1920 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1920 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 75-79. They scored 619 runs and belted 34 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. The offense was powered by Dave Robertson, who led the team with 10 home runs and 75 RBI. Max Flack led the team with 157 hits for a .302 average.
The team allowed 635 runs and had a team ERA of 3.27. Pete Alexander led the pitching staff with 27 wins and 173 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Turner Barber | 1B | 94 | 340 | 27 | 90 | 0 | 50 | 5 | .290 | .324 | .614 | .265 |
| Sumpter Clarke | 3B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Charlie Deal | 3B | 129 | 450 | 48 | 108 | 3 | 39 | 5 | .285 | .304 | .589 | .240 |
| Buck Herzog | 2B | 91 | 305 | 39 | 59 | 0 | 19 | 8 | .261 | .236 | .497 | .193 |
| Charlie Hollocher | SS | 80 | 301 | 53 | 96 | 0 | 22 | 20 | .406 | .389 | .795 | .319 |
| Hal Leathers | SS | 9 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .478 | .811 | .304 |
| William Marriott | 2B | 14 | 43 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .367 | .465 | .832 | .279 |
| Fred Merkle | 1B | 92 | 330 | 33 | 94 | 3 | 38 | 3 | .335 | .397 | .732 | .285 |
| Zeb Terry | SS | 133 | 496 | 56 | 139 | 0 | 52 | 12 | .341 | .369 | .710 | .280 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Max Flack | OF | 135 | 520 | 85 | 157 | 4 | 49 | 13 | .373 | .406 | .779 | .302 |
| Bernie Friberg | OF | 50 | 114 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .250 | .272 | .522 | .211 |
| Dode Paskert | OF | 139 | 487 | 57 | 136 | 5 | 71 | 16 | .366 | .396 | .762 | .279 |
| Dave Robertson | OF | 134 | 500 | 68 | 150 | 10 | 75 | 17 | .353 | .462 | .815 | .300 |
| Babe Twombly | OF | 78 | 183 | 25 | 43 | 2 | 14 | 5 | .303 | .284 | .587 | .235 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tom Daly | C | 44 | 90 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .333 | .378 | .711 | .311 |
| Bill Killefer | C | 62 | 191 | 16 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 2 | .280 | .267 | .547 | .220 |
| Bob O'Farrell | C | 94 | 270 | 29 | 67 | 3 | 19 | 1 | .332 | .352 | .684 | .248 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bill McCabe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5117 | 619 | 1350 | 34 | 536 | 115 | .314 | .354 | .667 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pete Alexander | 46 | 40 | 363.3 | 27 | 14 | .659 | 5 | 173 | 69 | 1.91 | 1.112 | |||
| Sweetbread Bailey | 21 | 1 | 36.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 7.12 | 1.798 | |||
| Paul Carter | 31 | 8 | 106 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 2 | 14 | 36 | 4.67 | 1.575 | |||
| Virgil Cheeves | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3.50 | 1.278 | |||
| Chippy Gaw | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4.85 | 1.462 | |||
| Claude Hendrix | 27 | 23 | 203.7 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 72 | 54 | 3.58 | 1.325 | |||
| Joe Jaeger | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12.00 | 3.333 | |||
| Percy Jones | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.57 | 2.571 | |||
| Speed Martin | 35 | 13 | 136 | 4 | 15 | .211 | 2 | 44 | 50 | 4.83 | 1.581 | |||
| Joel Newkirk | 2 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5.40 | 2.090 | |||
| Ted Turner | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 2.308 | |||
| Lefty Tyler | 27 | 27 | 193 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 3.31 | 1.295 | |||
| Hippo Vaughn | 40 | 38 | 301 | 19 | 16 | .543 | 0 | 131 | 81 | 2.54 | 1.269 | |||
| Team Totals | 247 | 154 | 1388.7 | 75 | 79 | .487 | 9 | 508 | 382 | 3.27 | 1.326 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dode Paskert | 139 |
| At Bats | Max Flack | 520 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Max Flack | 592 |
| Batting Average | Max Flack | .302 |
| On-Base % | Max Flack | .373 |
| Slugging % | Dave Robertson | .462 |
| OPS | Dave Robertson | .815 |
| Runs | Max Flack | 85 |
| Hits | Max Flack | 157 |
| Total Bases | Dave Robertson | 231 |
| Doubles | Max Flack | 30 |
| Triples | Dave Robertson | 11 |
| Home Runs | Dave Robertson | 10 |
| RBI | Dave Robertson | 75 |
| Walks | Dode Paskert | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Dode Paskert | 58 |
| Stolen Bases | Charlie Hollocher | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | Dave Robertson | 23 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Charlie Deal | 34 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Pete Alexander | 27 |
| Losses | Hippo Vaughn | 16 |
| Saves | Pete Alexander | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Pete Alexander | .659 |
| ERA | Pete Alexander | 1.91 |
| WHIP | Pete Alexander | 1.112 |
| Innings Pitched | Pete Alexander | 363.3 |
| Games | Pete Alexander | 46 |
| Games Started | Pete Alexander | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Pete Alexander | 173 |
| Complete Games | Pete Alexander | 33 |
| Shutouts | Pete Alexander | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Pete Alexander | 1447 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Hippo Vaughn | 85 |
| Hits Allowed | Pete Alexander | 335 |
| Walks Allowed | Hippo Vaughn | 81 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Pete Alexander and Hippo Vaughn | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Speed Martin | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Hippo Vaughn | 8 |
