1953 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1953 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 65-89. They scored 633 runs and belted 137 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Ralph Kiner, who led the team with 28 home runs and 87 RBI. Dee Fondy led the team with 184 hits for a .309 average.
The team allowed 835 runs and had a team ERA of 4.79. Warren Hacker and Paul Minner were tied for the team lead in wins with 12. Johnny Klippstein racked up 113 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Gene Baker | 2B | 7 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .273 | .534 | .227 |
| Ernie Banks | SS | 10 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .385 | .571 | .956 | .314 |
| Tommy Brown | SS | 65 | 138 | 19 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .279 | .304 | .583 | .196 |
| Dee Fondy | 1B | 150 | 595 | 79 | 184 | 18 | 78 | 10 | .358 | .477 | .835 | .309 |
| Randy Jackson | 3B | 139 | 498 | 61 | 142 | 19 | 66 | 8 | .341 | .476 | .817 | .285 |
| Eddie Miksis | 2B | 142 | 577 | 61 | 145 | 8 | 39 | 13 | .293 | .343 | .636 | .251 |
| Bob Ramazzotti | 2B | 26 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .214 | .205 | .419 | .154 |
| Bill Serena | 2B | 93 | 275 | 30 | 69 | 10 | 52 | 0 | .350 | .433 | .783 | .251 |
| Roy Smalley | SS | 82 | 253 | 20 | 63 | 6 | 25 | 0 | .329 | .356 | .685 | .249 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Addis | OF | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .250 | .536 | .167 |
| Frank Baumholtz | OF | 133 | 520 | 75 | 159 | 3 | 25 | 3 | .359 | .419 | .778 | .306 |
| Gene Hermanski | OF | 18 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .227 | .175 | .402 | .150 |
| Hal Jeffcoat | OF | 106 | 183 | 22 | 43 | 4 | 22 | 5 | .314 | .328 | .642 | .235 |
| Ralph Kiner | OF | 117 | 414 | 73 | 117 | 28 | 87 | 1 | .394 | .529 | .923 | .283 |
| George Metkovich | OF | 61 | 124 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .326 | .355 | .681 | .234 |
| Hank Sauer | OF | 108 | 395 | 61 | 104 | 19 | 60 | 0 | .349 | .473 | .822 | .263 |
| Paul Schramka | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bob Talbot | OF | 8 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .400 | .733 | .333 |
| Preston Ward | OF | 33 | 100 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 3 | .347 | .400 | .747 | .230 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Toby Atwell | C | 24 | 74 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .345 | .297 | .642 | .230 |
| Joe Garagiola | C | 74 | 228 | 21 | 62 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .336 | .360 | .696 | .272 |
| Clyde McCullough | C | 77 | 229 | 21 | 59 | 6 | 23 | 0 | .303 | .367 | .670 | .258 |
| Carl Sawatski | C | 43 | 59 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .303 | .322 | .625 | .220 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Phil Cavarretta | 27 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .444 | .429 | .873 | .286 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5272 | 633 | 1372 | 137 | 588 | 49 | .324 | .399 | .722 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Fred Baczewski | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6.30 | 2.600 | |||
| Bubba Church | 27 | 12 | 104.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 47 | 49 | 5.00 | 1.572 | |||
| Don Elston | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14.40 | 2.200 | |||
| Warren Hacker | 39 | 32 | 221.7 | 12 | 19 | .387 | 2 | 106 | 54 | 4.38 | 1.258 | |||
| Sheldon Jones | 22 | 2 | 38.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 5.40 | 1.645 | |||
| Bob Kelly | 14 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9.53 | 2.118 | |||
| Johnny Klippstein | 48 | 19 | 167.7 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 6 | 113 | 107 | 4.83 | 1.646 | |||
| Dutch Leonard | 45 | 0 | 62.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 4.60 | 1.531 | |||
| Turk Lown | 49 | 12 | 148.3 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3 | 76 | 84 | 5.16 | 1.686 | |||
| Paul Minner | 31 | 27 | 201 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 1 | 64 | 40 | 4.21 | 1.328 | |||
| Bill Moisan | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.40 | 1.400 | |||
| Howie Pollet | 25 | 16 | 111.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 1 | 45 | 44 | 4.12 | 1.473 | |||
| Bob Rush | 29 | 28 | 166.7 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 0 | 84 | 66 | 4.54 | 1.458 | |||
| Bob Schultz | 7 | 2 | 11.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5.40 | 2.051 | |||
| Duke Simpson | 30 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 8.00 | 1.889 | |||
| Jim Willis | 13 | 3 | 43.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 3.12 | 1.247 | |||
| Team Totals | 393 | 155 | 1359 | 65 | 89 | .422 | 22 | 623 | 554 | 4.79 | 1.505 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dee Fondy | 150 |
| At Bats | Dee Fondy | 595 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dee Fondy | 641 |
| Batting Average | Dee Fondy | .309 |
| On-Base % | Ralph Kiner | .394 |
| Slugging % | Ralph Kiner | .529 |
| OPS | Ralph Kiner | .923 |
| Runs | Dee Fondy | 79 |
| Hits | Dee Fondy | 184 |
| Total Bases | Dee Fondy | 284 |
| Doubles | Frank Baumholtz | 36 |
| Triples | Dee Fondy | 11 |
| Home Runs | Ralph Kiner | 28 |
| RBI | Ralph Kiner | 87 |
| Walks | Ralph Kiner | 75 |
| Strikeouts | Dee Fondy | 106 |
| Stolen Bases | Eddie Miksis | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | Dee Fondy | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Eddie Miksis | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Randy Jackson | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Warren Hacker and Paul Minner | 12 |
| Losses | Warren Hacker | 19 |
| Saves | Dutch Leonard | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Turk Lown | .533 |
| ERA | Paul Minner | 4.21 |
| WHIP | Warren Hacker | 1.258 |
| Innings Pitched | Warren Hacker | 221.7 |
| Games | Turk Lown | 49 |
| Games Started | Warren Hacker | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Klippstein | 113 |
| Complete Games | Warren Hacker and Paul Minner | 9 |
| Shutouts | Paul Minner | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Warren Hacker | 955 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Warren Hacker | 108 |
| Hits Allowed | Paul Minner | 227 |
| Walks Allowed | Johnny Klippstein | 107 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Warren Hacker | 35 |
| Wild Pitches | Johnny Klippstein | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Johnny Klippstein | 8 |
