1946_Chicago_Cubs_season
1946 Chicago Cubs season
Major League Baseball team season
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.
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| 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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- Prior to 1946 season: Hal Jeffcoat was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[1]
Season standings
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| 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 |
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Record vs. opponents
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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 | — | |||||
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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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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
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| 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 |
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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
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| 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 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| 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 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| 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 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| 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 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hutchinson; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Iola[3]
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997