1962 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1962 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 59-103. They scored 632 runs and belted 126 home runs to go along with a .253 batting average. The offense was powered by Ernie Banks, who led the team with 37 home runs and 104 RBI. Billy Williams led the team with 184 hits for a .298 average.
The team allowed 827 runs and had a team ERA of 4.54. Bob Buhl was the winningest pitcher, with 12 games won. Dick Ellsworth 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 | ||||||||||||
| Ernie Banks | 1B | 154 | 610 | 87 | 164 | 37 | 104 | 5 | .306 | .503 | .809 | .269 |
| Alex Grammas | SS | 23 | 60 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .270 | .283 | .553 | .233 |
| Ken Hubbs | 2B | 160 | 661 | 90 | 172 | 5 | 49 | 3 | .299 | .346 | .645 | .260 |
| Jim McKnight | 3B | 60 | 85 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .241 | .247 | .488 | .224 |
| Daryl Robertson | SS | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .182 | .105 | .287 | .105 |
| Andre Rodgers | SS | 138 | 461 | 40 | 128 | 5 | 44 | 5 | .343 | .388 | .731 | .278 |
| Ron Santo | 3B | 162 | 604 | 44 | 137 | 17 | 83 | 4 | .302 | .358 | .660 | .227 |
| Elder White | SS | 23 | 53 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .274 | .189 | .463 | .151 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Altman | OF | 147 | 534 | 74 | 170 | 22 | 74 | 19 | .393 | .511 | .904 | .318 |
| Lou Brock | OF | 123 | 434 | 73 | 114 | 9 | 35 | 16 | .319 | .412 | .731 | .263 |
| Don Landrum | OF | 83 | 238 | 29 | 67 | 1 | 15 | 9 | .369 | .332 | .701 | .282 |
| Nelson Mathews | OF | 15 | 49 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 3 | .393 | .469 | .862 | .306 |
| Danny Murphy | OF | 14 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .243 | .343 | .586 | .200 |
| Billy Ott | OF | 12 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .450 | .143 |
| Bobby Smith | OF | 13 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .219 | .276 | .495 | .172 |
| Bob Will | OF | 87 | 92 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .327 | .337 | .664 | .239 |
| Billy Williams | OF | 159 | 618 | 94 | 184 | 22 | 91 | 9 | .369 | .466 | .835 | .298 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Cuno Barragan | C | 58 | 134 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .306 | .261 | .567 | .201 |
| Dick Bertell | C | 77 | 215 | 19 | 65 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .343 | .377 | .720 | .302 |
| El Tappe | C | 26 | 53 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .288 | .208 | .496 | .208 |
| Sammy Taylor | C | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .200 | .478 | .133 |
| Moe Thacker | C | 65 | 107 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .287 | .234 | .521 | .187 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jim McAnany | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .000 | .143 | .000 | |
| Moe Morhardt | 18 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .125 | .347 | .125 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5534 | 632 | 1398 | 126 | 600 | 78 | .314 | .377 | .691 | .253 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Anderson | 57 | 4 | 107.7 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 4 | 82 | 60 | 5.02 | 1.588 | |||
| Tony Balsamo | 18 | 0 | 29.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 6.44 | 1.843 | |||
| Jim Brewer | 6 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9.53 | 2.281 | |||
| Bob Buhl | 34 | 30 | 212 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 0 | 109 | 94 | 3.69 | 1.406 | |||
| Freddie Burdette | 8 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3.72 | 1.340 | |||
| Don Cardwell | 41 | 29 | 195.7 | 7 | 16 | .304 | 4 | 104 | 60 | 4.92 | 1.354 | |||
| Jack Curtis | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3.50 | 1.333 | |||
| Dick Ellsworth | 37 | 33 | 208.7 | 9 | 20 | .310 | 1 | 113 | 77 | 5.09 | 1.524 | |||
| Don Elston | 57 | 0 | 66.3 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 2.44 | 1.342 | |||
| Dave Gerard | 39 | 0 | 58.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | 30 | 28 | 4.91 | 1.618 | |||
| George Gerberman | 1 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.69 | 1.509 | |||
| Glen Hobbie | 42 | 23 | 162 | 5 | 14 | .263 | 0 | 87 | 62 | 5.22 | 1.605 | |||
| Cal Koonce | 35 | 30 | 190.7 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 84 | 86 | 3.97 | 1.500 | |||
| Al Lary | 15 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 7.15 | 1.676 | |||
| Don Prince | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Barney Schultz | 51 | 0 | 77.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 5 | 58 | 23 | 3.82 | 1.145 | |||
| Morrie Steevens | 12 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2.40 | 1.400 | |||
| Paul Toth | 6 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 4.24 | 1.147 | |||
| Jack Warner | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.71 | 1.286 | |||
| Team Totals | 471 | 162 | 1438.5 | 59 | 103 | .364 | 26 | 783 | 601 | 4.54 | 1.467 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ron Santo | 162 |
| At Bats | Ken Hubbs | 661 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ken Hubbs | 715 |
| Batting Average | George Altman | .318 |
| On-Base % | George Altman | .393 |
| Slugging % | George Altman | .511 |
| OPS | George Altman | .904 |
| Runs | Billy Williams | 94 |
| Hits | Billy Williams | 184 |
| Total Bases | Ernie Banks | 307 |
| Doubles | George Altman | 27 |
| Triples | Ken Hubbs | 9 |
| Home Runs | Ernie Banks | 37 |
| RBI | Ernie Banks | 104 |
| Walks | Billy Williams | 70 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Hubbs | 129 |
| Stolen Bases | George Altman | 19 |
| Caught Stealing | Billy Williams | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ken Hubbs | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ernie Banks | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ken Hubbs | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Buhl | 12 |
| Losses | Dick Ellsworth | 20 |
| Saves | Don Elston | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Cal Koonce | .500 |
| ERA | Bob Buhl | 3.69 |
| WHIP | Don Cardwell | 1.354 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Buhl | 212 |
| Games | Bob Anderson and Don Elston | 57 |
| Games Started | Dick Ellsworth | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Dick Ellsworth | 113 |
| Complete Games | Bob Buhl | 8 |
| Shutouts | Bob Buhl, Don Cardwell, and Cal Koonce | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Dick Ellsworth | 921 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dick Ellsworth | 118 |
| Hits Allowed | Dick Ellsworth | 241 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Buhl | 94 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Don Cardwell | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dick Ellsworth | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Don Cardwell | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Dick Ellsworth | 15 |
| Hit Batsmen | Don Cardwell | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dick Ellsworth | 28 |
