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1929 Chicago Cubs

Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1928 / 1930

98-54, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Joe McCarthy (98-54)
Scored 982 runs, Allowed 758 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 94-58

Ballparks: Wrigley Field · Attendance: 1,485,166 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 99

Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-1) to Philadelphia Athletics

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1928 / 1930 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Zack Taylor 30 64 238 215 29 59 16 3 1 31 0 19 18 .274 .336 .391 .727 79 84 1 3
2 1B Charlie Grimm* 30 120 516 463 66 138 28 3 10 91 3 42 25 .298 .358 .436 .794 96 202 1 10
3 2B Rogers Hornsby 33 156 712 602 156 229 47 8 39 149 2 87 65 .380 .459 .679 1.139 178 409 1 22
4 SS Woody English 23 144 700 608 131 168 29 3 1 52 13 68 50 .276 .352 .339 .691 72 206 3 21
5 3B Norm McMillan 33 124 541 495 77 134 35 5 5 55 13 36 43 .271 .324 .392 .716 76 194 3 7
6 OF Riggs Stephenson 31 136 582 495 91 179 36 6 17 110 10 67 21 .362 .445 .562 1.006 147 278 7 13
7 OF Kiki Cuyler 30 139 596 509 111 183 29 7 15 102 43 66 56 .360 .438 .532 .970 139 271 5 16
8 OF Hack Wilson 29 150 670 574 135 198 30 5 39 159 3 78 83 .345 .425 .618 1.044 155 355 2 16
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 OF Cliff Heathcote* 31 82 257 224 45 70 17 0 2 31 9 25 17 .313 .384 .415 .799 98 93 1 7
10 3B Clyde Beck 29 54 213 190 28 40 7 0 0 9 3 19 24 .211 .282 .247 .530 32 47 0 4
11 C Mike Gonzalez 38 60 189 167 15 40 3 0 0 18 1 18 14 .240 .317 .257 .575 44 43 1 3
12 1B Chick Tolson 34 32 123 109 13 28 5 0 1 19 0 9 16 .257 .325 .330 .655 63 36 2 3
13 C Earl Grace* 22 27 94 80 7 20 1 0 2 17 0 9 7 .250 .333 .338 .671 67 27 1 4
14 C Johnny Schulte* 32 31 78 69 6 18 3 0 0 9 0 7 11 .261 .329 .304 .633 58 21 0 2
15 IF Footsie Blair* 28 26 77 72 10 23 5 0 1 8 1 3 4 .319 .347 .431 .777 91 31 0 2
16 OF Johnny Moore* 27 37 69 63 13 18 1 0 2 8 0 4 6 .286 .338 .397 .735 81 25 1 1
17 C Gabby Hartnett 28 25 28 22 2 6 2 1 1 9 1 5 5 .273 .407 .591 .998 144 13 0 1
18 C Tom Angley* 24 5 21 16 1 4 1 0 0 6 0 2 2 .250 .333 .313 .646 61 5 0 3
19 OF Danny Taylor 28 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -32 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
20 P Pat Malone* 26 40 109 105 8 22 3 0 2 11 0 4 23 .210 .239 .295 .534 31 31 0 0
21 P Charlie Root 30 43 105 96 8 15 3 4 1 15 0 4 28 .156 .190 .302 .492 20 29 0 5
22 P Guy Bush 27 50 104 91 5 15 0 0 0 3 1 3 19 .165 .191 .165 .356 -11 15 0 10
23 P Sheriff Blake# 29 38 90 81 11 14 2 0 0 4 0 4 10 .173 .212 .198 .409 2 16 0 5
24 P Art Nehf* 36 32 51 45 3 13 3 0 0 5 0 5 3 .289 .360 .356 .716 78 16 0 1
25 P Hal Carlson 37 31 44 39 4 9 2 0 0 8 0 2 7 .231 .268 .282 .550 36 11 0 3
26 P Mike Cvengros* 28 33 17 15 5 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 .400 .471 .467 .937 133 7 0 0
27 P Claude Jonnard 31 12 10 10 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 5 .200 .200 .500 .700 67 5 0 0
28 P Trader Horne# 30 11 6 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 99 2 0 1
29 P Ken Penner* 33 5 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 24 1 0 0
30 P Bob Osborn 26 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 24 1 0 0
31 P Hank Grampp 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 29.9 156 6252 5471 982 1655 310 46 139 933 103 589 567 .303 .373 .452 .825 103 2474 29 163
Rank in 8 NL teams 3 1 3 1 8 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Pitching

