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1 Regular season  


1.1  Season standings  




1.2  Record vs. opponents  




1.3  Notable transactions  




1.4  Roster  






2 Player stats  


2.1  Batting  


2.1.1  Starters by position  




2.1.2  Other batters  






2.2  Pitching  


2.2.1  Starting pitchers  




2.2.2  Other pitchers  




2.2.3  Relief pitchers  








3 Farm system  




4 Notes  




5 References  













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1942 Chicago Cubs
LeagueNational League
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
OwnersPhilip K. Wrigley
General managersJames T. Gallagher
ManagersJimmie Wilson
RadioWGN
(Bob Elson, Jack Brickhouse)
WJJD
(Pat Flanagan, Jack L. Fitzpatrick)
WCFL
(Hal Totten)
← 1941 Seasons 1943 →

The 1942 Chicago Cubs season was the 71st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 67th in the National League and the 27th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth in the National League with a record of 68–86.

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

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    • National League
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    St. Louis Cardinals 106 48 .688 — 60‍–‍17 46‍–‍31
    Brooklyn Dodgers 104 50 .675 2 57‍–‍22 47‍–‍28
    New York Giants 85 67 .559 20 47‍–‍31 38‍–‍36
    Cincinnati Reds 76 76 .500 29 38‍–‍39 38‍–‍37
    Pittsburgh Pirates 66 81 .449 36½ 41‍–‍34 25‍–‍47
    Chicago Cubs 68 86 .442 38 36‍–‍41 32‍–‍45
    Boston Braves 59 89 .399 44 33‍–‍36 26‍–‍53
    Philadelphia Phils 42 109 .278 62½ 23‍–‍51 19‍–‍58

    Record vs. opponents[edit]

    1942 National League record
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    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
    Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
    Boston — 6–16 13–9 5–16–1 8–12 14–8 7–12–1 6–16
    Brooklyn 16–6 — 16–6 15–7 14–8–1 18–4 16–6 9–13
    Chicago 9–13 6–16 — 13–9 9–13–1 14–8 11–11 6–16
    Cincinnati 16–5–1 7–15 9–13 — 9–13 16–6 12–9–1 7–15
    New York 12–8 8–14–1 13–9–1 13–9 — 17–5 15–7 7–15
    Philadelphia 8–14 4–18 8–14 6–16 5–17 — 6–13 5–17
    Pittsburgh 12–7–1 6–16 11–11 9–12–1 7–15 13–6 — 8–14–2
    St. Louis 16–6 13–9 16–6 15–7 15–7 17–5 14–8–2 —


    Notable transactions[edit]

    Roster[edit]

    1942 Chicago Cubs
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats[edit]

    Batting[edit]

    Starters by position[edit]

    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 109 337 95 .282 5 31
    1B Jimmie Foxx 70 205 42 .205 3 19
    2B Lou Stringer 121 406 96 .236 9 41
    3B Stan Hack 140 553 166 .300 6 39
    SS Lennie Merullo 143 515 132 .256 2 37
    OF Bill Nicholson 152 588 173 .294 21 78
    OF Phil Cavarretta 136 482 130 .270 3 54
    OF Lou Novikoff 128 483 145 .300 7 64

    Other batters[edit]

    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
    Rip Russell 102 302 73 .242 8 41
    Dom Dallessandro 96 264 69 .261 4 43
    Charlie Gilbert 74 179 33 .184 0 7
    Bobby Sturgeon 63 162 40 .247 0 7
    Chico Hernández 47 118 27 .229 0 7
    Bob Scheffing 44 102 20 .196 2 12
    Peanuts Lowrey 27 58 11 .190 1 4
    Babe Dahlgren 17 56 12 .214 0 6
    Cy Block 9 33 12 .364 0 4
    Marv Rickert 8 26 7 .269 0 1
    Paul Gillespie 5 16 4 .250 2 4
    Whitey Platt 4 16 1 .063 0 2
    Marv Felderman 3 6 1 .167 0 0

    Pitching[edit]

    Starting pitchers[edit]

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Claude Passeau 35 278.1 19 14 2.68 89
    Bill Lee 32 219.2 13 13 3.85 75
    Lon Warneke 15 99.0 5 7 2.27 28
    Hank Wyse 4 28.0 2 1 1.93 8

    Other pitchers[edit]

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Hi Bithorn 38 171.1 9 14 3.68 65
    Vern Olsen 32 140.1 6 9 4.49 46
    Bill Fleming 33 134.1 5 6 3.01 59
    Johnny Schmitz 23 86.2 3 7 3.43 51
    Jake Mooty 19 84.1 2 5 4.70 28
    Paul Erickson 18 63.0 1 6 5.43 26
    Ed Hanyzewski 6 19.0 1 1 3.79 6

    Relief pitchers[edit]

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Tot Pressnell 27 1 1 4 5.49 9
    Dick Errickson 13 1 1 0 4.13 9
    Jesse Flores 4 0 1 0 3.38 6
    Vallie Eaves 2 0 0 0 9.00 0
    Joe Berry 2 0 0 0 18.00 1
    Emil Kush 1 0 0 0 0.00 1
    Bob Bowman 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

    Farm system[edit]

    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Jigger Statz
    A1 Tulsa Oilers Texas League Roy Johnson
    B Madison Blues Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Wally Millies
    B Portsmouth Cubs Piedmont League Tony Lazzeri
    B Macon Peaches Sally League Milt Stock
    B Vancouver Capilanos Western International League Don Osborn
    C Zanesville Cubs Middle Atlantic League Jack Warner
    D Lake Charles Skippers Evangeline League Joe Bratcher
    D Americus Pioneers Georgia–Florida League Jerome Tiemann
    D Ashland Colonels Mountain State League Eddie Hock
    D Janesville Cubs Wisconsin State League Eddie Stumpf

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Macon, Vancouver, Ashland Evangeline League folded, May 30, 1942[2]

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ Jimmie FoxxatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

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