1949 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1949 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 61-93. They scored 593 runs and belted 97 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. The offense was powered by Hank Sauer, who led the team with 27 home runs and 83 RBI. Andy Pafko led the team with 146 hits for a .281 average.
The team allowed 770 runs and had a team ERA of 4.50. Johnny Schmitz was the winningest pitcher, with 11 games won. Dutch Leonard struck out 83 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Phil Cavarretta | 1B | 105 | 360 | 46 | 106 | 8 | 49 | 2 | .374 | .444 | .818 | .294 |
| Frankie Gustine | 3B | 76 | 261 | 29 | 59 | 4 | 27 | 3 | .279 | .352 | .631 | .226 |
| Clarence Maddern | 1B | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .455 | .667 | 1.122 | .333 |
| Gene Mauch | 2B | 72 | 150 | 15 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 3 | .339 | .333 | .672 | .247 |
| Bob Ramazzotti | 3B | 65 | 190 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .200 | .205 | .405 | .179 |
| Herman Reich | 1B | 108 | 386 | 43 | 108 | 3 | 34 | 4 | .305 | .360 | .665 | .280 |
| Hank Schenz | 3B | 7 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .467 | .429 | .896 | .429 |
| Bill Serena | 3B | 12 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .341 | .378 | .719 | .216 |
| Roy Smalley | SS | 135 | 477 | 57 | 117 | 8 | 35 | 2 | .304 | .382 | .686 | .245 |
| Wayne Terwilliger | 2B | 36 | 112 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .326 | .313 | .639 | .223 |
| Emil Verban | 2B | 98 | 343 | 38 | 99 | 0 | 22 | 3 | .309 | .327 | .636 | .289 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Cliff Aberson | OF | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Frank Baumholtz | OF | 58 | 164 | 15 | 37 | 1 | 15 | 2 | .270 | .293 | .563 | .226 |
| Hank Edwards | OF | 58 | 176 | 25 | 51 | 7 | 21 | 0 | .359 | .500 | .859 | .290 |
| Hal Jeffcoat | OF | 108 | 363 | 43 | 89 | 2 | 26 | 12 | .286 | .344 | .630 | .245 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | OF | 38 | 111 | 18 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 3 | .325 | .369 | .694 | .270 |
| Andy Pafko | OF | 144 | 519 | 79 | 146 | 18 | 69 | 4 | .369 | .449 | .818 | .281 |
| Hank Sauer | OF | 96 | 357 | 59 | 104 | 27 | 83 | 0 | .363 | .571 | .934 | .291 |
| Harry Walker | OF | 42 | 159 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 14 | 2 | .312 | .358 | .670 | .264 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Smoky Burgess | C | 46 | 56 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .317 | .321 | .638 | .268 |
| Rube Novotney | C | 22 | 67 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .300 | .328 | .628 | .269 |
| Mickey Owen | C | 62 | 198 | 15 | 54 | 2 | 18 | 1 | .318 | .379 | .697 | .273 |
| Bob Scheffing | C | 55 | 149 | 12 | 40 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .314 | .383 | .697 | .268 |
| Rube Walker | C | 56 | 172 | 11 | 42 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .282 | .331 | .613 | .244 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jim Kirby | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5214 | 593 | 1336 | 97 | 539 | 53 | .307 | .373 | .680 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dewey Adkins | 30 | 5 | 82.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 43 | 39 | 5.68 | 1.665 | |||
| Bob Chipman | 38 | 11 | 113.3 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 1 | 46 | 63 | 3.97 | 1.527 | |||
| Mort Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Jess Dobernic | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.25 | 3.250 | |||
| Monk Dubiel | 32 | 20 | 147.7 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 4 | 52 | 54 | 4.14 | 1.327 | |||
| Warren Hacker | 30 | 12 | 125.7 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 40 | 53 | 4.23 | 1.543 | |||
| Ralph Hamner | 6 | 1 | 12.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8.76 | 2.439 | |||
| Emil Kush | 26 | 0 | 47.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 3.78 | 1.572 | |||
| Doyle Lade | 36 | 13 | 129.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 43 | 58 | 5.00 | 1.534 | |||
| Dutch Leonard | 33 | 28 | 180 | 7 | 16 | .304 | 0 | 83 | 43 | 4.15 | 1.339 | |||
| Cal McLish | 8 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 5.87 | 1.870 | |||
| Bob Muncrief | 34 | 3 | 75 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2 | 36 | 31 | 4.56 | 1.480 | |||
| Bob Rush | 35 | 27 | 201 | 10 | 18 | .357 | 4 | 80 | 79 | 4.07 | 1.373 | |||
| Johnny Schmitz | 36 | 31 | 207 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 3 | 75 | 92 | 4.35 | 1.541 | |||
| Lefty Sloat | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7.00 | 1.889 | |||
| Team Totals | 354 | 154 | 1357.7 | 61 | 93 | .396 | 17 | 532 | 564 | 4.50 | 1.493 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Andy Pafko | 144 |
| At Bats | Andy Pafko | 519 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Andy Pafko | 592 |
| Batting Average | Andy Pafko | .281 |
| On-Base % | Andy Pafko | .369 |
| Slugging % | Andy Pafko | .449 |
| OPS | Andy Pafko | .818 |
| Runs | Andy Pafko | 79 |
| Hits | Andy Pafko | 146 |
| Total Bases | Andy Pafko | 233 |
| Doubles | Andy Pafko | 29 |
| Triples | Roy Smalley | 10 |
| Home Runs | Hank Sauer | 27 |
| RBI | Hank Sauer | 83 |
| Walks | Andy Pafko | 63 |
| Strikeouts | Roy Smalley | 77 |
| Stolen Bases | Hal Jeffcoat | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Emil Verban | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Andy Pafko | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Johnny Schmitz | 11 |
| Losses | Bob Rush | 18 |
| Saves | Monk Dubiel and Bob Rush | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Chipman | .467 |
| ERA | Bob Rush | 4.07 |
| WHIP | Dutch Leonard | 1.339 |
| Innings Pitched | Johnny Schmitz | 207 |
| Games | Bob Chipman | 38 |
| Games Started | Johnny Schmitz | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Dutch Leonard | 83 |
| Complete Games | Dutch Leonard | 10 |
| Shutouts | Johnny Schmitz | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Johnny Schmitz | 898 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Johnny Schmitz | 100 |
| Hits Allowed | Johnny Schmitz | 227 |
| Walks Allowed | Johnny Schmitz | 92 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Monk Dubiel | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Dutch Leonard | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dutch Leonard | 7 |