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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 Charlie Root 30 19 6 .760 3.47 43 31 9 19 4 5 272.0 286 120 105 12 83 124 3 0 1 1158 132 1.357 9.5 0.4 2.7 4.1 1.49
2 SP Guy Bush 27 18 7 .720 3.66 50 30 15 18 2 8 270.2 277 135 110 16 107 82 4 0 7 1176 125 1.419 9.2 0.5 3.6 2.7 0.77
3 SP Pat Malone 26 22 10 .688 3.57 40 30 7 19 5 2 267.0 283 120 106 12 102 166 6 1 6 1152 128 1.442 9.5 0.4 3.4 5.6 1.63
4 SP Sheriff Blake 29 14 13 .519 4.29 35 29 3 13 1 1 218.1 244 122 104 8 103 70 2 0 4 962 107 1.589 10.1 0.3 4.2 2.9 0.68
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
5 RP Art Nehf* 36 8 5 .615 5.59 32 14 8 4 0 1 120.2 148 85 75 11 39 27 2 0 1 529 82 1.550 11.0 0.8 2.9 2.0 0.69
6 RP Hal Carlson 37 11 5 .688 5.16 31 13 9 6 2 2 111.2 131 71 64 8 31 35 1 0 0 492 89 1.451 10.6 0.6 2.5 2.8 1.13
7 RP Mike Cvengros* 28 5 4 .556 4.64 32 4 15 0 0 2 64.0 82 39 33 2 29 23 1 1 2 294 99 1.734 11.5 0.3 4.1 3.2 0.79
8 RP Claude Jonnard 31 0 1 .000 7.48 12 2 4 0 0 0 27.2 41 27 23 4 11 11 1 0 0 142 62 1.880 13.3 1.3 3.6 3.6 1.00
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
9 Trader Horne 30 1 1 .500 5.09 11 1 4 0 0 0 23.0 24 20 13 3 21 6 0 0 2 111 91 1.957 9.4 1.2 8.2 2.3 0.29
10 Ken Penner 33 0 1 .000 2.84 5 0 2 0 0 0 12.2 14 11 4 1 6 3 0 0 0 58 165 1.579 9.9 0.7 4.3 2.1 0.50
11 Bob Osborn 26 0 0 3.00 3 1 2 0 0 0 9.0 8 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 36 158 1.111 8.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.50
12 Hank Grampp 25 0 1 .000 27.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 6 6 0 3 0 1 0 0 13 20 3.500 18.0 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
Team Totals 29.5 98 54 .645 4.16 156 156 78 79 14 21 1398.2 1542 759 646 77 537 548 21 2 23 6123 110 1.486 9.9 0.5 3.5 3.5 1.02
Rank in 8 NL teams 1 8 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 6 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 Fielding--Totals

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Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% PO Pos. Summary
Tom Angley 24 5 3 3 31 23 7 1 0 .968 6.00 3 4 4 50% C
Clyde Beck 29 47 43 41 166 42 118 6 20 .964 3.40 3B-SS
Footsie Blair 28 17 14 13 108 82 23 3 6 .972 6.18 3B-1B-2B
Sheriff Blake 29 35 29 13 51 6 43 2 1 .961 1.40 P
Guy Bush 27 50 30 18 71 10 60 1 6 .986 1.40 P
Hal Carlson 37 31 13 6 39 6 33 0 1 1.000 1.26 P
Kiki Cuyler 30 129 129 126 311 288 15 8 6 .974 2.35 OF
Mike Cvengros 28 32 4 1 16 2 14 0 1 1.000 0.50 P
Woody English 23 144 144 142 868 332 497 39 107 .955 5.76 SS
Mike Gonzalez 38 60 47 40 248 212 34 2 7 .992 4.10 1 22 20 48% C
Earl Grace 22 27 22 22 124 106 18 0 1 1.000 4.59 0 7 11 61% C
Hank Grampp 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Charlie Grimm 30 120 120 118 1312 1228 74 10 114 .992 10.85 1B
Gabby Hartnett 28 1 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00 0 0 0 C
Cliff Heathcote 31 52 48 46 137 131 4 2 2 .985 2.60 OF
Trader Horne 30 11 1 0 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 0.73 P
Rogers Hornsby 33 156 156 154 856 286 547 23 106 .973 5.34 2B
Claude Jonnard 31 12 2 0 10 0 8 2 0 .800 0.67 P
Pat Malone 26 40 30 19 46 10 35 1 5 .978 1.13 P
Norm McMillan 33 120 118 116 378 131 226 21 19 .944 2.98 3B
Johnny Moore 27 15 11 9 34 32 1 1 0 .971 2.20 OF
Art Nehf 36 32 14 4 36 9 27 0 3 1.000 1.13 P
Bob Osborn 26 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.33 P
Ken Penner 33 5 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.60 P
Charlie Root 30 43 31 19 48 12 35 1 2 .979 1.09 P
Johnny Schulte 32 30 22 16 92 74 16 2 3 .978 3.00 6 15 10 40% C
Riggs Stephenson 31 130 130 130 258 245 9 4 4 .984 1.95 OF
Danny Taylor 28 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 OF
Zack Taylor 30 65 61 46 289 247 36 6 4 .979 4.42 3 21 21 50% C
Chick Tolson 34 31 29 29 312 289 16 7 21 .978 9.84 1B
Hack Wilson 29 150 150 146 406 380 14 12 4 .970 2.63 OF
Team Totals 30.1 156 1404 1278 6264 4190 1920 154 443 .975 3.83 13 69 66 49%
Rank in 8 NL teams 8 1 1
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% PO Pos. Summary

