1929 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1929 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 98-54. They scored 982 runs and belted 139 home runs to go along with a .303 batting average. Rogers Hornsby and Hack Wilson were tied for the team lead in home runs with 39. Hack Wilson knocked in 159 runs. Rogers Hornsby led the team with 229 hits for a .380 average. Kiki Cuyler had a great year on the basepaths with 43 stolen bases.
The team allowed 759 runs and had a team ERA of 4.16. Pat Malone led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 166 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Clyde Beck | 3B | 54 | 190 | 28 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 3 | .282 | .247 | .529 | .211 |
| Footsie Blair | 3B | 26 | 72 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .347 | .431 | .778 | .319 |
| Woody English | SS | 144 | 608 | 131 | 168 | 1 | 52 | 13 | .352 | .339 | .691 | .276 |
| Charlie Grimm | 1B | 120 | 463 | 66 | 138 | 10 | 91 | 3 | .358 | .436 | .794 | .298 |
| Rogers Hornsby | 2B | 156 | 602 | 156 | 229 | 39 | 149 | 2 | .459 | .679 | 1.138 | .380 |
| Norm McMillan | 3B | 124 | 495 | 77 | 134 | 5 | 55 | 13 | .324 | .392 | .716 | .271 |
| Chick Tolson | 1B | 32 | 109 | 13 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .325 | .330 | .655 | .257 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Kiki Cuyler | OF | 139 | 509 | 111 | 183 | 15 | 102 | 43 | .438 | .532 | .970 | .360 |
| Cliff Heathcote | OF | 82 | 224 | 45 | 70 | 2 | 31 | 9 | .384 | .415 | .799 | .313 |
| Johnny Moore | OF | 37 | 63 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .338 | .397 | .735 | .286 |
| Riggs Stephenson | OF | 136 | 495 | 91 | 179 | 17 | 110 | 10 | .445 | .562 | 1.007 | .362 |
| Danny Taylor | OF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Hack Wilson | OF | 150 | 574 | 135 | 198 | 39 | 159 | 3 | .425 | .618 | 1.043 | .345 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tom Angley | C | 5 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .333 | .313 | .646 | .250 |
| Mike Gonzalez | C | 60 | 167 | 15 | 40 | 0 | 18 | 1 | .317 | .257 | .574 | .240 |
| Earl Grace | C | 27 | 80 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .333 | .338 | .671 | .250 |
| Gabby Hartnett | C | 25 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .407 | .591 | .998 | .273 |
| Johnny Schulte | C | 31 | 69 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .329 | .304 | .633 | .261 |
| Zack Taylor | C | 64 | 215 | 29 | 59 | 1 | 31 | 0 | .336 | .391 | .727 | .274 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5471 | 982 | 1655 | 139 | 933 | 103 | .364 | .452 | .816 | .303 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Sheriff Blake | 35 | 29 | 218.3 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 1 | 70 | 103 | 4.29 | 1.590 | |||
| Guy Bush | 50 | 30 | 270.7 | 18 | 7 | .720 | 8 | 82 | 107 | 3.66 | 1.419 | |||
| Hal Carlson | 31 | 13 | 111.7 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 2 | 35 | 31 | 5.16 | 1.450 | |||
| Mike Cvengros | 32 | 4 | 64 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2 | 23 | 29 | 4.64 | 1.734 | |||
| Hank Grampp | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27.00 | 3.500 | |||
| Trader Horne | 11 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 5.09 | 1.957 | |||
| Claude Jonnard | 12 | 2 | 27.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 7.48 | 1.877 | |||
| Pat Malone | 40 | 30 | 267 | 22 | 10 | .688 | 2 | 166 | 102 | 3.57 | 1.442 | |||
| Art Nehf | 32 | 14 | 120.7 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 1 | 27 | 39 | 5.59 | 1.549 | |||
| Bob Osborn | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 | 1.111 | |||
| Ken Penner | 5 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2.84 | 1.575 | |||
| Charlie Root | 43 | 31 | 272 | 19 | 6 | .760 | 5 | 124 | 83 | 3.47 | 1.357 | |||
| Team Totals | 295 | 156 | 1398.8 | 98 | 54 | .645 | 21 | 548 | 537 | 4.16 | 1.486 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rogers Hornsby | 156 |
| At Bats | Woody English | 608 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rogers Hornsby | 712 |
| Batting Average | Rogers Hornsby | .380 |
| On-Base % | Rogers Hornsby | .459 |
| Slugging % | Rogers Hornsby | .679 |
| OPS | Rogers Hornsby | 1.138 |
| Runs | Rogers Hornsby | 156 |
| Hits | Rogers Hornsby | 229 |
| Total Bases | Rogers Hornsby | 409 |
| Doubles | Rogers Hornsby | 47 |
| Triples | Rogers Hornsby | 8 |
| Home Runs | Rogers Hornsby and Hack Wilson | 39 |
| RBI | Hack Wilson | 159 |
| Walks | Rogers Hornsby | 87 |
| Strikeouts | Hack Wilson | 83 |
| Stolen Bases | Kiki Cuyler | 43 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rogers Hornsby | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Pat Malone | 22 |
| Losses | Sheriff Blake | 13 |
| Saves | Guy Bush | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Charlie Root | .760 |
| ERA | Charlie Root | 3.47 |
| WHIP | Charlie Root | 1.357 |
| Innings Pitched | Charlie Root | 272 |
| Games | Guy Bush | 50 |
| Games Started | Charlie Root | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Pat Malone | 166 |
| Complete Games | Pat Malone and Charlie Root | 19 |
| Shutouts | Pat Malone | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Guy Bush | 1176 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Guy Bush | 110 |
| Hits Allowed | Charlie Root | 286 |
| Walks Allowed | Guy Bush | 107 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Guy Bush | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Guy Bush | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Pat Malone | 6 |
