1945 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1945 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 98-56. They scored 735 runs and belted 57 home runs to go along with a .277 batting average. Bill Nicholson provided the power for the team with 13 homers. Andy Pafko was the best run producer with 110 RBI. Stan Hack led the team with 193 hits for a .323 average.
The team allowed 533 runs and had a team ERA of 2.98. Hank Wyse was the winningest pitcher, with 22 games won. Claude Passeau racked up 98 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Heinz Becker | 1B | 67 | 133 | 25 | 38 | 2 | 27 | 0 | .375 | .421 | .796 | .286 |
| Cy Block | 3B | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Phil Cavarretta | 1B | 132 | 498 | 94 | 177 | 6 | 97 | 5 | .449 | .500 | .949 | .355 |
| Stan Hack | 3B | 150 | 597 | 110 | 193 | 2 | 43 | 12 | .420 | .405 | .825 | .323 |
| Roy Hughes | SS | 69 | 222 | 34 | 58 | 0 | 8 | 6 | .311 | .306 | .617 | .261 |
| Don Johnson | 2B | 138 | 557 | 94 | 168 | 2 | 58 | 9 | .343 | .361 | .704 | .302 |
| Lennie Merullo | SS | 121 | 394 | 40 | 94 | 2 | 37 | 7 | .297 | .299 | .596 | .239 |
| Johnny Ostrowski | 3B | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .500 | .800 | .300 |
| Reggie Otero | 1B | 14 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .440 | .391 | .831 | .391 |
| Bill Schuster | SS | 45 | 47 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .296 | .277 | .573 | .191 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Loyd Christopher | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | OF | 143 | 523 | 72 | 148 | 7 | 89 | 11 | .343 | .392 | .735 | .283 |
| Bill Nicholson | OF | 151 | 559 | 82 | 136 | 13 | 88 | 4 | .356 | .377 | .733 | .243 |
| Andy Pafko | OF | 144 | 534 | 64 | 159 | 12 | 110 | 5 | .361 | .455 | .816 | .298 |
| Ed Sauer | OF | 49 | 93 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 2 | .317 | .387 | .704 | .258 |
| Frank Secory | OF | 35 | 57 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .186 | .175 | .361 | .158 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Paul Gillespie | C | 75 | 163 | 12 | 47 | 3 | 25 | 2 | .366 | .380 | .746 | .288 |
| Mickey Livingston | C | 71 | 224 | 19 | 57 | 2 | 23 | 2 | .324 | .317 | .641 | .254 |
| Len Rice | C | 32 | 99 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .269 | .263 | .532 | .232 |
| Dewey Williams | C | 59 | 100 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .363 | .400 | .763 | .280 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Moore | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .167 | .453 | .167 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5298 | 735 | 1465 | 57 | 674 | 69 | .340 | .372 | .712 | .277 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hank Borowy | 15 | 14 | 122.3 | 11 | 2 | .846 | 1 | 47 | 47 | 2.13 | 1.243 | |||
| Bob Chipman | 25 | 10 | 72 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 29 | 34 | 3.50 | 1.347 | |||
| Jorge Comellas | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4.50 | 1.417 | |||
| Paul Derringer | 35 | 30 | 213.7 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 4 | 86 | 51 | 3.45 | 1.282 | |||
| Paul Erickson | 28 | 9 | 108.3 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | 53 | 48 | 3.32 | 1.311 | |||
| Ed Hanyzewski | 2 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 1.702 | |||
| George Hennessey | 2 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.36 | 2.162 | |||
| Claude Passeau | 34 | 27 | 227 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 1 | 98 | 59 | 2.46 | 1.163 | |||
| Ray Prim | 34 | 19 | 165.3 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 2 | 88 | 23 | 2.40 | 0.998 | |||
| Walter Signer | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3.38 | 2.000 | |||
| Ray Starr | 9 | 1 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7.43 | 1.805 | |||
| Mack Stewart | 16 | 1 | 28.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 4.76 | 1.802 | |||
| Hy Vandenberg | 30 | 7 | 95.3 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2 | 35 | 33 | 3.49 | 1.301 | |||
| Lon Warneke | 9 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.86 | 1.214 | |||
| Hank Wyse | 38 | 34 | 278.3 | 22 | 10 | .688 | 0 | 77 | 55 | 2.68 | 1.175 | |||
| Team Totals | 290 | 155 | 1366.2 | 98 | 56 | .636 | 14 | 541 | 385 | 2.98 | 1.234 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bill Nicholson | 151 |
| At Bats | Stan Hack | 597 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Stan Hack | 702 |
| Batting Average | Phil Cavarretta | .355 |
| On-Base % | Phil Cavarretta | .449 |
| Slugging % | Phil Cavarretta | .500 |
| OPS | Phil Cavarretta | .949 |
| Runs | Stan Hack | 110 |
| Hits | Stan Hack | 193 |
| Total Bases | Phil Cavarretta | 249 |
| Doubles | Phil Cavarretta | 34 |
| Triples | Andy Pafko | 12 |
| Home Runs | Bill Nicholson | 13 |
| RBI | Andy Pafko | 110 |
| Walks | Stan Hack | 99 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Nicholson | 73 |
| Stolen Bases | Stan Hack | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Johnson | 22 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Lennie Merullo | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Hank Wyse | 22 |
| Losses | Paul Derringer | 11 |
| Saves | Paul Derringer | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Hank Borowy | .846 |
| ERA | Ray Prim | 2.40 |
| WHIP | Ray Prim | 0.998 |
| Innings Pitched | Hank Wyse | 278.3 |
| Games | Hank Wyse | 38 |
| Games Started | Hank Wyse | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Claude Passeau | 98 |
| Complete Games | Hank Wyse | 23 |
| Shutouts | Claude Passeau | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Hank Wyse | 1139 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Hank Wyse | 83 |
| Hits Allowed | Hank Wyse | 272 |
| Walks Allowed | Claude Passeau | 59 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Hank Wyse | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Ray Prim and Hank Wyse | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Paul Erickson | 7 |
