1951 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1951 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 62-92. They scored 614 runs and belted 103 home runs to go along with a .250 batting average. The offense was powered by Hank Sauer, who led the team with 30 home runs and 89 RBI. Frank Baumholtz led the team with 159 hits for a .284 average.
The team allowed 750 runs and had a team ERA of 4.34. Bob Rush led the pitching staff with 11 wins and 129 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Phil Cavarretta | 1B | 89 | 206 | 24 | 64 | 6 | 28 | 0 | .393 | .442 | .835 | .311 |
| Chuck Connors | 1B | 66 | 201 | 16 | 48 | 2 | 18 | 4 | .282 | .303 | .585 | .239 |
| Jack Cusick | SS | 65 | 164 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 16 | 2 | .254 | .256 | .510 | .177 |
| Dee Fondy | 1B | 49 | 170 | 23 | 46 | 3 | 20 | 5 | .319 | .388 | .707 | .271 |
| Randy Jackson | 3B | 145 | 557 | 78 | 153 | 16 | 76 | 14 | .332 | .425 | .757 | .275 |
| Eddie Miksis | 2B | 102 | 421 | 48 | 112 | 4 | 35 | 11 | .319 | .340 | .659 | .266 |
| Bob Ramazzotti | SS | 73 | 158 | 13 | 39 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .292 | .323 | .615 | .247 |
| Fred Richards | 1B | 10 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .345 | .370 | .715 | .296 |
| Bill Serena | 3B | 13 | 39 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .490 | .538 | 1.028 | .333 |
| Roy Smalley | SS | 79 | 238 | 24 | 55 | 8 | 31 | 0 | .304 | .395 | .699 | .231 |
| Wayne Terwilliger | 2B | 50 | 192 | 26 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 3 | .317 | .245 | .562 | .214 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Baumholtz | OF | 146 | 560 | 62 | 159 | 2 | 50 | 5 | .346 | .380 | .726 | .284 |
| Bob Borkowski | OF | 58 | 89 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .185 | .169 | .354 | .157 |
| Gene Hermanski | OF | 75 | 231 | 28 | 65 | 3 | 20 | 3 | .385 | .381 | .766 | .281 |
| Hal Jeffcoat | OF | 113 | 278 | 44 | 76 | 4 | 27 | 8 | .315 | .403 | .718 | .273 |
| Carmen Mauro | OF | 13 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .207 | .457 | .172 |
| Andy Pafko | OF | 49 | 178 | 26 | 47 | 12 | 35 | 1 | .342 | .528 | .870 | .264 |
| Hank Sauer | OF | 141 | 525 | 77 | 138 | 30 | 89 | 2 | .325 | .486 | .811 | .263 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Smoky Burgess | C | 94 | 219 | 21 | 55 | 2 | 20 | 2 | .317 | .315 | .632 | .251 |
| Harry Chiti | C | 9 | 31 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .394 | .419 | .813 | .355 |
| Bruce Edwards | C | 51 | 141 | 19 | 33 | 3 | 17 | 1 | .316 | .390 | .706 | .234 |
| Mickey Owen | C | 58 | 125 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 1 | .292 | .232 | .524 | .184 |
| Rube Walker | C | 37 | 107 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .311 | .327 | .638 | .234 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5307 | 614 | 1327 | 103 | 572 | 63 | .311 | .364 | .675 | .250 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Monk Dubiel | 22 | 0 | 54.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 19 | 22 | 2.30 | 1.243 | |||
| Warren Hacker | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 | 2.308 | |||
| Joe Hatten | 23 | 6 | 75.3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 23 | 37 | 5.14 | 1.580 | |||
| Frank Hiller | 24 | 21 | 141.3 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 1 | 50 | 31 | 4.84 | 1.260 | |||
| Bob Kelly | 35 | 11 | 123.7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0 | 48 | 55 | 4.66 | 1.496 | |||
| Johnny Klippstein | 35 | 11 | 123.7 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2 | 56 | 53 | 4.29 | 1.439 | |||
| Dutch Leonard | 41 | 1 | 81.7 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3 | 30 | 28 | 2.64 | 1.187 | |||
| Turk Lown | 31 | 18 | 127 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0 | 39 | 90 | 5.46 | 1.693 | |||
| Cal McLish | 30 | 17 | 145.7 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 0 | 46 | 52 | 4.45 | 1.448 | |||
| Paul Minner | 33 | 28 | 201.7 | 6 | 17 | .261 | 1 | 68 | 64 | 3.79 | 1.403 | |||
| Bob Rush | 37 | 29 | 211.3 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 2 | 129 | 68 | 3.83 | 1.325 | |||
| Johnny Schmitz | 8 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 8.00 | 2.056 | |||
| Bob Schultz | 17 | 10 | 77.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 27 | 51 | 5.24 | 1.630 | |||
| Andy Varga | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Team Totals | 340 | 155 | 1385.7 | 62 | 92 | .403 | 10 | 544 | 572 | 4.34 | 1.435 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Frank Baumholtz | 146 |
| At Bats | Frank Baumholtz | 560 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Frank Baumholtz | 615 |
| Batting Average | Frank Baumholtz | .284 |
| On-Base % | Frank Baumholtz | .346 |
| Slugging % | Hank Sauer | .486 |
| OPS | Hank Sauer | .811 |
| Runs | Randy Jackson | 78 |
| Hits | Frank Baumholtz | 159 |
| Total Bases | Hank Sauer | 255 |
| Doubles | Frank Baumholtz | 28 |
| Triples | Frank Baumholtz | 10 |
| Home Runs | Hank Sauer | 30 |
| RBI | Hank Sauer | 89 |
| Walks | Frank Baumholtz | 49 |
| Strikeouts | Hank Sauer | 77 |
| Stolen Bases | Randy Jackson | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Dee Fondy | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Eddie Miksis | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Randy Jackson | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Rush | 11 |
| Losses | Paul Minner | 17 |
| Saves | Dutch Leonard | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Dutch Leonard | .625 |
| ERA | Paul Minner | 3.79 |
| WHIP | Bob Rush | 1.325 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Rush | 211.3 |
| Games | Dutch Leonard | 41 |
| Games Started | Bob Rush | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Rush | 129 |
| Complete Games | Paul Minner | 14 |
| Shutouts | Paul Minner | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Rush | 918 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Rush | 90 |
| Hits Allowed | Paul Minner | 219 |
| Walks Allowed | Turk Lown | 90 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Paul Minner | 20 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Kelly, Turk Lown, and Bob Rush | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Frank Hiller | 9 |
