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 Chicago Cubs Batting Leaders (1956) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Ernie Banks .297
2. Walt Moryn .285
3. Monte Irvin .271
4. Dee Fondy .269
5. Gene Baker .258
6. Solly Drake .256
7. Jim King .249
8. Eddie Miksis .239
8. Pete Whisenant .239
10. Hobie Landrith .221
Home Runs
1. Ernie Banks 28
2. Walt Moryn 23
3. Monte Irvin 15
3. Jim King 15
5. Gene Baker 12
6. Pete Whisenant 11
7. Dee Fondy 9
7. Eddie Miksis 9
9. Don Hoak 5
10. Harry Chiti 4
Runs Batted In
1. Ernie Banks 85
2. Walt Moryn 67
3. Gene Baker 57
4. Jim King 54
5. Monte Irvin 50
6. Dee Fondy 46
6. Pete Whisenant 46
8. Don Hoak 37
9. Hobie Landrith 32
10. Eddie Miksis 27
On-Base Average
1. Ernie Banks .358
2. Walt Moryn .348
3. Monte Irvin .346
4. Solly Drake .331
5. Jim King .313
6. Gene Baker .309
7. Hobie Landrith .307
8. Eddie Miksis .303
9. Pete Whisenant .292
10. Dee Fondy .290
Slugging Percentage
1. Ernie Banks .530
2. Walt Moryn .478
3. Monte Irvin .460
4. Jim King .445
5. Pete Whisenant .414
6. Dee Fondy .392
7. Gene Baker .377
8. Eddie Miksis .360
9. Harry Chiti .340
10. Solly Drake .335
Runs Scored
1. Ernie Banks 82
2. Walt Moryn 69
3. Gene Baker 65
4. Eddie Miksis 54
5. Dee Fondy 52
6. Don Hoak 51
7. Monte Irvin 44
8. Pete Whisenant 37
9. Jim King 32
10. Solly Drake 29
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Ernie Banks .888
2. Walt Moryn .826
3. Monte Irvin .806
4. Jim King .758
5. Pete Whisenant .706
6. Gene Baker .686
7. Dee Fondy .682
8. Solly Drake .666
9. Eddie Miksis .663
10. Harry Chiti .621
Isolated Power
1. Ernie Banks .233
2. Jim King .196
3. Walt Moryn .193
4. Monte Irvin .189
5. Pete Whisenant .175
6. Harry Chiti .128
7. Dee Fondy .123
8. Eddie Miksis .121
9. Gene Baker .119
10. Don Hoak .096
Steals
1. Solly Drake 9
1. Dee Fondy 9
3. Don Hoak 8
3. Pete Whisenant 8
5. Ernie Banks 6
6. Gene Baker 4
6. Eddie Miksis 4
6. Walt Moryn 4
9. Monte Irvin 1
9. Jim King 1
Hits
1. Ernie Banks 160
2. Walt Moryn 151
3. Dee Fondy 146
4. Gene Baker 141
5. Monte Irvin 92
6. Don Hoak 91
7. Eddie Miksis 85
8. Jim King 79
9. Pete Whisenant 75
10. Hobie Landrith 69
Doubles
1. Walt Moryn 27
2. Ernie Banks 25
3. Gene Baker 23
4. Dee Fondy 22
5. Don Hoak 18
6. Pete Whisenant 16
7. Monte Irvin 13
7. Jim King 13
9. Hobie Landrith 10
9. Eddie Miksis 10
Triples
1. Dee Fondy 9
2. Ernie Banks 8
3. Harry Chiti 4
3. Don Hoak 4
5. Monte Irvin 3
5. Gene Baker 3
5. Hobie Landrith 3
5. Eddie Miksis 3
5. Walt Moryn 3
5. Pete Whisenant 3
Walks
1. Ernie Banks 52
2. Walt Moryn 50
3. Monte Irvin 41
3. Don Hoak 41
5. Gene Baker 39
5. Hobie Landrith 39
7. Eddie Miksis 32
8. Jim King 30
9. Pete Whisenant 24
10. Solly Drake 23
Sacrifice Hits
1. Gene Baker 13
2. Sam Jones 10
3. Don Hoak 8
4. Dee Fondy 7
4. Hobie Landrith 7
6. Eddie Miksis 5
6. Pete Whisenant 5
8. Bob Rush 4
9. Monte Irvin 3
9. Jim Davis 3
Total Bases
1. Ernie Banks 285
2. Walt Moryn 253
3. Dee Fondy 213
4. Gene Baker 206
5. Monte Irvin 156
6. Jim King 141
7. Don Hoak 132
8. Pete Whisenant 130
9. Eddie Miksis 128
