1956 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1956 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 60-94. They scored 597 runs and belted 142 home runs to go along with a .244 batting average. The offense was powered by Ernie Banks, who led the team with 28 home runs, 85 RBI, and 160 hits.
The team allowed 708 runs and had a team ERA of 3.96. Bob Rush led the team with 13 wins. Sam Jones led the team with 176 strikeouts. Turk Lown led the team with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Gene Baker | 2B | 140 | 546 | 65 | 141 | 12 | 57 | 4 | .309 | .377 | .686 | .258 |
| Ernie Banks | SS | 139 | 538 | 82 | 160 | 28 | 85 | 6 | .358 | .530 | .888 | .297 |
| Dee Fondy | 1B | 137 | 543 | 52 | 146 | 9 | 46 | 9 | .290 | .392 | .682 | .269 |
| Don Hoak | 3B | 121 | 424 | 51 | 91 | 5 | 37 | 8 | .283 | .311 | .594 | .215 |
| Frank Kellert | 1B | 71 | 129 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .254 | .318 | .572 | .186 |
| Jerry Kindall | SS | 32 | 55 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .218 | .464 | .164 |
| Eddie Miksis | 3B | 114 | 356 | 54 | 85 | 9 | 27 | 4 | .303 | .360 | .663 | .239 |
| Ed Winceniak | 3B | 15 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .118 | .285 | .118 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Solly Drake | OF | 65 | 215 | 29 | 55 | 2 | 15 | 9 | .331 | .335 | .666 | .256 |
| Monte Irvin | OF | 111 | 339 | 44 | 92 | 15 | 50 | 1 | .346 | .460 | .806 | .271 |
| Jim King | OF | 118 | 317 | 32 | 79 | 15 | 54 | 1 | .313 | .445 | .758 | .249 |
| Walt Moryn | OF | 147 | 529 | 69 | 151 | 23 | 67 | 4 | .348 | .478 | .826 | .285 |
| Gale Wade | OF | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .000 | .077 | .000 |
| Pete Whisenant | OF | 103 | 314 | 37 | 75 | 11 | 46 | 8 | .292 | .414 | .706 | .239 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Harry Chiti | C | 72 | 203 | 17 | 43 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .281 | .340 | .621 | .212 |
| Jim Fanning | C | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Hobie Landrith | C | 111 | 312 | 22 | 69 | 4 | 32 | 0 | .307 | .311 | .618 | .221 |
| Clyde McCullough | C | 14 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .263 | .463 | .211 |
| El Tappe | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Owen Friend | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Richie Myers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5260 | 597 | 1281 | 142 | 563 | 55 | .297 | .382 | .679 | .244 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| John Briggs | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.69 | 1.698 | |||
| Jim Brosnan | 30 | 10 | 95 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 1 | 51 | 45 | 3.79 | 1.474 | |||
| Jim Davis | 46 | 11 | 120.3 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2 | 66 | 59 | 3.66 | 1.455 | |||
| Moe Drabowsky | 9 | 7 | 51 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 36 | 39 | 2.47 | 1.490 | |||
| Warren Hacker | 34 | 24 | 168 | 3 | 13 | .188 | 0 | 65 | 44 | 4.66 | 1.393 | |||
| Dave Hillman | 2 | 2 | 12.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2.19 | 1.301 | |||
| Jim Hughes | 25 | 1 | 45.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 5.16 | 1.611 | |||
| Sam Jones | 33 | 28 | 188.7 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 0 | 176 | 115 | 3.91 | 1.431 | |||
| Don Kaiser | 27 | 22 | 150.3 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0 | 74 | 52 | 3.59 | 1.304 | |||
| Turk Lown | 61 | 0 | 110.7 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 13 | 74 | 78 | 3.58 | 1.563 | |||
| Russ Meyer | 20 | 9 | 57 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 28 | 26 | 6.32 | 1.702 | |||
| Paul Minner | 10 | 9 | 47 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 6.89 | 1.681 | |||
| George Piktuzis | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7.20 | 1.600 | |||
| Bob Rush | 32 | 32 | 239.7 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 0 | 104 | 59 | 3.19 | 1.122 | |||
| Bill Tremel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Vito Valentinetti | 42 | 2 | 95.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 26 | 36 | 3.78 | 1.259 | |||
| Team Totals | 377 | 157 | 1391.9 | 60 | 94 | .390 | 17 | 744 | 613 | 3.96 | 1.392 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Walt Moryn | 147 |
| At Bats | Gene Baker | 546 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Gene Baker | 606 |
| Batting Average | Ernie Banks | .297 |
| On-Base % | Ernie Banks | .358 |
| Slugging % | Ernie Banks | .530 |
| OPS | Ernie Banks | .888 |
| Runs | Ernie Banks | 82 |
| Hits | Ernie Banks | 160 |
| Total Bases | Ernie Banks | 285 |
| Doubles | Walt Moryn | 27 |
| Triples | Dee Fondy | 9 |
| Home Runs | Ernie Banks | 28 |
| RBI | Ernie Banks | 85 |
| Walks | Ernie Banks | 52 |
| Strikeouts | Dee Fondy | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | Solly Drake and Dee Fondy | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Ernie Banks | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Gene Baker | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dee Fondy | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Gene Baker | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Rush | 13 |
| Losses | Sam Jones | 14 |
| Saves | Turk Lown | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Rush | .565 |
| ERA | Bob Rush | 3.19 |
| WHIP | Bob Rush | 1.122 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Rush | 239.7 |
| Games | Turk Lown | 61 |
| Games Started | Bob Rush | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Sam Jones | 176 |
| Complete Games | Bob Rush | 13 |
| Shutouts | Sam Jones | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Rush | 977 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Warren Hacker | 87 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Rush | 210 |
| Walks Allowed | Sam Jones | 115 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Rush | 30 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Rush | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sam Jones | 8 |
