1944 Chicago Cubs season

1944 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s) James T. Gallagher
Manager(s) Jimmie Wilson, Roy Johnson, Charlie Grimm
Local radio WJJD
(Bert Wilson)
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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

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 105 49 0.682 — 54–22 51–27
Pittsburgh Pirates 90 63 0.588 14½ 49–28 41–35
Cincinnati Reds 89 65 0.578 16 45–33 44–32
Chicago Cubs 75 79 0.487 30 35–42 40–37
New York Giants 67 87 0.435 38 39–36 28–51
Boston Braves 65 89 0.422 40 38–40 27–49
Brooklyn Dodgers 63 91 0.409 42 37–39 26–52
Philadelphia Phillies 61 92 0.399 43½ 29–49 32–43

Record vs. opponents

1944 National League Records

Sources:

Team BOS BR 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

Roster

1944 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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

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
Stanky, EddieEddie Stanky 13 25 6 .240 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
Chipman, BobBob Chipman 26 129 9 9 3.49 41

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

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
Alderson, DaleDale Alderson 12 0 0 0 6.65 7

Farm system

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 Aces Appalachian League Jim Poole
D Marion Diggers Ohio State League Grover Hartley
D Lockport Cubs PONY League Greg Mulleavy

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nashville[5]

References

  1. ↑ Smoky Burgess at Baseball-Reference
  2. ↑ Jim Pearce page at Baseball-Reference
  3. ↑ Eddie Stanky page at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ 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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