1917 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1917 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 74-80. They scored 552 runs and belted 17 home runs to go along with a .239 batting average. The offense was powered by Larry Doyle, who led the team with 6 home runs and 61 RBI. Fred Merkle led the team with 146 hits for a .266 average.
The team allowed 567 runs and had a team ERA of 2.62. Hippo Vaughn led the pitching staff with 23 wins and 195 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Deal | 3B | 135 | 449 | 46 | 114 | 0 | 47 | 10 | .284 | .292 | .576 | .254 |
| Larry Doyle | 2B | 135 | 476 | 48 | 121 | 6 | 61 | 5 | .323 | .353 | .676 | .254 |
| Paddy Driscoll | 2B | 13 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .167 | .143 | .310 | .107 |
| Herb Hunter | 3B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pete Kilduff | SS | 56 | 202 | 23 | 56 | 0 | 15 | 11 | .324 | .371 | .695 | .277 |
| Roy Leslie | 1B | 7 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .211 | .461 | .211 |
| Fred Merkle | 1B | 146 | 549 | 65 | 146 | 3 | 57 | 13 | .323 | .370 | .693 | .266 |
| Charlie Pechous | 3B | 13 | 41 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .295 | .244 | .539 | .244 |
| Vic Saier | 1B | 6 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .304 | .286 | .590 | .238 |
| Chuck Wortman | SS | 75 | 190 | 24 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .245 | .205 | .450 | .174 |
| Rollie Zeider | SS | 108 | 354 | 36 | 86 | 0 | 27 | 17 | .302 | .294 | .596 | .243 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Turner Barber | OF | 7 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .267 | .250 | .517 | .214 |
| Max Flack | OF | 131 | 447 | 65 | 111 | 0 | 21 | 17 | .325 | .320 | .645 | .248 |
| Les Mann | OF | 117 | 444 | 63 | 121 | 1 | 44 | 14 | .316 | .367 | .683 | .273 |
| William Marriott | OF | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Morrie Schick | OF | 14 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .216 | .147 | .363 | .147 |
| Cy Williams | OF | 138 | 468 | 53 | 113 | 5 | 42 | 8 | .308 | .338 | .646 | .241 |
| Harry Wolfe | OF | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .400 | .900 | .400 |
| Harry Wolter | OF | 117 | 353 | 44 | 88 | 0 | 28 | 7 | .324 | .331 | .655 | .249 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Pickles Dillhoefer | C | 42 | 95 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .144 | .158 | .302 | .126 |
| Rowdy Elliott | C | 85 | 223 | 18 | 56 | 0 | 28 | 4 | .292 | .332 | .624 | .251 |
| Bob O'Farrell | C | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .444 | .625 | 1.069 | .375 |
| Art Wilson | C | 81 | 211 | 17 | 45 | 2 | 25 | 6 | .322 | .303 | .625 | .213 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Archer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Earl Blackburn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5135 | 552 | 1229 | 17 | 458 | 127 | .289 | .313 | .602 | .239 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Vic Aldridge | 30 | 6 | 106.7 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2 | 44 | 37 | 3.12 | 1.284 | |||
| Paul Carter | 23 | 13 | 113.3 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 3.26 | 1.183 | |||
| Al Demaree | 24 | 18 | 141.3 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 1 | 43 | 37 | 2.55 | 1.146 | |||
| Phil Douglas | 51 | 37 | 293.3 | 14 | 20 | .412 | 1 | 151 | 50 | 2.55 | 1.088 | |||
| Claude Hendrix | 40 | 21 | 215 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 1 | 81 | 72 | 2.60 | 1.274 | |||
| Gene Packard | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 1.765 | |||
| Mike Prendergast | 35 | 8 | 99.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 43 | 21 | 3.35 | 1.339 | |||
| Dutch Ruether | 10 | 4 | 36.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 2.48 | 1.350 | |||
| Tom Seaton | 16 | 9 | 74.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 2.53 | 1.111 | |||
| Hippo Vaughn | 41 | 38 | 295.7 | 23 | 13 | .639 | 0 | 195 | 91 | 2.01 | 1.170 | |||
| Roy Walker | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3.86 | 1.857 | |||
| Harry Weaver | 4 | 2 | 19.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2.75 | 1.218 | |||
| Team Totals | 278 | 157 | 1404 | 74 | 80 | .481 | 9 | 654 | 374 | 2.62 | 1.194 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Fred Merkle | 146 |
| At Bats | Fred Merkle | 549 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Fred Merkle | 608 |
| Batting Average | Les Mann | .273 |
| On-Base % | Max Flack | .325 |
| Slugging % | Fred Merkle | .370 |
| OPS | Fred Merkle | .693 |
| Runs | Max Flack and Fred Merkle | 65 |
| Hits | Fred Merkle | 146 |
| Total Bases | Fred Merkle | 203 |
| Doubles | Fred Merkle | 30 |
| Triples | Les Mann | 10 |
| Home Runs | Larry Doyle | 6 |
| RBI | Larry Doyle | 61 |
| Walks | Max Flack | 51 |
| Strikeouts | Cy Williams | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | Max Flack and Rollie Zeider | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Charlie Deal | 29 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Hippo Vaughn | 23 |
| Losses | Phil Douglas | 20 |
| Saves | Vic Aldridge and Paul Carter | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Hippo Vaughn | .639 |
| ERA | Hippo Vaughn | 2.01 |
| WHIP | Phil Douglas | 1.088 |
| Innings Pitched | Hippo Vaughn | 295.7 |
| Games | Phil Douglas | 51 |
| Games Started | Hippo Vaughn | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Hippo Vaughn | 195 |
| Complete Games | Hippo Vaughn | 27 |
| Shutouts | Phil Douglas and Hippo Vaughn | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Hippo Vaughn | 1216 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Phil Douglas | 83 |
| Hits Allowed | Phil Douglas | 269 |
| Walks Allowed | Hippo Vaughn | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Phil Douglas | 13 |
| Wild Pitches | Phil Douglas | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Hippo Vaughn | 9 |
