1944 Chicago Cubs season
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Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
General manager(s) | James T. Gallagher |
Manager(s) | Jimmie Wilson, Roy Johnson, Charlie Grimm |
Local 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.
Offseason[]
- Prior to 1944 season (exact date unknown)
- Smoky Burgess was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[1]
- Jim Pearce was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[2]
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
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 |
Record vs. opponents[]
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOB | BKN | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHP | PIT | SLC | |||||
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 | — |
Notable transactions[]
- June 6, 1944: Eddie Stanky was traded by the Cubs to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Bob Chipman.[3]
- July 5, 1944: Jimmie Foxx was released by the Cubs.[4]
Roster[]
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Player stats[]
Batting[]
Starters by position[]
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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Other batters[]
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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Eddie Stanky | 13 | 25 | 6 | .240 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[]
Starting pitchers[]
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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Bob Chipman | 26 | 129 | 9 | 9 | 3.49 | 41 |
Other pitchers[]
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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Relief pitchers[]
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 |
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Bill Sweeney |
A1 | Nashville Vols | Southern Association | Larry Gilbert |
B | Portsmouth Cubs | Piedmont League | Bill Steinecke and Jimmie Foxx |
D | Erwin Cubs | Appalachian League | Jim Poole |
D | Ohio State League | Grover Hartley | |
D | Lockport Cubs | PONY League | Greg Mulleavy |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nashville[5]
References[]
- ^ Smoky Burgess at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Jim Pearce page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Eddie Stanky page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
External links[]
- Chicago Cubs seasons
- 1944 Major League Baseball season
- 1944 in sports in Illinois
- Chicago Cubs season stubs