1943 Chicago Cubs season
The 1943 Chicago Cubs season was the 72nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 68th in the National League and the 28th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 74–79.
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Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
General manager(s) | James T. Gallagher |
Manager(s) | Jimmie Wilson |
Local radio | WGN (Jack Brickhouse, Dick Enroth) WJJD (Bert Wilson, Pat Flanagan) WCFL (Hal Totten) |
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Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 105 | 49 | 0.682 | — | 58–21 | 47–28 |
Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 18 | 48–29 | 39–38 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 81 | 72 | 0.529 | 23½ | 46–31 | 35–41 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 74 | 0.519 | 25 | 47–30 | 33–44 |
Chicago Cubs | 74 | 79 | 0.484 | 30½ | 36–38 | 38–41 |
Boston Braves | 68 | 85 | 0.444 | 36½ | 38–39 | 30–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 41 | 33–43 | 31–47 |
New York Giants | 55 | 98 | 0.359 | 49½ | 34–43 | 21–55 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 12–9 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 3–19 | |||||
Brooklyn | 9–12 | — | 10–12 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 17–5 | 11–11 | 7–15 | |||||
Chicago | 14–8 | 12–10 | — | 9–13 | 12–9–1 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 9–13 | |||||
Cincinnati | 11–11 | 9–13 | 13–9 | — | 16–6–1 | 19–3 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
New York | 11–11 | 8–14 | 9–12–1 | 6–16–1 | — | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | 4–18 | |||||
Philadelphia | 11–11 | 5–17 | 12–10 | 3–19 | 14–8–1 | — | 10–12–1 | 9–13–1 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 12–10–1 | — | 7–15–2 | |||||
St. Louis | 19–3 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 18–4 | 13–9–1 | 15–7–2 | — |
Roster
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Player stats
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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Chico Hernández | 43 | 126 | 34 | .270 | 0 | 9 |
Don Johnson | 10 | 42 | 8 | .190 | 0 | 1 |
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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Hi Bithorn | 39 | 249.2 | 18 | 12 | 2.60 | 86 |
Paul Derringer | 32 | 174 | 10 | 14 | 3.57 | 75 |
Bill Lee | 13 | 78.1 | 3 | 7 | 3.56 | 18 |
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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Dick Barrett | 15 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 4.80 | 20 |
Paul Erickson | 15 | 42.2 | 1 | 3 | 6.12 | 24 |
Walter Signer | 4 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2.88 | 5 |
Dale Alderson | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6.43 | 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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John Burrows | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.86 | 18 |
Jake Mooty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Bill Sweeney |
B | Portsmouth Cubs | Piedmont League | Milt Stock |
D | Erwin Aces | Appalachian League | Jim Poole |
D | Lockport Cubs | PONY League | Roy Johnson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Erwin[1]
Notes
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997