1972 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1972 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 85-70. They scored 685 runs and belted 133 home runs to go along with a .257 batting average. The offense was powered by Billy Williams, who led the team with 37 home runs, 122 RBI, and 191 hits.
The team allowed 567 runs and had a team ERA of 3.22. Fergie Jenkins led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 184 strikeouts. Jack Aker was the team's best fireman, with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Beckert | 2B | 120 | 474 | 51 | 128 | 3 | 43 | 2 | .304 | .344 | .648 | .270 |
| Pat Bourque | 1B | 11 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .310 | .296 | .606 | .259 |
| Tommy Davis | 1B | 15 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .321 | .308 | .629 | .269 |
| Carmen Fanzone | 3B | 86 | 222 | 26 | 50 | 8 | 42 | 2 | .333 | .383 | .716 | .225 |
| Jim Hickman | 1B | 115 | 368 | 65 | 100 | 17 | 64 | 3 | .364 | .462 | .826 | .272 |
| Don Kessinger | SS | 149 | 577 | 77 | 158 | 1 | 39 | 8 | .351 | .334 | .685 | .274 |
| Al Montreuil | 2B | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .091 | .258 | .091 |
| Joe Pepitone | 1B | 66 | 214 | 23 | 56 | 8 | 21 | 1 | .309 | .397 | .706 | .262 |
| Paul Popovich | 2B | 58 | 129 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .261 | .271 | .532 | .194 |
| Dave Rosello | SS | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .900 | .250 |
| Ron Santo | 3B | 133 | 464 | 68 | 140 | 17 | 74 | 1 | .391 | .487 | .878 | .302 |
| Art Shamsky | 1B | 15 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .125 | .388 | .125 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jose Cardenal | OF | 143 | 533 | 96 | 155 | 17 | 70 | 25 | .356 | .454 | .810 | .291 |
| Gene Hiser | OF | 32 | 46 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .288 | .196 | .484 | .196 |
| Pete LaCock | OF | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .429 | .500 | .929 | .500 |
| Rick Monday | OF | 138 | 434 | 68 | 108 | 11 | 42 | 12 | .362 | .399 | .761 | .249 |
| Bill North | OF | 66 | 127 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .262 | .244 | .506 | .181 |
| Jim Tyrone | OF | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Billy Williams | OF | 150 | 574 | 95 | 191 | 37 | 122 | 3 | .398 | .606 | 1.004 | .333 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Frank Fernandez | C | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Elrod Hendricks | C | 17 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .321 | .279 | .600 | .116 |
| Randy Hundley | C | 114 | 357 | 23 | 78 | 5 | 30 | 1 | .261 | .294 | .555 | .218 |
| J.C. Martin | C | 25 | 50 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .304 | .300 | .604 | .240 |
| Ken Rudolph | C | 42 | 106 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .283 | .321 | .604 | .236 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Frank Coggins | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 | |
| Chris Ward | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5247 | 685 | 1346 | 133 | 634 | 69 | .326 | .387 | .713 | .257 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Aker | 48 | 0 | 67 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 17 | 36 | 23 | 2.96 | 1.313 | |||
| Bill Bonham | 19 | 4 | 57.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4 | 49 | 25 | 3.12 | 1.404 | |||
| Clint Compton | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Joe Decker | 5 | 1 | 12.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2.13 | 1.024 | |||
| Larry Gura | 7 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3.65 | 1.138 | |||
| Steve Hamilton | 22 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 4.76 | 1.882 | |||
| Bill Hands | 32 | 28 | 189 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 96 | 47 | 3.00 | 1.138 | |||
| Burt Hooton | 33 | 31 | 218.3 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 0 | 132 | 81 | 2.80 | 1.292 | |||
| Fergie Jenkins | 36 | 36 | 289.3 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 0 | 184 | 62 | 3.20 | 1.089 | |||
| Dan McGinn | 42 | 2 | 62.7 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4 | 42 | 29 | 5.89 | 1.707 | |||
| Milt Pappas | 29 | 28 | 195 | 17 | 7 | .708 | 0 | 80 | 29 | 2.77 | 1.108 | |||
| Tom Phoebus | 37 | 1 | 83.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 6 | 59 | 45 | 3.78 | 1.453 | |||
| Juan Pizarro | 16 | 7 | 59.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 24 | 32 | 3.94 | 1.653 | |||
| Phil Regan | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.25 | 2.000 | |||
| Rick Reuschel | 21 | 18 | 129 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0 | 87 | 29 | 2.93 | 1.209 | |||
| Team Totals | 353 | 156 | 1398.6 | 85 | 70 | .548 | 32 | 824 | 421 | 3.22 | 1.251 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Billy Williams | 150 |
| At Bats | Don Kessinger | 577 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Don Kessinger | 660 |
| Batting Average | Billy Williams | .333 |
| On-Base % | Billy Williams | .398 |
| Slugging % | Billy Williams | .606 |
| OPS | Billy Williams | 1.004 |
| Runs | Jose Cardenal | 96 |
| Hits | Billy Williams | 191 |
| Total Bases | Billy Williams | 348 |
| Doubles | Billy Williams | 34 |
| Triples | Jose Cardenal, Don Kessinger, and Billy Williams | 6 |
| Home Runs | Billy Williams | 37 |
| RBI | Billy Williams | 122 |
| Walks | Rick Monday | 78 |
| Strikeouts | Rick Monday | 102 |
| Stolen Bases | Jose Cardenal | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | Jose Cardenal | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Kessinger | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ron Santo and Billy Williams | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Glenn Beckert | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Fergie Jenkins | 20 |
| Losses | Burt Hooton | 14 |
| Saves | Jack Aker | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Milt Pappas | .708 |
| ERA | Milt Pappas | 2.77 |
| WHIP | Fergie Jenkins | 1.089 |
| Innings Pitched | Fergie Jenkins | 289.3 |
| Games | Jack Aker | 48 |
| Games Started | Fergie Jenkins | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Fergie Jenkins | 184 |
| Complete Games | Fergie Jenkins | 23 |
| Shutouts | Fergie Jenkins | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Fergie Jenkins | 1176 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 253 |
| Walks Allowed | Burt Hooton | 81 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 32 |
| Doubles Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Burt Hooton | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Milt Pappas | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Milt Pappas | 20 |
