| 1948 Chicago Cubs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago | |||
| Record | 64–90 (.416) | |||
| League place | 8th | |||
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |||
| General managers | James T. Gallagher | |||
| Managers | Charlie Grimm | |||
| Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Marty Hogan) WBKB (Joe Wilson) | |||
| Radio | WIND (Bert Wilson) | |||
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The1948 Chicago Cubs season was the 77th season of theChicago Cubs franchise, the 73rd in theNational League and the 33rd atWrigley Field, as well as the first of many seasons to be broadcast on television on WGN-TV while keeping its separate WBKB telecasts. The Cubs finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 64–90.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 91 | 62 | .595 | — | 45–31 | 46–31 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 69 | .552 | 6½ | 44–33 | 41–36 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 84 | 70 | .545 | 7½ | 36–41 | 48–29 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 83 | 71 | .539 | 8½ | 47–31 | 36–40 |
| New York Giants | 78 | 76 | .506 | 13½ | 37–40 | 41–36 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 88 | .429 | 25½ | 32–44 | 34–44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 89 | .418 | 27 | 32–45 | 32–44 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | .416 | 27½ | 35–42 | 29–48 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | 13–8 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 11–11 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 8–14 | — | 11–11 | 18–4 | 11–11–1 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 12–10 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–16–1 | 11–11 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 11–11 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 8–13 | 4–18 | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
| New York | 11–11 | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | 12–10 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | 7–15 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 8–14 | — | 12–10–1 | 5–17 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | — | 13–9–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–11 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 9–13–1 | — | |||||
| 1948 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | 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 | Bob Scheffing | 102 | 293 | 88 | .300 | 5 | 45 |
| 1B | Eddie Waitkus | 139 | 562 | 166 | .295 | 7 | 44 |
| 2B | Hank Schenz | 96 | 337 | 88 | .261 | 1 | 14 |
| SS | Roy Smalley Jr. | 124 | 361 | 78 | .216 | 4 | 36 |
| 3B | Andy Pafko | 142 | 548 | 171 | .312 | 26 | 101 |
| OF | Peanuts Lowrey | 129 | 435 | 128 | .294 | 2 | 54 |
| OF | Hal Jeffcoat | 134 | 473 | 132 | .279 | 4 | 42 |
| OF | Bill Nicholson | 143 | 494 | 129 | .261 | 19 | 67 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Cavarretta | 111 | 334 | 93 | .278 | 3 | 40 |
| Emil Verban | 56 | 248 | 73 | .294 | 1 | 16 |
| Clarence Maddern | 80 | 214 | 54 | .252 | 4 | 27 |
| Clyde McCullough | 69 | 172 | 36 | .209 | 1 | 7 |
| Rube Walker | 79 | 171 | 47 | .275 | 5 | 26 |
| Gene Mauch | 53 | 138 | 28 | .203 | 1 | 7 |
| Dick Culler | 48 | 89 | 15 | .169 | 0 | 5 |
| Cliff Aberson | 12 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 1 | 6 |
| Jeff Cross | 16 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Johnson | 6 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Lynch | 7 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 1 | 1 |
| Carmen Mauro | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Sawatski | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Schmitz | 34 | 242.0 | 18 | 13 | 2.64 | 100 |
| Russ Meyer | 29 | 164.2 | 10 | 10 | 3.66 | 89 |
| Dutch McCall | 30 | 151.1 | 4 | 13 | 4.82 | 89 |
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 Rush | 36 | 133.1 | 5 | 11 | 3.92 | 72 |
| Hank Borowy | 39 | 127.0 | 5 | 10 | 4.89 | 50 |
| Ralph Hamner | 27 | 111.1 | 5 | 9 | 4.69 | 53 |
| Cliff Chambers | 29 | 103.2 | 2 | 9 | 4.43 | 51 |
| Doyle Lade | 19 | 87.1 | 5 | 6 | 4.02 | 29 |
| Warren Hacker | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 21.00 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Chipman | 34 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3.58 | 16 |
| Emil Kush | 34 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4.38 | 31 |
| Jess Dobernic | 54 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3.15 | 48 |
| Paul Erickson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 4 |
| Ben Wade | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 1 |
| Tony Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
| Don Carlsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 1 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fayetteville, Clinton
Hutchinson club moved to Springfield (Missouri), July 21, 1948