1946 Chicago Cubs 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.

1946 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)James T. Gallagher
Manager(s)Charlie Grimm
Local radioWIND
(Bert Wilson)
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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
St. Louis Cardinals 9858 0.628 49–29 49–29
Brooklyn Dodgers 9660 0.615 2 56–22 40–38
Chicago Cubs 8271 0.536 14½ 44–33 38–38
Boston Braves 8172 0.529 15½ 45–31 36–41
Philadelphia Phillies 6985 0.448 28 41–36 28–49
Cincinnati Reds 6787 0.435 30 35–42 32–45
Pittsburgh Pirates 6391 0.409 34 37–40 26–51
New York Giants 6193 0.396 36 38–39 23–54

Record vs. opponents

1946 National League Records

Sources:
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 5–1712–9–115–713–914–815–77–15
Brooklyn 17–511–1114–8–115–717–514–88–16
Chicago 9–12–111–1113–917–512–1012–10–18–14
Cincinnati 7–158–14–19–1314–88–14–113–98–14
New York 9–137–155–178–1412–1010–1210–12
Philadelphia 8–145–1710–1214–8–110–1214–88–14
Pittsburgh 7–158–1410–12–19–1312–108–149–13
St. Louis 15–716–814–814–812–1014–813–9

Notable transactions

Roster

1946 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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
CClyde McCullough9530788.287434
1BEddie Waitkus113441134.304455
2BDon Johnson8331476.242119
SSBilly Jurges8222149.222017
3BStan Hack9232392.285026
OFPeanuts Lowrey144540139.257454
OFMarv Rickert111392103.263747
OFPhil Cavarretta139510150.294878

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
Bill Nicholson10529665.220841
Bobby Sturgeon10029487.296121
Andy Pafko6523466.282339
Lou Stringer8020951.244319
Mickey Livingston6617645.256220
Johnny Ostrowski6416034.213312
Lennie Merullo6512619.15107
Bob Scheffing6311532.278018
Dom Dallessandro658920.22519
Frank Secory334310.233312
Cy Block6133.23100
Charlie Gilbert15131.07701
Hank Schenz6112.18201
Al Glossop4100.00000
Heinz Becker972.28601
Cecil Garriott650.00000
Dewey Williams451.20000
Ted Pawelek441.25000
Clarence Maddern330.00000

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
Johnny Schmitz41224.111112.61135
Hank Wyse40201.114122.6852
Hank Borowy3220112103.7695
Claude Passeau21129.1983.1347

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
Paul Erickson32137972.4370
Emil Kush40129.2923.0550
Bob Chipman34109.1653.1342
Hi Bithorn2686.2653.8434
Russ Meyer417003.1810
Doyle Lade315.1024.118
Russ Meers711.1123.182
Hal Manders26019.004

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
Russ Bauers152113.5322
Bill Fleming140106.1410
Ray Prim142315.7910
Red Adams80108.258
Vern Olsen50002.798
Ed Hanyzewski31004.501
Emmett O'Neill10000.001

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
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 Al Leitz and Bobby LaMotte
B Davenport Cubs Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bill Kelly
B Hagerstown Owls Interstate League Bunny Griffiths
B Portsmouth Cubs Piedmont League Gene Hasson and Ace Parker
B Shelby Cubs Tri-State League Clyde McDowell
B Tacoma Tigers Western International League Red Harvel
C Visalia Cubs California League Bobby Schang and Pete Beiden
C Quebec Alouettes Canadian–American League Joe Sugrue, Tim Murchison and John Intlekofer
C Hutchinson Cubs Western Association Dickey Kerr
D Elizabethton Betsy Cubs Appalachian League Lou Bekeza
D Fayetteville Cubs Coastal Plain League John Intlekofer and Donald Anderson
D Iola Cubs Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Al Reitz
D Hopkinsville Hoppers KITTY League Calvin Chapman
D Statesville Cubs North Carolina State League Halley Wilson
D Janesville Bears Wisconsin State League Quinto Valentino

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hutchinson; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Iola[3]

References

  1. Hal Jeffcoat page at Baseball Reference
  2. Mickey Rocco page at Baseball Reference
  3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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