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1937 Chicago Cubs Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1936 / 1938)
93-61, Finished 2nd in National League
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Scored 811 runs, Allowed 682 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 89-65
Manager: Charlie Grimm (93-61)
Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 895,020 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 104, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 100

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1936 / 1938 Batting Statistics

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 Gabby Hartnett 36 110 405 356 47 126 21 6 12 82 0 43 19 .354 .424 .548 .971 158 195 8 0 6
2 1B Ripper Collins# 33 115 503 456 77 125 16 5 16 71 2 32 46 .274 .329 .436 .765 103 199 14 5 10
3 2B Billy Herman 27 138 632 564 106 189 35 11 8 65 2 56 22 .335 .396 .479 .875 133 270 7 1 11
4 SS Billy Jurges 29 129 506 450 53 134 18 10 1 65 2 42 41 .298 .365 .389 .754 102 175 12 6 8
5 3B Stan Hack* 27 154 678 582 106 173 27 6 2 63 16 83 42 .297 .388 .375 .762 105 218 6 3 10
6 OF Joe Marty 23 88 324 290 41 84 17 2 5 44 3 28 30 .290 .356 .414 .770 105 120 15 2 4
7 OF Augie Galan# 25 147 695 611 104 154 24 10 18 78 23 79 48 .252 .339 .412 .751 100 252 7 1 4
8 OF Frank Demaree 27 154 687 615 104 199 36 6 17 115 6 57 31 .324 .382 .485 .866 130 298 23 1 14
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 UT Phil Cavarretta* 20 106 366 329 43 94 18 7 5 56 7 32 35 .286 .349 .429 .778 107 141 8 0 5
10 C Ken O'Dea* 24 83 247 219 31 66 7 5 4 32 1 24 26 .301 .370 .434 .804 114 95 1 0 4
11 SS Lonny Frey* 26 78 238 198 33 55 9 3 1 22 6 33 15 .278 .381 .369 .750 101 73 4 0 7
12 OF Tuck Stainback 25 72 171 160 18 37 7 1 0 14 3 7 16 .231 .268 .288 .555 48 46 5 1 3
13 C John Bottarini 28 26 46 40 3 11 3 0 1 7 0 5 10 .275 .370 .425 .795 112 17 0 1 0
14 OF Carl Reynolds 34 7 13 11 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 .273 .385 .364 .748 101 4 1 0 0
15 Bob Garbark 27 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
16 Dutch Meyer 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 P Bill Lee 27 42 102 87 4 15 2 0 1 4 0 3 23 .172 .200 .230 .430 15 20 1 0 12
18 P Tex Carleton# 30 34 83 71 4 12 3 1 0 9 0 6 22 .169 .234 .239 .473 27 17 1 0 6
19 P Larry French 29 42 75 71 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 .127 .127 .141 .268 -29 10 0 0 4
20 P Charley Root 38 43 71 67 7 12 2 0 1 9 0 1 19 .179 .203 .254 .457 21 17 0 1 2
21 P Roy Parmelee 30 37 54 52 7 9 0 0 2 8 0 1 19 .173 .189 .288 .477 26 15 3 0 1
22 P Clay Bryant 25 47 49 45 13 14 2 1 1 7 0 2 4 .311 .340 .467 .807 114 21 1 0 2
23 P Curt Davis 33 28 47 40 6 12 2 0 1 9 0 2 3 .300 .333 .425 .758 101 17 2 0 5
24 P Clyde Shoun* 25 37 30 29 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 .138 .138 .207 .345 -9 6 1 0 1
25 P Kirby Higbe 22 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
