1948 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1948 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 64-90. They scored 597 runs and belted 87 home runs to go along with a .262 batting average. The offense was powered by Andy Pafko, who led the team with 26 home runs, 101 RBI, and 171 hits.
The team allowed 701 runs and had a team ERA of 4.00. Johnny Schmitz led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 100 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Phil Cavarretta | 1B | 111 | 334 | 41 | 93 | 3 | 40 | 4 | .349 | .383 | .732 | .278 |
| Jeff Cross | SS | 16 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .100 |
| Dick Culler | SS | 48 | 89 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .275 | .191 | .466 | .169 |
| Don Johnson | 3B | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Dummy Lynch | 2B | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .714 | 1.089 | .286 |
| Gene Mauch | 2B | 53 | 138 | 18 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .329 | .275 | .604 | .203 |
| Andy Pafko | 3B | 142 | 548 | 82 | 171 | 26 | 101 | 3 | .375 | .516 | .891 | .312 |
| Hank Schenz | 2B | 96 | 337 | 43 | 88 | 1 | 14 | 3 | .306 | .326 | .632 | .261 |
| Roy Smalley | SS | 124 | 361 | 25 | 78 | 4 | 36 | 0 | .265 | .302 | .567 | .216 |
| Emil Verban | 2B | 56 | 248 | 37 | 73 | 1 | 16 | 4 | .308 | .375 | .683 | .294 |
| Eddie Waitkus | 1B | 139 | 562 | 87 | 166 | 7 | 44 | 11 | .348 | .416 | .764 | .295 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Cliff Aberson | OF | 12 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .297 | .313 | .610 | .188 |
| Hal Jeffcoat | OF | 134 | 473 | 53 | 132 | 4 | 42 | 8 | .315 | .355 | .670 | .279 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | OF | 129 | 435 | 47 | 128 | 2 | 54 | 2 | .347 | .349 | .696 | .294 |
| Clarence Maddern | OF | 80 | 214 | 16 | 54 | 4 | 27 | 0 | .301 | .374 | .675 | .252 |
| Carmen Mauro | OF | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .800 | 1.229 | .200 |
| Bill Nicholson | OF | 143 | 494 | 68 | 129 | 19 | 67 | 2 | .371 | .445 | .816 | .261 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Clyde McCullough | C | 69 | 172 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .546 | .209 |
| Bob Scheffing | C | 102 | 293 | 23 | 88 | 5 | 45 | 0 | .351 | .427 | .778 | .300 |
| Rube Walker | C | 79 | 171 | 17 | 47 | 5 | 26 | 0 | .371 | .409 | .780 | .275 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Carl Sawatski | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5352 | 597 | 1402 | 87 | 564 | 39 | .318 | .369 | .687 | .262 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hank Borowy | 39 | 17 | 127 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 1 | 50 | 49 | 4.89 | 1.614 | |||
| Don Carlsen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 36.00 | 7.000 | |||
| Cliff Chambers | 29 | 12 | 103.7 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 0 | 51 | 48 | 4.43 | 1.427 | |||
| Bob Chipman | 34 | 3 | 60.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 3.58 | 1.609 | |||
| Jess Dobernic | 54 | 0 | 85.7 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1 | 48 | 40 | 3.15 | 1.249 | |||
| Paul Erickson | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6.35 | 2.281 | |||
| Warren Hacker | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21.00 | 3.333 | |||
| Ralph Hamner | 27 | 17 | 111.3 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 | 53 | 69 | 4.69 | 1.608 | |||
| Tony Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Emil Kush | 34 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3 | 31 | 37 | 4.38 | 1.486 | |||
| Doyle Lade | 19 | 12 | 87.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 29 | 31 | 4.02 | 1.489 | |||
| Dutch McCall | 30 | 20 | 151.3 | 4 | 13 | .235 | 0 | 89 | 85 | 4.82 | 1.606 | |||
| Russ Meyer | 29 | 26 | 164.7 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 89 | 77 | 3.66 | 1.421 | |||
| Bob Rush | 36 | 16 | 133.3 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 0 | 72 | 37 | 3.91 | 1.425 | |||
| Johnny Schmitz | 34 | 30 | 242 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 1 | 100 | 97 | 2.64 | 1.169 | |||
| Ben Wade | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7.20 | 1.600 | |||
| Team Totals | 375 | 155 | 1355.3 | 64 | 90 | .416 | 10 | 636 | 609 | 4.00 | 1.449 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bill Nicholson | 143 |
| At Bats | Eddie Waitkus | 562 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Waitkus | 614 |
| Batting Average | Andy Pafko | .312 |
| On-Base % | Andy Pafko | .375 |
| Slugging % | Andy Pafko | .516 |
| OPS | Andy Pafko | .891 |
| Runs | Eddie Waitkus | 87 |
| Hits | Andy Pafko | 171 |
| Total Bases | Andy Pafko | 283 |
| Doubles | Andy Pafko | 30 |
| Triples | Eddie Waitkus | 10 |
| Home Runs | Andy Pafko | 26 |
| RBI | Andy Pafko | 101 |
| Walks | Bill Nicholson | 81 |
| Strikeouts | Roy Smalley | 76 |
| Stolen Bases | Eddie Waitkus | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Hal Jeffcoat | 14 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Andy Pafko | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Johnny Schmitz | 18 |
| Losses | Dutch McCall and Johnny Schmitz | 13 |
| Saves | Bob Chipman | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Johnny Schmitz | .581 |
| ERA | Johnny Schmitz | 2.64 |
| WHIP | Johnny Schmitz | 1.169 |
| Innings Pitched | Johnny Schmitz | 242 |
| Games | Jess Dobernic | 54 |
| Games Started | Johnny Schmitz | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Schmitz | 100 |
| Complete Games | Johnny Schmitz | 18 |
| Shutouts | Russ Meyer | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Johnny Schmitz | 986 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dutch McCall | 81 |
| Hits Allowed | Johnny Schmitz | 186 |
| Walks Allowed | Johnny Schmitz | 97 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dutch McCall | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Johnny Schmitz | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ralph Hamner | 5 |