10. Hobie Landrith 97
Games Played
1. Walt Moryn 147
2. Gene Baker 140
3. Ernie Banks 139
4. Dee Fondy 137
5. Don Hoak 121
6. Jim King 118
7. Eddie Miksis 114
8. Monte Irvin 111
8. Hobie Landrith 111
10. Pete Whisenant 103
At Bats
1. Gene Baker 546
2. Dee Fondy 543
3. Ernie Banks 538
4. Walt Moryn 529
5. Don Hoak 424
6. Eddie Miksis 356
7. Monte Irvin 339
8. Jim King 317
9. Pete Whisenant 314
10. Hobie Landrith 312
Plate Appearances
1. Ernie Banks 593
1. Gene Baker 593
3. Walt Moryn 587
4. Dee Fondy 573
5. Don Hoak 470
6. Eddie Miksis 390
7. Monte Irvin 384
8. Hobie Landrith 355
9. Jim King 352
10. Pete Whisenant 342
Strikeouts
1. Dee Fondy 74
2. Walt Moryn 67
3. Ernie Banks 62
4. Gene Baker 54
5. Pete Whisenant 53
6. Don Hoak 46
7. Monte Irvin 41
8. Jim King 40
8. Eddie Miksis 40
10. Hobie Landrith 38
Strikeout Percent
1. Gene Baker 9.9%
2. Don Hoak 10.8%
3. Eddie Miksis 11.2%
4. Ernie Banks 11.5%
5. Monte Irvin 12.1%
6. Hobie Landrith 12.2%
7. Jim King 12.6%
8. Walt Moryn 12.7%
9. Dee Fondy 13.6%
10. Solly Drake 16.3%
Steal Success
1. Pete Whisenant 80.0%
2. Don Hoak 72.7%
3. Solly Drake 64.3%
4. Dee Fondy 56.3%
5. Ernie Banks 40.0%
Secondary Average
1. Ernie Banks .340
2. Monte Irvin .313
3. Walt Moryn .295
4. Jim King .293
5. Pete Whisenant .277
6. Solly Drake .228
7. Harry Chiti .222
7. Eddie Miksis .222
9. Hobie Landrith .215
10. Don Hoak .212
Hit By Pitch
1. Gene Baker 3
1. Walt Moryn 3
3. Harry Chiti 1
3. Solly Drake 1
3. Don Hoak 1
3. Jim King 1
3. Hobie Landrith 1
3. Eddie Miksis 1
3. Pete Whisenant 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Ernie Banks 61
2. Walt Moryn 53
3. Dee Fondy 40
4. Gene Baker 38
5. Monte Irvin 31
6. Jim King 30
6. Pete Whisenant 30
8. Don Hoak 27
9. Eddie Miksis 22
10. Hobie Landrith 17
Runs Created
1. Ernie Banks 95
2. Walt Moryn 87
3. Gene Baker 61
3. Dee Fondy 61
5. Monte Irvin 52
6. Jim King 44
7. Don Hoak 39
8. Pete Whisenant 38
9. Eddie Miksis 37
10. Hobie Landrith 30
Runs Created / 27
1. Ernie Banks 6.46
2. Walt Moryn 5.95
3. Monte Irvin 5.30
4. Jim King 4.75
5. Solly Drake 4.02
5. Pete Whisenant 4.02
7. Dee Fondy 3.88
8. Gene Baker 3.73
9. Eddie Miksis 3.46
10. Hobie Landrith 3.15
Home Run Percent
1. Ernie Banks 5.2%
2. Jim King 4.7%
3. Monte Irvin 4.4%
4. Walt Moryn 4.3%
5. Pete Whisenant 3.5%
6. Eddie Miksis 2.5%
7. Gene Baker 2.2%
8. Harry Chiti 2.0%
9. Dee Fondy 1.7%
10. Hobie Landrith 1.3%
Intentional Walks
1. Ernie Banks 18
2. Hobie Landrith 15
3. Monte Irvin 5
3. Dee Fondy 5
3. Jim King 5
6. Harry Chiti 3
7. Gene Baker 2
7. Eddie Miksis 2
7. Walt Moryn 2
10. Frank Kellert 1
Sacrifice Flies
1. Dee Fondy 10
2. Gene Baker 5
2. Walt Moryn 5
4. Monte Irvin 4
4. Don Hoak 4
4. Jim King 4
7. Ernie Banks 3
7. Hobie Landrith 3
7. Pete Whisenant 3
10. Don Kaiser 1
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Gene Baker 15
2. Monte Irvin 11
3. Eddie Miksis 10
4. Harry Chiti 9
4. Walt Moryn 9
6. Frank Kellert 8
7. Ernie Banks 7
8. Pete Whisenant 6
9. Dee Fondy 4
9. Don Hoak 4

 Chicago Cubs Pitching Leaders (1956) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Bob Rush 13
