1921 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1921 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 64-89. They scored 668 runs and belted 37 home runs to go along with a .292 batting average. Max Flack and Ray Grimes were tied for the team lead in home runs with 6. Ray Grimes was the best run producer with 79 RBI. Max Flack led the team with 172 hits for a .301 average.
The team allowed 775 runs and had a team ERA of 4.39. Pete Alexander led the team with 15 wins. Speed Martin racked up 86 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Deal | 3B | 115 | 422 | 52 | 122 | 3 | 66 | 3 | .310 | .393 | .703 | .289 |
| Carter Elliott | SS | 12 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .321 | .685 | .250 |
| Ray Grimes | 1B | 147 | 530 | 91 | 170 | 6 | 79 | 5 | .406 | .449 | .855 | .321 |
| Charlie Hollocher | SS | 140 | 558 | 71 | 161 | 3 | 37 | 5 | .342 | .384 | .726 | .289 |
| John Kelleher | 3B | 95 | 301 | 31 | 93 | 4 | 47 | 2 | .346 | .432 | .778 | .309 |
| Joe Klugmann | 2B | 6 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .348 | .286 | .634 | .286 |
| William Marriott | 2B | 30 | 38 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .381 | .395 | .776 | .316 |
| Zeb Terry | 2B | 123 | 488 | 59 | 134 | 2 | 45 | 1 | .318 | .328 | .646 | .275 |
| Hooks Warner | 3B | 14 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .268 | .237 | .505 | .211 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Turner Barber | OF | 127 | 452 | 73 | 142 | 1 | 54 | 5 | .379 | .369 | .748 | .314 |
| Max Flack | OF | 133 | 572 | 80 | 172 | 6 | 37 | 17 | .342 | .400 | .742 | .301 |
| George Maisel | OF | 111 | 393 | 54 | 122 | 0 | 43 | 17 | .334 | .338 | .672 | .310 |
| Dave Robertson | OF | 22 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .243 | .306 | .549 | .222 |
| John Sullivan | OF | 76 | 240 | 28 | 79 | 4 | 41 | 3 | .381 | .471 | .852 | .329 |
| Red Thomas | OF | 8 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .371 | .467 | .838 | .267 |
| Babe Twombly | OF | 87 | 175 | 22 | 66 | 1 | 18 | 4 | .414 | .451 | .865 | .377 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tom Daly | C | 51 | 143 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 22 | 1 | .278 | .301 | .579 | .238 |
| Bill Killefer | C | 45 | 133 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 3 | .357 | .331 | .688 | .323 |
| Bob O'Farrell | C | 96 | 260 | 32 | 65 | 4 | 32 | 2 | .299 | .396 | .695 | .250 |
| Kettle Wirts | C | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .182 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5321 | 668 | 1553 | 37 | 609 | 70 | .327 | .378 | .705 | .292 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pete Alexander | 31 | 30 | 252 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | 77 | 33 | 3.39 | 1.266 | |||
| Sweetbread Bailey | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.60 | 1.600 | |||
| Virgil Cheeves | 37 | 22 | 163 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 0 | 39 | 47 | 4.64 | 1.466 | |||
| Buck Freeman | 38 | 20 | 177.3 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3 | 42 | 70 | 4.11 | 1.461 | |||
| Oscar Fuhr | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.750 | |||
| Ollie Hanson | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Percy Jones | 32 | 3 | 98.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 46 | 39 | 4.56 | 1.570 | |||
| Tony Kaufmann | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4.15 | 1.154 | |||
| Vic Keen | 5 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.68 | 1.520 | |||
| Speed Martin | 37 | 28 | 217.3 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 1 | 86 | 68 | 4.35 | 1.440 | |||
| Elmer Ponder | 16 | 11 | 89.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 4.74 | 1.501 | |||
| George Stueland | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5.73 | 1.636 | |||
| Lefty Tyler | 10 | 6 | 50 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 3.24 | 1.460 | |||
| Hippo Vaughn | 17 | 14 | 109.3 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 0 | 30 | 31 | 6.01 | 1.683 | |||
| Lefty York | 40 | 11 | 139 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 1 | 57 | 63 | 4.73 | 1.676 | |||
| Team Totals | 273 | 153 | 1362.9 | 64 | 89 | .418 | 7 | 441 | 409 | 4.39 | 1.478 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ray Grimes | 147 |
| At Bats | Max Flack | 572 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Charlie Hollocher | 629 |
| Batting Average | Ray Grimes | .321 |
| On-Base % | Ray Grimes | .406 |
| Slugging % | Ray Grimes | .449 |
| OPS | Ray Grimes | .855 |
| Runs | Ray Grimes | 91 |
| Hits | Max Flack | 172 |
| Total Bases | Ray Grimes | 238 |
| Doubles | Ray Grimes | 38 |
| Triples | Charlie Deal and Charlie Hollocher | 8 |
| Home Runs | Max Flack and Ray Grimes | 6 |
| RBI | Ray Grimes | 79 |
| Walks | Ray Grimes | 70 |
| Strikeouts | Ray Grimes | 55 |
| Stolen Bases | Max Flack and George Maisel | 17 |
| Caught Stealing | Charlie Hollocher | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Zeb Terry | 34 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Pete Alexander | 15 |
| Losses | Speed Martin | 15 |
| Saves | Buck Freeman | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Pete Alexander | .536 |
| ERA | Pete Alexander | 3.39 |
| WHIP | Pete Alexander | 1.266 |
| Innings Pitched | Pete Alexander | 252 |
| Games | Lefty York | 40 |
| Games Started | Pete Alexander | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Speed Martin | 86 |
| Complete Games | Pete Alexander | 21 |
| Shutouts | Pete Alexander | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Pete Alexander | 1033 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Speed Martin | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Pete Alexander | 286 |
| Walks Allowed | Buck Freeman | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Buck Freeman and Speed Martin | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Lefty York | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Virgil Cheeves | 9 |
