1948 Chicago Cubs season
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Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
General manager(s) | James T. Gallagher |
Manager(s) | Charlie Grimm |
Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Marty Hogan) WBKB (Joe Wilson) |
Local radio | WIND (Bert Wilson) |
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The 1948 Chicago Cubs season was the 77th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 73rd in the National League and the 33rd at Wrigley Field, as well as the first of many seasons to be broadcast on television on WGN-TV while keeping its separate WBKB telecasts. The Cubs finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 64–90.
Offseason[]
- October 9, 1947: Randy Jackson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[1]
- December 6, 1947: Don Elston was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[2]
- Prior to 1948 season (exact date unknown):
- Jim Pearce was released by the Cubs.[3]
- Carl Sawatski was acquired by the Cubs from the Boston Braves.[4]
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Braves | 91 | 62 | 0.595 | — | 45–31 | 46–31 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 69 | 0.552 | 6½ | 44–33 | 41–36 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 7½ | 36–41 | 48–29 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 8½ | 47–31 | 36–40 |
New York Giants | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 13½ | 37–40 | 41–36 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 88 | 0.429 | 25½ | 32–44 | 34–44 |
Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 89 | 0.418 | 27 | 32–45 | 32–44 |
Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 27½ | 35–42 | 29–48 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | 13–8 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 11–11 | |||||
Brooklyn | 8–14 | — | 11–11 | 18–4 | 11–11–1 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 12–10 | |||||
Chicago | 6–16–1 | 11–11 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 11–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 8–13 | 4–18 | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
New York | 11–11 | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | 12–10 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | 7–15 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 8–14 | — | 12–10–1 | 5–17 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | — | 13–9–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–11 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 9–13–1 | — |
Notable transactions[]
- September 1948: Warren Hacker was acquired by the Cubs from the Shreveport Sports.[5]
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 | Bob Scheffing | 102 | 293 | 88 | .300 | 5 | 45 |
1B | Eddie Waitkus | 139 | 562 | 166 | .295 | 7 | 44 |
2B | Hank Schenz | 96 | 337 | 88 | .261 | 1 | 14 |
SS | Roy Smalley | 124 | 361 | 78 | .216 | 4 | 36 |
3B | Andy Pafko | 142 | 548 | 171 | .312 | 26 | 101 |
OF | Peanuts Lowrey | 129 | 435 | 128 | .294 | 2 | 54 |
OF | Hal Jeffcoat | 134 | 473 | 132 | .279 | 4 | 42 |
OF | Bill Nicholson | 143 | 494 | 129 | .261 | 19 | 67 |
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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Phil Cavarretta | 111 | 334 | 93 | .278 | 3 | 40 |
Emil Verban | 56 | 248 | 73 | .294 | 1 | 16 |
Clarence Maddern | 80 | 214 | 54 | .252 | 4 | 27 |
Clyde McCullough | 69 | 172 | 36 | .209 | 1 | 7 |
Rube Walker | 79 | 171 | 47 | .275 | 5 | 26 |
Gene Mauch | 53 | 138 | 28 | .203 | 1 | 7 |
Dick Culler | 48 | 89 | 15 | .169 | 0 | 5 |
Cliff Aberson | 12 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 1 | 6 |
Jeff Cross | 16 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
Don Johnson | 6 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Lynch | 7 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 1 | 1 |
Carmen Mauro | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
Carl Sawatski | 2 | 2 | 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 | 34 | 242 | 18 | 13 | 2.64 | 100 |
Russ Meyer | 29 | 164.2 | 10 | 10 | 3.66 | 89 |
Dutch McCall | 30 | 151.1 | 4 | 13 | 4.82 | 89 |
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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Bob Rush | 36 | 133.1 | 5 | 11 | 3.92 | 72 |
Hank Borowy | 39 | 127 | 5 | 10 | 4.89 | 50 |
Ralph Hamner | 27 | 111.1 | 5 | 9 | 4.69 | 53 |
Cliff Chambers | 29 | 103.2 | 2 | 9 | 4.43 | 51 |
Doyle Lade | 19 | 87.1 | 5 | 6 | 4.02 | 29 |
Warren Hacker | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21.00 | 0 |
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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Jess Dobernic | 54 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3.15 | 48 |
Emil Kush | 34 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4.38 | 31 |
Bob Chipman | 34 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3.58 | 16 |
Paul Erickson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 4 |
Ben Wade | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 1 |
Tony Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
Don Carlsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 1 |
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Bill Kelly |
AA | Nashville Vols | Southern Association | Larry Gilbert |
A | Macon Peaches | Sally League | Don Osborn |
A | Des Moines Bruins | Western League | Stan Hack |
B | Decatur Commodores | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Red Lucas and Nelson Burbrink |
B | Springfield Cubs | New England League | |
B | Selma Cloverleafs | Southeastern League | Morrie Arnovich |
B | Fayetteville Cubs | Tri-State League | Skeeter Scalzi |
C | Visalia Cubs | California League | , Jigger Statz and |
C | Clinton Cubs | Central Association | Nelson Burbrink and Lee Eilbracht |
C | Sioux Falls Canaries | Northern League | Jim Oglesby |
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D | Elizabethton Betsy Cubs | Appalachian League | Adolph Matulis |
D | St. Augustine Saints | Florida State League | and |
D | Centralia Cubs | Illinois State League | and Claude Passeau |
D | Marion Cubs | Ohio–Indiana League | and |
D | Lumberton Cubs | Tobacco State League | |
D | Janesville Cubs | Wisconsin State League | and |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fayetteville, Clinton
Hutchinson club moved to Springfield (Missouri), July 21, 1948
References[]
External links[]
- Chicago Cubs seasons
- 1948 Major League Baseball season
- 1948 in sports in Illinois