2. Sam Jones 9
2. Turk Lown 9
4. Vito Valentinetti 6
5. Jim Brosnan 5
5. Jim Davis 5
7. Don Kaiser 4
8. Warren Hacker 3
9. Paul Minner 2
10. Jim Hughes 1
Earned Run Average
1. Bob Rush 3.19
2. Turk Lown 3.58
3. Don Kaiser 3.59
4. Jim Davis 3.66
5. Vito Valentinetti 3.78
6. Jim Brosnan 3.79
7. Sam Jones 3.91
8. Warren Hacker 4.66
9. Russ Meyer 6.32
Strikeouts
1. Sam Jones 176
2. Bob Rush 104
3. Don Kaiser 74
3. Turk Lown 74
5. Jim Davis 66
6. Warren Hacker 65
7. Jim Brosnan 51
8. Russ Meyer 28
9. Vito Valentinetti 26
10. Jim Hughes 20
Saves
1. Turk Lown 13
2. Jim Davis 2
3. Jim Brosnan 1
3. Vito Valentinetti 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Bob Rush 10.10
2. Vito Valentinetti 11.33
3. Don Kaiser 11.73
4. Warren Hacker 12.54
5. Sam Jones 12.88
6. Jim Davis 13.09
7. Jim Brosnan 13.26
8. Turk Lown 14.07
9. Russ Meyer 15.32
Winning Percentage
1. Vito Valentinetti .600
2. Bob Rush .565
3. Turk Lown .529
4. Jim Davis .417
5. Sam Jones .391
6. Jim Brosnan .357
7. Don Kaiser .308
8. Warren Hacker .188
9. Russ Meyer .143
Save Success
1. Jim Davis 100.0%
1. Turk Lown 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Bob Rush 13
2. Sam Jones 8
3. Don Kaiser 5
4. Warren Hacker 4
5. Jim Davis 2
6. Jim Brosnan 1
6. Paul Minner 1
Shutouts
1. Sam Jones 2
2. Jim Brosnan 1
2. Jim Davis 1
2. Don Kaiser 1
2. Bob Rush 1
Starts
1. Bob Rush 32
2. Sam Jones 28
3. Warren Hacker 24
4. Don Kaiser 22
5. Jim Davis 11
6. Jim Brosnan 10
7. Russ Meyer 9
7. Paul Minner 9
9. Dave Hillman 2
9. Vito Valentinetti 2
Appearances
1. Turk Lown 61
2. Jim Davis 46
3. Vito Valentinetti 42
4. Warren Hacker 34
5. Sam Jones 33
6. Bob Rush 32
7. Jim Brosnan 30
8. Don Kaiser 27
9. Jim Hughes 25
10. Russ Meyer 20
Innings Pitched
1. Bob Rush 239.2
2. Sam Jones 188.2
3. Warren Hacker 168.0
4. Don Kaiser 150.1
5. Jim Davis 120.1
6. Turk Lown 110.2
7. Vito Valentinetti 95.1
8. Jim Brosnan 95.0
9. Russ Meyer 57.0
10. Paul Minner 47.0
Opp. OPS
1. Bob Rush .653
2. Vito Valentinetti .661
3. Don Kaiser .667
4. Sam Jones .685
5. Turk Lown .695
6. Jim Davis .706
7. Jim Brosnan .710
8. Warren Hacker .788
9. Russ Meyer .888
Defense Independent ERA
1. Don Kaiser 4.37
2. Bob Rush 4.52
3. Sam Jones 4.54
4. Jim Brosnan 4.58
5. Jim Davis 4.71
6. Turk Lown 4.98
6. Vito Valentinetti 4.98
8. Warren Hacker 5.20
9. Russ Meyer 6.00
Innings / Game
1. Bob Rush 7.49
2. Sam Jones 5.72
3. Don Kaiser 5.57
4. Warren Hacker 4.94
5. Jim Brosnan 3.17
6. Russ Meyer 2.85
7. Jim Davis 2.62
8. Vito Valentinetti 2.27
9. Turk Lown 1.81
Opp. Batting Average
1. Sam Jones .219
2. Bob Rush .229
3. Turk Lown .232
4. Vito Valentinetti .233
5. Don Kaiser .245
6. Jim Davis .252
7. Jim Brosnan .260
8. Warren Hacker .279
9. Russ Meyer .301
Opp. Slugging
1. Turk Lown .339
2. Sam Jones .351
3. Vito Valentinetti .356
4. Don Kaiser .359
5. Jim Davis .361
6. Jim Brosnan .369
7. Bob Rush .376
8. Warren Hacker .464
9. Russ Meyer .513
Opp. On-Base
1. Bob Rush .277
2. Vito Valentinetti .305
3. Don Kaiser .308
4. Warren Hacker .324
5. Sam Jones .334
6. Jim Brosnan .341
7. Jim Davis .345
