1947 Chicago Cubs season explained

Chicago Cubs
Season:1947
League:National League
Ballpark:Wrigley Field
City:Chicago
Owners:Philip K. Wrigley
General Managers:James T. Gallagher
Managers:Charlie Grimm
Television:WBKB
(Jack Brickhouse, Joe Wilson)
Radio:WIND
(Bert Wilson)

The 1947 Chicago Cubs season was the 76th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 72nd in the National League and the 32nd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth in the National League with a record of 69–85.

Offseason

Regular season

Roster

1947 Chicago Cubs
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersManagerCoaches

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C 110 363 96 .264 5 50
1B 130 514 150 .292 2 35
2B 120 402 104 .259 3 26
SS 108 373 90 .241 0 29
3B 115 448 126 .281 5 37
OF 129 513 155 .302 13 66
OF 148 487 119 .244 26 75
OF 127 459 144 .314 2 63

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
76 240 65 .271 0 12
86 234 59 .252 3 30
87 232 59 .254 0 21
47 140 39 .279 4 20
71 137 20 .146 2 15
66 115 33 .287 1 14
21 78 17 .218 2 12
24 43 9 .209 0 3
14 40 8 .200 1 2
19 33 7 .212 0 3
8 24 3 .125 0 1
7 14 1 .071 0 0
3 2 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
38 207.0 13 18 3.22 97
34 187.1 11 10 3.94 62
3 25.0 1 2 2.82 14
4 16.0 1 2 10.13 7
1 3.0 0 0 9.00 0

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
40 183.0 8 12 4.38 75
40 174.0 7 12 4.34 82
37 142.0 6 9 4.31 53
32 134.2 7 6 3.68 51
19 63.1 2 6 6.25 26
4 7.1 0 1 4.91 1

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
47 8 3 5 3.36 44
35 2 0 0 4.48 28
23 3 2 0 3.40 22
14 0 2 0 4.50 9

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball. LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles, Clinton, Sioux Falls[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brosnji01.shtml Jim Brosnan page at Baseball Reference
  2. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 141, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York,
  3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997