1947 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1947 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 69-85. They scored 567 runs and belted 71 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. The offense was powered by Bill Nicholson, who led the team with 26 home runs and 75 RBI. Andy Pafko led the team with 155 hits for a .302 average.
The team allowed 722 runs and had a team ERA of 4.10. Johnny Schmitz led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 97 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Lonny Frey | 2B | 24 | 43 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .277 | .209 | .486 | .209 |
| Stan Hack | 3B | 76 | 240 | 28 | 65 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .377 | .333 | .710 | .271 |
| Don Johnson | 2B | 120 | 402 | 33 | 104 | 3 | 26 | 2 | .302 | .333 | .635 | .259 |
| Billy Jurges | SS | 14 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .347 | .325 | .672 | .200 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | 3B | 115 | 448 | 56 | 126 | 5 | 37 | 2 | .339 | .375 | .714 | .281 |
| Ray Mack | 2B | 21 | 78 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .274 | .372 | .646 | .218 |
| Sal Madrid | SS | 8 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .160 | .167 | .327 | .125 |
| Lennie Merullo | SS | 108 | 373 | 24 | 90 | 0 | 29 | 4 | .274 | .290 | .564 | .241 |
| Hank Schenz | 3B | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .071 | .306 | .071 |
| Bobby Sturgeon | SS | 87 | 232 | 16 | 59 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .276 | .341 | .617 | .254 |
| Eddie Waitkus | 1B | 130 | 514 | 60 | 150 | 2 | 35 | 3 | .336 | .381 | .717 | .292 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Cliff Aberson | OF | 47 | 140 | 24 | 39 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .369 | .450 | .819 | .279 |
| Phil Cavarretta | OF | 127 | 459 | 56 | 144 | 2 | 63 | 2 | .391 | .397 | .788 | .314 |
| Dom Dallessandro | OF | 66 | 115 | 18 | 33 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .397 | .391 | .788 | .287 |
| Bill Nicholson | OF | 148 | 487 | 69 | 119 | 26 | 75 | 1 | .364 | .466 | .830 | .244 |
| Andy Pafko | OF | 129 | 513 | 68 | 155 | 13 | 66 | 4 | .346 | .454 | .800 | .302 |
| Marv Rickert | OF | 71 | 137 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .230 | .190 | .420 | .146 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mickey Livingston | C | 19 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .235 | .273 | .508 | .212 |
| Clyde McCullough | C | 86 | 234 | 25 | 59 | 3 | 30 | 1 | .314 | .376 | .690 | .252 |
| Bob Scheffing | C | 110 | 363 | 33 | 96 | 5 | 50 | 2 | .312 | .364 | .676 | .264 |
| Dewey Williams | C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5305 | 567 | 1373 | 71 | 540 | 22 | .318 | .361 | .678 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hank Borowy | 40 | 25 | 183 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 2 | 75 | 63 | 4.38 | 1.383 | |||
| Bob Carpenter | 4 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.91 | 1.918 | |||
| Bob Chipman | 32 | 17 | 134.7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 51 | 66 | 3.68 | 1.492 | |||
| Paul Erickson | 40 | 20 | 174 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 1 | 82 | 93 | 4.34 | 1.563 | |||
| Ralph Hamner | 3 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 2.52 | 1.600 | |||
| Emil Kush | 47 | 1 | 91 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 5 | 44 | 53 | 3.36 | 1.462 | |||
| Doyle Lade | 34 | 25 | 187.3 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 62 | 79 | 3.94 | 1.500 | |||
| Bill Lee | 14 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 4.50 | 1.667 | |||
| Russ Meers | 35 | 1 | 64.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 28 | 38 | 4.48 | 1.540 | |||
| Russ Meyer | 23 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 3.40 | 1.267 | |||
| Ox Miller | 4 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1.12 | 2.250 | |||
| Claude Passeau | 19 | 6 | 63.3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 6.25 | 1.912 | |||
| Freddy Schmidt | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Johnny Schmitz | 38 | 28 | 207 | 13 | 18 | .419 | 4 | 97 | 80 | 3.22 | 1.396 | |||
| Hank Wyse | 37 | 19 | 142 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 1 | 53 | 64 | 4.31 | 1.563 | |||
| Team Totals | 371 | 155 | 1366.9 | 69 | 85 | .448 | 15 | 571 | 618 | 4.10 | 1.512 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bill Nicholson | 148 |
| At Bats | Eddie Waitkus | 514 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bill Nicholson | 580 |
| Batting Average | Phil Cavarretta | .314 |
| On-Base % | Phil Cavarretta | .391 |
| Slugging % | Bill Nicholson | .466 |
| OPS | Bill Nicholson | .830 |
| Runs | Bill Nicholson | 69 |
| Hits | Andy Pafko | 155 |
| Total Bases | Andy Pafko | 233 |
| Doubles | Bill Nicholson and Eddie Waitkus | 28 |
| Triples | Andy Pafko | 7 |
| Home Runs | Bill Nicholson | 26 |
| RBI | Bill Nicholson | 75 |
| Walks | Bill Nicholson | 87 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Nicholson | 83 |
| Stolen Bases | Lennie Merullo and Andy Pafko | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Johnson | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Andy Pafko | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Johnny Schmitz | 13 |
| Losses | Johnny Schmitz | 18 |
| Saves | Emil Kush | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Chipman | .538 |
| ERA | Johnny Schmitz | 3.22 |
| WHIP | Hank Borowy | 1.383 |
| Innings Pitched | Johnny Schmitz | 207 |
| Games | Emil Kush | 47 |
| Games Started | Johnny Schmitz | 28 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Schmitz | 97 |
| Complete Games | Johnny Schmitz | 10 |
| Shutouts | Johnny Schmitz | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Johnny Schmitz | 894 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Hank Borowy | 89 |
| Hits Allowed | Johnny Schmitz | 209 |
| Walks Allowed | Paul Erickson | 93 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Hank Borowy | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | Johnny Schmitz | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Paul Erickson | 5 |
