1947 Chicago Cubs season
The 1947 Chicago Cubs season was the 76th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 72nd in the National League and the 32nd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth in the National League with a record of 69–85.
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| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley |
| General managers | James T. Gallagher |
| Managers | Charlie Grimm |
| Local television | WBKB (Jack Brickhouse, Joe Wilson) |
| Local radio | WIND (Bert Wilson) |
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Offseason
- November 21, 1946: Jim Brosnan was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[1]
Regular season
- May 18: 46,572 paying fans (while there were 20,000 fans outside) came to Wrigley Field to see Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers play. The Dodgers won by a score of 4–2.[2]
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers | 94 | 60 | 0.610 | — | 52–25 | 42–35 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 5 | 46–31 | 43–34 |
| Boston Braves | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 8 | 50–27 | 36–41 |
| New York Giants | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 13 | 45–31 | 36–42 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 21 | 42–35 | 31–46 |
| Chicago Cubs | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 25 | 36–43 | 33–42 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 32 | 38–38 | 24–54 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 32 | 32–45 | 30–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 12–10 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 9–13 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 10–12 | — | 15–7 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13 | 7–15 | — | 12–10 | 7–15 | 16–6–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–13 | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
| New York | 9–13 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 15–7–1 | 13–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 8–14 | 6–16–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 7–15–1 | 9–13 | — | 6–16–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | — | |||||
Roster
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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 |
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| C | Bob Scheffing | 110 | 363 | 96 | .264 | 5 | 50 |
| 1B | Eddie Waitkus | 130 | 514 | 150 | .292 | 2 | 35 |
| 2B | Don Johnson | 120 | 402 | 104 | .259 | 3 | 26 |
| SS | Lennie Merullo | 108 | 373 | 90 | .241 | 0 | 29 |
| 3B | Peanuts Lowrey | 115 | 448 | 126 | .281 | 5 | 37 |
| OF | Andy Pafko | 129 | 513 | 155 | .302 | 13 | 66 |
| OF | Bill Nicholson | 148 | 487 | 119 | .244 | 26 | 75 |
| OF | Phil Cavarretta | 127 | 459 | 144 | .314 | 2 | 63 |
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 |
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| Stan Hack | 76 | 240 | 65 | .271 | 0 | 12 |
| Clyde McCullough | 86 | 234 | 59 | .252 | 3 | 30 |
| Bobby Sturgeon | 87 | 232 | 59 | .254 | 0 | 21 |
| Cliff Aberson | 47 | 140 | 39 | .279 | 4 | 20 |
| Marv Rickert | 71 | 137 | 20 | .146 | 2 | 15 |
| Dom Dallessandro | 66 | 115 | 33 | .287 | 1 | 14 |
| Ray Mack | 21 | 78 | 17 | .218 | 2 | 12 |
| Lonny Frey | 24 | 43 | 9 | .209 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy Jurges | 14 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 1 | 2 |
| Mickey Livingston | 19 | 33 | 7 | .212 | 0 | 3 |
| Sal Madrid | 8 | 24 | 3 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Schenz | 7 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewey Williams | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Johnny Schmitz | 38 | 207.0 | 13 | 18 | 3.22 | 97 |
| Doyle Lade | 34 | 187.1 | 11 | 10 | 3.94 | 62 |
| Ralph Hamner | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.82 | 14 |
| Ox Miller | 4 | 16.0 | 1 | 2 | 10.13 | 7 |
| Freddy Schmidt | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
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 |
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| Hank Borowy | 40 | 183.0 | 8 | 12 | 4.38 | 75 |
| Paul Erickson | 40 | 174.0 | 7 | 12 | 4.34 | 82 |
| Hank Wyse | 37 | 142.0 | 6 | 9 | 4.31 | 53 |
| Bob Chipman | 32 | 134.2 | 7 | 6 | 3.68 | 51 |
| Claude Passeau | 19 | 63.1 | 2 | 6 | 6.25 | 26 |
| Bob Carpenter | 4 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 1 |
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 |
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| Emil Kush | 47 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3.36 | 44 |
| Russ Meers | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.48 | 28 |
| Russ Meyer | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.40 | 22 |
| Bill Lee | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 9 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles, Clinton, Sioux Falls[3]
References
- Jim Brosnan page at Baseball Reference
- Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 141, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
External links
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