1946 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1946 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 82-71. They scored 626 runs and belted 56 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. Phil Cavarretta and Bill Nicholson were tied for the team lead in home runs with 8. The offense was powered by Phil Cavarretta, who led the team with 78 RBI, 150 hits.
The team allowed 580 runs and had a team ERA of 3.24. Hank Wyse was the winningest pitcher, with 14 games won. Johnny Schmitz racked up 135 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Cy Block | 3B | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .231 | .643 | .231 |
| Al Glossop | 2B | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .000 | .231 | .000 |
| Stan Hack | 3B | 92 | 323 | 55 | 92 | 0 | 26 | 3 | .431 | .350 | .781 | .285 |
| Don Johnson | 2B | 83 | 314 | 37 | 76 | 1 | 19 | 6 | .306 | .290 | .596 | .242 |
| Billy Jurges | SS | 82 | 221 | 26 | 49 | 0 | 17 | 3 | .351 | .281 | .632 | .222 |
| Lennie Merullo | SS | 65 | 126 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .219 | .214 | .433 | .151 |
| Johnny Ostrowski | 3B | 64 | 160 | 20 | 34 | 3 | 12 | 1 | .300 | .319 | .619 | .213 |
| Hank Schenz | 3B | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .182 |
| Lou Stringer | 2B | 80 | 209 | 26 | 51 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .328 | .311 | .639 | .244 |
| Bobby Sturgeon | SS | 100 | 294 | 26 | 87 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .319 | .361 | .680 | .296 |
| Eddie Waitkus | 1B | 113 | 441 | 50 | 134 | 4 | 55 | 3 | .340 | .408 | .748 | .304 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Phil Cavarretta | OF | 139 | 510 | 89 | 150 | 8 | 78 | 2 | .401 | .435 | .836 | .294 |
| Dom Dallessandro | OF | 65 | 89 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .384 | .326 | .710 | .225 |
| Charlie Gilbert | OF | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .077 | .220 | .077 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | OF | 144 | 540 | 75 | 139 | 4 | 54 | 10 | .328 | .343 | .671 | .257 |
| Clarence Maddern | OF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Bill Nicholson | OF | 105 | 296 | 36 | 65 | 8 | 41 | 1 | .325 | .358 | .683 | .220 |
| Andy Pafko | OF | 65 | 234 | 18 | 66 | 3 | 39 | 4 | .366 | .380 | .746 | .282 |
| Marv Rickert | OF | 111 | 392 | 44 | 103 | 7 | 47 | 3 | .314 | .378 | .692 | .263 |
| Frank Secory | OF | 33 | 43 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .327 | .512 | .839 | .233 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mickey Livingston | C | 66 | 176 | 14 | 45 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .338 | .369 | .707 | .256 |
| Clyde McCullough | C | 95 | 307 | 38 | 88 | 4 | 34 | 2 | .338 | .417 | .755 | .287 |
| Ted Pawelek | C | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .750 | .250 |
| Bob Scheffing | C | 63 | 115 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .346 | .330 | .676 | .278 |
| Dewey Williams | C | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Heinz Becker | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .286 | .661 | .286 | |
| Cecil Garriott | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5298 | 626 | 1344 | 56 | 566 | 43 | .324 | .346 | .671 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Red Adams | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 8.25 | 2.083 | |||
| Russ Bauers | 15 | 2 | 43.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3.53 | 1.478 | |||
| Hi Bithorn | 26 | 7 | 86.7 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 1 | 34 | 25 | 3.84 | 1.407 | |||
| Hank Borowy | 32 | 28 | 201 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 95 | 61 | 3.76 | 1.398 | |||
| Bob Chipman | 34 | 10 | 109.3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | 42 | 54 | 3.13 | 1.436 | |||
| Paul Erickson | 32 | 14 | 137 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 0 | 70 | 65 | 2.43 | 1.343 | |||
| Bill Fleming | 14 | 1 | 29.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 6.14 | 1.672 | |||
| Ed Hanyzewski | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.50 | 2.167 | |||
| Emil Kush | 40 | 6 | 129.7 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 2 | 50 | 43 | 3.05 | 1.257 | |||
| Doyle Lade | 3 | 2 | 15.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4.11 | 1.176 | |||
| Hal Manders | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Russ Meers | 7 | 2 | 11.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3.18 | 1.770 | |||
| Russ Meyer | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3.18 | 1.824 | |||
| Vern Olsen | 5 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2.79 | 1.959 | |||
| Emmett O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .00 | 3.000 | |||
| Claude Passeau | 21 | 21 | 129.3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 47 | 42 | 3.13 | 1.237 | |||
| Ray Prim | 14 | 2 | 23.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5.79 | 1.631 | |||
| Johnny Schmitz | 41 | 31 | 224.3 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 2 | 135 | 94 | 2.61 | 1.239 | |||
| Hank Wyse | 40 | 27 | 201.3 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 1 | 52 | 52 | 2.68 | 1.282 | |||
| Team Totals | 342 | 155 | 1392.8 | 82 | 71 | .536 | 11 | 609 | 527 | 3.24 | 1.362 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Peanuts Lowrey | 144 |
| At Bats | Peanuts Lowrey | 540 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Peanuts Lowrey | 614 |
| Batting Average | Phil Cavarretta | .294 |
| On-Base % | Phil Cavarretta | .401 |
| Slugging % | Phil Cavarretta | .435 |
| OPS | Phil Cavarretta | .836 |
| Runs | Phil Cavarretta | 89 |
| Hits | Phil Cavarretta | 150 |
| Total Bases | Phil Cavarretta | 222 |
| Doubles | Phil Cavarretta | 28 |
| Triples | Phil Cavarretta | 10 |
| Home Runs | Phil Cavarretta and Bill Nicholson | 8 |
| RBI | Phil Cavarretta | 78 |
| Walks | Phil Cavarretta | 88 |
| Strikeouts | Phil Cavarretta and Marv Rickert | 54 |
| Stolen Bases | Peanuts Lowrey | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Peanuts Lowrey | 17 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Phil Cavarretta | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Hank Wyse | 14 |
| Losses | Hank Wyse | 12 |
| Saves | Bob Chipman, Emil Kush, and Johnny Schmitz | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Paul Erickson | .563 |
| ERA | Johnny Schmitz | 2.61 |
| WHIP | Johnny Schmitz | 1.239 |
| Innings Pitched | Johnny Schmitz | 224.3 |
| Games | Johnny Schmitz | 41 |
| Games Started | Johnny Schmitz | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Schmitz | 135 |
| Complete Games | Johnny Schmitz | 14 |
| Shutouts | Bob Chipman | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Johnny Schmitz | 945 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Hank Borowy | 84 |
| Hits Allowed | Hank Borowy | 220 |
| Walks Allowed | Johnny Schmitz | 94 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Hank Borowy | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Russ Meers | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Paul Erickson, Emil Kush, and Hank Wyse | 3 |
