1944 Chicago Cubs season explained

Chicago Cubs
Season:	1944
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Wrigley Field
City:	Chicago
Owners:	Philip K. Wrigley
General Managers:	James T. Gallagher
Managers:	Jimmie Wilson, Roy Johnson, Charlie Grimm
Radio:	WJJD (Bert Wilson)

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

• Prior to 1944 season (exact date unknown)
  • Smoky Burgess was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.^[1]
  • Jim Pearce was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.^[2]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• June 6, 1944: Eddie Stanky was traded by the Cubs to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Bob Chipman.^[3]
• July 5, 1944: Jimmie Foxx was released by the Cubs.^[4]

Roster

1944 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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
C		79	262	63	.240	0	27
1B		152	614	197	.321	5	82
2B		154	608	169	.278	2	71
SS		66	193	41	.212	1	16
3B		98	383	108	.282	3	32
OF		128	469	126	.269	6	62
OF		156	582	167	.287	33	122
OF		117	381	116	.304	8	74

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
	126	478	137	.287	1	28
	60	154	34	.221	1	14
	62	141	37	.262	1	16
	71	139	39	.281	3	19
	54	132	18	.136	0	6
	39	85	13	.153	0	1
	28	85	20	.235	0	7
	22	56	18	.321	4	17
	23	50	11	.220	0	5
	10	44	11	.250	0	2
	17	33	7	.212	1	2
	9	26	7	.269	1	2
	13	25	6	.240	0	0
	7	22	5	.227	0	0
	15	20	1	.050	0	2
	8	13	2	.154	0	2
	4	8	1	.125	0	0
	1	0	0	----	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
	41	257.1	16	15	3.15	86
	34	227.0	15	9	2.89	89
	26	129.0	9	9	3.49	41
	2	11.2	0	1	7.71	7

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
	42	180.0	7	13	4.15	69
	39	158.1	9	10	3.13	42
	35	126.1	7	4	3.63	54
	33	124.1	5	9	3.55	82
	22	84.1	5	4	4.06	35
	14	58.1	2	5	4.47	19

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
	12	0	0	0	6.65	7
	8	0	0	0	1.46	3
	3	0	0	0	18.00	1
	2	0	0	0	7.71	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nashville^[5]

External links

• 1944 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burgesm01.shtml Smoky Burgess at Baseball-Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pearcji01.shtml Jim Pearce page at Baseball-Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stanked01.shtml Eddie Stanky page at Baseball Reference
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/foxxji01.shtml 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