1946 Chicago Cubs | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |
General managers | James T. Gallagher | |
Managers | Charlie Grimm | |
Radio |
WIND ( Bert Wilson) | |
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The 1946 Chicago Cubs season was the 75th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 71st in the National League and the 31st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 82–71.
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 98 | 58 | 0.628 | — | 49–29 | 49–29 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 96 | 60 | 0.615 | 2 | 56–22 | 40–38 |
Chicago Cubs | 82 | 71 | 0.536 | 14½ | 44–33 | 38–38 |
Boston Braves | 81 | 72 | 0.529 | 15½ | 45–31 | 36–41 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 28 | 41–36 | 28–49 |
Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 87 | 0.435 | 30 | 35–42 | 32–45 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 91 | 0.409 | 34 | 37–40 | 26–51 |
New York Giants | 61 | 93 | 0.396 | 36 | 38–39 | 23–54 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 5–17 | 12–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 7–15 | |||||
Brooklyn | 17–5 | — | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 14–8 | 8–16 | |||||
Chicago | 9–12–1 | 11–11 | — | 13–9 | 17–5 | 12–10 | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | |||||
Cincinnati | 7–15 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | — | 14–8 | 8–14–1 | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
New York | 9–13 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 8–14 | — | 12–10 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 14–8–1 | 10–12 | — | 14–8 | 8–14 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 7–15 | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 9–13 | |||||
St. Louis | 15–7 | 16–8 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 13–9 | — |
1946 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches
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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 | Clyde McCullough | 95 | 307 | 88 | .287 | 4 | 34 |
1B | Eddie Waitkus | 113 | 441 | 134 | .304 | 4 | 55 |
2B | Don Johnson | 83 | 314 | 76 | .242 | 1 | 19 |
SS | Billy Jurges | 82 | 221 | 49 | .222 | 0 | 17 |
3B | Stan Hack | 92 | 323 | 92 | .285 | 0 | 26 |
OF | Peanuts Lowrey | 144 | 540 | 139 | .257 | 4 | 54 |
OF | Marv Rickert | 111 | 392 | 103 | .263 | 7 | 47 |
OF | Phil Cavarretta | 139 | 510 | 150 | .294 | 8 | 78 |
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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Bill Nicholson | 105 | 296 | 65 | .220 | 8 | 41 |
Bobby Sturgeon | 100 | 294 | 87 | .296 | 1 | 21 |
Andy Pafko | 65 | 234 | 66 | .282 | 3 | 39 |
Lou Stringer | 80 | 209 | 51 | .244 | 3 | 19 |
Mickey Livingston | 66 | 176 | 45 | .256 | 2 | 20 |
Johnny Ostrowski | 64 | 160 | 34 | .213 | 3 | 12 |
Lennie Merullo | 65 | 126 | 19 | .151 | 0 | 7 |
Bob Scheffing | 63 | 115 | 32 | .278 | 0 | 18 |
Dom Dallessandro | 65 | 89 | 20 | .225 | 1 | 9 |
Frank Secory | 33 | 43 | 10 | .233 | 3 | 12 |
Cy Block | 6 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Gilbert | 15 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 1 |
Hank Schenz | 6 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
Al Glossop | 4 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Heinz Becker | 9 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
Cecil Garriott | 6 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Dewey Williams | 4 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Pawelek | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Clarence Maddern | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 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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Johnny Schmitz | 41 | 224.1 | 11 | 11 | 2.61 | 135 |
Hank Wyse | 40 | 201.1 | 14 | 12 | 2.68 | 52 |
Hank Borowy | 32 | 201.0 | 12 | 10 | 3.76 | 95 |
Claude Passeau | 21 | 129.1 | 9 | 8 | 3.13 | 47 |
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 Erickson | 32 | 137.0 | 9 | 7 | 2.43 | 70 |
Emil Kush | 40 | 129.2 | 9 | 2 | 3.05 | 50 |
Bob Chipman | 34 | 109.1 | 6 | 5 | 3.13 | 42 |
Hi Bithorn | 26 | 86.2 | 6 | 5 | 3.84 | 34 |
Russ Meyer | 4 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 10 |
Doyle Lade | 3 | 15.1 | 0 | 2 | 4.11 | 8 |
Russ Meers | 7 | 11.1 | 1 | 2 | 3.18 | 2 |
Hal Manders | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 4 |
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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Russ Bauers | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.53 | 22 |
Bill Fleming | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.14 | 10 |
Ray Prim | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.79 | 10 |
Red Adams | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.25 | 8 |
Vern Olsen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 | 8 |
Ed Hanyzewski | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Emmett O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hutchinson; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Iola [3]
1946 Chicago Cubs | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |
General managers | James T. Gallagher | |
Managers | Charlie Grimm | |
Radio |
WIND ( Bert Wilson) | |
|
The 1946 Chicago Cubs season was the 75th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 71st in the National League and the 31st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 82–71.
