1946 Chicago Cubs season

The 1946 Chicago Cubs season was the 75th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 71st in the National League and the 31st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 82–71.

1946 Chicago Cubs
League	National League
Ballpark	Wrigley Field
City	Chicago
Owners	Philip K. Wrigley
General managers	James T. Gallagher
Managers	Charlie Grimm
Radio	WIND (Bert Wilson)
← 1945 Seasons 1947 →

Offseason

• Prior to 1946 season: Hal Jeffcoat was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	98	58	0.628	—	49–29	49–29
Brooklyn Dodgers	96	60	0.615	2	56–22	40–38
Chicago Cubs	82	71	0.536	14½	44–33	38–38
Boston Braves	81	72	0.529	15½	45–31	36–41
Philadelphia Phillies	69	85	0.448	28	41–36	28–49
Cincinnati Reds	67	87	0.435	30	35–42	32–45
Pittsburgh Pirates	63	91	0.409	34	37–40	26–51
New York Giants	61	93	0.396	36	38–39	23–54

Record vs. opponents

1946 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	5–17	12–9–1	15–7	13–9	14–8	15–7	7–15
Brooklyn	17–5	—	11–11	14–8–1	15–7	17–5	14–8	8–16
Chicago	9–12–1	11–11	—	13–9	17–5	12–10	12–10–1	8–14
Cincinnati	7–15	8–14–1	9–13	—	14–8	8–14–1	13–9	8–14
New York	9–13	7–15	5–17	8–14	—	12–10	10–12	10–12
Philadelphia	8–14	5–17	10–12	14–8–1	10–12	—	14–8	8–14
Pittsburgh	7–15	8–14	10–12–1	9–13	12–10	8–14	—	9–13
St. Louis	15–7	16–8	14–8	14–8	12–10	14–8	13–9	—

Notable transactions

• June 26, 1946: Heinz Becker was traded by the Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for Mickey Rocco and cash.^[2]

Roster

1946 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 18 Red Adams 18 Russ Bauers 25 Hi Bithorn 26 Hank Borowy 31 Bob Chipman 37 Paul Erickson 32 Bill Fleming 34,49 Ed Hanyzewski 29 Emil Kush 19 Doyle Lade 13 Hal Manders 17 Russ Meers 38 Russ Meyer 19 Emmett O'Neill 23 Vern Olsen 13 Claude Passeau 39 Ray Prim 53 Johnny Schmitz 33 Hank Wyse		Catchers 11 Mickey Livingston  8 Clyde McCullough 32 Ted Pawelek 10 Bob Scheffing 6,20 Dewey Williams Infielders 34 Cy Block 27 Al Glossop  6 Stan Hack 20 Don Johnson 45 Billy Jurges 21 Lennie Merullo 27 Johnny Ostrowski 17 Hank Schenz 12 Lou Stringer 7,38 Bobby Sturgeon 36 Eddie Waitkus		Outfielders 44 Phil Cavarretta 46 Dom Dallessandro 22 Charlie Gilbert 47 Peanuts Lowrey 54 Clarence Maddern 43 Bill Nicholson 48 Andy Pafko 35 Marv Rickert 49 Frank Secory Other batters  7 Heinz Becker 22 Cecil Garriott		Manager 40 Charlie Grimm Coaches 42 Roy Johnson 52 Red Smith 41 Milt Stock

Player stats

Batting

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
C	Clyde McCullough	95	307	88	.287	4	34
1B	Eddie Waitkus	113	441	134	.304	4	55
2B	Don Johnson	83	314	76	.242	1	19
SS	Billy Jurges	82	221	49	.222	0	17
3B	Stan Hack	92	323	92	.285	0	26
OF	Peanuts Lowrey	144	540	139	.257	4	54
OF	Marv Rickert	111	392	103	.263	7	47
OF	Phil Cavarretta	139	510	150	.294	8	78

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
Bill Nicholson	105	296	65	.220	8	41
Bobby Sturgeon	100	294	87	.296	1	21
Andy Pafko	65	234	66	.282	3	39
Lou Stringer	80	209	51	.244	3	19
Mickey Livingston	66	176	45	.256	2	20
Johnny Ostrowski	64	160	34	.213	3	12
Lennie Merullo	65	126	19	.151	0	7
Bob Scheffing	63	115	32	.278	0	18
Dom Dallessandro	65	89	20	.225	1	9
Frank Secory	33	43	10	.233	3	12
Cy Block	6	13	3	.231	0	0
Charlie Gilbert	15	13	1	.077	0	1
Hank Schenz	6	11	2	.182	0	1
Al Glossop	4	10	0	.000	0	0
Heinz Becker	9	7	2	.286	0	1
Cecil Garriott	6	5	0	.000	0	0
Dewey Williams	4	5	1	.200	0	0
Ted Pawelek	4	4	1	.250	0	0
Clarence Maddern	3	3	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

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
Johnny Schmitz	41	224.1	11	11	2.61	135
Hank Wyse	40	201.1	14	12	2.68	52
Hank Borowy	32	201.0	12	10	3.76	95
Claude Passeau	21	129.1	9	8	3.13	47

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
Paul Erickson	32	137.0	9	7	2.43	70
Emil Kush	40	129.2	9	2	3.05	50
Bob Chipman	34	109.1	6	5	3.13	42
Hi Bithorn	26	86.2	6	5	3.84	34
Russ Meyer	4	17.0	0	0	3.18	10
Doyle Lade	3	15.1	0	2	4.11	8
Russ Meers	7	11.1	1	2	3.18	2
Hal Manders	2	6.0	0	1	9.00	4

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
Russ Bauers	15	2	1	1	3.53	22
Bill Fleming	14	0	1	0	6.14	10
Ray Prim	14	2	3	1	5.79	10
Red Adams	8	0	1	0	8.25	8
Vern Olsen	5	0	0	0	2.79	8
Ed Hanyzewski	3	1	0	0	4.50	1
Emmett O'Neill	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Los Angeles Angels	Pacific Coast League	Bill Sweeney
AA	Nashville Vols	Southern Association	Larry Gilbert
AA	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	Gus Mancuso
A	Macon Peaches	Sally League	Al Leitz and Bobby LaMotte
B	Davenport Cubs	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Bill Kelly
B	Hagerstown Owls	Interstate League	Bunny Griffiths
B	Portsmouth Cubs	Piedmont League	Gene Hasson and Ace Parker
B	Shelby Cubs	Tri-State League	Clyde McDowell
B	Tacoma Tigers	Western International League	Red Harvel
C	Visalia Cubs	California League	Bobby Schang and Pete Beiden
C	Quebec Alouettes	Canadian–American League	Joe Sugrue, Tim Murchison and John Intlekofer
C	Hutchinson Cubs	Western Association	Dickey Kerr
D	Elizabethton Betsy Cubs	Appalachian League	Lou Bekeza
D	Fayetteville Cubs	Coastal Plain League	John Intlekofer and Donald Anderson
D	Iola Cubs	Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League	Al Reitz
D	Hopkinsville Hoppers	KITTY League	Calvin Chapman
D	Statesville Cubs	North Carolina State League	Halley Wilson
D	Janesville Bears	Wisconsin State League	Quinto Valentino

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hutchinson; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Iola^[3]

References

1. Hal Jeffcoat page at Baseball Reference
2. Mickey Rocco page at Baseball Reference
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

External links

• 1946 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference