1950 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1950 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 64-89. They scored 643 runs and belted 161 home runs to go along with a .248 batting average. The offense was powered by Andy Pafko, who led the team with 36 home runs and 156 hits. Hank Sauer knocked in 103 runs.
The team allowed 772 runs and had a team ERA of 4.28. Leading the team in wins was Bob Rush, with 13. Paul Minner led the team with 99 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Phil Cavarretta | 1B | 82 | 256 | 49 | 70 | 10 | 31 | 1 | .376 | .441 | .817 | .273 |
| Randy Jackson | 3B | 34 | 111 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 4 | .271 | .396 | .667 | .225 |
| Bob Ramazzotti | 2B | 61 | 145 | 19 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .287 | .345 | .632 | .262 |
| Bill Serena | 3B | 127 | 435 | 56 | 104 | 17 | 61 | 1 | .339 | .421 | .760 | .239 |
| Roy Smalley | SS | 154 | 557 | 58 | 128 | 21 | 85 | 2 | .297 | .413 | .710 | .230 |
| Wayne Terwilliger | 2B | 133 | 480 | 63 | 116 | 10 | 32 | 13 | .311 | .363 | .674 | .242 |
| Emil Verban | 2B | 45 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .175 | .135 | .310 | .108 |
| Preston Ward | 1B | 80 | 285 | 31 | 72 | 6 | 33 | 3 | .317 | .368 | .685 | .253 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Borkowski | OF | 85 | 256 | 27 | 70 | 4 | 29 | 1 | .319 | .379 | .698 | .273 |
| Hank Edwards | OF | 41 | 110 | 13 | 40 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .417 | .536 | .953 | .364 |
| Hal Jeffcoat | OF | 66 | 179 | 21 | 42 | 2 | 18 | 7 | .259 | .352 | .611 | .235 |
| Carmen Mauro | OF | 62 | 185 | 19 | 42 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .285 | .297 | .582 | .227 |
| Ron Northey | OF | 53 | 114 | 11 | 32 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .339 | .465 | .804 | .281 |
| Andy Pafko | OF | 146 | 514 | 95 | 156 | 36 | 92 | 4 | .397 | .591 | .988 | .304 |
| Hank Sauer | OF | 145 | 540 | 85 | 148 | 32 | 103 | 1 | .350 | .519 | .869 | .274 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Harry Chiti | C | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Mickey Owen | C | 86 | 259 | 22 | 63 | 2 | 21 | 2 | .282 | .309 | .591 | .243 |
| Carl Sawatski | C | 38 | 103 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .254 | .214 | .468 | .175 |
| Bob Scheffing | C | 12 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .250 | .438 | .188 |
| Rube Walker | C | 74 | 213 | 19 | 49 | 6 | 16 | 0 | .290 | .357 | .647 | .230 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5230 | 643 | 1298 | 161 | 615 | 46 | .312 | .401 | .713 | .248 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Monk Dubiel | 39 | 12 | 142.7 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 2 | 51 | 67 | 4.16 | 1.535 | |||
| Warren Hacker | 5 | 3 | 15.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5.28 | 1.830 | |||
| Frank Hiller | 38 | 17 | 153 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 1 | 55 | 32 | 3.53 | 1.209 | |||
| Johnny Klippstein | 33 | 11 | 104.7 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 1 | 51 | 64 | 5.25 | 1.681 | |||
| Doyle Lade | 34 | 12 | 117.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2 | 36 | 50 | 4.74 | 1.495 | |||
| Dutch Leonard | 35 | 1 | 74 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 3.77 | 1.311 | |||
| Paul Minner | 39 | 24 | 190.3 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 4 | 99 | 72 | 4.11 | 1.519 | |||
| Bob Rush | 39 | 34 | 254.7 | 13 | 20 | .394 | 1 | 93 | 93 | 3.71 | 1.390 | |||
| Johnny Schmitz | 39 | 27 | 193 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 0 | 75 | 91 | 4.99 | 1.596 | |||
| Johnny Vander Meer | 32 | 6 | 73.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 | 41 | 59 | 3.79 | 1.615 | |||
| Andy Varga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Bill Voiselle | 19 | 7 | 51.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 5.79 | 1.813 | |||
| Team Totals | 353 | 154 | 1371.4 | 64 | 89 | .418 | 19 | 559 | 593 | 4.28 | 1.491 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Roy Smalley | 154 |
| At Bats | Roy Smalley | 557 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Roy Smalley | 616 |
| Batting Average | Andy Pafko | .304 |
| On-Base % | Andy Pafko | .397 |
| Slugging % | Andy Pafko | .591 |
| OPS | Andy Pafko | .988 |
| Runs | Andy Pafko | 95 |
| Hits | Andy Pafko | 156 |
| Total Bases | Andy Pafko | 304 |
| Doubles | Hank Sauer | 32 |
| Triples | Roy Smalley | 9 |
| Home Runs | Andy Pafko | 36 |
| RBI | Hank Sauer | 103 |
| Walks | Andy Pafko | 69 |
| Strikeouts | Roy Smalley | 114 |
| Stolen Bases | Wayne Terwilliger | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Wayne Terwilliger | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Hank Sauer | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Rush | 13 |
| Losses | Bob Rush | 20 |
| Saves | Dutch Leonard | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Frank Hiller | .706 |
| ERA | Bob Rush | 3.71 |
| WHIP | Bob Rush | 1.390 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Rush | 254.7 |
| Games | Monk Dubiel, Paul Minner, Bob Rush, and Johnny Schmitz | 39 |
| Games Started | Bob Rush | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Paul Minner | 99 |
| Complete Games | Bob Rush | 19 |
| Shutouts | Johnny Schmitz | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Rush | 1094 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Johnny Schmitz | 107 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Rush | 261 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Rush | 93 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Johnny Schmitz | 23 |
| Wild Pitches | Johnny Klippstein | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Rush | 6 |