8. Turk Lown .356
9. Russ Meyer .375
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Sam Jones 8.40
2. Turk Lown 6.02
3. Jim Davis 4.94
4. Jim Brosnan 4.83
5. Don Kaiser 4.43
6. Russ Meyer 4.42
7. Bob Rush 3.91
8. Warren Hacker 3.48
9. Vito Valentinetti 2.45
Hits / 9 IP
1. Sam Jones 7.39
2. Turk Lown 7.73
3. Bob Rush 7.89
4. Vito Valentinetti 7.93
5. Don Kaiser 8.62
6. Jim Davis 8.68
7. Jim Brosnan 9.00
8. Warren Hacker 10.18
9. Russ Meyer 11.21
Walks / 9 IP
1. Bob Rush 2.22
2. Warren Hacker 2.36
3. Don Kaiser 3.11
4. Vito Valentinetti 3.40
5. Russ Meyer 4.11
6. Jim Brosnan 4.26
7. Jim Davis 4.41
8. Sam Jones 5.49
9. Turk Lown 6.34
Hit Batters
1. Sam Jones 8
2. Jim Davis 6
3. Jim Hughes 4
4. John Briggs 3
5. Russ Meyer 2
5. Paul Minner 2
5. Bob Rush 2
8. Warren Hacker 1
8. Don Kaiser 1
8. Turk Lown 1
Homers Allowed
1. Bob Rush 30
2. Warren Hacker 28
3. Sam Jones 21
4. Don Kaiser 15
5. Jim Davis 11
5. Russ Meyer 11
7. Turk Lown 10
7. Vito Valentinetti 10
9. Jim Brosnan 9
9. Paul Minner 9

 Chicago Cubs Fielding Leaders (1956) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Jim Brosnan 1.000
1. Jim Davis 1.000
1. Warren Hacker 1.000
4. Pete Whisenant .996
5. Jim King .994
6. Solly Drake .993
7. Monte Irvin .991
7. Frank Kellert .991
9. Dee Fondy .985
10. Harry Chiti .981
Outfield Assists
1. Walt Moryn 17
2. Jim King 10
3. Monte Irvin 7
4. Solly Drake 4
5. Pete Whisenant 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Jim Brosnan 1.000
1. Jim Davis 1.000
1. Moe Drabowsky 1.000
1. Warren Hacker 1.000
1. Jim Hughes 1.000
1. Russ Meyer 1.000
7. Bob Rush .960
8. Turk Lown .957
9. Vito Valentinetti .941
10. Paul Minner .933
Fielding Average (C)
1. Harry Chiti .981
2. Hobie Landrith .975
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Frank Kellert .991
2. Dee Fondy .985
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Gene Baker .969
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Eddie Miksis .975
2. Don Hoak .949
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Ernie Banks .962
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Jim King .994
2. Monte Irvin .991
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Pete Whisenant .996
2. Solly Drake .993
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Walt Moryn .980
Range Factor (P)
1. Russ Meyer 3.32
2. Paul Minner 2.87
3. Don Kaiser 2.16
4. Jim Davis 1.88
4. Bob Rush 1.88
6. Turk Lown 1.86
7. Jim Brosnan 1.80
8. Moe Drabowsky 1.59
8. Vito Valentinetti 1.59
10. Sam Jones 1.52
Range Factor (C)
1. Hobie Landrith 6.19
2. Harry Chiti 6.15
Range Factor (1B)
1. Frank Kellert 9.57
2. Dee Fondy 8.91
Range Factor (2B)
1. Gene Baker 5.94
Range Factor (3B)
1. Eddie Miksis 3.47
2. Don Hoak 2.77
Range Factor (SS)
1. Ernie Banks 4.84
Range Factor (LF)
1. Jim King 2.67
2. Monte Irvin 2.59
Range Factor (CF)
1. Pete Whisenant 2.87
2. Solly Drake 2.79
Range Factor (RF)
1. Walt Moryn 2.14
Runners Thrown Out
1. Harry Chiti 15
2. Hobie Landrith 11
RTO%
1. Harry Chiti 50.0%
2. Hobie Landrith 26.2%
Steals / 9 IP
1. Harry Chiti 0.25
2. Hobie Landrith 0.35