1925 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1925 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 68-86. They scored 723 runs and belted 86 home runs to go along with a .275 batting average. Gabby Hartnett provided the power for the team with 24 homers. Charlie Grimm knocked in 76 runs. Sparky Adams led the team with 180 hits for a .287 average.
The team allowed 773 runs and had a team ERA of 4.41. Pete Alexander was the winningest pitcher, with 15 games won. Sheriff Blake racked up 93 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sparky Adams | 2B | 149 | 627 | 95 | 180 | 2 | 48 | 26 | .341 | .368 | .709 | .287 |
| Bob Barrett | 3B | 14 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .333 | .344 | .677 | .313 |
| Howard Freigau | 3B | 117 | 476 | 77 | 146 | 8 | 71 | 10 | .349 | .445 | .794 | .307 |
| Bernie Friberg | 3B | 44 | 152 | 12 | 39 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .327 | .349 | .676 | .257 |
| Charlie Grimm | 1B | 141 | 519 | 73 | 159 | 10 | 76 | 4 | .354 | .439 | .793 | .306 |
| Teddy Kearns | 1B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Rabbit Maranville | SS | 75 | 266 | 37 | 62 | 0 | 23 | 6 | .308 | .293 | .601 | .233 |
| Ike McAuley | SS | 37 | 125 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .343 | .368 | .711 | .280 |
| Ralph Michaels | 3B | 22 | 50 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .357 | .300 | .657 | .280 |
| Pinky Pittenger | 3B | 59 | 173 | 21 | 54 | 0 | 15 | 5 | .364 | .376 | .740 | .312 |
| Gale Staley | 2B | 7 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .464 | .500 | .964 | .423 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mandy Brooks | OF | 90 | 349 | 55 | 98 | 14 | 72 | 10 | .322 | .513 | .835 | .281 |
| Tommy Griffith | OF | 76 | 235 | 38 | 67 | 7 | 27 | 2 | .346 | .434 | .780 | .285 |
| Denver Grigsby | OF | 51 | 137 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 20 | 1 | .346 | .292 | .638 | .255 |
| Cliff Heathcote | OF | 109 | 380 | 57 | 100 | 5 | 39 | 15 | .343 | .366 | .709 | .263 |
| Art Jahn | OF | 58 | 226 | 30 | 68 | 0 | 37 | 2 | .336 | .416 | .752 | .301 |
| Alex Metzler | OF | 9 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .244 | .237 | .481 | .184 |
| Hack Miller | OF | 24 | 86 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .303 | .430 | .733 | .279 |
| Joe Munson | OF | 9 | 35 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .436 | .514 | .950 | .371 |
| Jigger Statz | OF | 38 | 148 | 21 | 38 | 2 | 14 | 4 | .317 | .378 | .695 | .257 |
| Chink Taylor | OF | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Butch Weis | OF | 67 | 180 | 16 | 48 | 2 | 25 | 2 | .350 | .361 | .711 | .267 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Churry | C | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Mike Gonzalez | C | 70 | 197 | 26 | 52 | 3 | 18 | 2 | .316 | .386 | .702 | .264 |
| Gabby Hartnett | C | 117 | 398 | 61 | 115 | 24 | 67 | 1 | .351 | .555 | .906 | .289 |
| Bob O'Farrell | C | 17 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .273 | .523 | .182 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Mel Kerr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5353 | 723 | 1473 | 86 | 660 | 94 | .321 | .397 | .718 | .275 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pete Alexander | 32 | 30 | 236 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 63 | 29 | 3.39 | 1.267 | |||
| Sheriff Blake | 36 | 31 | 231.3 | 10 | 18 | .357 | 2 | 93 | 114 | 4.86 | 1.617 | |||
| Duke Brett | 10 | 1 | 17.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.63 | 0.867 | |||
| Jumbo Brown | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.00 | 1.500 | |||
| Guy Bush | 42 | 15 | 182 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 4 | 76 | 52 | 4.30 | 1.456 | |||
| Wilbur Cooper | 32 | 26 | 212.3 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 0 | 41 | 61 | 4.28 | 1.460 | |||
| Elmer Jacobs | 18 | 4 | 55.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 19 | 22 | 5.17 | 1.526 | |||
| Percy Jones | 28 | 13 | 124 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 60 | 71 | 4.65 | 1.565 | |||
| Tony Kaufmann | 31 | 23 | 196 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 2 | 49 | 77 | 4.50 | 1.520 | |||
| Vic Keen | 30 | 8 | 83.3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 1 | 19 | 41 | 6.26 | 1.993 | |||
| George Milstead | 5 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3.00 | 1.619 | |||
| Bob Osborn | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 3.000 | |||
| George Stueland | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Team Totals | 269 | 154 | 1369.9 | 68 | 86 | .442 | 10 | 435 | 485 | 4.41 | 1.504 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Sparky Adams | 149 |
| At Bats | Sparky Adams | 627 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Sparky Adams | 687 |
| Batting Average | Howard Freigau | .307 |
| On-Base % | Charlie Grimm | .354 |
| Slugging % | Howard Freigau | .445 |
| OPS | Howard Freigau | .794 |
| Runs | Sparky Adams | 95 |
| Hits | Sparky Adams | 180 |
| Total Bases | Sparky Adams | 231 |
| Doubles | Sparky Adams and Charlie Grimm | 29 |
| Triples | Howard Freigau | 10 |
| Home Runs | Gabby Hartnett | 24 |
| RBI | Charlie Grimm | 76 |
| Walks | Sparky Adams | 44 |
| Strikeouts | Gabby Hartnett | 77 |
| Stolen Bases | Sparky Adams | 26 |
| Caught Stealing | Sparky Adams | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Howard Freigau | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Pete Alexander | 15 |
| Losses | Sheriff Blake | 18 |
| Saves | Guy Bush | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Pete Alexander | .577 |
| ERA | Pete Alexander | 3.39 |
| WHIP | Pete Alexander | 1.267 |
| Innings Pitched | Pete Alexander | 236 |
| Games | Guy Bush | 42 |
| Games Started | Sheriff Blake | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Sheriff Blake | 93 |
| Complete Games | Pete Alexander | 20 |
| Shutouts | Tony Kaufmann | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Sheriff Blake | 1046 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Sheriff Blake | 125 |
| Hits Allowed | Pete Alexander | 270 |
| Walks Allowed | Sheriff Blake | 114 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Wilbur Cooper | 18 |
| Wild Pitches | Sheriff Blake and Elmer Jacobs | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tony Kaufmann | 7 |
