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1909 Chicago Cubs

Pitching Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1908 / 1910

104-49, Finished 2nd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Frank Chance (104-49)
Scored 635 runs, Allowed 390 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 109-44

Ballparks: West Side Grounds · Attendance: 633,480 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 95

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1908 / 1910 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

· League Register

Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1	SP	Mordecai Brown	32	27	9	.750	1.31	50	34	15	32	8	7	342.2	246	78	50	1	53		172	7	0	9	1280	193	0.873	6.5	0.0	1.4	4.5	3.25
2	SP	Orval Overall	28	20	11	.645	1.42	38	32	6	23	9	3	285.0	204	66	45	1	80		205	8	0	11	1116	179	0.996	6.4	0.0	2.5	6.5	2.56
3	SP	Ed Reulbach	26	19	10	.655	1.78	35	32	3	23	6	0	262.2	194	69	52	1	82		105	11	0	4	1008	143	1.051	6.6	0.0	2.8	3.6	1.28
4	SP	Jack Pfiester*	31	17	6	.739	2.43	29	25	4	13	5	0	196.2	179	67	53	1	49		73	5	1	3	800	105	1.159	8.2	0.0	2.2	3.3	1.49
5	SP	Rube Kroh*	22	9	4	.692	1.65	17	13	4	10	2	0	120.1	97	26	22	2	30		51	1	1	0	464	155	1.055	7.3	0.1	2.2	3.8	1.70
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
6	RP	Rip Hagerman	23	4	4	.500	1.82	13	7	3	4	1	0	79.0	64	29	16	0	28		32	2	0	2	315	140	1.165	7.3	0.0	3.2	3.6	1.14
7	RP	Irv Higginbotham	27	5	2	.714	2.19	19	6	7	4	0	1	78.0	64	32	19	0	20		32	3	0	0	324	117	1.077	7.4	0.0	2.3	3.7	1.60
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
8		Rudy Schwenck*	25	1	1	.500	3.86	3	2	1	0	0	0	14.0	16	7	6	0	3		3	1	0	0	56	69	1.357	10.3	0.0	1.9	1.9	1.00
9		King Cole	23	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	1	1	0	9.0	6	0	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	34		1.000	6.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.33
10		Ray Brown	20	1	0	1.000	2.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	5	3	2	0	4		2	0	0	1	33	135	1.000	5.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	0.50
11		Carl Lundgren	29	0	1	.000	4.15	2	1	1	0	0	0	4.1	6	2	2	0	4		0	0	0	0	21	70	2.308	12.5	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.00
12		Pat Ragan	23	0	0		2.45	2	0	1	0	0	0	3.2	4	2	1	0	1		2	0	0	0	15	120	1.364	9.8	0.0	2.5	4.9	2.00
13		Chick Fraser	35	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	2	1	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	13		2.000	6.0	0.0	12.0	3.0	0.25
14		Andy Coakley	26	0	1	.000	18.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	7	7	4	0	3		1	0	0	0	15	18	5.000	31.5	0.0	13.5	4.5	0.33
		Team Totals	28.1	104	49	.680	1.75	155	155	45	111	32	11	1409.1	1094	389	272	6	364		680	38	2	30	5494	147	1.035	7.0	0.0	2.3	4.3	1.87
		Rank in 8 NL teams		2	7		1				2	1	2	4	1	1	1	2	2		2
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB

* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

· League Register

	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact	Gact
Mordecai Brown	32	30	6	.833	1.79	327.0	286	72	65	1	62	164	8	1.064	7.9	1.7	4.5	2.65	0.0	50	50
Ray Brown	20	0	0		2.25	8.0	6	2	2	0	5	2	0	1.375	6.8	5.6	2.3	0.40	0.0	1	1
Andy Coakley	26	0	0		22.50	2.0	8	6	5	0	3	1	0	5.500	36.0	13.5	4.5	0.33	0.0	1	1
King Cole	23	1	0	1.000	0.00	9.0	6	0	0	0	3	1	0	1.000	6.0	3.0	1.0	0.33	0.0	1	1
Chick Fraser	35	0	0		0.00	3.0	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	2.000	6.0	12.0	3.0	0.25	0.0	1	1
Rip Hagerman	23	6	2	.750	2.43	74.0	74	22	20	0	32	30	2	1.432	9.0	3.9	3.6	0.94	0.0	13	13
Irv Higginbotham	27	6	3	.667	2.73	89.0	80	30	27	0	26	34	3	1.191	8.1	2.6	3.4	1.31	0.0	22	22
Rube Kroh*	22	9	3	.750	2.25	112.0	112	31	28	2	35	48	1	1.313	9.0	2.8	3.9	1.37	0.2	17	17
Carl Lundgren	29	0	0		6.00	3.0	7	2	2	0	5	0	0	4.000	21.0	15.0	0.0	0.00	0.0	2	2
Orval Overall	28	25	5	.833	1.89	276.0	236	64	58	1	93	199	9	1.192	7.7	3.0	6.5	2.14	0.0	38	38
Jack Pfiester*	31	12	8	.600	3.24	189.0	207	76	68	1	57	70	6	1.397	9.9	2.7	3.3	1.23	0.0	29	29
Pat Ragan	23	0	1	.000	4.50	10.0	13	6	5	0	6	3	0	1.900	11.7	5.4	2.7	0.50	0.0	4	4
Ed Reulbach	26	19	7	.731	2.51	240.0	225	74	67	1	95	96	13	1.333	8.4	3.6	3.6	1.01	0.0	35	35
Rudy Schwenck*	25	0	1	.000	6.00	12.0	19	9	8	0	4	2	1	1.917	14.3	3.0	1.5	0.50	0.0	3	3
	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact	Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

· League Register

	Age	Yrs	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
Mordecai Brown	32	7	144	65	.689	1.63	246	195	49	170	41	19	1827.2	1443	517	331	16	356		799	35	2	34	7000	164	0.984	7.1	0.1	1.8	3.9	2.24	164
Ray Brown	20	1	1	0	1.000	2.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	5	3	2	0	4		2	0	0	1	33	135	1.000	5.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	0.50	135
Andy Coakley	26	8	58	58	.500	2.32	148	123	23	86	11	3	1060.2	1001	423	273	9	312		424	26	2	15	4271	113	1.238	8.5	0.1	2.6	3.6	1.36	113
King Cole	23	1	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	1	1	0	9.0	6	0	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	34		1.000	6.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.33
Chick Fraser	35	14	175	212	.452	3.67	434	388	43	342	22	6	3364.0	3462	2000	1373	69	1338		1098	219	3	146	14553	92	1.427	9.3	0.2	3.6	2.9	0.82	92
Rip Hagerman	23	1	4	4	.500	1.82	13	7	3	4	1	0	79.0	64	29	16	0	28		32	2	0	2	315	140	1.165	7.3	0.0	3.2	3.6	1.14	140
Irv Higginbotham	27	3	10	14	.417	2.81	48	24	16	16	1	1	243.2	232	109	76	1	66		86	7	1	8	1015	89	1.223	8.6	0.0	2.4	3.2	1.30	89
Rube Kroh*	22	4	11	8	.579	1.74	27	20	6	12	3	0	175.2	141	42	34	2	46		75	3	2	1	683	148	1.065	7.2	0.1	2.4	3.8	1.63	148
Carl Lundgren	29	8	91	55	.623	2.42	179	149	28	125	19	6	1322.0	1129	496	355	16	476		535	35	4	26	5320	112	1.214	7.7	0.1	3.2	3.6	1.12	112
Orval Overall	28	5	92	60	.605	2.13	184	152	28	116	25	11	1322.2	1053	443	313	13	471		813	43	0	52	5295	127	1.152	7.2	0.1	3.2	5.5	1.73	127
Jack Pfiester*	31	6	64	37	.634	1.98	129	110	12	67	15	0	933.1	753	312	205	6	249		454	36	2	15	3695	128	1.074	7.3	0.1	2.4	4.4	1.82	128
Pat Ragan	23	1	0	1	.000	3.09	4	0	1	0	0	0	11.2	11	6	4	0	5		4	0	0	0	46	92	1.371	8.5	0.0	3.9	3.1	0.80	92
Ed Reulbach	26	5	97	39	.713	1.72	175	142	32	112	28	5	1262.0	905	320	241	9	417		580	63	3	19	4904	151	1.048	6.5	0.1	3.0	4.1	1.39	151
Rudy Schwenck*	25	1	1	1	.500	3.86	3	2	1	0	0	0	14.0	16	7	6	0	3		3	1	0	0	56	69	1.357	10.3	0.0	1.9	1.9	1.00	69
	Age	Yrs	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+

1908 / 1910 Pitching Statistics

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