1916 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1916 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 67-86. They scored 520 runs and belted 46 home runs to go along with a .239 batting average. The offense was powered by Cy Williams, who led the team with 12 home runs and 66 RBI. Vic Saier led the team with 126 hits for a .253 average.
The team allowed 541 runs and had a team ERA of 2.65. Hippo Vaughn led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 144 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Deal | 3B | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .375 | .625 | .250 |
| Mickey Doolan | SS | 28 | 70 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .295 | .271 | .566 | .214 |
| Larry Doyle | 2B | 9 | 38 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .410 | .658 | 1.068 | .395 |
| Herb Hunter | 3B | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Otto Knabe | 2B | 51 | 145 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .327 | .331 | .658 | .276 |
| Alex McCarthy | 2B | 37 | 107 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .341 | .318 | .659 | .243 |
| Fritz Mollwitz | 1B | 33 | 71 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 4 | .333 | .296 | .629 | .268 |
| Joe Mulligan | SS | 58 | 189 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .200 | .212 | .412 | .153 |
| Charlie Pechous | 3B | 22 | 69 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .181 | .188 | .369 | .145 |
| Vic Saier | 1B | 147 | 498 | 60 | 126 | 7 | 50 | 20 | .356 | .357 | .713 | .253 |
| Marty Shay | SS | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .572 | .286 |
| Joe Tinker | SS | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .100 | .282 | .100 |
| Chuck Wortman | SS | 69 | 234 | 17 | 47 | 2 | 16 | 4 | .258 | .261 | .519 | .201 |
| Steve Yerkes | 2B | 44 | 137 | 12 | 36 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .308 | .358 | .666 | .263 |
| Rollie Zeider | 3B | 98 | 345 | 29 | 81 | 1 | 22 | 9 | .294 | .287 | .581 | .235 |
| Heinie Zimmerman | 3B | 107 | 398 | 54 | 116 | 6 | 64 | 15 | .324 | .425 | .749 | .291 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Max Flack | OF | 141 | 465 | 65 | 120 | 3 | 20 | 24 | .320 | .320 | .640 | .258 |
| Solly Hofman | OF | 5 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .389 | .563 | .952 | .313 |
| Merwin Jacobson | OF | 4 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .231 | .517 | .231 |
| Joe Kelly | OF | 54 | 169 | 18 | 43 | 2 | 15 | 10 | .296 | .343 | .639 | .254 |
| Les Mann | OF | 127 | 415 | 46 | 113 | 2 | 29 | 11 | .307 | .361 | .668 | .272 |
| Frank Schulte | OF | 72 | 230 | 31 | 68 | 5 | 27 | 9 | .352 | .417 | .769 | .296 |
| Earl Smith | OF | 14 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .310 | .370 | .680 | .259 |
| Cy Williams | OF | 118 | 405 | 55 | 113 | 12 | 66 | 6 | .372 | .459 | .831 | .279 |
| Dutch Zwilling | OF | 35 | 53 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .175 | .189 | .364 | .113 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Nick Allen | C | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .063 | .063 | .126 | .063 |
| Jimmy Archer | C | 77 | 205 | 11 | 45 | 1 | 30 | 3 | .269 | .283 | .552 | .220 |
| Clem Clemens | C | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .000 | .063 | .000 |
| Rowdy Elliott | C | 23 | 55 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .293 | .309 | .602 | .255 |
| William Fischer | C | 65 | 179 | 15 | 35 | 1 | 14 | 2 | .246 | .285 | .531 | .196 |
| Johnny O'Connor | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bob O'Farrell | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Art Wilson | C | 36 | 114 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .233 | .237 | .470 | .193 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ed Sicking | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5179 | 520 | 1237 | 46 | 456 | 133 | .289 | .325 | .614 | .239 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mordecai Brown | 12 | 4 | 48.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 3.91 | 1.263 | |||
| Paul Carter | 8 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 2.75 | 1.194 | |||
| Claude Hendrix | 36 | 24 | 218 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 2 | 117 | 67 | 2.68 | 1.193 | |||
| Jimmy Lavender | 36 | 25 | 188 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 2 | 91 | 62 | 2.82 | 1.197 | |||
| George McConnell | 28 | 21 | 171.3 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 82 | 35 | 2.57 | 1.004 | |||
| Gene Packard | 37 | 16 | 155.3 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 5 | 36 | 38 | 2.78 | 1.236 | |||
| Scott Perry | 4 | 3 | 28.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2.54 | 1.166 | |||
| George Pierce | 4 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 | 1.628 | |||
| Mike Prendergast | 35 | 10 | 152 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 2 | 56 | 23 | 2.31 | 0.987 | |||
| Tom Seaton | 31 | 12 | 121 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 45 | 43 | 3.27 | 1.248 | |||
| Hippo Vaughn | 44 | 35 | 294 | 17 | 15 | .531 | 1 | 144 | 67 | 2.20 | 1.143 | |||
| Team Totals | 275 | 156 | 1416.5 | 67 | 86 | .438 | 13 | 616 | 365 | 2.65 | 1.151 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Vic Saier | 147 |
| At Bats | Vic Saier | 498 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Vic Saier | 590 |
| Batting Average | Cy Williams | .279 |
| On-Base % | Cy Williams | .372 |
| Slugging % | Cy Williams | .459 |
| OPS | Cy Williams | .831 |
| Runs | Max Flack | 65 |
| Hits | Vic Saier | 126 |
| Total Bases | Cy Williams | 186 |
| Doubles | Vic Saier and Heinie Zimmerman | 25 |
| Triples | Les Mann and Cy Williams | 9 |
| Home Runs | Cy Williams | 12 |
| RBI | Cy Williams | 66 |
| Walks | Vic Saier | 79 |
| Strikeouts | Vic Saier | 68 |
| Stolen Bases | Max Flack | 24 |
| Caught Stealing | Max Flack | 19 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Max Flack | 39 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Hippo Vaughn | 17 |
| Losses | Claude Hendrix | 16 |
| Saves | Gene Packard | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Gene Packard | .625 |
| ERA | Hippo Vaughn | 2.20 |
| WHIP | George McConnell | 1.004 |
| Innings Pitched | Hippo Vaughn | 294 |
| Games | Hippo Vaughn | 44 |
| Games Started | Hippo Vaughn | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Hippo Vaughn | 144 |
| Complete Games | Hippo Vaughn | 21 |
| Shutouts | Jimmy Lavender and Hippo Vaughn | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Hippo Vaughn | 1191 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Hippo Vaughn | 72 |
| Hits Allowed | Hippo Vaughn | 269 |
| Walks Allowed | Claude Hendrix and Hippo Vaughn | 67 |
| Home Runs Allowed | George McConnell | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Claude Hendrix and George McConnell | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jimmy Lavender | 9 |
