2001 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 2001 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 88-74. They scored 777 runs and belted 194 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. The offense was powered by Sammy Sosa, who led the team with 64 home runs, 160 RBI, and 189 hits. Eric Young had a great year on the basepaths with 31 stolen bases.
The team allowed 701 runs and had a team ERA of 4.03. Leading the team in wins was Jon Lieber, with 20. Kerry Wood racked up 217 strkeouts to lead the team. Tom Gordon was the team's best fireman, with 27 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Miguel Cairo | 3B | 66 | 123 | 20 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .364 | .374 | .738 | .285 |
| Ron Coomer | 3B | 111 | 349 | 25 | 91 | 8 | 53 | 0 | .316 | .390 | .706 | .261 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | SS | 147 | 528 | 76 | 153 | 10 | 66 | 4 | .345 | .402 | .747 | .290 |
| Fred McGriff | 1B | 49 | 170 | 27 | 48 | 12 | 41 | 0 | .383 | .559 | .942 | .282 |
| Bill Mueller | 3B | 70 | 210 | 38 | 62 | 6 | 23 | 1 | .403 | .448 | .851 | .295 |
| Augie Ojeda | 3B | 78 | 144 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .269 | .271 | .540 | .201 |
| Jason Smith | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Matt Stairs | 1B | 128 | 340 | 48 | 85 | 17 | 61 | 2 | .358 | .462 | .820 | .250 |
| Eric Young | 2B | 149 | 603 | 98 | 168 | 6 | 42 | 31 | .333 | .393 | .726 | .279 |
| Julio Zuleta | 1B | 49 | 106 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 24 | 0 | .288 | .415 | .703 | .217 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Roosevelt Brown | OF | 39 | 83 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .326 | .506 | .832 | .265 |
| Damon Buford | OF | 35 | 85 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .213 | .306 | .519 | .176 |
| Delino DeShields | OF | 68 | 163 | 26 | 45 | 2 | 16 | 12 | .380 | .405 | .785 | .276 |
| Todd Dunwoody | OF | 33 | 61 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .328 | .578 | .213 |
| Gary Matthews | OF | 106 | 258 | 41 | 56 | 9 | 30 | 5 | .320 | .364 | .684 | .217 |
| Chad Meyers | OF | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .118 | .466 | .118 |
| Corey Patterson | OF | 59 | 131 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 4 | .266 | .336 | .602 | .221 |
| Sammy Sosa | OF | 160 | 577 | 146 | 189 | 64 | 160 | 0 | .437 | .737 | 1.174 | .328 |
| Michael Tucker | OF | 63 | 205 | 31 | 54 | 5 | 31 | 4 | .339 | .449 | .788 | .263 |
| Rondell White | OF | 95 | 323 | 43 | 99 | 17 | 50 | 1 | .371 | .529 | .900 | .307 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Girardi | C | 78 | 229 | 22 | 58 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .315 | .345 | .660 | .253 |
| Todd Hundley | C | 79 | 246 | 23 | 46 | 12 | 31 | 0 | .268 | .374 | .642 | .187 |
| Robert Machado | C | 52 | 135 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .266 | .341 | .607 | .222 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5406 | 777 | 1409 | 194 | 748 | 67 | .330 | .430 | .760 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Manny Aybar | 17 | 1 | 22.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 6.35 | 1.982 | |||
| Jason Bere | 32 | 32 | 188 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 0 | 175 | 77 | 4.31 | 1.319 | |||
| Joe Borowski | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 32.40 | 5.294 | |||
| Scott Chiasson | 6 | 0 | 6.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.70 | 1.045 | |||
| Juan Cruz | 8 | 8 | 44.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 39 | 17 | 3.22 | 1.275 | |||
| Courtney Duncan | 36 | 0 | 42.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 49 | 25 | 5.06 | 1.569 | |||
| Kyle Farnsworth | 76 | 0 | 82 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2 | 107 | 29 | 2.74 | 1.146 | |||
| Jeff Fassero | 82 | 0 | 73.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 12 | 79 | 23 | 3.42 | 1.208 | |||
| Mike Fyhrie | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4.20 | 1.533 | |||
| Tom Gordon | 47 | 0 | 45.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 27 | 67 | 16 | 3.38 | 1.060 | |||
| Felix Heredia | 48 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 6.17 | 1.743 | |||
| Jon Lieber | 34 | 34 | 232.3 | 20 | 6 | .769 | 0 | 148 | 41 | 3.80 | 1.149 | |||
| Ron Mahay | 17 | 0 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 2.61 | 1.401 | |||
| Will Ohman | 11 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7.71 | 1.709 | |||
| Kevin Tapani | 29 | 29 | 168.3 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 0 | 149 | 40 | 4.49 | 1.343 | |||
| Julian Tavarez | 34 | 28 | 161.3 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 107 | 69 | 4.52 | 1.494 | |||
| Todd Van Poppel | 59 | 0 | 75 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 90 | 38 | 2.52 | 1.347 | |||
| David Weathers | 28 | 0 | 28.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 3.18 | 1.307 | |||
| Kerry Wood | 28 | 28 | 174.3 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 217 | 92 | 3.36 | 1.256 | |||
| Carlos Zambrano | 6 | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15.26 | 2.468 | |||
| Team Totals | 614 | 162 | 1437.1 | 88 | 74 | .543 | 41 | 1344 | 550 | 4.03 | 1.327 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Sammy Sosa | 160 |
| At Bats | Eric Young | 603 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Sammy Sosa | 711 |
| Batting Average | Sammy Sosa | .328 |
| On-Base % | Sammy Sosa | .437 |
| Slugging % | Sammy Sosa | .737 |
| OPS | Sammy Sosa | 1.174 |
| Runs | Sammy Sosa | 146 |
| Hits | Sammy Sosa | 189 |
| Total Bases | Sammy Sosa | 425 |
| Doubles | Eric Young | 43 |
| Triples | Michael Tucker | 7 |
| Home Runs | Sammy Sosa | 64 |
| RBI | Sammy Sosa | 160 |
| Walks | Sammy Sosa | 116 |
| Strikeouts | Sammy Sosa | 153 |
| Stolen Bases | Eric Young | 31 |
| Caught Stealing | Eric Young | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ricky Gutierrez | 17 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Sammy Sosa | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ron Coomer | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jon Lieber | 20 |
| Losses | Kevin Tapani | 14 |
| Saves | Tom Gordon | 27 |
| Won-Loss % | Jon Lieber | .769 |
| ERA | Kerry Wood | 3.36 |
| WHIP | Jon Lieber | 1.149 |
| Innings Pitched | Jon Lieber | 232.3 |
| Games | Jeff Fassero | 82 |
| Games Started | Jon Lieber | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Kerry Wood | 217 |
| Complete Games | Jon Lieber | 5 |
| Shutouts | Jon Lieber and Kerry Wood | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Jon Lieber | 958 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jon Lieber | 98 |
| Hits Allowed | Jon Lieber | 226 |
| Walks Allowed | Kerry Wood | 92 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jon Lieber | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jason Bere and Jon Lieber | 47 |
| Triples Allowed | Jon Lieber | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Kerry Wood | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Julian Tavarez | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Julian Tavarez | 21 |