26 P Newt Kimball 22 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
27 P Bob Logan 27 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 27.4 154 6028 5349 811 1537 253 74 96 762 71 538 496 .287 .355 .416 .771 105 2226 120 22 119
Rank in 8 NL teams 4 1 3 4 2 3 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 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
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
John Bottarini 28 46 29 6 5.5 104 .345 .275 .285 .370 .347 .425 .404 .795 .751 112 .592 0.9 0.1 .793 .275 .150 .0 2/O
Clay Bryant 25 49 34 7 5.5 105 .325 .311 .285 .340 .347 .467 .404 .807 .751 114 .589 0.6 0.1 .719 .200 .156 .0 1
#Tex Carleton 30 83 66 4 1.6 105 .245 .169 .285 .234 .347 .239 .404 .473 .751 27 .132 -7.6 -0.8 .383 .155 .070 1
*Phil Cavarretta 20 366 248 49 5.3 105 .308 .286 .285 .349 .347 .429 .404 .778 .751 107 .571 2.7 0.3 .741 .261 .143 5.8 O3
#Ripper Collins 33 503 355 64 4.8 105 .277 .274 .285 .329 .347 .436 .404 .765 .751 103 .530 -0.2 -0.0 .690 .237 .162 3.6 *3
Curt Davis 33 47 35 6 4.6 105 .306 .300 .285 .333 .347 .425 .404 .758 .751 101 .506 -0.1 -0.0 .633 .175 .125 .0 1
Frank Demaree 27 687 453 114 6.7 105 .321 .324 .285 .382 .347 .485 .404 .866 .751 130 .674 26.0 2.6 .825 .263 .161 8.9 *O
Larry French 29 75 66 1 0.4 105 .153 .127 .285 .127 .347 .141 .404 .268 .751 -29 .012 -13.1 -1.3 .161 .014 .014 1
*Lonny Frey 26 238 154 28 4.8 105 .297 .278 .285 .381 .347 .369 .404 .750 .751 101 .533 1.7 0.2 .762 .288 .091 1.7 64/5O
#Augie Galan 25 695 468 85 4.8 105 .250 .252 .285 .339 .347 .412 .404 .751 .751 100 .533 -0.8 -0.1 .765 .327 .160 20.2 *O/46
Bob Garbark 27 1 1 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .285 .000 .347 .000 .404 .000 .751 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
*Stan Hack 27 678 425 84 5.3 105 .318 .297 .285 .388 .347 .375 .404 .762 .751 105 .571 7.7 0.8 .771 .247 .077 3.6 *5/3
Gabby Hartnett 36 405 244 83 9.1 105 .351 .354 .285 .424 .347 .548 .404 .971 .751 158 .783 29.7 2.9 1.000 .315 .194 .0 *2
Billy Herman 27 632 393 107 7.2 105 .339 .335 .285 .396 .347 .479 .404 .875 .751 133 .705 26.7 2.6 .861 .246 .144 3.2 *4
Kirby Higbe 22 3 3 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .285 .000 .347 .000 .404 .000 .751 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /1
Billy Jurges 29 506 336 63 5.0 105 .326 .298 .285 .365 .347 .389 .404 .754 .751 102 .547 1.4 0.1 .686 .189 .091 1.3 *6
Newt Kimball 22 1 1 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .285 .000 .347 .000 .404 .000 .751 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000 /1
Bill Lee 27 102 85 4 1.2 105 .222 .172 .285 .200 .347 .230 .404 .430 .751 15 .088 -10.9 -1.1 .315 .092 .057 .0 1
Bob Logan 27 1 1 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .285 .000 .347 .000 .404 .000 .751 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000 /1
