1964 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1964 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 76-86. They scored 649 runs and belted 145 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. The offense was powered by Billy Williams, who led the team with 33 home runs and 201 hits. Ron Santo knocked in 114 runs.
The team allowed 724 runs and had a team ERA of 4.08. Larry Jackson led the team with 24 wins. Dick Ellsworth and Larry Jackson were tied for the team lead in strikeouts with 148. Lindy McDaniel was the team's best fireman, with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Joey Amalfitano | 2B | 100 | 324 | 51 | 78 | 4 | 27 | 2 | .333 | .373 | .706 | .241 |
| Ernie Banks | 1B | 157 | 591 | 67 | 156 | 23 | 95 | 1 | .307 | .450 | .757 | .264 |
| John Boccabella | 1B | 9 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .391 | .565 | .956 | .391 |
| Ron Campbell | 2B | 26 | 92 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .277 | .391 | .668 | .272 |
| Don Kessinger | SS | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Andre Rodgers | SS | 129 | 448 | 50 | 107 | 12 | 46 | 5 | .317 | .371 | .688 | .239 |
| Ron Santo | 3B | 161 | 592 | 94 | 185 | 30 | 114 | 3 | .398 | .564 | .962 | .313 |
| Jimmy Stewart | 2B | 132 | 415 | 59 | 105 | 3 | 33 | 10 | .331 | .316 | .647 | .253 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Brock | OF | 52 | 215 | 30 | 54 | 2 | 14 | 10 | .300 | .340 | .640 | .251 |
| Leo Burke | OF | 59 | 103 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .315 | .340 | .655 | .262 |
| Ellis Burton | OF | 42 | 105 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 4 | .303 | .314 | .617 | .190 |
| Doug Clemens | OF | 54 | 140 | 23 | 39 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .363 | .421 | .784 | .279 |
| Billy Cowan | OF | 139 | 497 | 52 | 120 | 19 | 50 | 12 | .268 | .404 | .672 | .241 |
| Len Gabrielson | OF | 89 | 272 | 22 | 67 | 5 | 23 | 9 | .298 | .357 | .655 | .246 |
| Don Landrum | OF | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .000 | .083 | .000 |
| Billy Ott | OF | 20 | 39 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .256 | .494 | .179 |
| Billy Williams | OF | 162 | 645 | 100 | 201 | 33 | 98 | 10 | .370 | .532 | .902 | .312 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dick Bertell | C | 112 | 353 | 29 | 84 | 4 | 35 | 2 | .305 | .320 | .625 | .238 |
| Merritt Ranew | C | 16 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .091 | .258 | .091 |
| Vic Roznovsky | C | 35 | 76 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .244 | .211 | .455 | .197 |
| Jimmie Schaffer | C | 54 | 122 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .307 | .320 | .627 | .205 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Paul Popovich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5545 | 649 | 1391 | 145 | 609 | 70 | .311 | .390 | .701 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ernie Broglio | 18 | 16 | 100.3 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 1 | 46 | 30 | 4.04 | 1.406 | |||
| Bob Buhl | 36 | 35 | 227.7 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 0 | 107 | 68 | 3.83 | 1.212 | |||
| Freddie Burdette | 18 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3.15 | 1.350 | |||
| Lew Burdette | 28 | 17 | 131 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 4.88 | 1.305 | |||
| Dick Ellsworth | 37 | 36 | 256.7 | 14 | 18 | .438 | 0 | 148 | 71 | 3.75 | 1.317 | |||
| Don Elston | 48 | 0 | 54.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1 | 26 | 34 | 5.30 | 1.878 | |||
| John Flavin | 5 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13.50 | 2.979 | |||
| Lee Gregory | 11 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3.50 | 1.556 | |||
| Glen Hobbie | 8 | 4 | 27.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7.90 | 1.795 | |||
| Larry Jackson | 40 | 38 | 297.7 | 24 | 11 | .686 | 0 | 148 | 58 | 3.14 | 1.085 | |||
| Jake Jaeckel | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .00 | 0.875 | |||
| Cal Koonce | 6 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 2.03 | 1.194 | |||
| Lindy McDaniel | 63 | 0 | 95 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 15 | 71 | 23 | 3.88 | 1.337 | |||
| Fred Norman | 8 | 5 | 31.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 6.54 | 1.735 | |||
| Wayne Schurr | 26 | 0 | 48.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 3.72 | 1.408 | |||
| Dick Scott | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.46 | 2.558 | |||
| Bobby Shantz | 20 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5.56 | 1.858 | |||
| Sterling Slaughter | 20 | 6 | 51.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 5.75 | 1.857 | |||
| Jack Spring | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Paul Toth | 4 | 2 | 10.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8.44 | 1.869 | |||
| Jack Warner | 7 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2.89 | 1.720 | |||
| Team Totals | 417 | 162 | 1445 | 76 | 86 | .469 | 19 | 737 | 423 | 4.08 | 1.338 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Billy Williams | 162 |
| At Bats | Billy Williams | 645 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Billy Williams | 709 |
| Batting Average | Ron Santo | .313 |
| On-Base % | Ron Santo | .398 |
| Slugging % | Ron Santo | .564 |
| OPS | Ron Santo | .962 |
| Runs | Billy Williams | 100 |
| Hits | Billy Williams | 201 |
| Total Bases | Billy Williams | 343 |
| Doubles | Billy Williams | 39 |
| Triples | Ron Santo | 13 |
| Home Runs | Billy Williams | 33 |
| RBI | Ron Santo | 114 |
| Walks | Ron Santo | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Billy Cowan | 128 |
| Stolen Bases | Billy Cowan | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | Jimmy Stewart | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jimmy Stewart | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, and Jimmy Stewart | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ernie Banks | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Larry Jackson | 24 |
| Losses | Dick Ellsworth | 18 |
| Saves | Lindy McDaniel | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Larry Jackson | .686 |
| ERA | Larry Jackson | 3.14 |
| WHIP | Larry Jackson | 1.085 |
| Innings Pitched | Larry Jackson | 297.7 |
| Games | Lindy McDaniel | 63 |
| Games Started | Larry Jackson | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Dick Ellsworth and Larry Jackson | 148 |
| Complete Games | Larry Jackson | 19 |
| Shutouts | Bob Buhl and Larry Jackson | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Larry Jackson | 1200 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dick Ellsworth | 107 |
| Hits Allowed | Dick Ellsworth | 267 |
| Walks Allowed | Dick Ellsworth | 71 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dick Ellsworth | 34 |
| Doubles Allowed | Larry Jackson | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Buhl and Larry Jackson | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Lindy McDaniel | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Buhl | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dick Ellsworth | 25 |
