1919 Chicago Cubs

75-65 • .536 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1919 Chicago Cubs went 75-65 (.536) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 454 runs, allowed 407, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Max Flack (6 HR, 35 RBI) and Hippo Vaughn (21-14, 1.79 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

75 Wins
65 Losses
.536 Win %
3rd Rank
454 R 407 RA
Diff +47

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454 Runs Scored
407 Runs Allowed
+47 Run Diff
265K Attendance

📈 vs. 1919 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 equal to the 1919 league average (.257)
OBP .307 1% below the 1919 league average (.310)
SLG .331 2% below the 1919 league average (.337)
Team ERA 2.21 24% better than the 1919 league average (2.91)
Runs Scored 454 11% below the 1919 league average (509 R)

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 71
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Total Attendance 265,756
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Avg per Game 3,743

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1919

Batting Avg

1 Turner Barber 0.313 2 Max Flack 0.294 3 Lee Magee 0.292 4 Charlie Deal 0.289 5 Bill Killefer 0.286

Home Runs

1 Max Flack 6 2 Charlie Hollocher 3 3 Fred Merkle 3 4 Charlie Deal 2 5 Dode Paskert 2

RBI

1 Fred Merkle 62 2 Charlie Deal 52 3 Max Flack 35 4 Dode Paskert 29 5 Charlie Hollocher 26
1919 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Fred Merkle 133 498 52 133 20 6 3 62 33 35 20 0.267
Max Flack 116 469 71 138 20 4 6 35 34 13 18 0.294
Charlie Hollocher 115 430 51 116 14 5 3 26 44 19 16 0.270
Charlie Deal 116 405 37 117 23 5 2 52 12 12 11 0.289
Bill Killefer 103 315 17 90 10 2 0 22 15 8 5 0.286
Les Mann 80 299 31 68 8 8 1 22 11 29 12 0.227
Dode Paskert 88 270 21 53 11 3 2 29 28 33 7 0.196
Charlie Pick 75 269 27 65 8 6 0 18 14 12 17 0.242
Lee Magee 79 267 36 78 12 4 1 17 18 16 14 0.292
Turner Barber 76 230 26 72 9 4 0 21 14 17 7 0.313
Buck Herzog 52 193 15 53 4 4 0 17 10 7 12 0.275
Bob O'Farrell 49 125 11 27 4 2 0 9 7 10 2 0.216
Hippo Vaughn 38 98 5 17 4 0 0 2 8 27 0 0.173
Dave Robertson 27 96 8 20 2 0 1 10 1 10 3 0.208
Pete Kilduff 31 88 5 24 4 2 0 8 10 5 1 0.273
Bill McCabe 33 84 8 13 3 1 0 5 9 15 3 0.155
Claude Hendrix 36 78 6 15 1 0 1 6 2 19 0 0.192
Fred Lear 40 76 8 17 3 1 1 11 8 11 2 0.224
Pete Alexander 30 70 6 12 1 0 0 4 10 18 0 0.171
Phil Douglas 25 51 3 8 2 0 0 3 1 10 0 0.157
Tom Daly 25 50 4 11 0 1 0 1 2 5 0 0.220
Speed Martin 35 44 3 8 1 0 0 2 1 15 0 0.182
Paul Carter 29 26 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.269
Bernie Friberg 8 20 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.200
Abraham Bailey 21 18 1 7 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.389
Lefty Tyler 6 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.143
Hal Reilly 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joel Newkirk 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Harry Weaver 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1919

ERA

1 Pete Alexander 1.72 2 Hippo Vaughn 1.79 3 Phil Douglas 2.00 4 Lefty Tyler 2.10 5 Speed Martin 2.47

Wins

1 Hippo Vaughn 21 2 Pete Alexander 16 3 Phil Douglas 10 4 Claude Hendrix 10 5 Speed Martin 8

Strikeouts

1 Hippo Vaughn 141 2 Pete Alexander 121 3 Claude Hendrix 69 4 Phil Douglas 63 5 Speed Martin 54
1919 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hippo Vaughn 21 14 1.79 38 37 1 306.2 264 61 62 141
Pete Alexander 16 11 1.72 30 27 1 235.0 180 45 38 121
Claude Hendrix 10 14 2.62 33 25 0 206.1 208 60 42 69
Speed Martin 8 8 2.47 35 14 2 163.2 158 45 52 54
Phil Douglas 10 6 2.00 25 19 0 161.2 133 36 34 63
Paul Carter 5 4 2.65 28 7 1 85.0 81 25 28 17
Abraham Bailey 3 5 3.15 21 5 0 71.1 75 25 20 19
Lefty Tyler 2 2 2.10 6 5 0 30.0 20 7 13 9
Harry Weaver 0 1 10.80 2 1 0 3.1 6 4 2 1
Joel Newkirk 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 3 3 1

👥 Roster (29)

Pete Alexander Abraham Bailey Turner Barber Paul Carter Tom Daly Charlie Deal Phil Douglas Max Flack Bernie Friberg Claude Hendrix Buck Herzog Charlie Hollocher +17 more

29 players

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The 1919 Chicago Cubs in brief

The record for the 1919 Chicago Cubs reads 75 wins and 65 losses, good for 3rd in the NL. With 454 runs scored and 407 given up, the 1919 differential was +47. The staff ERA of 2.21 was 24% better than the league average of 2.91. Measured against the 509-run league average, the offense was 11% behind. Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 265,756 fans came through the gates.

For power, Max Flack led the way with 6 homers. Fred Merkle drove in a team-high 62 runs. Hippo Vaughn led the pitchers with 21 wins. In all, the roster shows 29 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1918 season and the 1920 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1919 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1919 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1919 Chicago Cubs finished 75-65 (.536 win pct).
Who led the 1919 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Max Flack led the 1919 Chicago Cubs with 6 home runs.
What was the 1919 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1919 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 2.21.
Did the 1919 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1919 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1919 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1919 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1919 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Max Flack (6 HR, 35 RBI) and Hippo Vaughn (21-14, 1.79 ERA).
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