1919 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1919 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 75-65. They scored 454 runs and belted 21 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. The offense was powered by Max Flack, who led the team with 6 home runs and 138 hits. Fred Merkle knocked in 62 runs.
The team allowed 407 runs and had a team ERA of 2.21. Hippo Vaughn led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 141 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Deal | 3B | 116 | 405 | 37 | 117 | 2 | 52 | 11 | .316 | .385 | .701 | .289 |
| Buck Herzog | 2B | 52 | 193 | 15 | 53 | 0 | 17 | 12 | .336 | .337 | .673 | .275 |
| Charlie Hollocher | SS | 115 | 430 | 51 | 116 | 3 | 26 | 16 | .347 | .347 | .694 | .270 |
| Pete Kilduff | 3B | 31 | 88 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .360 | .364 | .724 | .273 |
| Fred Lear | 1B | 40 | 76 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .306 | .329 | .635 | .224 |
| Fred Merkle | 1B | 133 | 498 | 52 | 133 | 3 | 62 | 20 | .315 | .349 | .664 | .267 |
| Charlie Pick | 2B | 75 | 269 | 27 | 65 | 0 | 18 | 17 | .292 | .316 | .608 | .242 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Turner Barber | OF | 76 | 230 | 26 | 72 | 0 | 21 | 7 | .355 | .387 | .742 | .313 |
| Max Flack | OF | 116 | 469 | 71 | 138 | 6 | 35 | 18 | .346 | .392 | .738 | .294 |
| Bernie Friberg | OF | 8 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .450 | .200 |
| Lee Magee | OF | 79 | 267 | 36 | 78 | 1 | 17 | 14 | .339 | .378 | .717 | .292 |
| Les Mann | OF | 80 | 299 | 31 | 68 | 1 | 22 | 12 | .257 | .318 | .575 | .227 |
| Bill McCabe | OF | 33 | 84 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .253 | .214 | .467 | .155 |
| Dode Paskert | OF | 88 | 270 | 21 | 53 | 2 | 29 | 7 | .274 | .281 | .555 | .196 |
| Hal Reilly | OF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Dave Robertson | OF | 27 | 96 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .224 | .260 | .484 | .208 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tom Daly | C | 25 | 50 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .260 | .510 | .220 |
| Bill Killefer | C | 103 | 315 | 17 | 90 | 0 | 22 | 5 | .322 | .330 | .652 | .286 |
| Bob O'Farrell | C | 49 | 125 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .258 | .280 | .538 | .216 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4581 | 454 | 1174 | 21 | 387 | 150 | .298 | .332 | .629 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pete Alexander | 30 | 27 | 235 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 1 | 121 | 38 | 1.72 | 0.928 | |||
| Sweetbread Bailey | 21 | 5 | 71.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 3.15 | 1.332 | |||
| Paul Carter | 28 | 7 | 85 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 2.65 | 1.282 | |||
| Phil Douglas | 25 | 19 | 161.7 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 63 | 34 | 2.00 | 1.033 | |||
| Claude Hendrix | 33 | 25 | 206.3 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 0 | 69 | 42 | 2.62 | 1.212 | |||
| Speed Martin | 35 | 14 | 163.7 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2 | 54 | 52 | 2.47 | 1.283 | |||
| Joel Newkirk | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Lefty Tyler | 6 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 2.10 | 1.100 | |||
| Hippo Vaughn | 38 | 37 | 306.7 | 21 | 14 | .600 | 1 | 141 | 62 | 1.79 | 1.063 | |||
| Harry Weaver | 2 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.80 | 2.424 | |||
| Team Totals | 219 | 140 | 1265 | 75 | 65 | .536 | 5 | 495 | 294 | 2.21 | 1.123 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Fred Merkle | 133 |
| At Bats | Fred Merkle | 498 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Fred Merkle | 545 |
| Batting Average | Max Flack | .294 |
| On-Base % | Charlie Hollocher | .347 |
| Slugging % | Max Flack | .392 |
| OPS | Max Flack | .738 |
| Runs | Max Flack | 71 |
| Hits | Max Flack | 138 |
| Total Bases | Max Flack | 184 |
| Doubles | Charlie Deal | 23 |
| Triples | Les Mann | 8 |
| Home Runs | Max Flack | 6 |
| RBI | Fred Merkle | 62 |
| Walks | Charlie Hollocher | 44 |
| Strikeouts | Fred Merkle | 35 |
| Stolen Bases | Fred Merkle | 20 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Charlie Deal | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Hippo Vaughn | 21 |
| Losses | Claude Hendrix and Hippo Vaughn | 14 |
| Saves | Speed Martin | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Phil Douglas | .625 |
| ERA | Pete Alexander | 1.72 |
| WHIP | Pete Alexander | 0.928 |
| Innings Pitched | Hippo Vaughn | 306.7 |
| Games | Hippo Vaughn | 38 |
| Games Started | Hippo Vaughn | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Hippo Vaughn | 141 |
| Complete Games | Hippo Vaughn | 25 |
| Shutouts | Pete Alexander | 9 |
| Batters Faced | Hippo Vaughn | 1224 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Hippo Vaughn | 61 |
| Hits Allowed | Hippo Vaughn | 264 |
| Walks Allowed | Hippo Vaughn | 62 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Pete Alexander, Claude Hendrix, and Hippo Vaughn | 3 |
| Wild Pitches | Speed Martin | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Claude Hendrix | 9 |
