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1941 Chicago Cubs Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1940 / 1942)
70-84, Finished 6th in National League
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Scored 666 runs, Allowed 670 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-77
Manager: Jimmie Wilson (70-84)
Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 545,159 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 96, Pitching - 97;   one-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 94

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1940 / 1942 Pitching Statistics

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 Claude Passeau 32 14 14 .500 3.35 34 30 4 20 3 0 231.0 262 99 86 10 52 80 1 0 2 993 105 1.359 10.2 0.4 2.0 3.1 1.54
2 SP Vern Olsen* 23 10 8 .556 3.15 37 23 10 10 2 1 185.2 202 84 65 7 59 73 1 0 2 807 112 1.406 9.8 0.3 2.9 3.5 1.24
3 SP Bill Lee 31 8 14 .364 3.76 28 22 1 12 0 1 167.1 179 87 70 6 43 62 2 0 6 723 94 1.327 9.6 0.3 2.3 3.3 1.44
4 SP Larry French* 33 5 14 .263 4.63 26 18 3 6 1 0 138.0 161 88 71 10 43 60 2 2 0 621 76 1.478 10.5 0.7 2.8 3.9 1.40
5 SP Charley Root 42 8 7 .533 5.40 19 15 4 6 0 0 106.2 133 68 64 8 37 46 0 0 1 484 65 1.594 11.2 0.7 3.1 3.9 1.24
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 Jake Mooty 28 8 9 .471 3.35 33 14 12 7 1 4 153.1 143 69 57 9 56 45 2 0 3 643 105 1.298 8.4 0.5 3.3 2.6 0.80
7 RP Paul Erickson 25 5 7 .417 3.70 32 15 9 7 1 1 141.0 126 70 58 2 64 85 2 0 4 615 95 1.348 8.0 0.1 4.1 5.4 1.33
8 RP Tot Pressnell 34 5 3 .625 3.09 29 1 11 0 0 1 70.0 69 26 24 2 23 27 4 0 0 301 114 1.314 8.9 0.3 3.0 3.5 1.17
9 RP Vance Page 35 2 2 .500 4.28 25 3 16 1 0 1 48.1 48 24 23 2 30 17 2 0 2 223 82 1.614 8.9 0.4 5.6 3.2 0.57
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
10 Vallie Eaves 29 3 3 .500 3.53 12 7 1 4 0 0 58.2 56 27 23 4 21 24 3 0 0 246 100 1.313 8.6 0.6 3.2 3.7 1.14
11 Johnny Schmitz* 20 2 0 1.000 1.31 5 3 2 1 0 0 20.2 12 5 3 0 9 11 1 0 0 79 270 1.016 5.2 0.0 3.9 4.8 1.22
12 Ken Raffensberger* 23 0 1 .000 4.50 10 1 5 0 0 0 18.0 17 9 9 0 7 5 0 0 0 73 78 1.333 8.5 0.0 3.5 2.5 0.71
13 Russ Meers* 22 0 1 .000 1.12 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 5 2 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 30 313 0.625 5.6 0.0 0.0 5.6
14 Walt Lanfranconi 24 0 1 .000 3.00 2 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 27 117 1.500 10.5 0.0 3.0 1.5 0.50
15 Wimpy Quinn 23 0 0 7.20 3 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 3 4 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 22 49 1.200 5.4 0.0 5.4 3.6 0.67
16 Emil Kush 24 0 0 2.25 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 157 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
17 Hank Gornicki 30 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 78 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 9.0
18 Dizzy Dean 31 0 0 18.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 20 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
Team Totals 30.0 70 84 .455 3.72 155 155 81 74 8 9 1364.2 1431 670 564 60 449 548 21 2 21 5916 95 1.378 9.4 0.4 3.0 3.6 1.22
Rank in 8 NL teams 6 3 5 2 6 6 8 5 5 5 1 1 4412
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
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* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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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
Dizzy Dean 31 0 0 9.00 2.0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 1 1
Vallie Eaves 29 3 3 .500 4.11 57.0 60 29 26 4 22 23 3 1.439 9.5 3.5 3.6 1.05 0.6 12 12
Paul Erickson 25 8 8 .500 4.06 144.0 136 72 65 2 69 87 2 1.424 8.5 4.3 5.4 1.26 0.1 32 32
*Larry French 33 7 10 .412 4.96 156.0 192 96 86 12 51 69 3 1.558 11.1 2.9 4.0 1.35 0.7 32 32
Hank Gornicki 30 1 0 1.000 3.46 13.0 9 6 5 0 9 8 1 1.385 6.2 6.2 5.5 0.89 0.0 5 5
Emil Kush 24 0 0 0.00 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 3.6 0.0 2 2
Walt Lanfranconi 24 0 0 3.00 6.0 8 2 2 0 2 1 0 1.667 12.0 3.0 1.5 0.50 0.0 2 2
Bill Lee 31 9 9 .500 4.13 170.0 193 87 78 6 46 63 2 1.406 10.2 2.4 3.3 1.37 0.3 28 28
*Russ Meers 22 1 0 1.000 0.90 10.0 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 5.4 0.0 1 1
Jake Mooty 28 8 8 .500 3.81 151.0 154 71 64 10 60 44 2 1.417 9.2 3.6 2.6 0.73 0.6 33 33
*Vern Olsen 23 11 9 .550 3.55 185.0 218 81 73 8 64 73 1 1.524 10.6 3.1 3.6 1.14 0.4 37 37
Vance Page 35 2 3 .400 4.78 49.0 52 29 26 2 32 17 2 1.714 9.6 5.9 3.1 0.53 0.4 25 25
Claude Passeau 32 13 12 .520 3.74 231.0 282 107 96 11 56 80 1 1.463 11.0 2.2 3.1 1.43 0.4 34 34
Tot Pressnell 34 4 3 .571 3.47 70.0 74 30 27 2 25 27 4 1.414 9.5 3.2 3.5 1.08 0.3 29 29
Wimpy Quinn 23 0 0 6.00 6.0 3 4 4 0 3 2 0 1.000 4.5 4.5 3.0 0.67 0.0 3 3
*Ken Raffensberger 23 0 1 .000 5.29 17.0 17 11 10 0 7 5 0 1.412 9.0 3.7 2.6 0.71 0.0 10 10
Charley Root 42 3 8 .273 6.03 106.0 144 79 71 9 40 46 0 1.736 12.2 3.4 3.9 1.15 0.8 19 19
*Johnny Schmitz 20 2 0 1.000 1.89 19.0 13 4 4 0 10 10 1 1.211 6.2 4.7 4.7 1.00 0.0 5 5
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