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
Tom Angley* 24 21 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ /2
Clyde Beck 29 213 -20 1 0 0 7 2 6 -4 -0.2 -11 -1.0 0.8 $ 56
Footsie Blair* 28 77 0 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0.1 2 0.2 -0.1 $ /534
Sheriff Blake# 29 90 -13 0 0 0 0 7 3 -3 -0.2 -3 -0.3 0.1 $ 1
Guy Bush 27 104 -17 0 0 0 0 8 3 -6 -0.5 -6 -0.6 0.1 $ 1
Hal Carlson 37 44 -4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.1 0 0.0 0.1 $ Traded 1
Kiki Cuyler 30 596 43 5 0 0 2 -6 17 61 5.7 59 5.5 0.2 $ Traded *O97
Mike Cvengros* 28 17 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0.2 3 0.3 -0.1 $ Rule 5 Draft 1
Woody English 23 700 -19 5 0 0 13 9 18 26 2.7 13 1.2 1.5 $ *6
Mike Gonzalez 38 189 -13 -1 0 0 2 2 6 -4 -0.3 -6 -0.6 0.3 $ Traded 2
Earl Grace* 22 94 -4 -1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.0 -1 -0.1 0.1 $ 2
Charlie Grimm* 30 516 1 -1 0 0 2 -5 15 12 1.2 10 0.9 0.3 $ Traded *3
Gabby Hartnett 28 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ Unknown /2
Cliff Heathcote* 31 257 3 1 0 0 3 -2 8 13 1.2 10 0.9 0.3 $ Traded O9/87
Trader Horne# 30 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
Rogers Hornsby 33 712 86 0 0 0 12 5 19 122 11.5 110 10.3 1.2 $40,000 Traded *4
Claude Jonnard 31 10 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
Pat Malone* 26 109 -13 0 0 0 0 9 3 -1 0.0 -1 -0.1 0.1 $ 1
Norm McMillan 33 541 -16 2 0 0 0 4 15 5 0.6 5 0.5 0.1 $ Rule 5 Draft *5
Johnny Moore* 27 69 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ O7/89
Art Nehf* 36 51 -1 -1 0 0 0 4 2 4 0.4 4 0.4 0.0 $ Purchased 1
Bob Osborn 26 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
Ken Penner* 33 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
Charlie Root 30 105 -14 0 0 0 0 8 3 -3 -0.2 -3 -0.3 0.1 $ 1
Johnny Schulte* 32 78 -4 -1 0 0 -1 1 2 -3 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ Free Agency 2
Riggs Stephenson 31 582 50 -2 0 0 -2 -6 17 57 5.3 59 5.5 -0.2 $ *7O
Danny Taylor 28 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /O9
Zack Taylor 30 238 -5 0 0 0 0 2 7 4 0.5 4 0.4 0.1 $ Waivers 2
Chick Tolson 34 123 -6 0 0 0 -1 -1 4 -4 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $ 3
Hack Wilson 29 670 57 0 0 0 0 -4 18 71 6.7 71 6.7 0.0 $ Rule 5 Draft *8O
Team Total 29.9 6252 87 7 0 0 36 42 177 349 34.0 313 29.2 4.8 $40,000
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary

Team Player Value--Pitchers

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Acquired
Sheriff Blake 29 218.1 30 122 150 4 1.0 28 2.0 $
Guy Bush 27 270.2 29 135 187 5 1.0 52 4.0 $
Hal Carlson 37 111.2 14 71 77 2 1.0 6 0.2 $ Traded
Mike Cvengros* 28 64.0 4 39 44 1 1.0 5 0.3 $ Rule 5 Draft
Hank Grampp 25 2.0 1 6 1 0 1.0 -5 -0.4 $ Rule 5 Draft
Trader Horne 30 23.0 1 20 16 0 1.0 -4 -0.5 $
Claude Jonnard 31 27.2 2 27 19 0 1.0 -8 -0.8 $
Pat Malone 26 267.0 30 120 184 5 1.0 64 5.2 $
Art Nehf* 36 120.2 15 85 83 2 1.0 -2 -0.5 $ Purchased
Bob Osborn 26 9.0 1 3 6 0 1.0 3 0.3 $
Ken Penner 33 12.2 0 11 9 0 1.0 -2 -0.2 $
Charlie Root 30 272.0 31 120 187 5 1.0 67 5.5 $
Team Total 29.5 1398.2 158 759 963 24 1.0 204 15.1 $
Age IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Acquired

1928 / 1930 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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