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 98 | 58 | 0.628 | — | 49–29 | 49–29 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 96 | 60 | 0.615 | 2 | 56–22 | 40–38 |
Chicago Cubs | 82 | 71 | 0.536 | 14½ | 44–33 | 38–38 |
Boston Braves | 81 | 72 | 0.529 | 15½ | 45–31 | 36–41 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 28 | 41–36 | 28–49 |
Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 87 | 0.435 | 30 | 35–42 | 32–45 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 91 | 0.409 | 34 | 37–40 | 26–51 |
New York Giants | 61 | 93 | 0.396 | 36 | 38–39 | 23–54 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 5–17 | 12–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 7–15 | |||||
Brooklyn | 17–5 | — | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 14–8 | 8–16 | |||||
Chicago | 9–12–1 | 11–11 | — | 13–9 | 17–5 | 12–10 | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | |||||
Cincinnati | 7–15 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | — | 14–8 | 8–14–1 | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
New York | 9–13 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 8–14 | — | 12–10 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 14–8–1 | 10–12 | — | 14–8 | 8–14 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 7–15 | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 9–13 | |||||
St. Louis | 15–7 | 16–8 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 13–9 | — |
1946 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 |
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C | Clyde McCullough | 95 | 307 | 88 | .287 | 4 | 34 |
1B | Eddie Waitkus | 113 | 441 | 134 | .304 | 4 | 55 |
2B | Don Johnson | 83 | 314 | 76 | .242 | 1 | 19 |
SS | Billy Jurges | 82 | 221 | 49 | .222 | 0 | 17 |
3B | Stan Hack | 92 | 323 | 92 | .285 | 0 | 26 |
OF | Peanuts Lowrey | 144 | 540 | 139 | .257 | 4 | 54 |
OF | Marv Rickert | 111 | 392 | 103 | .263 | 7 | 47 |
OF | Phil Cavarretta | 139 | 510 | 150 | .294 | 8 | 78 |
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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Bill Nicholson | 105 | 296 | 65 | .220 | 8 | 41 |
Bobby Sturgeon | 100 | 294 | 87 | .296 | 1 | 21 |
Andy Pafko | 65 | 234 | 66 | .282 | 3 | 39 |
Lou Stringer | 80 | 209 | 51 | .244 | 3 | 19 |
Mickey Livingston | 66 | 176 | 45 | .256 | 2 | 20 |
Johnny Ostrowski | 64 | 160 | 34 | .213 | 3 | 12 |
Lennie Merullo | 65 | 126 | 19 | .151 | 0 | 7 |
Bob Scheffing | 63 | 115 | 32 | .278 | 0 | 18 |
Dom Dallessandro | 65 | 89 | 20 | .225 | 1 | 9 |
Frank Secory | 33 | 43 | 10 | .233 | 3 | 12 |
Cy Block | 6 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Gilbert | 15 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 1 |
Hank Schenz | 6 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
Al Glossop | 4 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Heinz Becker | 9 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
Cecil Garriott | 6 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Dewey Williams | 4 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Pawelek | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Clarence Maddern | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 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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Johnny Schmitz | 41 | 224.1 | 11 | 11 | 2.61 | 135 |
Hank Wyse | 40 | 201.1 | 14 | 12 | 2.68 | 52 |
Hank Borowy | 32 | 201.0 | 12 | 10 | 3.76 | 95 |
Claude Passeau | 21 | 129.1 | 9 | 8 | 3.13 | 47 |
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 Erickson | 32 | 137.0 | 9 | 7 | 2.43 | 70 |
Emil Kush | 40 | 129.2 | 9 | 2 | 3.05 | 50 |
Bob Chipman | 34 | 109.1 | 6 | 5 | 3.13 | 42 |
Hi Bithorn | 26 | 86.2 | 6 | 5 | 3.84 | 34 |
Russ Meyer | 4 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 10 |
Doyle Lade | 3 | 15.1 | 0 | 2 | 4.11 | 8 |
Russ Meers | 7 | 11.1 | 1 | 2 | 3.18 | 2 |
Hal Manders | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 4 |
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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Russ Bauers | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.53 | 22 |
Bill Fleming | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.14 | 10 |
Ray Prim | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.79 | 10 |
Red Adams | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.25 | 8 |
Vern Olsen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 | 8 |
Ed Hanyzewski | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Emmett O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hutchinson; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Iola [3]