31 | 4.21 | 1.309 | |||
| Rudy Sommers | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Fred Toney | 9 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 5.25 | 1.333 | |||
| Joe Vernon | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11.25 | 2.500 | |||
| Team Totals | 256 | 152 | 1358.8 | 91 | 59 | .607 | 9 | 554 | 493 | 3.42 | 1.325 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jimmy Sheckard | 146 |
| At Bats | Heinie Zimmerman | 557 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jimmy Sheckard | 660 |
| Batting Average | Heinie Zimmerman | .372 |
| On-Base % | Johnny Evers | .431 |
| Slugging % | Heinie Zimmerman | .571 |
| OPS | Heinie Zimmerman | .989 |
| Runs | Heinie Zimmerman | 95 |
| Hits | Heinie Zimmerman | 207 |
| Total Bases | Heinie Zimmerman | 318 |
| Doubles | Heinie Zimmerman | 41 |
| Triples | Vic Saier and Heinie Zimmerman | 14 |
| Home Runs | Heinie Zimmerman | 14 |
| RBI | Heinie Zimmerman | 99 |
| Walks | Jimmy Sheckard | 122 |
| Strikeouts | Jimmy Sheckard | 81 |
| Stolen Bases | Joe Tinker | 25 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe Tinker | 34 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Larry Cheney | 26 |
| Losses | Jimmy Lavender | 13 |
| Saves | Ed Reulbach | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Larry Cheney | .722 |
| ERA | Larry Cheney | 2.85 |
| WHIP | Larry Cheney | 1.230 |
| Innings Pitched | Larry Cheney | 303.3 |
| Games | Larry Cheney and Jimmy Lavender | 42 |
| Games Started | Larry Cheney | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Larry Cheney | 140 |
| Complete Games | Larry Cheney | 28 |
| Shutouts | Larry Cheney and Lew Richie | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Larry Cheney | 1267 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Larry Cheney | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry Cheney | 262 |
| Walks Allowed | Larry Cheney | 111 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jimmy Lavender | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Larry Cheney | 18 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jimmy Lavender | 10 |
