1927 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1927 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 85-68. They scored 750 runs and belted 74 home runs to go along with a .284 batting average. The offense was powered by Hack Wilson, who led the team with 30 home runs and 129 RBI. Riggs Stephenson led the team with 199 hits for a .344 average.
The team allowed 661 runs and had a team ERA of 3.65. Charlie Root led the pitching staff with 26 wins and 145 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sparky Adams | 2B | 146 | 647 | 100 | 189 | 0 | 49 | 26 | .335 | .340 | .675 | .292 |
| Clyde Beck | 2B | 117 | 391 | 44 | 101 | 2 | 44 | 0 | .332 | .350 | .682 | .258 |
| Jimmy Cooney | SS | 33 | 132 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .286 | .258 | .544 | .242 |
| Woody English | SS | 87 | 334 | 46 | 97 | 1 | 28 | 1 | .325 | .365 | .690 | .290 |
| Howard Freigau | 3B | 30 | 86 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .313 | .291 | .604 | .233 |
| Charlie Grimm | 1B | 147 | 543 | 68 | 169 | 2 | 74 | 3 | .367 | .398 | .765 | .311 |
| Eddie Pick | 3B | 54 | 181 | 23 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .254 | .254 | .508 | .171 |
| Chick Tolson | 1B | 39 | 54 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .345 | .481 | .826 | .296 |
| Harry Wilke | 3B | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Elmer Yoter | 3B | 13 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .323 | .333 | .656 | .222 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Cliff Heathcote | OF | 83 | 228 | 28 | 67 | 2 | 25 | 6 | .359 | .408 | .767 | .294 |
| Pete Scott | OF | 71 | 156 | 28 | 49 | 0 | 21 | 1 | .392 | .442 | .834 | .314 |
| Riggs Stephenson | OF | 152 | 579 | 101 | 199 | 7 | 82 | 8 | .415 | .491 | .906 | .344 |
| Earl Webb | OF | 102 | 332 | 58 | 100 | 14 | 52 | 3 | .391 | .506 | .897 | .301 |
| Hack Wilson | OF | 146 | 551 | 119 | 175 | 30 | 129 | 13 | .401 | .579 | .980 | .318 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Churry | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Mike Gonzalez | C | 39 | 108 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .311 | .324 | .635 | .241 |
| Gabby Hartnett | C | 127 | 449 | 56 | 132 | 10 | 80 | 2 | .361 | .454 | .815 | .294 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Fred Haney | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Tommy Sewell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5303 | 750 | 1505 | 74 | 692 | 65 | .334 | .400 | .734 | .284 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Sheriff Blake | 32 | 27 | 224.3 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 0 | 64 | 82 | 3.29 | 1.427 | |||
| Jim Brillheart | 32 | 12 | 128.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 36 | 38 | 4.13 | 1.383 | |||
| Guy Bush | 36 | 22 | 193.3 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 2 | 62 | 79 | 3.03 | 1.324 | |||
| Hal Carlson | 27 | 22 | 184.3 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 3.17 | 1.237 | |||
| Wayland Dean | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Hank Grampp | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Percy Jones | 30 | 11 | 112.7 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 37 | 72 | 4.07 | 1.730 | |||
| Tony Kaufmann | 9 | 6 | 53.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 6.41 | 1.764 | |||
| Art Nehf | 8 | 2 | 26.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1.37 | 1.293 | |||
| Bob Osborn | 24 | 12 | 107.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 45 | 48 | 4.18 | 1.606 | |||
| Charlie Root | 48 | 36 | 309 | 26 | 15 | .634 | 2 | 145 | 117 | 3.76 | 1.337 | |||
| Luther Roy | 11 | 0 | 19.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2.29 | 1.269 | |||
| Lefty Weinert | 5 | 3 | 19.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4.58 | 1.371 | |||
| Johnny Welch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 267 | 153 | 1385 | 85 | 68 | .556 | 5 | 465 | 514 | 3.65 | 1.410 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Riggs Stephenson | 152 |
| At Bats | Sparky Adams | 647 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Sparky Adams | 705 |
| Batting Average | Riggs Stephenson | .344 |
| On-Base % | Riggs Stephenson | .415 |
| Slugging % | Hack Wilson | .579 |
| OPS | Hack Wilson | .980 |
| Runs | Hack Wilson | 119 |
| Hits | Riggs Stephenson | 199 |
| Total Bases | Hack Wilson | 319 |
| Doubles | Riggs Stephenson | 46 |
| Triples | Hack Wilson | 12 |
| Home Runs | Hack Wilson | 30 |
| RBI | Hack Wilson | 129 |
| Walks | Hack Wilson | 71 |
| Strikeouts | Hack Wilson | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | Sparky Adams | 26 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Charlie Grimm | 26 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Charlie Root | 26 |
| Losses | Charlie Root | 15 |
| Saves | Guy Bush and Charlie Root | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Charlie Root | .634 |
| ERA | Guy Bush | 3.03 |
| WHIP | Hal Carlson | 1.237 |
| Innings Pitched | Charlie Root | 309 |
| Games | Charlie Root | 48 |
| Games Started | Charlie Root | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Charlie Root | 145 |
| Complete Games | Charlie Root | 21 |
| Shutouts | Charlie Root | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Charlie Root | 1316 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Charlie Root | 129 |
| Hits Allowed | Charlie Root | 296 |
| Walks Allowed | Charlie Root | 117 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Charlie Root | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Sheriff Blake and Jim Brillheart | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Charlie Root | 9 |
