1949 Chicago Cubs season

The 1949 Chicago Cubs season was the 78th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 74th in the National League and the 34th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 61–93.

1949 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)James T. Gallagher
Manager(s)Charlie Grimm, Frankie Frisch
Local televisionWGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton)
WBKB
(Joe Wilson)
WENR
(Bill Brundige, Rogers Hornsby)
Local radioWIND
(Bert Wilson)
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Dodgers 9757 0.630 48–29 49–28
St. Louis Cardinals 9658 0.623 1 51–26 45–32
Philadelphia Phillies 8173 0.526 16 40–37 41–36
Boston Braves 7579 0.487 22 43–34 32–45
New York Giants 7381 0.474 24 43–34 30–47
Pittsburgh Pirates 7183 0.461 26 36–41 35–42
Cincinnati Reds 6292 0.403 35 35–42 27–50
Chicago Cubs 6193 0.396 36 33–44 28–49

Record vs. opponents

1949 National League Records

Sources:
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 10–1212–1012–10–112–10–211–1112–106–16
Brooklyn 12–1017–517–514–811–1116–610–12–1
Chicago 10–125–179–1312–106–1611–118–14
Cincinnati 10–12–15–1713–97–1513–99–135–17–1
New York 10–12–28–1410–1215–711–1112–107–15
Philadelphia 11–1111–1116–69–1311–1113–910–12
Pittsburgh 10–126–1611–1113–910–129–1312–10
St. Louis 16–612–10–114–817–5–115–712–1010–12

Notable transactions

Roster

1949 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
SSRoy Smalley135477117.245835

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
Frank Baumholtz5816437.226115
Harry Walker4215942.264114
Peanuts Lowrey3811130.270210
Jim Kirby321.50000

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

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
Bob Chipman38113.1783.9746
Dewey Adkins3082.1245.6843

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
Mort Cooper10000

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Bill Kelly
AA Nashville Vols Southern Association Rollie Hemsley
A Macon Peaches Sally League Don Osborn
A Des Moines Bruins Western League Stan Hack
B Decatur Cubs Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Morrie Arnovich
B Springfield Cubs New England League Bob Peterson
B Selma Cloverleafs Southeastern League Leo Twardy and Joseph Szuch
C Visalia Cubs California League Red Treadway, Jigger Statz
and Claude Passeau
C Clinton Steers Central Association Adolph Matulis and Joseph Blake
C Sioux Falls Canaries Northern League Irvin Fortune and Lee Eilbracht
D St. Augustine Saints Florida State League Frankie Piet
D Carthage Cubs Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Donald Anderson
D Lumberton Cubs Tobacco State League Red Lucas and Jim Guinn
D Rutherford County Owls Western Carolina League Sam Gibson and Halley Wilson
D Janesville Cubs Wisconsin State League Jim Oglesby, Mike Frederick
and Adolph Matulis

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nashville, Macon, Rutherford County

References

  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
  • 1949 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference
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