1955 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1955 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 72-81. They scored 626 runs and belted 164 home runs to go along with a .247 batting average. The offense was powered by Ernie Banks, who led the team with 44 home runs, 117 RBI, and 176 hits.
The team allowed 713 runs and had a team ERA of 4.17. Sam Jones led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 198 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Gene Baker | 2B | 154 | 609 | 82 | 163 | 11 | 52 | 9 | .323 | .392 | .715 | .268 |
| Ernie Banks | SS | 154 | 596 | 98 | 176 | 44 | 117 | 9 | .345 | .596 | .941 | .295 |
| Dee Fondy | 1B | 150 | 574 | 69 | 152 | 17 | 65 | 8 | .307 | .422 | .729 | .265 |
| Owen Friend | 3B | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .100 |
| Randy Jackson | 3B | 138 | 499 | 73 | 132 | 21 | 70 | 0 | .340 | .445 | .785 | .265 |
| Vern Morgan | 3B | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .143 | .543 | .143 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Baumholtz | OF | 105 | 280 | 23 | 81 | 1 | 27 | 0 | .325 | .379 | .704 | .289 |
| Jim Bolger | OF | 64 | 160 | 19 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .257 | .287 | .544 | .206 |
| Jim King | OF | 113 | 301 | 43 | 77 | 11 | 45 | 2 | .312 | .425 | .737 | .256 |
| Lloyd Merriman | OF | 72 | 145 | 15 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .311 | .290 | .601 | .214 |
| Eddie Miksis | OF | 131 | 481 | 52 | 113 | 9 | 41 | 3 | .282 | .328 | .610 | .235 |
| Hank Sauer | OF | 79 | 261 | 29 | 55 | 12 | 28 | 0 | .286 | .387 | .673 | .211 |
| Bob Speake | OF | 95 | 261 | 36 | 57 | 12 | 43 | 3 | .300 | .429 | .729 | .218 |
| Ted Tappe | OF | 23 | 50 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .413 | .540 | .953 | .260 |
| Gale Wade | OF | 9 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .270 | .303 | .573 | .182 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Harry Chiti | C | 113 | 338 | 24 | 78 | 11 | 41 | 0 | .282 | .352 | .634 | .231 |
| Walker Cooper | C | 54 | 111 | 11 | 31 | 7 | 15 | 0 | .322 | .559 | .881 | .279 |
| Jim Fanning | C | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .000 | .091 | .000 |
| Clyde McCullough | C | 44 | 81 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .272 | .198 | .470 | .198 |
| El Tappe | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Al Lary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5214 | 626 | 1287 | 164 | 597 | 37 | .301 | .398 | .699 | .247 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Vicente Amor | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4.50 | 2.333 | |||
| John Andre | 22 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 19 | 28 | 5.80 | 1.622 | |||
| Bubba Church | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.40 | 1.515 | |||
| Hy Cohen | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7.94 | 2.235 | |||
| Jim Davis | 42 | 16 | 133.7 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3 | 62 | 58 | 4.44 | 1.346 | |||
| Warren Hacker | 35 | 30 | 213 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 3 | 80 | 43 | 4.27 | 1.150 | |||
| Dave Hillman | 25 | 3 | 57.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 5.31 | 1.525 | |||
| Hal Jeffcoat | 50 | 1 | 100.7 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 6 | 32 | 53 | 2.95 | 1.589 | |||
| Sam Jones | 36 | 34 | 241.7 | 14 | 20 | .412 | 0 | 198 | 185 | 4.10 | 1.489 | |||
| Don Kaiser | 11 | 0 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5.40 | 1.366 | |||
| Paul Minner | 22 | 22 | 157.7 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 53 | 47 | 3.48 | 1.395 | |||
| Harry Perkowski | 25 | 4 | 47.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | 28 | 25 | 5.29 | 1.635 | |||
| Howie Pollet | 24 | 7 | 61 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 5.61 | 1.459 | |||
| Bob Rush | 33 | 33 | 234 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 0 | 130 | 73 | 3.50 | 1.184 | |||
| Bob Thorpe | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Bill Tremel | 23 | 0 | 38.7 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 3.72 | 1.318 | |||
| Team Totals | 363 | 154 | 1378.5 | 72 | 81 | .471 | 23 | 686 | 601 | 4.17 | 1.383 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Gene Baker and Ernie Banks | 154 |
| At Bats | Gene Baker | 609 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Gene Baker | 681 |
| Batting Average | Ernie Banks | .295 |
| On-Base % | Ernie Banks | .345 |
| Slugging % | Ernie Banks | .596 |
| OPS | Ernie Banks | .941 |
| Runs | Ernie Banks | 98 |
| Hits | Ernie Banks | 176 |
| Total Bases | Ernie Banks | 355 |
| Doubles | Gene Baker and Ernie Banks | 29 |
| Triples | Ernie Banks | 9 |
| Home Runs | Ernie Banks | 44 |
| RBI | Ernie Banks | 117 |
| Walks | Randy Jackson | 58 |
| Strikeouts | Dee Fondy | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | Gene Baker and Ernie Banks | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Dee Fondy | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Gene Baker | 18 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Frank Baumholtz and Harry Chiti | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ernie Banks | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Sam Jones | 14 |
| Losses | Sam Jones | 20 |
| Saves | Hal Jeffcoat | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Hal Jeffcoat | .571 |
| ERA | Paul Minner | 3.48 |
| WHIP | Warren Hacker | 1.150 |
| Innings Pitched | Sam Jones | 241.7 |
| Games | Hal Jeffcoat | 50 |
| Games Started | Sam Jones | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Sam Jones | 198 |
| Complete Games | Bob Rush | 14 |
| Shutouts | Sam Jones | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Sam Jones | 1070 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Sam Jones | 110 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Rush | 204 |
| Walks Allowed | Sam Jones | 185 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Warren Hacker | 38 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Davis | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sam Jones | 14 |
