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1940 Chicago Cubs  (1939)  (1941)
84-70, 2nd in National League
Scored 785 runs, Allowed 690 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-67
Defensive Efficiency Rating: .683
Park Factor: Batting - 91 / Pitching - 89 (over 100 favors batters)
Pyth2 W-L: 81-73   (What is this?)

Actual W-L record in MLB: 75-79
Manager(s): Billy Vanson

Team Batting (ordered by runs created)    Glossary        Team Schedule and Splits            Photos
 Pos Player               Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   RC  RC/27  Defense  Diff
+---+--------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+---------+----+
 OF *Bill Nicholson       25  139  513   96  160  21   9  42  110   8   1   57   96  .312  .381  .634  119   8.7  4(0)e16   115  
 UT *Stan Hack            30  153  578  104  192  43   6  17   96  30   9   63   31  .332  .393  .516  119   7.4             74  
 OF  George Case          24  154  652  117  204  32   4  11   71  45  11   38   39  .313  .353  .425  100   5.6  3(+2)e12   53  
 3B *Cecil Travis         26  125  507   75  164  30  13   4   49   0   1   50   30  .323  .388  .458   89   6.7  2e36       20  
 C   Birdie Tebbetts      27  123  381   59  127  18   4  11   72  11   4   35   24  .333  .384  .488   75   7.5  1(0)e12   104  
 2B  Billy Herman         31  137  542   70  151  20   5   9   79   1   1   58   39  .279  .349  .384   73   4.8  2e24        9  
 OF  Beau Bell            32  104  382   45  113  15   1   5   53   4   5   23   36  .296  .338  .380   46   4.3  3(0)e11    21  
 SS  Marty Marion         23  123  472   55  121  20   1   1   48  18   2   19   43  .256  .292  .309   45   3.0  1e40      -55  
 1B *Phil Cavarretta      23  122  256   44   68  14   5   5   33  16   0   43   26  .266  .374  .418   44   6.0  3e15       -5  
 OF #Augie Galan          28   75  153   32   43  17   2   3   26   9   2   27   16  .281  .387  .477   30   6.9  3(+1)e8   159  
 C   Bob Swift            25   95  201   20   51   9   1   0   17   0   1   10   24  .254  .296  .308   17   3.1  3(-1)e5    10  
 OF *Dee Miles            31   59  203   21   57   4   4   1   21   3   5    3   23  .281  .290  .355   17   2.9  4(-1)e21  -85  
 OF *Jimmy Ripple         30   57   61    8   15   7   0   0    7   1   0    8    4  .246  .329  .361    8   4.6  3(+1)e8  -191  
 2B  Rabbit Warstler      36   44  108   10   27   1   0   0   17   0   0    5   19  .250  .274  .259    8   2.5  4e31      -13  
+---+--------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+---------+----+
             Average age: 27                                                                           794                   34

     * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, otherwise bats right-handed

Team Pitching   Glossary

     Player               Ag  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV  BS SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   ERA   RC  RC/27  OPS
+---+--------------------+--+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+
  P  Claude Passeau       31  13  12  .520  30  29   9   1   1   0   6  224.1  239  104   82  10   55  133  3.29   96   3.8   44  
  P *Ken Chase            26  12  12  .500  37  32   6   2   0   1   1  239.1  282  142  122  20  108  148  4.59  148   5.4   20  
  P  Charlie Root         41  10   6  .625  69   0   0  35   6   4   0  102.1   96   35   33   7   35   46  2.90   46   4.1  -37  
  P *Larry French         32  10  14  .417  32  31   7   1   0   0   2  222.2  232  105   97  17   53  118  3.92   97   3.9    4  
  P *Lee Grissom          32   9   3  .750  41   0   0  32   9   8   0   47.0   43   12    8   1   25   40  1.53   19   3.6   -3  
  P  Jim Turner           36   9   5  .643  25  23   2   2   0   1   0  168.0  156   54   48   8   31   68  2.57   58   3.0  -55  
  P *Vern Olsen           22   7  10  .412  25  23   2   1   1   1   2  149.2  173   93   82  11   55   81  4.93   83   4.9   44  
  P  Clay Bryant          28   5   1  .833  18   0   0  14   0   0   0   29.0   44   36   28   7   22   10  8.69   36  10.7  280  
  P  Tiny Bonham          26   5   2  .714  22  16   3   4   0   0   1   88.0   74   27   23   6   11   46  2.35   26   2.7  -25  
  P  Vance Page           34   3   3  .500  44   0   0  20   4   0   0   61.0   55   37   33   1   45   32  4.87   28   4.0  -54  
  P  Dizzy Dean           30   1   2  .333  40   0   0  13   1   2   0   56.1   74   45   38   7   21   30  6.07   44   7.0   65  
+---+--------------------+--+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+
             Average age: 30                                                                                      685         13

     * - throws left-handed, otherwise throws right-handed


Team Fielding   (completed seasons only)
 An asterisk after a player's name means his fielding stats are for multiple teams.

 Catchers              Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP   FP  OSB OCS
+--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---
 Birdie Tebbetts       956 111 114  565   46  12   7  .981  51  18
 Bob Swift             431  43  65  271   11   2   1  .993  10   4
+--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---

First Base Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Stan Hack 788 89 90 800 68 10 95 .989 9.91 Phil Cavarretta 525 57 66 542 49 10 58 .983 10.14 Beau Bell 75 8 10 68 8 1 4 .987 9.12 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Second Base Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Billy Herman 1206 134 137 330 434 16 122 .979 5.70 Rabbit Warstler 174 20 20 58 48 1 12 .991 5.47 Augie Galan 7 0 3 0 2 0 1 1.000 2.57 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Third Base Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Cecil Travis 781 88 89 91 220 17 22 .948 3.58 Stan Hack 583 64 69 89 161 7 11 .973 3.86 Rabbit Warstler 24 2 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 2.25 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Shortstop Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Marty Marion 1052 116 120 222 355 35 90 .943 4.94 Cecil Travis 292 33 36 67 100 16 23 .913 5.14 Rabbit Warstler 44 5 8 11 11 2 4 .917 4.53 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

 Left Field            Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP   FP    RF
+--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
 Beau Bell             724  83  84  161    5   7   1  .960  2.06
 Dee Miles             467  52  52  110    2   1   0  .991  2.16
 Augie Galan           144  15  26   35    1   0   0 1.000  2.25
 Jimmy Ripple           53   4  12   13    2   0   0 1.000  2.55
+--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Center Field Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- George Case 1384 154 154 385 9 11 0 .973 2.56 Dee Miles 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 Bill Nicholson 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Right Field Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Bill Nicholson 1104 128 128 205 4 8 2 .963 1.70 Augie Galan 151 18 18 30 1 0 0 1.000 1.85 Jimmy Ripple 80 2 31 15 1 1 0 .941 1.80 Beau Bell 53 6 7 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.71 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

1940 Draft


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