1918 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1918 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 84-45. They scored 538 runs and belted 21 home runs to go along with a .265 batting average. Max Flack provided the power for the team with 4 homers. Fred Merkle knocked in 65 runs. Charlie Hollocher led the team with 161 hits for a .316 average.
The team allowed 393 runs and had a team ERA of 2.18. Hippo Vaughn led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 148 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Deal | 3B | 119 | 414 | 43 | 99 | 2 | 34 | 11 | .279 | .290 | .569 | .239 |
| Charlie Hollocher | SS | 131 | 509 | 72 | 161 | 2 | 38 | 26 | .379 | .397 | .776 | .316 |
| Pete Kilduff | 2B | 30 | 93 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .267 | .269 | .536 | .204 |
| Bill McCabe | 2B | 29 | 45 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .245 | .222 | .467 | .178 |
| Fred Merkle | 1B | 129 | 482 | 55 | 143 | 3 | 65 | 21 | .349 | .388 | .737 | .297 |
| Charlie Pick | 2B | 29 | 89 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 7 | .417 | .393 | .810 | .326 |
| Chuck Wortman | 2B | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .167 | .294 | .461 | .118 |
| Rollie Zeider | 2B | 82 | 251 | 31 | 56 | 0 | 26 | 16 | .288 | .251 | .539 | .223 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Turner Barber | OF | 55 | 123 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 3 | .293 | .293 | .586 | .236 |
| Max Flack | OF | 123 | 478 | 74 | 123 | 4 | 41 | 17 | .343 | .360 | .703 | .257 |
| Les Mann | OF | 129 | 489 | 69 | 141 | 2 | 55 | 21 | .342 | .384 | .726 | .288 |
| Dode Paskert | OF | 127 | 461 | 69 | 132 | 3 | 59 | 20 | .362 | .371 | .733 | .286 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tommy Clarke | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tom Daly | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Rowdy Elliott | C | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Bill Killefer | C | 104 | 331 | 30 | 77 | 0 | 22 | 5 | .276 | .281 | .557 | .233 |
| Bob O'Farrell | C | 52 | 113 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .347 | .425 | .772 | .283 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Fred Lear | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4325 | 538 | 1147 | 21 | 438 | 159 | .313 | .342 | .655 | .265 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Vic Aldridge | 3 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1.46 | 1.382 | |||
| Pete Alexander | 3 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1.73 | 0.846 | |||
| Paul Carter | 21 | 4 | 73 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 2.71 | 1.329 | |||
| Phil Douglas | 25 | 19 | 156.7 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 2 | 51 | 31 | 2.13 | 1.123 | |||
| Claude Hendrix | 32 | 27 | 233 | 20 | 7 | .741 | 0 | 86 | 54 | 2.78 | 1.215 | |||
| Speed Martin | 9 | 5 | 53.7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 1.84 | 1.136 | |||
| Buddy Napier | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5.40 | 2.090 | |||
| Lefty Tyler | 33 | 30 | 269.3 | 19 | 8 | .704 | 1 | 102 | 67 | 2.00 | 1.058 | |||
| Hippo Vaughn | 35 | 33 | 290.3 | 22 | 10 | .688 | 0 | 148 | 76 | 1.74 | 1.006 | |||
| Roy Walker | 13 | 7 | 43.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 2.70 | 1.501 | |||
| Harry Weaver | 8 | 3 | 32.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2.20 | 1.040 | |||
| Team Totals | 183 | 131 | 1197 | 84 | 45 | .651 | 8 | 472 | 296 | 2.18 | 1.124 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Charlie Hollocher | 131 |
| At Bats | Charlie Hollocher | 509 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Charlie Hollocher | 586 |
| Batting Average | Charlie Hollocher | .316 |
| On-Base % | Charlie Hollocher | .379 |
| Slugging % | Charlie Hollocher | .397 |
| OPS | Charlie Hollocher | .776 |
| Runs | Max Flack | 74 |
| Hits | Charlie Hollocher | 161 |
| Total Bases | Charlie Hollocher | 202 |
| Doubles | Les Mann | 27 |
| Triples | Max Flack | 10 |
| Home Runs | Max Flack | 4 |
| RBI | Fred Merkle | 65 |
| Walks | Max Flack | 56 |
| Strikeouts | Dode Paskert | 49 |
| Stolen Bases | Charlie Hollocher | 26 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Charlie Hollocher and Les Mann | 26 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Hippo Vaughn | 22 |
| Losses | Hippo Vaughn | 10 |
| Saves | Paul Carter and Phil Douglas | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Claude Hendrix | .741 |
| ERA | Hippo Vaughn | 1.74 |
| WHIP | Hippo Vaughn | 1.006 |
| Innings Pitched | Hippo Vaughn | 290.3 |
| Games | Hippo Vaughn | 35 |
| Games Started | Hippo Vaughn | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Hippo Vaughn | 148 |
| Complete Games | Hippo Vaughn | 27 |
| Shutouts | Hippo Vaughn | 8 |
| Batters Faced | Hippo Vaughn | 1146 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Claude Hendrix | 72 |
| Hits Allowed | Claude Hendrix | 229 |
| Walks Allowed | Hippo Vaughn | 76 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Hippo Vaughn | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Claude Hendrix | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Hippo Vaughn | 7 |
