2008 Chicago Cubs
97 - 64
2007 / 2009 (Organization)
1st place in the NL Central
Home Record:
Away Record: 		55 - 26 (.679)
42 - 38 (.525)		 +9.9 wins
+6.5 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 855 / 763 ( +92 )
Allowed/Expected: 671 / 772 ( +101 )
Pyth Record: 99 - 62 (-2)
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Wrigley Field
Attendance: 3,300,200 Avg Att: 40,743 (1.20)
Att Rank: 5 / 16 Lg Avg: 34,068
       
Park Factor: 1.05    
HR Factor: 1.07 R/L HR: 1.07 / 1.06
Notes:
- Central Division Champions
- Lost to Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS

Batting Leaderboards

Runs
Player R Rnk
25.8
17
Hits
Player H Rnk
19.8
18
16.4
24
Total Bases
Player TB Rnk
46.0
20
43.9
22
Sec Bases
Player SecB Rnk
52.4
22
Singles
Player 1B Rnk
47.5
1
Doubles
Player 2B Rnk
13.9
2
8.7
13
8.6
15
8.4
16
           
Triples
Player 3B Rnk
Homeruns
Player HR Rnk
14.3
13
Extra Bases
Player XB Rnk
40.6
18
37.5
20
37.2
21
Strikeouts
Player K Rnk
54.8
7
On Base
Player OnB Rnk
26.5
13
21.7
20
Walks
Player BB Rnk
26.2
15
           
Outs
Player Outs Rnk
24.4
20
24.0
22
Hit By Pitch
Player HBP Rnk
8.6
7
5.1
14
BB/K
Player BB/K Rnk
41.4
7
24.2
22
Stolen Bases
Player SB Rnk
12.0
20
Stolen Bases Att
Player SBA Rnk
16.2
15
12.4
19
SB/Att
Player SB% Rnk
2.8
11
1.6
22

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James