| 1944 Chicago Cubs | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| Record | 75–79 (.487) |
| League place | 4th |
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley |
| General managers | James T. Gallagher |
| Managers | Jimmie Wilson,Roy Johnson,Charlie Grimm |
| Radio | WJJD (Bert Wilson) |
The1944 Chicago Cubs season was the 73rd season of theChicago Cubs franchise, the 69th in theNational League and the 29th atWrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League with a record of 75–79.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 105 | 49 | .682 | — | 54–22 | 51–27 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 63 | .588 | 14½ | 49–28 | 41–35 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 65 | .578 | 16 | 45–33 | 44–32 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | .487 | 30 | 35–42 | 40–37 |
| New York Giants | 67 | 87 | .435 | 38 | 39–36 | 28–51 |
| Boston Braves | 65 | 89 | .422 | 40 | 38–40 | 27–49 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 63 | 91 | .409 | 42 | 37–39 | 26–52 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 61 | 92 | .399 | 43½ | 29–49 | 32–43 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 11–11–1 | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 4–18 | 4–18 | |||||
| Chicago | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | — | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 12–10–1 | 6–16 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 14–8 | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | — | 15–7 | 13–19 | 12–10 | 8–14 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 7–15 | — | 10–12 | 7–15–1 | 6–16 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 11–11–1 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 12–10 | — | 9–12 | 5–17 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 18–4 | 10–12–1 | 10–12 | 15–7–1 | 12–9 | — | 12–10–3 | |||||
| St. Louis | 14–8 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 16–6 | 17–5 | 10–12–3 | — | |||||
| 1944 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters
| Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 | Dewey Williams | 79 | 262 | 63 | .240 | 0 | 27 |
| 1B | Phil Cavarretta | 152 | 614 | 197* | .321 | 5 | 82 |
| 2B | Don Johnson | 154 | 608 | 169 | .278 | 2 | 71 |
| SS | Lennie Merullo | 66 | 193 | 41 | .212 | 1 | 16 |
| 3B | Stan Hack | 98 | 383 | 108 | .282 | 3 | 32 |
| OF | Andy Pafko | 128 | 469 | 126 | .269 | 6 | 62 |
| OF | Bill Nicholson | 156 | 582 | 167 | .287 | 33 | 122 |
| OF | Dom Dallessandro | 117 | 381 | 116 | .304 | 8 | 74 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Hughes | 126 | 478 | 137 | .287 | 1 | 28 |
| Bill Schuster | 60 | 154 | 34 | .221 | 1 | 14 |
| Ival Goodman | 62 | 141 | 37 | .262 | 1 | 16 |
| Lou Novikoff | 71 | 139 | 39 | .281 | 3 | 19 |
| Billy Holm | 54 | 132 | 18 | .136 | 0 | 6 |
| Mickey Kreitner | 39 | 85 | 13 | .153 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony York | 28 | 85 | 20 | .235 | 0 | 7 |
| Frank Secory | 22 | 56 | 18 | .321 | 4 | 17 |
| Ed Sauer | 23 | 50 | 11 | .220 | 0 | 5 |
| Charlie Brewster | 10 | 44 | 11 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Roy Easterwood | 17 | 33 | 7 | .212 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Gillespie | 9 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 1 | 2 |
| Eddie Stanky | 13 | 25 | 6 | .240 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Elko | 7 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 15 | 20 | 1 | .050 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Ostrowski | 8 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Stephenson | 4 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Garth Mann | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
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 | 41 | 257.1 | 16 | 15 | 3.15 | 86 |
| Claude Passeau | 34 | 227.0 | 15 | 9 | 2.89 | 89 |
| Bob Chipman | 26 | 129.0 | 9 | 9 | 3.49 | 41 |
| Charlie Gassaway | 2 | 11.2 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 7 |
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 Derringer | 42 | 180.0 | 7 | 13 | 4.15 | 69 |
| Bill Fleming | 39 | 158.1 | 9 | 10 | 3.13 | 42 |
| Hy Vandenberg | 35 | 126.1 | 7 | 4 | 3.63 | 54 |
| Paul Erickson | 33 | 124.1 | 5 | 9 | 3.55 | 82 |
| Red Lynn | 22 | 84.1 | 5 | 4 | 4.06 | 35 |
| Ed Hanyzewski | 14 | 58.1 | 2 | 5 | 4.47 | 19 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Alderson | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | 7 |
| Mack Stewart | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.46 | 3 |
| John Burrows | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
| Hank Miklos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 0 |
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