1946 Chicago Cubs season
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Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
General manager(s) | James T. Gallagher |
Manager(s) | Charlie Grimm |
Local 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.
Offseason[]
- Prior to 1946 season: Hal Jeffcoat was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[1]
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
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 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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 | — |
Notable transactions[]
- June 26, 1946: Heinz Becker was traded by the Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for Mickey Rocco and cash.[2]
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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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 |
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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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 |
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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Johnny Schmitz | 41 | 224.1 | 11 | 11 | 2.61 | 135 |
Hank Wyse | 40 | 201.1 | 14 | 12 | 2.68 | 52 |
Hank Borowy | 32 | 201 | 12 | 10 | 3.76 | 95 |
Claude Passeau | 21 | 129.1 | 9 | 8 | 3.13 | 47 |
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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Paul Erickson | 32 | 137 | 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 | 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 | 1 | 9.00 | 4 |
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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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 |
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Bill Sweeney |
AA | Nashville Vols | Southern Association | Larry Gilbert |
AA | Tulsa Oilers | Texas League | Gus Mancuso |
A | Macon Peaches | Sally League | and Bobby LaMotte |
B | Davenport Cubs | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Bill Kelly |
B | Hagerstown Owls | Interstate League | |
B | Portsmouth Cubs | Piedmont League | Gene Hasson and Ace Parker |
B | Shelby Cubs | Tri-State League | |
B | Tacoma Tigers | Western International League | Red Harvel |
C | Visalia Cubs | California League | Bobby Schang and |
C | Quebec Alouettes | Canadian–American League | , Tim Murchison and |
C | Hutchinson Cubs | Western Association | Dickey Kerr |
D | Elizabethton Betsy Cubs | Appalachian League | |
D | Fayetteville Cubs | Coastal Plain League | and |
D | Iola Cubs | Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League | |
D | Hopkinsville Hoppers | KITTY League | Calvin Chapman |
D | Statesville Cubs | North Carolina State League | |
D | Janesville Bears | Wisconsin State League |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hutchinson; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Iola[3]
References[]
- ^ Hal Jeffcoat page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mickey Rocco 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
- 1946 Major League Baseball season
- 1946 in sports in Illinois