1912 Chicago Cubs

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1911 / 1913

91-59, Finished 3rd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Frank Chance (91-59)
Scored 756 runs, Allowed 668 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-67

Ballparks: West Side Grounds · Attendance: 514,000 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102

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1911 / 1913 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Jimmy Archer	29	R	R	5' 10"	168	May 13, 1883	6	120		120		0	118	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.3	$
Mordecai Brown HOF	35	B	R	5' 10"	175	Oct 19, 1876	10	16		16		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.7	$7,000
Frank Chance HOF	35	R	R	6' 0"	190	Sep 9, 1876	15	2		2		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0	$
Harry Chapman	26	R	R	5' 11"	160	Oct 26, 1885	1st	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0	$
Larry Cheney	26	R	R	6' 1"	185	May 2, 1886	2	42		42		42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			5.2	$
King Cole	26	R	R	6' 1"	170	Apr 15, 1886	4	8		8		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.6	$
Dick Cotter	22	R	R	5' 11"	172	Oct 12, 1889	2	26		26		0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2	$
Ensign Cottrell	23	L	L	5' 9"	173	Aug 29, 1888	2	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2	$
Tom Downey	28	R	R	5' 10"	178	Jan 1, 1884	4	13		13		0	0	0	1	3	5	0	0	0	0			-0.2	$
Red Downs	28	R	R	5' 11"	155	Aug 23, 1883	3	43		43		0	0	0	16	5	9	0	0	0	0			0.5	$
Johnny Evers HOF	30	L	R	5' 9"	125	Jul 21, 1881	11	143		143		0	0	0	143	0	0	0	0	0	0			6.1	$
Wilbur Good	26	L	L	5' 11"	180	Sep 28, 1885	6	39		39		0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	10			-0.5	$
Mike Hechinger	22	R	R	6' 0"	175	Feb 14, 1890	1st	2		2		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0	$
Solly Hofman	29	R	R	6' 0"	160	Oct 29, 1882	10	36		36		0	0	9	0	0	0	0	27	0	27			0.7	$5,000
Jimmy Lavender	28	R	R	5' 11"	165	Mar 26, 1884	1st	42		42		42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.8	$
Tommy Leach	34	R	R	5' 6"	150	Nov 4, 1877	15	82		82		0	0	0	0	4	0	0	73	0	73			1.4	$
Lefty Leifield	28	L	L	6' 1"	165	Sep 5, 1883	8	13		13		13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.2	$
Ed Lennox	28	R	R	5' 10"	174	Nov 3, 1883	4	27		27		0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0			0.3	$
Grover Lowdermilk	27	R	R	6' 4"	190	Jan 15, 1885	3	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.2	$
Len Madden	21	L	L	6' 2"	165	Jul 2, 1890	1st	6		6		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3	$
Harry McIntire	33	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jan 11, 1879	8	8		8		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2	$
Ward Miller	27	L	R	5' 11"	177	Jul 5, 1884	3	86		86		0	0	0	0	0	0	13	38	14	64			0.8	$
Charley Moore	27	R	R	5' 10"	160	Dec 1, 1884	1st	5		5		0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0			0.0	$
Jim Moroney	28	L	L	6' 1"	175	Dec 4, 1883	3	10		10		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1	$
Tom Needham	33	R	R	5' 10"	180	Apr 17, 1879	9	33		33		0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3	$
George Pierce	24	L	L	5' 10"	175	Jan 10, 1888	1st	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.6	$
Bill Powell	27	R	R	6' 2"	182	May 8, 1885	3	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1	$
Ed Reulbach	29	R	R	6' 1"	190	Dec 1, 1882	8	39		39		39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2	$
Lew Richie	28	R	R	5' 8"	165	Aug 23, 1883	7	39		39		39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.5	$
Vic Saier	21	L	R	5' 11"	185	May 4, 1891	2	122		122		0	0	120	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.9	$
Frank Schulte	29	L	R	5' 11"	170	Sep 17, 1882	9	139		139		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	139	139			1.3	$
Jimmy Sheckard	33	L	R	5' 9"	175	Nov 23, 1878	16	146		146		0	0	0	0	0	0	146	0	0	146			2.3	$4,250
Charlie Smith	32	R	R	6' 1"	185	Apr 20, 1880	8	21		21		20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3	$
Rudy Sommers	24	B	L	5' 11"	165	Oct 30, 1887	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1	$
Joe Tinker HOF	31	R	R	5' 9"	175	Jul 27, 1880	11	142		142		0	0	0	0	0	142	0	0	0	0			3.2	$5,600
Fred Toney	23	R	R	6' 2"	195	Dec 11, 1888	2	9		9		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7	$
Joe Vernon	22	R	R	5' 11"	160	Nov 25, 1889	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5	$
Cy Williams	24	L	L	6' 2"	180	Dec 21, 1887	1st	28		28		0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	0	22			-0.4	$
George Yantz	25	R	R	5' 6"	168	Jul 27, 1886	1st	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1	$
Heinie Zimmerman	25	R	R	5' 11"	176	Feb 9, 1887	6	145		145		0	0	22	0	121	0	0	0	0	0			7.3	$
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

1911 / 1913 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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