1940 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1940 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 75-79. They scored 681 runs and belted 86 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. The offense was powered by Bill Nicholson, who led the team with 25 home runs and 98 RBI. Stan Hack led the team with 191 hits for a .317 average.
The team allowed 636 runs and had a team ERA of 3.54. Claude Passeau led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 124 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Zeke Bonura | 1B | 49 | 182 | 20 | 48 | 4 | 20 | 1 | .302 | .407 | .709 | .264 |
| Phil Cavarretta | 1B | 65 | 193 | 34 | 54 | 2 | 22 | 3 | .388 | .409 | .797 | .280 |
| Stan Hack | 3B | 149 | 603 | 101 | 191 | 8 | 40 | 21 | .395 | .439 | .834 | .317 |
| Billy Herman | 2B | 135 | 558 | 77 | 163 | 5 | 57 | 1 | .347 | .376 | .723 | .292 |
| Bobby Mattick | SS | 128 | 441 | 30 | 96 | 0 | 33 | 5 | .250 | .252 | .502 | .218 |
| Billy Rogell | SS | 33 | 59 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .164 | .186 | .350 | .136 |
| Rip Russell | 1B | 68 | 215 | 15 | 53 | 5 | 33 | 1 | .277 | .367 | .644 | .247 |
| Bobby Sturgeon | SS | 7 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .190 | .238 | .428 | .190 |
| Rabbit Warstler | SS | 45 | 159 | 19 | 36 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .263 | .283 | .546 | .226 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dom Dallessandro | OF | 107 | 287 | 33 | 77 | 1 | 36 | 4 | .348 | .387 | .735 | .268 |
| Augie Galan | OF | 68 | 209 | 33 | 48 | 3 | 22 | 9 | .346 | .359 | .705 | .230 |
| Jim Gleeson | OF | 129 | 485 | 76 | 152 | 5 | 61 | 4 | .389 | .470 | .859 | .313 |
| Hank Leiber | OF | 117 | 440 | 68 | 133 | 17 | 86 | 1 | .371 | .482 | .853 | .302 |
| Bill Nicholson | OF | 135 | 491 | 78 | 146 | 25 | 98 | 2 | .366 | .534 | .900 | .297 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob Collins | C | 47 | 120 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 4 | .296 | .258 | .554 | .208 |
| Gabby Hartnett | C | 37 | 64 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .347 | .359 | .706 | .266 |
| Clyde McCullough | C | 9 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .290 | .192 | .482 | .154 |
| Al Todd | C | 104 | 381 | 31 | 97 | 6 | 42 | 1 | .283 | .346 | .629 | .255 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5389 | 681 | 1441 | 86 | 627 | 63 | .327 | .384 | .711 | .267 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Julio Bonetti | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.25 | 5.385 | |||
| Clay Bryant | 8 | 0 | 26.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 4.78 | 1.521 | |||
| Dizzy Dean | 10 | 9 | 54 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 5.17 | 1.630 | |||
| Larry French | 40 | 33 | 246 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 2 | 107 | 64 | 3.29 | 1.236 | |||
| Bill Lee | 37 | 30 | 211.3 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 5.03 | 1.496 | |||
| Jake Mooty | 20 | 12 | 114 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 42 | 49 | 2.92 | 1.316 | |||
| Vern Olsen | 34 | 20 | 172.7 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0 | 71 | 62 | 2.97 | 1.355 | |||
| Vance Page | 30 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 22 | 26 | 4.42 | 1.542 | |||
| Claude Passeau | 46 | 31 | 280.7 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 5 | 124 | 59 | 2.50 | 1.133 | |||
| Ken Raffensberger | 43 | 10 | 114.7 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3 | 55 | 29 | 3.38 | 1.299 | |||
| Charlie Root | 36 | 8 | 112 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 50 | 33 | 3.86 | 1.348 | |||
| Team Totals | 305 | 154 | 1392 | 75 | 79 | .487 | 14 | 564 | 430 | 3.54 | 1.328 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Stan Hack | 149 |
| At Bats | Stan Hack | 603 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Stan Hack | 686 |
| Batting Average | Stan Hack | .317 |
| On-Base % | Stan Hack | .395 |
| Slugging % | Bill Nicholson | .534 |
| OPS | Bill Nicholson | .900 |
| Runs | Stan Hack | 101 |
| Hits | Stan Hack | 191 |
| Total Bases | Stan Hack | 265 |
| Doubles | Jim Gleeson | 39 |
| Triples | Jim Gleeson | 11 |
| Home Runs | Bill Nicholson | 25 |
| RBI | Bill Nicholson | 98 |
| Walks | Stan Hack | 75 |
| Strikeouts | Hank Leiber | 68 |
| Stolen Bases | Stan Hack | 21 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Billy Herman | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Billy Herman | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Claude Passeau | 20 |
| Losses | Bill Lee | 17 |
| Saves | Claude Passeau | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Claude Passeau | .606 |
| ERA | Claude Passeau | 2.50 |
| WHIP | Claude Passeau | 1.133 |
| Innings Pitched | Claude Passeau | 280.7 |
| Games | Claude Passeau | 46 |
| Games Started | Larry French | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Claude Passeau | 124 |
| Complete Games | Claude Passeau | 20 |
| Shutouts | Vern Olsen and Claude Passeau | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Claude Passeau | 1172 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill Lee | 118 |
| Hits Allowed | Claude Passeau | 259 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Lee | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Larry French and Bill Lee | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Jake Mooty | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Larry French and Claude Passeau | 4 |
