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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Notable transactions  




2.4  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 Farm system  




5 References  




6 External links  













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1944 Chicago Cubs
LeagueNational League
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
OwnersPhilip K. Wrigley
General managersJames T. Gallagher
ManagersJimmie Wilson, Roy Johnson, Charlie Grimm
RadioWJJD
(Bert Wilson)
← 1943 Seasons 1945 →

The 1944 Chicago Cubs season was the 73rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 69th in the National League and the 29th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League with a record of 75–79.

Offseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

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    • National League
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    St. Louis Cardinals 105 49 .682 — 54‍–‍22 51‍–‍27
    Pittsburgh Pirates 90 63 .588 14½ 49‍–‍28 41‍–‍35
    Cincinnati Reds 89 65 .578 16 45‍–‍33 44‍–‍32
    Chicago Cubs 75 79 .487 30 35‍–‍42 40‍–‍37
    New York Giants 67 87 .435 38 39‍–‍36 28‍–‍51
    Boston Braves 65 89 .422 40 38‍–‍40 27‍–‍49
    Brooklyn Dodgers 63 91 .409 42 37‍–‍39 26‍–‍52
    Philadelphia Phillies 61 92 .399 43½ 29‍–‍49 32‍–‍43

    Record vs. opponents[edit]

    1944 National League record
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    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
    Team BSN BRO CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
    Boston — 9–13 11–11 8–14 9–13 11–11–1 9–13 8–14
    Brooklyn 13–9 — 8–14–1 8–14 10–12 16–6 4–18 4–18
    Chicago 11–11 14–8–1 — 9–13–1 10–12 13–9 12–10–1 6–16
    Cincinnati 14–8 14–8 13–9–1 — 15–7 13–19 12–10 8–14
    New York 13–9 12–10 12–10 7–15 — 10–12 7–15–1 6–16
    Philadelphia 11–11–1 6–16 9–13 9–13 12–10 — 9–12 5–17
    Pittsburgh 13–9 18–4 10–12–1 10–12 15–7–1 12–9 — 12–10–3
    St. Louis 14–8 18–4 16–6 14–8 16–6 17–5 10–12–3 —


    Notable transactions[edit]

    Roster[edit]

    1944 Chicago Cubs
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders

    Other batters

    		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 Dewey Williams 79 262 63 .240 0 27
    1B Phil Cavarretta 152 614 197 .321 5 82
    2B Don Johnson 154 608 169 .278 2 71
    SS Lennie Merullo 66 193 41 .212 1 16
    3B Stan Hack 98 383 108 .282 3 32
    OF Andy Pafko 128 469 126 .269 6 62
    OF Bill Nicholson 156 582 167 .287 33 122
    OF Dom Dallessandro 117 381 116 .304 8 74

    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
    Roy Hughes 126 478 137 .287 1 28
    Bill Schuster 60 154 34 .221 1 14
    Ival Goodman 62 141 37 .262 1 16
    Lou Novikoff 71 139 39 .281 3 19
    Billy Holm 54 132 18 .136 0 6
    Mickey Kreitner 39 85 13 .153 0 1
    Tony York 28 85 20 .235 0 7
    Frank Secory 22 56 18 .321 4 17
    Ed Sauer 23 50 11 .220 0 5
    Charlie Brewster 10 44 11 .250 0 2
    Roy Easterwood 17 33 7 .212 1 2
    Paul Gillespie 9 26 7 .269 1 2
    Eddie Stanky 13 25 6 .240 0 0
    Pete Elko 7 22 5 .227 0 0
    Jimmie Foxx 15 20 1 .050 0 2
    Johnny Ostrowski 8 13 2 .154 0 2
    Joe Stephenson 4 8 1 .125 0 0
    Garth Mann 1 0 0 ---- 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
    Hank Wyse 41 257.1 16 15 3.15 86
    Claude Passeau 34 227.0 15 9 2.89 89
    Bob Chipman 26 129.0 9 9 3.49 41
    Charlie Gassaway 2 11.2 0 1 7.71 7

    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
    Paul Derringer 42 180.0 7 13 4.15 69
    Bill Fleming 39 158.1 9 10 3.13 42
    Hy Vandenberg 35 126.1 7 4 3.63 54
    Paul Erickson 33 124.1 5 9 3.55 82
    Red Lynn 22 84.1 5 4 4.06 35
    Ed Hanyzewski 14 58.1 2 5 4.47 19

    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
    Dale Alderson 12 0 0 0 6.65 7
    Mack Stewart 8 0 0 0 1.46 3
    John Burrows 3 0 0 0 18.00 1
    Hank Miklos 2 0 0 0 7.71 0

    Farm system[edit]

    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Bill Sweeney
    A1 Nashville Vols Southern Association Larry Gilbert
    B Portsmouth Cubs Piedmont League Bill Steinecke and Jimmie Foxx
    D Erwin Cubs Appalachian League Jim Poole
    D Marion Diggers Ohio State League Grover Hartley
    D Lockport Cubs PONY League Greg Mulleavy

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nashville[5]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Smoky Burgess at Baseball-Reference
  • ^ Jim Pearce page at Baseball-Reference
  • ^ Eddie Stanky page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball 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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