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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+
Dizzy Dean 31 11 150 83 .644 3.03 316 229 76 154 26 30 1963.1 1916 774 661 95 452 1163 27 5 12 8157 130 1.206 8.8 0.4 2.1 5.3 2.57 130
Vallie Eaves 29 4 4 8 .333 4.46 22 14 2 6 0 0 103.0 101 59 51 7 68 46 5 0 4 466 89 1.641 8.8 0.6 5.9 4.0 0.68 89
Paul Erickson 25 1 5 7 .417 3.70 32 15 9 7 1 1 141.0 126 70 58 2 64 85 2 0 4 615 95 1.348 8.0 0.1 4.1 5.4 1.33 95
*Larry French 33 13 182 167 .521 3.52 532 370 99 190 36 17 3004.1 3248 1401 1176 163 783 1125 37 4 33 12869 113 1.342 9.7 0.5 2.3 3.4 1.44 113
Hank Gornicki 30 1 1 0 1.000 3.38 5 1 0 1 1 0 13.1 9 5 5 0 9 8 1 0 0 57 111 1.350 6.1 0.0 6.1 5.4 0.89 111
Emil Kush 24 1 0 0 2.25 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 157 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 4.5 157
Walt Lanfranconi 24 1 0 1 .000 3.00 2 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 27 117 1.500 10.5 0.0 3.0 1.5 0.50 117
Bill Lee 31 8 123 101 .549 3.45 305 252 31 131 24 9 1949.1 1987 861 748 102 596 772 17 4 39 8241 112 1.325 9.2 0.5 2.8 3.6 1.30 112
*Russ Meers 22 1 0 1 .000 1.12 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 5 2 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 30 313 0.625 5.6 0.0 0.0 5.6 313
Jake Mooty 28 4 14 18 .438 3.82 75 28 31 13 1 7 320.0 308 159 136 22 131 109 3 0 14 1369 95 1.372 8.7 0.6 3.7 3.1 0.83 95
*Vern Olsen 23 3 24 17 .585 3.00 75 43 20 19 6 1 366.0 376 148 122 12 128 147 3 0 2 1571 122 1.377 9.2 0.3 3.1 3.6 1.15 122
Vance Page 35 4 15 16 .484 4.03 95 30 41 12 1 5 314.2 372 172 141 15 106 100 3 1 6 1416 95 1.519 10.6 0.4 3.0 2.9 0.94 95
Claude Passeau 32 7 85 92 .480 3.59 266 185 64 98 12 14 1537.2 1673 735 613 58 413 662 27 0 7 6658 112 1.357 9.8 0.3 2.4 3.9 1.60 112
Tot Pressnell 34 4 31 29 .517 3.66 127 42 50 17 4 8 487.0 507 219 198 25 129 148 15 1 9 2091 107 1.306 9.4 0.5 2.4 2.7 1.15 107
Wimpy Quinn 23 1 0 0 7.20 3 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 3 4 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 22 49 1.200 5.4 0.0 5.4 3.6 0.67 49
*Ken Raffensberger 23 3 7 10 .412 3.50 54 11 22 3 0 3 133.2 139 63 52 10 36 61 2 1 1 558 107 1.309 9.4 0.7 2.4 4.1 1.69 107
Charley Root 42 17 201 160 .557 3.59 632 341 185 177 21 40 3197.1 3252 1467 1274 187 889 1459 79 3 22 13529 110 1.295 9.2 0.5 2.5 4.1 1.64 110
*Johnny Schmitz 20 1 2 0 1.000 1.31 5 3 2 1 0 0 20.2 12 5 3 0 9 11 1 0 0 79 270 1.016 5.2 0.0 3.9 4.8 1.22 270
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+

1940 / 1942 Pitching Statistics