1943 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1943 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 74-79. They scored 631 runs and belted 52 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. The offense was powered by Bill Nicholson, who led the team with 29 home runs, 128 RBI, and 188 hits.
The team allowed 598 runs and had a team ERA of 3.24. Hi Bithorn led the team with 18 wins. Claude Passeau led the team with 93 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Heinz Becker | 1B | 24 | 69 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .244 | .145 | .389 | .145 |
| Phil Cavarretta | 1B | 143 | 530 | 93 | 154 | 8 | 73 | 3 | .382 | .421 | .803 | .291 |
| Pete Elko | 3B | 9 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .133 | .368 | .133 |
| Stan Hack | 3B | 144 | 533 | 78 | 154 | 3 | 35 | 5 | .384 | .366 | .750 | .289 |
| Don Johnson | 2B | 10 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .238 | .465 | .190 |
| Stu Martin | 2B | 64 | 118 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .308 | .254 | .562 | .220 |
| Lennie Merullo | SS | 129 | 453 | 37 | 115 | 1 | 25 | 7 | .297 | .313 | .610 | .254 |
| Bill Schuster | SS | 13 | 51 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .373 | .706 | .294 |
| Eddie Stanky | 2B | 142 | 510 | 92 | 125 | 0 | 47 | 4 | .363 | .278 | .641 | .245 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dom Dallessandro | OF | 87 | 176 | 13 | 39 | 1 | 31 | 1 | .369 | .318 | .687 | .222 |
| Charlie Gilbert | OF | 8 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .150 | .411 | .150 |
| Ival Goodman | OF | 80 | 225 | 31 | 72 | 3 | 45 | 4 | .390 | .449 | .839 | .320 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | OF | 130 | 480 | 59 | 140 | 1 | 63 | 13 | .340 | .400 | .740 | .292 |
| Bill Nicholson | OF | 154 | 608 | 95 | 188 | 29 | 128 | 4 | .386 | .531 | .917 | .309 |
| Lou Novikoff | OF | 78 | 233 | 22 | 65 | 0 | 28 | 0 | .333 | .335 | .668 | .279 |
| Johnny Ostrowski | OF | 10 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .303 | .276 | .579 | .207 |
| Andy Pafko | OF | 13 | 58 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .400 | .431 | .831 | .379 |
| Whitey Platt | OF | 20 | 41 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .190 | .244 | .434 | .171 |
| Ed Sauer | OF | 14 | 55 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .322 | .327 | .649 | .273 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Chico Hernandez | C | 43 | 126 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .324 | .302 | .626 | .270 |
| Billy Holm | C | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .067 | .243 | .067 |
| Mickey Kreitner | C | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .444 | .375 | .819 | .375 |
| Mickey Livingston | C | 36 | 111 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 16 | 1 | .333 | .432 | .765 | .261 |
| Clyde McCullough | C | 87 | 266 | 20 | 63 | 2 | 23 | 6 | .302 | .293 | .595 | .237 |
| Al Todd | C | 21 | 45 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .152 | .133 | .285 | .133 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5279 | 631 | 1380 | 52 | 580 | 53 | .331 | .351 | .682 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dale Alderson | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6.43 | 1.714 | |||
| Dick Barrett | 15 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 4.80 | 1.778 | |||
| Hi Bithorn | 39 | 30 | 249.7 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2 | 86 | 65 | 2.60 | 1.169 | |||
| John Burrows | 23 | 1 | 32.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 3.86 | 1.254 | |||
| Paul Derringer | 32 | 22 | 174 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 3 | 75 | 39 | 3.57 | 1.282 | |||
| Paul Erickson | 15 | 4 | 42.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 6.12 | 1.616 | |||
| Bill Fleming | 11 | 0 | 32.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 6.40 | 1.641 | |||
| Ed Hanyzewski | 33 | 16 | 130 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 0 | 55 | 45 | 2.56 | 1.269 | |||
| Bill Lee | 13 | 12 | 78.3 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 3.56 | 1.405 | |||
| Jake Mooty | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .00 | 3.000 | |||
| Claude Passeau | 35 | 31 | 257 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 1 | 93 | 66 | 2.91 | 1.210 | |||
| Ray Prim | 29 | 5 | 60 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 2.55 | 1.350 | |||
| Walter Signer | 4 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2.88 | 1.120 | |||
| Lon Warneke | 21 | 10 | 88.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 3.16 | 1.133 | |||
| Hank Wyse | 38 | 15 | 156 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 5 | 45 | 34 | 2.94 | 1.237 | |||
| Team Totals | 314 | 154 | 1386 | 74 | 79 | .484 | 14 | 513 | 394 | 3.24 | 1.279 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bill Nicholson | 154 |
| At Bats | Bill Nicholson | 608 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bill Nicholson | 684 |
| Batting Average | Bill Nicholson | .309 |
| On-Base % | Bill Nicholson | .386 |
| Slugging % | Bill Nicholson | .531 |
| OPS | Bill Nicholson | .917 |
| Runs | Bill Nicholson | 95 |
| Hits | Bill Nicholson | 188 |
| Total Bases | Bill Nicholson | 323 |
| Doubles | Bill Nicholson | 30 |
| Triples | Peanuts Lowrey | 12 |
| Home Runs | Bill Nicholson | 29 |
| RBI | Bill Nicholson | 128 |
| Walks | Eddie Stanky | 92 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Nicholson | 86 |
| Stolen Bases | Peanuts Lowrey | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Stan Hack | 15 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Peanuts Lowrey and Eddie Stanky | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Hi Bithorn | 18 |
| Losses | Paul Derringer | 14 |
| Saves | Hank Wyse | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Hi Bithorn | .600 |
| ERA | Hi Bithorn | 2.60 |
| WHIP | Hi Bithorn | 1.169 |
| Innings Pitched | Claude Passeau | 257 |
| Games | Hi Bithorn | 39 |
| Games Started | Claude Passeau | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Claude Passeau | 93 |
| Complete Games | Hi Bithorn | 19 |
| Shutouts | Hi Bithorn | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Claude Passeau | 1075 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Claude Passeau | 83 |
| Hits Allowed | Claude Passeau | 245 |
| Walks Allowed | Claude Passeau | 66 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Claude Passeau | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Hi Bithorn, Paul Derringer, Ed Hanyzewski, and Bill Lee | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Claude Passeau | 4 |
