| Chicago Cubs | |
| Season: | 1943 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Wrigley Field |
| City: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Owners: | Philip K. Wrigley |
| General Managers: | James T. Gallagher |
| Managers: | Jimmie Wilson |
| Radio: | WGN (Jack Brickhouse, Dick Enroth) WJJD (Bert Wilson, Pat Flanagan) WCFL (Hal Totten) |
The 1943 Chicago Cubs season was the 72nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 68th in the National League and the 28th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 74–79.
| 1943 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
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 | 87 | 266 | 63 | .237 | 2 | 23 | ||
| 1B | 143 | 530 | 154 | .291 | 8 | 73 | ||
| 2B | 142 | 510 | 125 | .245 | 0 | 47 | ||
| SS | 129 | 453 | 115 | .254 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 3B | 144 | 533 | 154 | .289 | 3 | 35 | ||
| OF | 130 | 480 | 140 | .292 | 1 | 63 | ||
| OF | 154 | 608 | 188 | .309 | 29 | 128 | ||
| OF | 78 | 233 | 65 | .279 | 0 | 28 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 225 | 72 | .320 | 3 | 45 | ||
| 87 | 176 | 39 | .222 | 1 | 31 | ||
| 43 | 126 | 34 | .270 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 64 | 118 | 26 | .220 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 36 | 111 | 29 | .261 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 24 | 69 | 10 | .145 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 58 | 22 | .379 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 14 | 55 | 15 | .273 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 51 | 15 | .294 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | 45 | 6 | .133 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 42 | 8 | .190 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 20 | 41 | 7 | .171 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 30 | 4 | .133 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 257.0 | 15 | 12 | 2.91 | 93 | ||
| 39 | 249.2 | 18 | 12 | 2.60 | 86 | ||
| 32 | 174.0 | 10 | 14 | 3.57 | 75 | ||
| 13 | 78.1 | 3 | 7 | 3.56 | 18 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 156.0 | 9 | 7 | 2.94 | 45 | ||
| 33 | 130.0 | 8 | 7 | 2.56 | 55 | ||
| 21 | 88.1 | 4 | 5 | 3.16 | 30 | ||
| 29 | 60.0 | 4 | 3 | 2.55 | 27 | ||
| 15 | 45.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.80 | 20 | ||
| 15 | 42.2 | 1 | 3 | 6.12 | 24 | ||
| 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.88 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.43 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.86 | 18 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.40 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
See also: Minor league baseball.
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