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Chicago Cubs Hitting RecordsThe Top Modern and All-Time Batting Leaders in Cubs HistoryHere are the best hitters to play for that team which currently spends it's summers in the friendly confines of Wrigley Field.
The Chicago Cubs have a long and storied history that is laced with great teams, great players and great curses. The club was originally founded in 1870 by William Hulbert and other Chicago businessmen. They were originally named the White Stockings, and would later be re-named the Colts, and then the Orphans, before finally settling on the nickname "Cubs" in 1903. What follows is a list of individual and team hitting records. "All-Time Records" date from 1870, the year of the club's inception. "Modern Records" date from the start of the 1901 season, which was the year that the American League began play, and the date which is commonly agreed upon as the start of the Modern Era. I. Chicago Cubs Single Season Hitting Records Batting Average
Base Hits: (229) by Rogers Hornsby in 1929 Doubles: (57) by Billy Herman in 1935 &1936 Triples: (21) by Vic Saier in 1913 and Frank Schulte in 1911 Home Runs: (66) by Sammy Sosa in 1998 Runs Batted In: (191) by Hack Wilson in 1930 Runs Scored: (156) by Rogers Hornsby in 1929 Slugging %: (.737) by Sammy Sosa in 2001 Total Bases: (425) by Sammy Sosa in 2001 Stolen Bases: (67) by Frank Chance in 1903 II. Chicago Cubs Career Hitting Records* Batting Average: (.336) by Riggs Stephenson (1926-1934) Base Hits
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Home Runs: (545) by Sammy Sosa Runs Batted In
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Slugging Percentage: (590) by Hack Wilson Total Bases: (4,706) by Ernie Banks IV. Hall of Fame Hitters Who Played for the Cubs Franchise Cap Anson: (1876 to 1897) Mike "King" Kelly: (1880 to 1886) Hugh Duffy: (1888 to 1889) Frank Chance: (1898 to 1912) Joe Tinker: (1902-13 and 1916) Johnny Evers: (1902 to 1913) Roger Bresnahan: (1900, and 1913 to 1915) Gabby Hartnett: (1922 to 1940) Hack Wilson: (1926 to 1931) Rabbit Maranville: (1925) Hazen "Kiki" Cuyler: (1928 to 1935) George Kelly: (1930) Billy Herman: (1931 to 1941) Chuck Klein: (1935 to 1936) Freddy Lindstrom: (1935) Tony Lazzeri: (1938) Jimmie Foxx: (1942 and 1944) Ernie Banks: (1953 to 1971) Ralph Kiner: (1953 to 1954) Monte Irvin: (1956) Billy Williams: (1959 to 1974) Richie Ashburn: (1960-1961) Lou Brock: (1961 to 1964) Ryne Sandberg: (1982 to 1997) * Minimum of 3,000 plate appearances _____________________ The Many Curses of the Chicago Cubs
The copyright of the article Chicago Cubs Hitting Records in Baseball is owned by James Lincoln Ray. Permission to republish Chicago Cubs Hitting Records in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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