1971 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1971 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 83-79. They scored 637 runs and belted 128 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. The offense was powered by Billy Williams, who led the team with 28 home runs and 93 RBI. Glenn Beckert led the team with 181 hits for a .342 average.
The team allowed 648 runs and had a team ERA of 3.61. Fergie Jenkins led the pitching staff with 24 wins and 263 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ernie Banks | 1B | 39 | 83 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .247 | .325 | .572 | .193 |
| Glenn Beckert | 2B | 131 | 530 | 80 | 181 | 2 | 42 | 3 | .367 | .406 | .773 | .342 |
| Pat Bourque | 1B | 14 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .324 | .574 | .189 |
| Hal Breeden | 1B | 23 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .184 | .250 | .434 | .139 |
| Garry Jestadt | 3B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Don Kessinger | SS | 155 | 617 | 77 | 159 | 2 | 38 | 15 | .318 | .316 | .634 | .258 |
| Joe Pepitone | 1B | 115 | 427 | 50 | 131 | 16 | 61 | 1 | .347 | .482 | .829 | .307 |
| Paul Popovich | 2B | 89 | 226 | 24 | 49 | 4 | 28 | 0 | .260 | .310 | .570 | .217 |
| Ron Santo | 3B | 154 | 555 | 77 | 148 | 21 | 88 | 4 | .354 | .423 | .777 | .267 |
| Hector Torres | SS | 31 | 58 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .274 | .276 | .550 | .224 |
| Ramon Webster | 1B | 16 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .438 | .791 | .313 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Callison | OF | 103 | 290 | 27 | 61 | 8 | 38 | 2 | .298 | .341 | .639 | .210 |
| Brock Davis | OF | 106 | 301 | 22 | 77 | 0 | 28 | 0 | .335 | .312 | .647 | .256 |
| Carmen Fanzone | OF | 12 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .222 | .372 | .594 | .186 |
| Jim Hickman | OF | 117 | 383 | 50 | 98 | 19 | 60 | 0 | .342 | .449 | .791 | .256 |
| Gene Hiser | OF | 17 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .303 | .207 | .510 | .207 |
| Cleo James | OF | 54 | 150 | 25 | 43 | 2 | 13 | 6 | .353 | .373 | .726 | .287 |
| Bill North | OF | 8 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .524 | .375 | .899 | .375 |
| Jose Ortiz | OF | 36 | 88 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .347 | .398 | .745 | .295 |
| Billy Williams | OF | 157 | 594 | 86 | 179 | 28 | 93 | 7 | .383 | .505 | .888 | .301 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Danny Breeden | C | 25 | 65 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .263 | .169 | .432 | .154 |
| Chris Cannizzaro | C | 71 | 197 | 18 | 42 | 5 | 23 | 0 | .311 | .340 | .651 | .213 |
| Frank Fernandez | C | 17 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .414 | .488 | .902 | .171 |
| Randy Hundley | C | 9 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .381 | .714 | .333 |
| J.C. Martin | C | 47 | 125 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 1 | .336 | .352 | .688 | .264 |
| Ken Rudolph | C | 25 | 76 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .265 | .237 | .502 | .197 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Al Spangler | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | .400 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5438 | 637 | 1401 | 128 | 603 | 44 | .320 | .378 | .698 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bonham | 33 | 2 | 60 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 41 | 36 | 4.65 | 1.650 | |||
| Jim Colborn | 14 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6.97 | 2.039 | |||
| Joe Decker | 21 | 4 | 45.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 37 | 25 | 4.73 | 1.904 | |||
| Larry Gura | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Bill Hands | 36 | 35 | 242.3 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 0 | 128 | 50 | 3.42 | 1.230 | |||
| Ken Holtzman | 30 | 29 | 195 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 0 | 143 | 64 | 4.48 | 1.421 | |||
| Burt Hooton | 3 | 3 | 21.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 2.11 | 0.845 | |||
| Fergie Jenkins | 39 | 39 | 325 | 24 | 13 | .649 | 0 | 263 | 37 | 2.77 | 1.049 | |||
| Bob Miller | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.14 | 1.571 | |||
| Ray Newman | 30 | 0 | 38.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 3.52 | 1.227 | |||
| Milt Pappas | 35 | 35 | 261.3 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 0 | 99 | 62 | 3.51 | 1.305 | |||
| Juan Pizarro | 16 | 14 | 101.3 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 67 | 40 | 3.46 | 1.165 | |||
| Phil Regan | 48 | 1 | 73.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 6 | 28 | 33 | 3.93 | 1.596 | |||
| Earl Stephenson | 16 | 0 | 20.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 4.43 | 1.724 | |||
| Ron Tompkins | 35 | 0 | 39.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 4.08 | 1.310 | |||
| Team Totals | 364 | 162 | 1443.8 | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | 900 | 411 | 3.61 | 1.295 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Billy Williams | 157 |
| At Bats | Don Kessinger | 617 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Don Kessinger | 687 |
| Batting Average | Glenn Beckert | .342 |
| On-Base % | Billy Williams | .383 |
| Slugging % | Billy Williams | .505 |
| OPS | Billy Williams | .888 |
| Runs | Billy Williams | 86 |
| Hits | Glenn Beckert | 181 |
| Total Bases | Billy Williams | 300 |
| Doubles | Billy Williams | 27 |
| Triples | Don Kessinger | 6 |
| Home Runs | Billy Williams | 28 |
| RBI | Billy Williams | 93 |
| Walks | Ron Santo | 79 |
| Strikeouts | Ron Santo | 95 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Kessinger | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | Don Kessinger | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Kessinger | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ron Santo | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ron Santo | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Fergie Jenkins | 24 |
| Losses | Bill Hands | 18 |
| Saves | Phil Regan | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Fergie Jenkins | .649 |
| ERA | Fergie Jenkins | 2.77 |
| WHIP | Fergie Jenkins | 1.049 |
| Innings Pitched | Fergie Jenkins | 325 |
| Games | Phil Regan | 48 |
| Games Started | Fergie Jenkins | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Fergie Jenkins | 263 |
| Complete Games | Fergie Jenkins | 30 |
| Shutouts | Milt Pappas | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Fergie Jenkins | 1299 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Milt Pappas | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 304 |
| Walks Allowed | Ken Holtzman | 64 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 13 |
| Wild Pitches | Ken Holtzman | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bill Bonham, Fergie Jenkins, and Milt Pappas | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bill Hands | 26 |