Joe Marty 23 324 225 42 5.0 105 .310 .290 .285 .356 .347 .414 .404 .770 .751 105 .545 2.5 0.2 .692 .231 .124 3.8 O
Dutch Meyer 21 0 0 0.0 0.0
*Ken O'Dea 24 247 158 35 5.9 105 .328 .301 .285 .370 .347 .434 .404 .804 .751 114 .621 4.2 0.4 .779 .247 .132 1.6 2
Roy Parmelee 30 54 47 3 1.7 105 .226 .173 .285 .189 .347 .288 .404 .477 .751 26 .144 -5.8 -0.6 .348 .135 .115 .0 1
Carl Reynolds 34 13 9 2 5.9 105 .333 .273 .285 .385 .347 .364 .404 .748 .751 101 .623 0.2 0.0 .667 .273 .091 /O
Charley Root 38 71 57 3 1.4 105 .234 .179 .285 .203 .347 .254 .404 .457 .751 21 .106 -7.7 -0.8 .345 .090 .075 .0 1
*Clyde Shoun 25 30 27 1 1.0 104 .211 .138 .285 .138 .347 .207 .404 .345 .751 -9 .059 -4.5 -0.4 .231 .069 .069 1
Tuck Stainback 25 171 131 12 2.4 105 .257 .231 .285 .268 .347 .288 .404 .555 .751 48 .246 -11.9 -1.2 .445 .119 .056 .0 O
League Average 4.5 101 .292 .271 .280 .331 .342 .382 .397 .714 .739 93 .501 .643 .208 .111
Team Total 6028 4051 803 5.3 105 .303 .287 .285 .355 .347 .416 .404 .771 .751 105 .573 40.0 3.8 .727 .243 .129 81.6
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
John Bottarini 28 27 49 43 3 12 3 0 1 7 0 5 11 .279 .367 .419 .786 6 26 26
Clay Bryant 25 49 50 48 13 15 2 1 1 7 0 2 4 .313 .340 .458 .798 7 47 47
#Tex Carleton 30 36 81 75 4 13 3 1 0 10 0 6 23 .173 .235 .240 .475 4 34 34
*Phil Cavarretta 20 112 374 342 42 95 18 7 5 55 7 32 37 .278 .340 .415 .755 48 106 106
#Ripper Collins 33 121 513 475 76 127 16 5 16 70 2 33 48 .267 .322 .423 .745 63 115 115
Curt Davis 33 29 43 41 6 12 2 0 1 8 0 2 3 .293 .326 .415 .740 5 28 28
Frank Demaree 27 162 699 640 103 202 37 6 17 114 6 58 33 .316 .373 .472 .845 113 154 154
Larry French 29 44 75 75 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 42 42
*Lonny Frey 26 82 240 206 32 56 9 3 1 22 6 34 16 .272 .375 .359 .734 27 78 78
#Augie Galan 25 155 718 637 103 156 24 10 18 77 23 80 50 .245 .330 .399 .729 84 147 147
Bob Garbark 27 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
*Stan Hack 27 162 692 605 105 175 27 6 2 62 16 84 44 .289 .379 .364 .742 83 154 154
Gabby Hartnett 36 116 414 370 47 128 21 6 12 81 0 44 20 .346 .415 .532 .948 82 110 110
Billy Herman 27 145 644 586 106 192 36 11 8 65 2 57 23 .328 .388 .468 .856 106 138 138
Kirby Higbe 22 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Billy Jurges 29 136 517 468 53 136 18 10 1 64 2 43 43 .291 .358 .378 .736 62 129 129
Newt Kimball 22 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 2
Bill Lee 27 44 95 92 4 16 2 0 1 4 0 3 24 .174 .200 .228 .428 4 42 42
Bob Logan 27 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5 5
Joe Marty 23 93 332 302 41 85 17 2 5 44 3 28 32 .281 .346 .401 .747 42 88 88
*Ken O'Dea 24 87 252 228 31 67 7 5 4 32 1 24 27 .294 .361 .421 .782 35 83 83
Roy Parmelee 30 39 56 55 8 10 0 0 2 9 0 1 20 .182 .196 .291 .487 3 37 37
Carl Reynolds 34 7 11 10 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .200 .273 .300 .573 1 7 7
Charley Root 38 45 72 70 7 12 2 0 1 9 0 1 20 .171 .194 .243 .437 3 43 43
