1941 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1941 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 70-84. They scored 666 runs and belted 99 home runs to go along with a .253 batting average. The offense was powered by Bill Nicholson, who led the team with 26 home runs and 98 RBI. Stan Hack led the team with 186 hits for a .317 average.
The team allowed 670 runs and had a team ERA of 3.72. Claude Passeau was the winningest pitcher, with 14 games won. Paul Erickson led the team with 85 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Babe Dahlgren | 1B | 99 | 359 | 50 | 101 | 16 | 59 | 2 | .360 | .476 | .836 | .281 |
| Stan Hack | 3B | 151 | 586 | 111 | 186 | 7 | 45 | 10 | .417 | .427 | .844 | .317 |
| Billy Herman | 2B | 11 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .356 | .250 | .606 | .194 |
| Johnny Hudson | SS | 50 | 99 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .225 | .242 | .467 | .202 |
| Lennie Merullo | SS | 7 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .421 | .412 | .833 | .353 |
| Billy Myers | SS | 24 | 63 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .310 | .286 | .596 | .222 |
| Rip Russell | 1B | 6 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .353 | .686 | .294 |
| Lou Stringer | 2B | 145 | 512 | 59 | 126 | 5 | 53 | 3 | .324 | .352 | .676 | .246 |
| Bobby Sturgeon | SS | 129 | 433 | 45 | 106 | 0 | 25 | 5 | .260 | .293 | .553 | .245 |
| Eddie Waitkus | 1B | 12 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .179 | .386 | .179 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Phil Cavarretta | OF | 107 | 346 | 46 | 99 | 6 | 40 | 2 | .384 | .413 | .797 | .286 |
| Dom Dallessandro | OF | 140 | 486 | 73 | 132 | 6 | 85 | 3 | .362 | .391 | .753 | .272 |
| Augie Galan | OF | 65 | 120 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .331 | .258 | .589 | .208 |
| Charlie Gilbert | OF | 39 | 86 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .361 | .326 | .687 | .279 |
| Frank Jelincich | OF | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .125 | .347 | .125 |
| Hank Leiber | OF | 53 | 162 | 20 | 35 | 7 | 25 | 0 | .291 | .377 | .668 | .216 |
| Bill Nicholson | OF | 147 | 532 | 74 | 135 | 26 | 98 | 1 | .357 | .453 | .810 | .254 |
| Lou Novikoff | OF | 62 | 203 | 22 | 49 | 5 | 24 | 0 | .284 | .355 | .639 | .241 |
| Barney Olsen | OF | 24 | 73 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .325 | .438 | .763 | .288 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Greek George | C | 35 | 64 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .182 | .188 | .370 | .156 |
| Clyde McCullough | C | 125 | 418 | 41 | 95 | 9 | 53 | 5 | .289 | .323 | .612 | .227 |
| Bob Scheffing | C | 51 | 132 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 20 | 2 | .270 | .326 | .596 | .242 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Al Todd | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5230 | 666 | 1323 | 99 | 610 | 39 | .321 | .365 | .686 | .253 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dizzy Dean | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Vallie Eaves | 12 | 7 | 58.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 3.53 | 1.312 | |||
| Paul Erickson | 32 | 15 | 141 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 1 | 85 | 64 | 3.70 | 1.348 | |||
| Larry French | 26 | 18 | 138 | 5 | 14 | .263 | 0 | 60 | 43 | 4.63 | 1.478 | |||
| Hank Gornicki | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Emil Kush | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 | 0.500 | |||
| Walt Lanfranconi | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 | 1.500 | |||
| Bill Lee | 28 | 22 | 167.3 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 1 | 62 | 43 | 3.76 | 1.327 | |||
| Russ Meers | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.12 | 0.625 | |||
| Jake Mooty | 33 | 14 | 153.3 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 4 | 45 | 56 | 3.35 | 1.298 | |||
| Vern Olsen | 37 | 23 | 185.7 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1 | 73 | 59 | 3.15 | 1.405 | |||
| Vance Page | 25 | 3 | 48.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 17 | 30 | 4.28 | 1.615 | |||
| Claude Passeau | 34 | 30 | 231 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 80 | 52 | 3.35 | 1.359 | |||
| Tot Pressnell | 29 | 1 | 70 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 3.09 | 1.314 | |||
| Wimpy Quinn | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7.20 | 1.200 | |||
| Ken Raffensberger | 10 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4.50 | 1.333 | |||
| Charlie Root | 19 | 15 | 106.7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 0 | 46 | 37 | 5.40 | 1.593 | |||
| Johnny Schmitz | 5 | 3 | 20.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1.31 | 1.014 | |||
| Team Totals | 300 | 155 | 1364.7 | 70 | 84 | .455 | 9 | 548 | 449 | 3.72 | 1.378 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Stan Hack | 151 |
| At Bats | Stan Hack | 586 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Stan Hack | 694 |
| Batting Average | Stan Hack | .317 |
| On-Base % | Stan Hack | .417 |
| Slugging % | Bill Nicholson | .453 |
| OPS | Stan Hack | .844 |
| Runs | Stan Hack | 111 |
| Hits | Stan Hack | 186 |
| Total Bases | Stan Hack | 250 |
| Doubles | Dom Dallessandro | 36 |
| Triples | Stan Hack | 5 |
| Home Runs | Bill Nicholson | 26 |
| RBI | Bill Nicholson | 98 |
| Walks | Stan Hack | 99 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Nicholson | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | Stan Hack | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bobby Sturgeon | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Clyde McCullough | 11 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Claude Passeau | 14 |
| Losses | Larry French, Bill Lee, and Claude Passeau | 14 |
| Saves | Jake Mooty | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Vern Olsen | .556 |
| ERA | Vern Olsen | 3.15 |
| WHIP | Bill Lee | 1.327 |
| Innings Pitched | Claude Passeau | 231 |
| Games | Vern Olsen | 37 |
| Games Started | Claude Passeau | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Paul Erickson | 85 |
| Complete Games | Claude Passeau | 20 |
| Shutouts | Claude Passeau | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Claude Passeau | 993 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Claude Passeau | 86 |
| Hits Allowed | Claude Passeau | 262 |
| Walks Allowed | Paul Erickson | 64 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Larry French and Claude Passeau | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Lee | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tot Pressnell | 4 |
