1924 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1924 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 81-72. They scored 698 runs and belted 66 home runs to go along with a .276 batting average. Gabby Hartnett led the team in home runs with 16. Bernie Friberg was the best run producer with 82 RBI. Jigger Statz led the team with 152 hits for a .277 average.
The team allowed 699 runs and had a team ERA of 3.83. Tony Kaufmann led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 79 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sparky Adams | SS | 117 | 418 | 66 | 117 | 1 | 27 | 15 | .344 | .337 | .681 | .280 |
| Bob Barrett | 2B | 54 | 133 | 12 | 32 | 5 | 21 | 1 | .279 | .414 | .693 | .241 |
| Hooks Cotter | 1B | 98 | 310 | 39 | 81 | 4 | 33 | 3 | .338 | .377 | .715 | .261 |
| Allen Elliott | 1B | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Bernie Friberg | 3B | 142 | 495 | 67 | 138 | 5 | 82 | 19 | .369 | .360 | .729 | .279 |
| George Grantham | 2B | 127 | 469 | 85 | 148 | 12 | 60 | 21 | .390 | .458 | .848 | .316 |
| Ray Grimes | 1B | 51 | 177 | 33 | 53 | 5 | 34 | 4 | .401 | .475 | .876 | .299 |
| Charlie Hollocher | SS | 76 | 286 | 28 | 70 | 2 | 21 | 4 | .292 | .336 | .628 | .245 |
| Teddy Kearns | 1B | 4 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .375 | .669 | .250 |
| Ralph Michaels | SS | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .728 | .364 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Howard Fitzgerald | OF | 7 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .158 | .158 | .316 | .158 |
| Denver Grigsby | OF | 124 | 411 | 58 | 123 | 3 | 48 | 10 | .357 | .375 | .732 | .299 |
| Cliff Heathcote | OF | 113 | 392 | 66 | 121 | 0 | 30 | 26 | .356 | .393 | .749 | .309 |
| Hack Miller | OF | 53 | 131 | 17 | 44 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .379 | .504 | .883 | .336 |
| Jigger Statz | OF | 135 | 549 | 69 | 152 | 3 | 49 | 13 | .325 | .352 | .677 | .277 |
| Otto Vogel | OF | 70 | 172 | 28 | 46 | 1 | 24 | 4 | .319 | .372 | .691 | .267 |
| Butch Weis | OF | 37 | 133 | 19 | 37 | 0 | 23 | 4 | .356 | .353 | .709 | .278 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Churry | C | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .286 | .619 | .143 |
| Gabby Hartnett | C | 111 | 354 | 56 | 106 | 16 | 67 | 10 | .377 | .523 | .900 | .299 |
| Bob O'Farrell | C | 71 | 183 | 25 | 44 | 3 | 28 | 2 | .347 | .344 | .691 | .240 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5134 | 698 | 1419 | 66 | 634 | 137 | .331 | .378 | .709 | .276 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Vic Aldridge | 32 | 32 | 244.3 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 0 | 74 | 80 | 3.50 | 1.396 | |||
| Pete Alexander | 21 | 20 | 169.3 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 0 | 33 | 25 | 3.03 | 1.229 | |||
| Sheriff Blake | 29 | 11 | 106.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 42 | 44 | 4.57 | 1.571 | |||
| Duke Brett | 1 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5.06 | 2.453 | |||
| Guy Bush | 16 | 8 | 80.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 36 | 24 | 4.02 | 1.425 | |||
| Elmer Jacobs | 38 | 22 | 190.3 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 1 | 50 | 72 | 3.74 | 1.329 | |||
| Tony Kaufmann | 34 | 26 | 208.3 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 0 | 79 | 66 | 4.02 | 1.363 | |||
| Vic Keen | 40 | 28 | 234.7 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3 | 75 | 80 | 3.80 | 1.372 | |||
| George Milstead | 13 | 2 | 29.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 6.07 | 1.818 | |||
| Tiny Osborne | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Ray Pierce | 6 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7.36 | 1.507 | |||
| Rip Wheeler | 29 | 4 | 101.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 3.91 | 1.224 | |||
| Team Totals | 261 | 154 | 1380.5 | 81 | 72 | .529 | 6 | 416 | 438 | 3.83 | 1.374 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bernie Friberg | 142 |
| At Bats | Jigger Statz | 549 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jigger Statz | 601 |
| Batting Average | George Grantham | .316 |
| On-Base % | George Grantham | .390 |
| Slugging % | George Grantham | .458 |
| OPS | George Grantham | .848 |
| Runs | George Grantham | 85 |
| Hits | Jigger Statz | 152 |
| Total Bases | George Grantham | 215 |
| Doubles | Jigger Statz | 22 |
| Triples | Gabby Hartnett and Cliff Heathcote | 7 |
| Home Runs | Gabby Hartnett | 16 |
| RBI | Bernie Friberg | 82 |
| Walks | Bernie Friberg | 66 |
| Strikeouts | George Grantham | 63 |
| Stolen Bases | Cliff Heathcote | 26 |
| Caught Stealing | Bernie Friberg | 27 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bernie Friberg | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tony Kaufmann | 16 |
| Losses | Vic Keen | 14 |
| Saves | Vic Keen | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Pete Alexander | .706 |
| ERA | Pete Alexander | 3.03 |
| WHIP | Pete Alexander | 1.229 |
| Innings Pitched | Vic Aldridge | 244.3 |
| Games | Vic Keen | 40 |
| Games Started | Vic Aldridge | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Tony Kaufmann | 79 |
| Complete Games | Vic Aldridge | 20 |
| Shutouts | Tony Kaufmann | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Vic Aldridge | 1051 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Vic Keen | 99 |
| Hits Allowed | Vic Aldridge | 261 |
| Walks Allowed | Vic Aldridge and Vic Keen | 80 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tony Kaufmann | 21 |
| Wild Pitches | Elmer Jacobs | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Vic Aldridge | 7 |