*Clyde Shoun 25 39 31 31 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 37 37
Tuck Stainback 25 76 174 166 17 37 7 1 0 13 3 7 17 .223 .259 .277 .536 12 72 72
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
John Bottarini 28 1 46 26 46 40 3 11 3 0 1 7 0 5 10 .275 .370 .425 .795 112 17 0 1 0
Clay Bryant 25 3 71 91 71 63 19 21 2 1 2 11 0 4 6 .333 .373 .492 .865 129 31 1 0 4
#Tex Carleton 30 6 485 231 485 432 36 77 7 2 6 45 0 30 119 .178 .233 .245 .479 29 106 8 1 22
*Phil Cavarretta 20 4 1511 383 1511 1397 188 389 64 21 23 200 20 90 135 .278 .325 .404 .729 94 564 25 7 17
#Ripper Collins 33 7 3580 892 3580 3232 532 977 181 55 122 587 17 296 311 .302 .364 .506 .870 130 1634 47 20 32
Curt Davis 33 4 323 160 323 289 29 57 6 0 3 27 0 12 46 .197 .229 .249 .478 24 72 8 0 22
Frank Demaree 27 5 2390 572 2390 2176 329 690 116 19 41 334 20 156 133 .317 .364 .444 .809 118 967 65 6 52
Larry French 29 9 831 381 831 746 55 136 15 4 0 51 3 25 131 .182 .211 .213 .424 13 159 9 2 58
*Lonny Frey 26 5 2139 516 2139 1862 286 518 102 26 24 228 34 235 206 .278 .363 .400 .763 107 744 41 14 28
#Augie Galan 25 4 2300 512 2300 2024 342 559 97 27 43 260 65 249 166 .276 .358 .415 .772 106 839 18 8 19
Bob Garbark 27 3 36 12 36 30 5 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 4 .200 .333 .233 .567 48 7 0 0 0
*Stan Hack 27 6 2575 630 2575 2210 379 652 101 32 16 247 67 307 159 .295 .384 .391 .776 109 865 33 14 44
Gabby Hartnett 36 16 6355 1704 6355 5613 768 1683 351 61 208 1023 27 7 598 627 .300 .370 .495 .866 127 2780 65 30 114
Billy Herman 27 7 4096 890 4096 3691 597 1176 254 39 24 394 40 289 185 .319 .371 .428 .799 116 1580 69 17 99
Kirby Higbe 22 1 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Billy Jurges 29 7 3221 839 3221 2932 339 757 147 29 18 324 16 196 245 .258 .310 .347 .656 77 1016 73 23 70
Newt Kimball 22 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Bill Lee 27 4 391 164 391 352 23 61 8 1 2 25 0 11 63 .173 .201 .219 .419 12 77 6 1 27
Bob Logan 27 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Marty 23 1 324 88 324 290 41 84 17 2 5 44 3 28 30 .290 .356 .414 .770 105 120 15 2 4
Dutch Meyer 21 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Ken O'Dea 24 3 708 239 708 610 97 176 30 10 12 108 1 88 62 .289 .379 .430 .809 116 262 13 1 9
Roy Parmelee 30 9 400 197 400 381 29 80 11 3 5 34 0 12 109 .210 .234 .294 .528 43 112 12 0 7
Carl Reynolds 34 11 4036 1009 4036 3717 580 1138 209 91 73 588 98 40 222 238 .306 .351 .470 .821 110 1748 1 34 63
Charley Root 38 13 999 498 999 917 72 169 42 6 8 79 1 0 31 272 .184 .215 .269 .484 27 247 4 5 46
*Clyde Shoun 25 3 33 46 33 32 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .125 .125 .188 .313 -18 6 1 0 1 0 0
Tuck Stainback 25 4 727 267 727 688 94 184 28 4 6 76 12 21 85 .267 .295 .346 .641 72 238 13 6 12
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1936 / 1938 Batting Statistics