1966 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1966 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 59-103. They scored 644 runs and belted 140 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. The offense was powered by Ron Santo, who led the team with 30 home runs and 94 RBI. Glenn Beckert led the team with 188 hits for a .287 average. Adolfo Phillips had a great year on the basepaths with 32 stolen bases.
The team allowed 809 runs and had a team ERA of 4.33. Ken Holtzman led the pitching staff with 11 wins and 171 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Joey Amalfitano | 2B | 41 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .227 | .211 | .438 | .158 |
| Ernie Banks | 1B | 141 | 511 | 52 | 139 | 15 | 75 | 0 | .315 | .432 | .747 | .272 |
| Glenn Beckert | 2B | 153 | 656 | 73 | 188 | 1 | 59 | 10 | .317 | .348 | .665 | .287 |
| Ron Campbell | SS | 24 | 60 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .284 | .233 | .517 | .217 |
| John Herrnstein | 1B | 9 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .176 | .476 | .176 |
| Don Kessinger | SS | 150 | 533 | 50 | 146 | 1 | 43 | 13 | .306 | .302 | .608 | .274 |
| Roberto Pena | SS | 6 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .176 | .294 | .470 | .176 |
| Paul Popovich | 2B | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ron Santo | 3B | 155 | 561 | 93 | 175 | 30 | 94 | 4 | .412 | .538 | .950 | .312 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Altman | OF | 88 | 185 | 19 | 41 | 5 | 17 | 2 | .276 | .335 | .611 | .222 |
| John Boccabella | OF | 75 | 206 | 22 | 47 | 6 | 25 | 0 | .274 | .359 | .633 | .228 |
| Byron Browne | OF | 120 | 419 | 46 | 102 | 16 | 51 | 3 | .316 | .427 | .743 | .243 |
| Ty Cline | OF | 7 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .353 | .353 | .706 | .353 |
| Wes Covington | OF | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .091 | .258 | .091 |
| Marty Keough | OF | 33 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .375 | .269 | .644 | .231 |
| Harvey Kuenn | OF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Adolfo Phillips | OF | 116 | 416 | 68 | 109 | 16 | 36 | 32 | .348 | .452 | .800 | .262 |
| Bob Raudman | OF | 8 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .310 | .577 | .241 |
| Jimmy Stewart | OF | 57 | 90 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .253 | .244 | .497 | .178 |
| Lee Thomas | OF | 75 | 149 | 15 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .319 | .289 | .608 | .242 |
| Carl Warwick | OF | 16 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .454 | .227 |
| Billy Williams | OF | 162 | 648 | 100 | 179 | 29 | 91 | 6 | .347 | .461 | .808 | .276 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Don Bryant | C | 13 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .357 | .385 | .742 | .308 |
| Randy Hundley | C | 149 | 526 | 50 | 124 | 19 | 63 | 1 | .285 | .397 | .682 | .236 |
| Chris Krug | C | 11 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 | .250 | .491 | .214 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Frank Thomas | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5592 | 644 | 1418 | 140 | 603 | 76 | .309 | .380 | .690 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ted Abernathy | 20 | 0 | 27.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6.18 | 1.552 | |||
| Ernie Broglio | 15 | 11 | 62.3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 1 | 34 | 38 | 6.35 | 1.734 | |||
| Bob Buhl | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15.43 | 2.174 | |||
| Len Church | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7.50 | 2.833 | |||
| Bill Connors | 11 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7.31 | 1.688 | |||
| Dave Dowling | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.111 | |||
| Arnold Earley | 13 | 0 | 17.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3.57 | 1.299 | |||
| Dick Ellsworth | 38 | 37 | 269.3 | 8 | 22 | .267 | 0 | 144 | 51 | 3.98 | 1.381 | |||
| Chuck Estrada | 9 | 1 | 12.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7.30 | 1.707 | |||
| Bill Faul | 17 | 6 | 51.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 5.08 | 1.267 | |||
| Bill Hands | 41 | 26 | 159 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 2 | 93 | 59 | 4.58 | 1.428 | |||
| Chuck Hartenstein | 5 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.93 | 1.183 | |||
| Bob Hendley | 43 | 6 | 89.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 7 | 65 | 39 | 3.91 | 1.527 | |||
| Billy Hoeft | 36 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 4.61 | 1.390 | |||
| Ken Holtzman | 34 | 33 | 220.7 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 0 | 171 | 68 | 3.79 | 1.187 | |||
| Larry Jackson | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13.50 | 2.250 | |||
| Fergie Jenkins | 60 | 12 | 182 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | 148 | 51 | 3.31 | 1.088 | |||
| Cal Koonce | 45 | 5 | 108.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | 65 | 35 | 3.81 | 1.362 | |||
| Don Lee | 16 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 7.11 | 2.105 | |||
| Fred Norman | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4.50 | 1.750 | |||
| Rich Nye | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2.12 | 1.353 | |||
| Robin Roberts | 11 | 9 | 48.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 6.14 | 1.511 | |||
| Curt Simmons | 19 | 10 | 77.3 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 4.07 | 1.294 | |||
| Team Totals | 447 | 162 | 1457.9 | 59 | 103 | .364 | 24 | 908 | 479 | 4.33 | 1.366 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Billy Williams | 162 |
| At Bats | Glenn Beckert | 656 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Billy Williams | 727 |
| Batting Average | Ron Santo | .312 |
| On-Base % | Ron Santo | .412 |
| Slugging % | Ron Santo | .538 |
| OPS | Ron Santo | .950 |
| Runs | Billy Williams | 100 |
| Hits | Glenn Beckert | 188 |
| Total Bases | Ron Santo | 302 |
| Doubles | Adolfo Phillips | 29 |
| Triples | Ron Santo | 8 |
| Home Runs | Ron Santo | 30 |
| RBI | Ron Santo | 94 |
| Walks | Ron Santo | 95 |
| Strikeouts | Byron Browne | 143 |
| Stolen Bases | Adolfo Phillips | 32 |
| Caught Stealing | Adolfo Phillips | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Kessinger | 15 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ron Santo | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ron Santo | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ken Holtzman | 11 |
| Losses | Dick Ellsworth | 22 |
| Saves | Bob Hendley | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Fergie Jenkins | .429 |
| ERA | Fergie Jenkins | 3.31 |
| WHIP | Fergie Jenkins | 1.088 |
| Innings Pitched | Dick Ellsworth | 269.3 |
| Games | Fergie Jenkins | 60 |
| Games Started | Dick Ellsworth | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Holtzman | 171 |
| Complete Games | Dick Ellsworth and Ken Holtzman | 9 |
| Shutouts | Fergie Jenkins and Curt Simmons | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Dick Ellsworth | 1169 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dick Ellsworth | 119 |
| Hits Allowed | Dick Ellsworth | 321 |
| Walks Allowed | Ken Holtzman | 68 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dick Ellsworth | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ken Holtzman | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Ken Holtzman | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Ken Holtzman | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dick Ellsworth and Bill Hands | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dick Ellsworth | 24 |
