1952 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1952 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 77-77. They scored 628 runs and belted 107 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. The offense was powered by Hank Sauer, who led the team with 37 home runs and 121 RBI. Dee Fondy led the team with 166 hits for a .300 average.
The team allowed 631 runs and had a team ERA of 3.58. Bob Rush led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 157 strikeouts. Dutch Leonard led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Leon Brinkopf | SS | 9 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .308 | .182 | .490 | .182 |
| Tommy Brown | SS | 61 | 200 | 24 | 64 | 3 | 24 | 1 | .358 | .420 | .778 | .320 |
| Phil Cavarretta | 1B | 41 | 63 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .238 |
| Dee Fondy | 1B | 145 | 554 | 69 | 166 | 10 | 67 | 13 | .334 | .424 | .758 | .300 |
| Bud Hardin | SS | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Randy Jackson | 3B | 116 | 379 | 44 | 88 | 9 | 34 | 6 | .285 | .351 | .636 | .232 |
| Eddie Miksis | 2B | 93 | 383 | 44 | 89 | 2 | 19 | 4 | .272 | .305 | .577 | .232 |
| Bob Ramazzotti | 2B | 50 | 183 | 26 | 52 | 1 | 12 | 3 | .338 | .361 | .699 | .284 |
| Bill Serena | 3B | 122 | 390 | 49 | 107 | 15 | 61 | 1 | .345 | .469 | .814 | .274 |
| Roy Smalley | SS | 87 | 261 | 36 | 58 | 5 | 30 | 0 | .305 | .341 | .646 | .222 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Addis | OF | 93 | 292 | 38 | 86 | 1 | 20 | 4 | .346 | .363 | .709 | .295 |
| Frank Baumholtz | OF | 103 | 409 | 59 | 133 | 4 | 35 | 5 | .371 | .416 | .787 | .325 |
| Gene Hermanski | OF | 99 | 275 | 28 | 70 | 4 | 34 | 2 | .330 | .320 | .650 | .255 |
| Hal Jeffcoat | OF | 102 | 297 | 29 | 65 | 4 | 30 | 7 | .259 | .330 | .589 | .219 |
| Hank Sauer | OF | 151 | 567 | 89 | 153 | 37 | 121 | 1 | .361 | .531 | .892 | .270 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Toby Atwell | C | 107 | 362 | 36 | 105 | 2 | 31 | 2 | .362 | .367 | .729 | .290 |
| Harry Chiti | C | 32 | 113 | 14 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .305 | .451 | .756 | .274 |
| Bruce Edwards | C | 50 | 94 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .304 | .340 | .644 | .245 |
| Johnny Pramesa | C | 22 | 46 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .340 | .370 | .710 | .283 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ron Northey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Bob Usher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5330 | 628 | 1408 | 107 | 595 | 50 | .317 | .383 | .700 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Monk Dubiel | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 1.429 | |||
| Vern Fear | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7.88 | 1.500 | |||
| Warren Hacker | 33 | 20 | 185 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 1 | 84 | 31 | 2.58 | 0.946 | |||
| Joe Hatten | 13 | 8 | 50.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 6.08 | 1.789 | |||
| Cal Howe | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| Bob Kelly | 31 | 15 | 125.3 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 3.59 | 1.277 | |||
| Johnny Klippstein | 41 | 25 | 202.7 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 3 | 110 | 89 | 4.44 | 1.465 | |||
| Dutch Leonard | 45 | 0 | 66.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 11 | 37 | 24 | 2.16 | 1.199 | |||
| Turk Lown | 33 | 19 | 156.7 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 0 | 73 | 93 | 4.37 | 1.576 | |||
| Dick Manville | 11 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 7.94 | 2.176 | |||
| Paul Minner | 28 | 27 | 180.7 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 0 | 61 | 54 | 3.74 | 1.295 | |||
| Willie Ramsdell | 19 | 4 | 67 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 2.42 | 0.970 | |||
| Bob Rush | 34 | 32 | 250.3 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 0 | 157 | 81 | 2.70 | 1.143 | |||
| Bob Schultz | 29 | 5 | 74 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 31 | 51 | 4.01 | 1.541 | |||
| Team Totals | 323 | 155 | 1386.4 | 77 | 77 | .500 | 15 | 661 | 534 | 3.58 | 1.298 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Hank Sauer | 151 |
| At Bats | Hank Sauer | 567 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Hank Sauer | 649 |
| Batting Average | Dee Fondy | .300 |
| On-Base % | Hank Sauer | .361 |
| Slugging % | Hank Sauer | .531 |
| OPS | Hank Sauer | .892 |
| Runs | Hank Sauer | 89 |
| Hits | Dee Fondy | 166 |
| Total Bases | Hank Sauer | 301 |
| Doubles | Hank Sauer | 31 |
| Triples | Dee Fondy | 9 |
| Home Runs | Hank Sauer | 37 |
| RBI | Hank Sauer | 121 |
| Walks | Hank Sauer | 77 |
| Strikeouts | Hank Sauer | 92 |
| Stolen Bases | Dee Fondy | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | Dee Fondy | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Frank Baumholtz, Hal Jeffcoat, and Johnny Klippstein | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Hal Jeffcoat | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Rush | 17 |
| Losses | Johnny Klippstein | 14 |
| Saves | Dutch Leonard | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Warren Hacker | .625 |
| ERA | Warren Hacker | 2.58 |
| WHIP | Warren Hacker | 0.946 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Rush | 250.3 |
| Games | Dutch Leonard | 45 |
| Games Started | Bob Rush | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Rush | 157 |
| Complete Games | Bob Rush | 17 |
| Shutouts | Warren Hacker | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Rush | 1044 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Johnny Klippstein | 100 |
| Hits Allowed | Johnny Klippstein | 208 |
| Walks Allowed | Turk Lown | 93 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Warren Hacker and Johnny Klippstein | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Johnny Klippstein | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Johnny Klippstein and Bob Rush | 6 |
