1968 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1968 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 84-78. They scored 612 runs and belted 130 home runs to go along with a .242 batting average. Ernie Banks led the team in home runs with 32. Ron Santo and Billy Williams were tied for the team lead in RBI with 98. Glenn Beckert led the team with 189 hits for a .294 average.
The team allowed 611 runs and had a team ERA of 3.41. Fergie Jenkins led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 260 strikeouts. Phil Regan led the team with 25 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ernie Banks | 1B | 150 | 552 | 71 | 136 | 32 | 83 | 2 | .287 | .469 | .756 | .246 |
| Glenn Beckert | 2B | 155 | 643 | 98 | 189 | 4 | 37 | 8 | .326 | .369 | .695 | .294 |
| Lee Elia | SS | 15 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .222 | .176 | .398 | .176 |
| Clarence Jones | 1B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Don Kessinger | SS | 160 | 655 | 63 | 157 | 1 | 32 | 9 | .283 | .287 | .570 | .240 |
| Vic LaRose | 2B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Dick Nen | 1B | 81 | 94 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .225 | .277 | .502 | .181 |
| Gene Oliver | 1B | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .364 | .864 | .364 |
| Ron Santo | 3B | 162 | 577 | 86 | 142 | 26 | 98 | 3 | .354 | .421 | .775 | .246 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jose Arcia | OF | 59 | 84 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .218 | .274 | .492 | .190 |
| Jim Hickman | OF | 75 | 188 | 22 | 42 | 5 | 23 | 1 | .290 | .367 | .657 | .223 |
| Lou Johnson | OF | 62 | 205 | 14 | 50 | 1 | 14 | 3 | .289 | .356 | .645 | .244 |
| Jimmy McMath | OF | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Adolfo Phillips | OF | 143 | 439 | 49 | 106 | 13 | 33 | 9 | .320 | .399 | .719 | .241 |
| Ted Savage | OF | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Willie Smith | OF | 55 | 142 | 13 | 39 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .333 | .465 | .798 | .275 |
| Al Spangler | OF | 88 | 177 | 21 | 48 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .343 | .390 | .733 | .271 |
| John Upham | OF | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Billy Williams | OF | 163 | 642 | 91 | 185 | 30 | 98 | 4 | .336 | .500 | .836 | .288 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Randy Bobb | C | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .125 | .347 | .125 |
| John Boccabella | C | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .176 | .071 | .247 | .071 |
| John Felske | C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Randy Hundley | C | 160 | 553 | 41 | 125 | 7 | 65 | 1 | .280 | .311 | .591 | .226 |
| Bill Plummer | C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| John Stephenson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5458 | 612 | 1319 | 130 | 576 | 41 | .294 | .366 | .660 | .242 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jophrey Brown | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Darcy Fast | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 5.40 | 1.600 | |||
| Bill Hands | 38 | 34 | 258.7 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 0 | 148 | 36 | 2.89 | 0.993 | |||
| Chuck Hartenstein | 28 | 0 | 35.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 4.54 | 1.457 | |||
| Ramon Hernandez | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.556 | |||
| Ken Holtzman | 34 | 32 | 215 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 1 | 151 | 76 | 3.35 | 1.288 | |||
| Fergie Jenkins | 40 | 40 | 308 | 20 | 15 | .571 | 0 | 260 | 65 | 2.63 | 1.039 | |||
| Jack Lamabe | 42 | 0 | 61.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 30 | 24 | 4.26 | 1.501 | |||
| Pete Mikkelsen | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7.71 | 1.702 | |||
| Joe Niekro | 34 | 29 | 177 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 2 | 65 | 59 | 4.32 | 1.486 | |||
| Rich Nye | 27 | 20 | 132.7 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 1 | 74 | 34 | 3.80 | 1.349 | |||
| Frank Reberger | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4.50 | 1.833 | |||
| Phil Regan | 68 | 0 | 127 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 25 | 60 | 24 | 2.20 | 1.047 | |||
| Archie Reynolds | 7 | 1 | 13.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6.75 | 1.579 | |||
| Gary Ross | 13 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 31 | 25 | 4.17 | 1.683 | |||
| Willie Smith | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Bill Stoneman | 18 | 0 | 29.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 5.52 | 1.672 | |||
| Bobby Tiefenauer | 9 | 0 | 13.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6.07 | 1.654 | |||
| John Upham | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .00 | 0.714 | |||
| Team Totals | 384 | 163 | 1453.7 | 84 | 78 | .519 | 32 | 894 | 392 | 3.41 | 1.232 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Billy Williams | 163 |
| At Bats | Don Kessinger | 655 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Don Kessinger | 707 |
| Batting Average | Glenn Beckert | .294 |
| On-Base % | Ron Santo | .354 |
| Slugging % | Billy Williams | .500 |
| OPS | Billy Williams | .836 |
| Runs | Glenn Beckert | 98 |
| Hits | Glenn Beckert | 189 |
| Total Bases | Billy Williams | 321 |
| Doubles | Billy Williams | 30 |
| Triples | Billy Williams | 8 |
| Home Runs | Ernie Banks | 32 |
| RBI | Ron Santo and Billy Williams | 98 |
| Walks | Ron Santo | 96 |
| Strikeouts | Ron Santo | 106 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Kessinger and Adolfo Phillips | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Don Kessinger | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Kessinger | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Billy Williams | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Randy Hundley | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Fergie Jenkins | 20 |
| Losses | Fergie Jenkins | 15 |
| Saves | Phil Regan | 25 |
| Won-Loss % | Phil Regan | .667 |
| ERA | Fergie Jenkins | 2.63 |
| WHIP | Bill Hands | 0.993 |
| Innings Pitched | Fergie Jenkins | 308 |
| Games | Phil Regan | 68 |
| Games Started | Fergie Jenkins | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Fergie Jenkins | 260 |
| Complete Games | Fergie Jenkins | 20 |
| Shutouts | Bill Hands | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Fergie Jenkins | 1231 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 90 |
| Hits Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 255 |
| Walks Allowed | Ken Holtzman | 76 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Hands and Fergie Jenkins | 26 |
| Doubles Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 51 |
| Triples Allowed | Ken Holtzman | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Ken Holtzman | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bill Hands and Ken Holtzman | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ken Holtzman and Joe Niekro | 24 |
