1960 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1960 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 60-94. They scored 634 runs and belted 119 home runs to go along with a .243 batting average. The offense was powered by Ernie Banks, who led the team with 41 home runs, 117 RBI, and 162 hits.
The team allowed 776 runs and had a team ERA of 4.35. Glen Hobbie led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 134 strikeouts. Don Elston 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 | ||||||||||||
| Ernie Banks | SS | 156 | 597 | 94 | 162 | 41 | 117 | 1 | .350 | .554 | .904 | .271 |
| Ed Bouchee | 1B | 98 | 299 | 33 | 71 | 5 | 44 | 2 | .335 | .331 | .666 | .237 |
| Sammy Drake | 3B | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .067 | .192 | .067 |
| Dick Gernert | 1B | 52 | 96 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .321 | .281 | .602 | .250 |
| Grady Hatton | 2B | 28 | 38 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .381 | .342 | .723 | .342 |
| Jerry Kindall | 2B | 89 | 246 | 17 | 59 | 2 | 23 | 4 | .253 | .346 | .599 | .240 |
| Ron Santo | 3B | 95 | 347 | 44 | 87 | 9 | 44 | 0 | .311 | .409 | .720 | .251 |
| Tony Taylor | 2B | 19 | 76 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .337 | .421 | .758 | .263 |
| Frank Thomas | 1B | 135 | 479 | 54 | 114 | 21 | 64 | 1 | .280 | .399 | .679 | .238 |
| Don Zimmer | 2B | 132 | 368 | 37 | 95 | 6 | 35 | 8 | .307 | .389 | .696 | .258 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Altman | OF | 119 | 334 | 50 | 89 | 13 | 51 | 4 | .330 | .455 | .785 | .266 |
| Richie Ashburn | OF | 151 | 547 | 99 | 159 | 0 | 40 | 16 | .415 | .338 | .753 | .291 |
| Al Heist | OF | 41 | 102 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .339 | .412 | .751 | .275 |
| Lou Johnson | OF | 34 | 68 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .270 | .265 | .535 | .206 |
| Nelson Mathews | OF | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Jim McKnight | OF | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Walt Moryn | OF | 38 | 109 | 12 | 32 | 2 | 11 | 2 | .366 | .385 | .751 | .294 |
| Danny Murphy | OF | 31 | 75 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .175 | .187 | .362 | .120 |
| Irv Noren | OF | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .091 | .377 | .091 |
| Art Schult | OF | 12 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .200 | .388 | .133 |
| Bob Will | OF | 138 | 475 | 58 | 121 | 6 | 53 | 1 | .321 | .373 | .694 | .255 |
| Billy Williams | OF | 12 | 47 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .346 | .489 | .835 | .277 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Earl Averill | C | 52 | 102 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .310 | .304 | .614 | .235 |
| Dick Bertell | C | 5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .263 | .133 | .396 | .133 |
| Jim Hegan | C | 24 | 43 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .244 | .372 | .616 | .209 |
| Cal Neeman | C | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .231 | .385 | .154 |
| Del Rice | C | 18 | 52 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .255 | .288 | .543 | .231 |
| El Tappe | C | 51 | 103 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .313 | .301 | .614 | .233 |
| Sammy Taylor | C | 74 | 150 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .241 | .327 | .568 | .207 |
| Moe Thacker | C | 54 | 90 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .269 | .167 | .436 | .156 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5311 | 634 | 1293 | 119 | 600 | 51 | .309 | .369 | .678 | .243 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Anderson | 38 | 30 | 203.7 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 1 | 115 | 68 | 4.11 | 1.321 | |||
| Jim Brewer | 5 | 4 | 21.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 5.82 | 1.429 | |||
| Dick Burwell | 3 | 1 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5.59 | 1.856 | |||
| Don Cardwell | 31 | 26 | 177 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 0 | 129 | 68 | 4.37 | 1.322 | |||
| Art Ceccarelli | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5.54 | 1.538 | |||
| Moe Drabowsky | 32 | 7 | 50.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 6.44 | 1.869 | |||
| Dick Drott | 23 | 9 | 55.3 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 32 | 42 | 7.16 | 1.899 | |||
| Dick Ellsworth | 31 | 27 | 176.7 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 0 | 94 | 72 | 3.72 | 1.370 | |||
| Don Elston | 60 | 0 | 127 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 11 | 85 | 55 | 3.40 | 1.291 | |||
| Mark Freeman | 30 | 8 | 76.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 50 | 33 | 5.63 | 1.343 | |||
| John Goetz | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12.79 | 2.222 | |||
| Glen Hobbie | 46 | 36 | 258.7 | 16 | 20 | .444 | 1 | 134 | 101 | 3.97 | 1.368 | |||
| Ben Johnson | 17 | 0 | 29.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4.91 | 1.706 | |||
| Seth Morehead | 45 | 7 | 123.3 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 4 | 64 | 46 | 3.94 | 1.371 | |||
| Joe Schaffernoth | 33 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 2.78 | 1.145 | |||
| Al Schroll | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.12 | 2.963 | |||
| Mel Wright | 9 | 0 | 16.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4.96 | 1.227 | |||
| Team Totals | 416 | 156 | 1402.7 | 60 | 94 | .390 | 25 | 805 | 565 | 4.35 | 1.396 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ernie Banks | 156 |
| At Bats | Ernie Banks | 597 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ernie Banks | 678 |
| Batting Average | Richie Ashburn | .291 |
| On-Base % | Richie Ashburn | .415 |
| Slugging % | Ernie Banks | .554 |
| OPS | Ernie Banks | .904 |
| Runs | Richie Ashburn | 99 |
| Hits | Ernie Banks | 162 |
| Total Bases | Ernie Banks | 331 |
| Doubles | Ernie Banks | 32 |
| Triples | Bob Will | 9 |
| Home Runs | Ernie Banks | 41 |
| RBI | Ernie Banks | 117 |
| Walks | Richie Ashburn | 116 |
| Strikeouts | Frank Thomas | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | Richie Ashburn | 16 |
| Caught Stealing | Don Zimmer | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Will | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ernie Banks and Ed Bouchee | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ernie Banks | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Glen Hobbie | 16 |
| Losses | Glen Hobbie | 20 |
| Saves | Don Elston | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Don Elston | .471 |
| ERA | Dick Ellsworth | 3.72 |
| WHIP | Bob Anderson | 1.321 |
| Innings Pitched | Glen Hobbie | 258.7 |
| Games | Don Elston | 60 |
| Games Started | Glen Hobbie | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Glen Hobbie | 134 |
| Complete Games | Glen Hobbie | 16 |
| Shutouts | Glen Hobbie | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Glen Hobbie | 1118 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Glen Hobbie | 114 |
| Hits Allowed | Glen Hobbie | 253 |
| Walks Allowed | Glen Hobbie | 101 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Glen Hobbie | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Glen Hobbie | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Glen Hobbie | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Anderson | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Glen Hobbie | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dick Ellsworth | 22 |
