| 1943 Chicago Cubs | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| Record | 74–79 (.484) |
| League place | 5th |
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley |
| General managers | James T. Gallagher |
| Managers | Jimmie Wilson |
| Radio | WGN (Jack Brickhouse, Dick Enroth) WJJD (Bert Wilson,Pat Flanagan) WCFL (Hal Totten) |
The1943 Chicago Cubs season was the 72nd season of theChicago Cubs franchise, the 68th in theNational League and the 28th atWrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 74–79.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 105 | 49 | .682 | — | 58–21 | 47–28 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 67 | .565 | 18 | 48–29 | 39–38 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 81 | 72 | .529 | 23½ | 46–31 | 35–41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 74 | .519 | 25 | 47–30 | 33–44 |
| Chicago Cubs | 74 | 79 | .484 | 30½ | 36–38 | 38–41 |
| Boston Braves | 68 | 85 | .444 | 36½ | 38–39 | 30–46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 90 | .416 | 41 | 33–43 | 31–47 |
| New York Giants | 55 | 98 | .359 | 49½ | 34–43 | 21–55 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | 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 | — | |||||
| 1943 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Clyde McCullough | 87 | 266 | 63 | .237 | 2 | 23 |
| 1B | Phil Cavarretta | 143 | 530 | 154 | .291 | 8 | 73 |
| 2B | Eddie Stanky | 142 | 510 | 125 | .245 | 0 | 47 |
| SS | Lennie Merullo | 129 | 453 | 115 | .254 | 1 | 25 |
| 3B | Stan Hack | 144 | 533 | 154 | .289 | 3 | 35 |
| OF | Peanuts Lowrey | 130 | 480 | 140 | .292 | 1 | 63 |
| OF | Bill Nicholson | 154 | 608 | 188 | .309 | 29 | 128 |
| OF | Lou Novikoff | 78 | 233 | 65 | .279 | 0 | 28 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ival Goodman | 80 | 225 | 72 | .320 | 3 | 45 |
| Dom Dallessandro | 87 | 176 | 39 | .222 | 1 | 31 |
| Chico Hernández | 43 | 126 | 34 | .270 | 0 | 9 |
| Stu Martin | 64 | 118 | 26 | .220 | 0 | 5 |
| Mickey Livingston | 36 | 111 | 29 | .261 | 4 | 16 |
| Heinz Becker | 24 | 69 | 10 | .145 | 0 | 2 |
| Andy Pafko | 13 | 58 | 22 | .379 | 0 | 10 |
| Ed Sauer | 14 | 55 | 15 | .273 | 0 | 9 |
| Bill Schuster | 13 | 51 | 15 | .294 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Todd | 21 | 45 | 6 | .133 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Johnson | 10 | 42 | 8 | .190 | 0 | 1 |
| Whitey Platt | 20 | 41 | 7 | .171 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Elko | 9 | 30 | 4 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Ostrowski | 10 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Gilbert | 8 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Holm | 7 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Kreitner | 3 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Passeau | 35 | 257.0 | 15 | 12 | 2.91 | 93 |
| Hi Bithorn | 39 | 249.2 | 18 | 12 | 2.60 | 86 |
| Paul Derringer | 32 | 174.0 | 10 | 14 | 3.57 | 75 |
| Bill Lee | 13 | 78.1 | 3 | 7 | 3.56 | 18 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Wyse | 38 | 156.0 | 9 | 7 | 2.94 | 45 |
| Ed Hanyzewski | 33 | 130.0 | 8 | 7 | 2.56 | 55 |
| Lon Warneke | 21 | 88.1 | 4 | 5 | 3.16 | 30 |
| Ray Prim | 29 | 60.0 | 4 | 3 | 2.55 | 27 |
| Dick Barrett | 15 | 45.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.80 | 20 |
| Paul Erickson | 15 | 42.2 | 1 | 3 | 6.12 | 24 |
| Walter Signer | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.88 | 5 |
| Dale Alderson | 4 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.43 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Burrows | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.86 | 18 |
| Bill Fleming | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.40 | 12 |
| Jake Mooty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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