1947 Chicago Cubs season
1947 Chicago Cubs | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
City | Chicago | |||
Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |||
General managers | James T. Gallagher | |||
Managers | Charlie Grimm | |||
Television | WBKB (Jack Brickhouse, Joe Wilson) | |||
Radio | WIND (Bert Wilson) | |||
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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.
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
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 94 | 60 | .610 | — | 52–25 | 42–35 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 65 | .578 | 5 | 46–31 | 43–34 |
Boston Braves | 86 | 68 | .558 | 8 | 50–27 | 36–41 |
New York Giants | 81 | 73 | .526 | 13 | 45–31 | 36–42 |
Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | .474 | 21 | 42–35 | 31–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 69 | 85 | .448 | 25 | 36–43 | 33–42 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 92 | .403 | 32 | 38–38 | 24–54 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 92 | .403 | 32 | 32–45 | 30–47 |
Record vs. opponents
1947 National League record
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BSN | BRO | 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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Pitchers
| Catchers Infielders
| Outfielders
| Manager Coaches
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Bill Kelly |
AA | Nashville Vols | Southern Association | Larry Gilbert |
AA | Tulsa Oilers | Texas League | Gus Mancuso |
A | Macon Peaches | Sally League | Ray Hayworth |
A | Des Moines Bruins | Western League | Jim Keesey |
B | Davenport Cubs | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Dickey Kerr and Morrie Arnovich |
B | Portsmouth Cubs | Piedmont League | Gene Hasson |
B | Fayetteville Cubs | Tri-State League | Clyde McDowell |
B | Tacoma Tigers | Western International League | Luther Harvel |
C | Visalia Cubs | California League | John Intlekofer |
C | Clinton Cubs | Central Association | Bob Peterson |
C | Sioux Falls Canaries | Northern League | Jim Oglesby |
C | Hutchinson Cubs | Western Association | Morrie Arnovich and Dickey Kerr |
D | Elizabethton Betsy Cubs | Appalachian League | Lou Bekeza |
D | Centralia Cubs | Illinois State League | Chuck Hawley |
D | Iola Cubs | Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League | Al Reitz |
D | Lumberton Cubs | Tobacco State League | Red Lucas |
D | Janesville Bears | Wisconsin State League | Frankie Piet |
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
- 1947 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference