1944 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1944 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 75-79. They scored 701 runs and belted 71 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. The offense was powered by Bill Nicholson, who led the team with 33 home runs and 122 RBI. Phil Cavarretta led the team with 197 hits for a .321 average.
The team allowed 669 runs and had a team ERA of 3.59. Leading the team in wins was Hank Wyse, with 16. Claude Passeau led the team with 89 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Brewster | SS | 10 | 44 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .327 | .295 | .622 | .250 |
| Phil Cavarretta | 1B | 152 | 614 | 106 | 197 | 5 | 82 | 4 | .390 | .451 | .841 | .321 |
| Pete Elko | 3B | 7 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .273 | .500 | .227 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 3B | 15 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .136 | .100 | .236 | .050 |
| Stan Hack | 3B | 98 | 383 | 65 | 108 | 3 | 32 | 5 | .369 | .352 | .721 | .282 |
| Roy Hughes | 3B | 126 | 478 | 86 | 137 | 1 | 28 | 16 | .337 | .351 | .688 | .287 |
| Don Johnson | 2B | 154 | 608 | 50 | 169 | 2 | 71 | 8 | .311 | .352 | .663 | .278 |
| Lennie Merullo | SS | 66 | 193 | 20 | 41 | 1 | 16 | 3 | .276 | .280 | .556 | .212 |
| Bill Schuster | SS | 60 | 154 | 14 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 4 | .277 | .299 | .576 | .221 |
| Eddie Stanky | 3B | 13 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 | .320 | .616 | .240 |
| Tony York | SS | 28 | 85 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .270 | .247 | .517 | .235 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dom Dallessandro | OF | 117 | 381 | 53 | 116 | 8 | 74 | 1 | .400 | .438 | .838 | .304 |
| Ival Goodman | OF | 62 | 141 | 24 | 37 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .377 | .355 | .732 | .262 |
| Bill Nicholson | OF | 156 | 582 | 116 | 167 | 33 | 122 | 3 | .391 | .545 | .936 | .287 |
| Lou Novikoff | OF | 71 | 139 | 15 | 39 | 3 | 19 | 1 | .329 | .403 | .732 | .281 |
| Johnny Ostrowski | OF | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .214 | .231 | .445 | .154 |
| Andy Pafko | OF | 128 | 469 | 47 | 126 | 6 | 62 | 2 | .315 | .350 | .665 | .269 |
| Ed Sauer | OF | 23 | 50 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .250 | .300 | .550 | .220 |
| Frank Secory | OF | 22 | 56 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 1 | .387 | .554 | .941 | .321 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Roy Easterwood | C | 17 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .235 | .364 | .599 | .212 |
| Paul Gillespie | C | 9 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .345 | .423 | .768 | .269 |
| Billy Holm | C | 54 | 132 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .235 | .152 | .387 | .136 |
| Mickey Kreitner | C | 39 | 85 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .234 | .176 | .410 | .153 |
| Joe Stephenson | C | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .125 | .347 | .125 |
| Dewey Williams | C | 79 | 262 | 23 | 63 | 0 | 27 | 2 | .302 | .282 | .584 | .240 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Garth Mann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5462 | 701 | 1425 | 71 | 639 | 53 | .322 | .360 | .682 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dale Alderson | 12 | 1 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 6.65 | 1.843 | |||
| John Burrows | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18.00 | 3.333 | |||
| Bob Chipman | 26 | 21 | 129 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 2 | 41 | 40 | 3.49 | 1.450 | |||
| Paul Derringer | 42 | 16 | 180 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 3 | 69 | 39 | 4.15 | 1.356 | |||
| Paul Erickson | 33 | 15 | 124.3 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 1 | 82 | 67 | 3.55 | 1.448 | |||
| Bill Fleming | 39 | 18 | 158.3 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 42 | 62 | 3.13 | 1.421 | |||
| Charlie Gassaway | 2 | 2 | 11.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7.71 | 2.564 | |||
| Ed Hanyzewski | 14 | 7 | 58.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 4.47 | 1.389 | |||
| Red Lynn | 22 | 7 | 84.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1 | 35 | 37 | 4.06 | 1.388 | |||
| Hank Miklos | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.71 | 1.714 | |||
| Claude Passeau | 34 | 27 | 227 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3 | 89 | 50 | 2.89 | 1.251 | |||
| Mack Stewart | 8 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.46 | 1.220 | |||
| Hy Vandenberg | 35 | 9 | 126.3 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | 54 | 51 | 3.63 | 1.378 | |||
| Hank Wyse | 41 | 34 | 257.3 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 1 | 86 | 57 | 3.15 | 1.298 | |||
| Team Totals | 313 | 157 | 1400.5 | 75 | 79 | .487 | 13 | 535 | 452 | 3.59 | 1.380 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bill Nicholson | 156 |
| At Bats | Phil Cavarretta | 614 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Phil Cavarretta | 692 |
| Batting Average | Phil Cavarretta | .321 |
| On-Base % | Bill Nicholson | .391 |
| Slugging % | Bill Nicholson | .545 |
| OPS | Bill Nicholson | .936 |
| Runs | Bill Nicholson | 116 |
| Hits | Phil Cavarretta | 197 |
| Total Bases | Bill Nicholson | 317 |
| Doubles | Don Johnson | 37 |
| Triples | Phil Cavarretta | 15 |
| Home Runs | Bill Nicholson | 33 |
| RBI | Bill Nicholson | 122 |
| Walks | Bill Nicholson | 93 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Nicholson | 71 |
| Stolen Bases | Roy Hughes | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Roy Hughes | 17 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Andy Pafko | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Hank Wyse | 16 |
| Losses | Hank Wyse | 15 |
| Saves | Paul Derringer and Claude Passeau | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Claude Passeau | .625 |
| ERA | Claude Passeau | 2.89 |
| WHIP | Claude Passeau | 1.251 |
| Innings Pitched | Hank Wyse | 257.3 |
| Games | Paul Derringer | 42 |
| Games Started | Hank Wyse | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Claude Passeau | 89 |
| Complete Games | Claude Passeau | 18 |
| Shutouts | Paul Erickson and Hank Wyse | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Hank Wyse | 1068 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Hank Wyse | 90 |
| Hits Allowed | Hank Wyse | 277 |
| Walks Allowed | Paul Erickson | 67 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Paul Derringer | 13 |
| Wild Pitches | Paul Erickson | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Hank Wyse | 2 |
