1944 Chicago Cubs | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |
General managers | James T. Gallagher | |
Managers | Jimmie Wilson, Roy Johnson, Charlie Grimm | |
Radio |
WJJD ( Bert Wilson) | |
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The 1944 Chicago Cubs season was the 73rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 69th in the National League and the 29th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League with a record of 75–79.
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 105 | 49 | 0.682 | — | 54–22 | 51–27 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 63 | 0.588 | 14½ | 49–28 | 41–35 |
Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 16 | 45–33 | 44–32 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 30 | 35–42 | 40–37 |
New York Giants | 67 | 87 | 0.435 | 38 | 39–36 | 28–51 |
Boston Braves | 65 | 89 | 0.422 | 40 | 38–40 | 27–49 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 63 | 91 | 0.409 | 42 | 37–39 | 26–52 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 61 | 92 | 0.399 | 43½ | 29–49 | 32–43 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 11–11–1 | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 4–18 | 4–18 | |||||
Chicago | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | — | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 12–10–1 | 6–16 | |||||
Cincinnati | 14–8 | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | — | 15–7 | 13–19 | 12–10 | 8–14 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 7–15 | — | 10–12 | 7–15–1 | 6–16 | |||||
Philadelphia | 11–11–1 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 12–10 | — | 9–12 | 5–17 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 18–4 | 10–12–1 | 10–12 | 15–7–1 | 12–9 | — | 12–10–3 | |||||
St. Louis | 14–8 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 16–6 | 17–5 | 10–12–3 | — |
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Dewey Williams | 79 | 262 | 63 | .240 | 0 | 27 |
1B | Phil Cavarretta | 152 | 614 | 197 | .321 | 5 | 82 |
2B | Don Johnson | 154 | 608 | 169 | .278 | 2 | 71 |
SS | Lennie Merullo | 66 | 193 | 41 | .212 | 1 | 16 |
3B | Stan Hack | 98 | 383 | 108 | .282 | 3 | 32 |
OF | Andy Pafko | 128 | 469 | 126 | .269 | 6 | 62 |
OF | Bill Nicholson | 156 | 582 | 167 | .287 | 33 | 122 |
OF | Dom Dallessandro | 117 | 381 | 116 | .304 | 8 | 74 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Roy Hughes | 126 | 478 | 137 | .287 | 1 | 28 |
Bill Schuster | 60 | 154 | 34 | .221 | 1 | 14 |
Ival Goodman | 62 | 141 | 37 | .262 | 1 | 16 |
Lou Novikoff | 71 | 139 | 39 | .281 | 3 | 19 |
Billy Holm | 54 | 132 | 18 | .136 | 0 | 6 |
Mickey Kreitner | 39 | 85 | 13 | .153 | 0 | 1 |
Tony York | 28 | 85 | 20 | .235 | 0 | 7 |
Frank Secory | 22 | 56 | 18 | .321 | 4 | 17 |
Ed Sauer | 23 | 50 | 11 | .220 | 0 | 5 |
Charlie Brewster | 10 | 44 | 11 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
Roy Easterwood | 17 | 33 | 7 | .212 | 1 | 2 |
Paul Gillespie | 9 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 1 | 2 |
Eddie Stanky | 13 | 25 | 6 | .240 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Elko | 7 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmie Foxx | 15 | 20 | 1 | .050 | 0 | 2 |
Johnny Ostrowski | 8 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 2 |
Joe Stephenson | 4 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Garth Mann | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Hank Wyse | 41 | 257.1 | 16 | 15 | 3.15 | 86 |
Claude Passeau | 34 | 227.0 | 15 | 9 | 2.89 | 89 |
Bob Chipman | 26 | 129.0 | 9 | 9 | 3.49 | 41 |
Charlie Gassaway | 2 | 11.2 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 7 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Paul Derringer | 42 | 180.0 | 7 | 13 | 4.15 | 69 |
Bill Fleming | 39 | 158.1 | 9 | 10 | 3.13 | 42 |
Hy Vandenberg | 35 | 126.1 | 7 | 4 | 3.63 | 54 |
Paul Erickson | 33 | 124.1 | 5 | 9 | 3.55 | 82 |
Red Lynn | 22 | 84.1 | 5 | 4 | 4.06 | 35 |
Ed Hanyzewski | 14 | 58.1 | 2 | 5 | 4.47 | 19 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Dale Alderson | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | 7 |
Mack Stewart | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.46 | 3 |
John Burrows | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
Hank Miklos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 0 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nashville [5]
1944 Chicago Cubs | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |
General managers | James T. Gallagher | |
Managers | Jimmie Wilson, Roy Johnson, Charlie Grimm | |
Radio |
WJJD ( Bert Wilson) | |
|
The 1944 Chicago Cubs season was the 73rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 69th in the National League and the 29th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League with a record of 75–79.
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Louis Cardinals | 105 | 49 | 0.682 | — | 54–22 | 51–27 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 63 | 0.588 | 14½ | 49–28 | 41–35 |
Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 16 | 45–33 | 44–32 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 30 | 35–42 | 40–37 |
New York Giants | 67 | 87 | 0.435 | 38 | 39–36 | 28–51 |
Boston Braves | 65 | 89 | 0.422 | 40 | 38–40 | 27–49 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 63 | 91 | 0.409 | 42 | 37–39 | 26–52 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 61 | 92 | 0.399 | 43½ | 29–49 | 32–43 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 11–11–1 | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 4–18 | 4–18 | |||||
Chicago | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | — | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 12–10–1 | 6–16 | |||||
Cincinnati | 14–8 | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | — | 15–7 | 13–19 | 12–10 | 8–14 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 7–15 | — | 10–12 | 7–15–1 | 6–16 | |||||
Philadelphia | 11–11–1 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 12–10 | — | 9–12 | 5–17 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 18–4 | 10–12–1 | 10–12 | 15–7–1 | 12–9 | — | 12–10–3 | |||||
St. Louis | 14–8 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 16–6 | 17–5 | 10–12–3 | — |
1944 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
Other batters
|
Manager
Coaches
|
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Dewey Williams | 79 | 262 | 63 | .240 | 0 | 27 |
1B | Phil Cavarretta | 152 | 614 | 197 | .321 | 5 | 82 |
2B | Don Johnson | 154 | 608 | 169 | .278 | 2 | 71 |
SS | Lennie Merullo | 66 | 193 | 41 | .212 | 1 | 16 |
3B | Stan Hack | 98 | 383 | 108 | .282 | 3 | 32 |
OF | Andy Pafko | 128 | 469 | 126 | .269 | 6 | 62 |
OF | Bill Nicholson | 156 | 582 | 167 | .287 | 33 | 122 |
OF | Dom Dallessandro | 117 | 381 | 116 | .304 | 8 | 74 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Roy Hughes | 126 | 478 | 137 | .287 | 1 | 28 |
Bill Schuster | 60 | 154 | 34 | .221 | 1 | 14 |
Ival Goodman | 62 | 141 | 37 | .262 | 1 | 16 |
Lou Novikoff | 71 | 139 | 39 | .281 | 3 | 19 |
Billy Holm | 54 | 132 | 18 | .136 | 0 | 6 |
Mickey Kreitner | 39 | 85 | 13 | .153 | 0 | 1 |
Tony York | 28 | 85 | 20 | .235 | 0 | 7 |
Frank Secory | 22 | 56 | 18 | .321 | 4 | 17 |
Ed Sauer | 23 | 50 | 11 | .220 | 0 | 5 |
Charlie Brewster | 10 | 44 | 11 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
Roy Easterwood | 17 | 33 | 7 | .212 | 1 | 2 |
Paul Gillespie | 9 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 1 | 2 |
Eddie Stanky | 13 | 25 | 6 | .240 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Elko | 7 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmie Foxx | 15 | 20 | 1 | .050 | 0 | 2 |
Johnny Ostrowski | 8 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 2 |
Joe Stephenson | 4 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Garth Mann | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Hank Wyse | 41 | 257.1 | 16 | 15 | 3.15 | 86 |
Claude Passeau | 34 | 227.0 | 15 | 9 | 2.89 | 89 |
Bob Chipman | 26 | 129.0 | 9 | 9 | 3.49 | 41 |
Charlie Gassaway | 2 | 11.2 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 7 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Paul Derringer | 42 | 180.0 | 7 | 13 | 4.15 | 69 |
Bill Fleming | 39 | 158.1 | 9 | 10 | 3.13 | 42 |
Hy Vandenberg | 35 | 126.1 | 7 | 4 | 3.63 | 54 |
Paul Erickson | 33 | 124.1 | 5 | 9 | 3.55 | 82 |
Red Lynn | 22 | 84.1 | 5 | 4 | 4.06 | 35 |
Ed Hanyzewski | 14 | 58.1 | 2 | 5 | 4.47 | 19 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Dale Alderson | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | 7 |
Mack Stewart | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.46 | 3 |
John Burrows | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
Hank Miklos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 0 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nashville [5]