| 1942 Chicago Cubs | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
| City | Chicago | |
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |
| General managers | James T. Gallagher | |
| Managers | Jimmie Wilson | |
| Radio | WGN (Bob Elson, Jack Brickhouse) WJJD (Pat Flanagan, Jack L. Fitzpatrick) WCFL (Hal Totten) | |
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The 1942 Chicago Cubs season was the 71st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 67th in the National League and the 27th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth in the National League with a record of 68–86.
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Transcription
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 106 | 48 | 0.688 | — | 60–17 | 46–31 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 104 | 50 | 0.675 | 2 | 57–22 | 47–28 |
| New York Giants | 85 | 67 | 0.559 | 20 | 47–31 | 38–36 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 76 | 0.500 | 29 | 38–39 | 38–37 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 81 | 0.449 | 36½ | 41–34 | 25–47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 68 | 86 | 0.442 | 38 | 36–41 | 32–45 |
| Boston Braves | 59 | 89 | 0.399 | 44 | 33–36 | 26–53 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 109 | 0.278 | 62½ | 23–51 | 19–58 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 5–16–1 | 8–12 | 14–8 | 7–12–1 | 6–16 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 16–6 | — | 16–6 | 15–7 | 14–8–1 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 9–13 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 13–9 | 9–13–1 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 6–16 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 16–5–1 | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 16–6 | 12–9–1 | 7–15 | |||||
| New York | 12–8 | 8–14–1 | 13–9–1 | 13–9 | — | 17–5 | 15–7 | 7–15 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 4–18 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 5–17 | — | 6–13 | 5–17 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 12–7–1 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 9–12–1 | 7–15 | 13–6 | — | 8–14–2 | |||||
| St. Louis | 16–6 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 14–8–2 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- June 1, 1942: Jimmie Foxx was selected off waivers by the Cubs from the Boston Red Sox.[1]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 | Clyde McCullough | 109 | 337 | 95 | .282 | 5 | 31 |
| 1B | Jimmie Foxx | 70 | 205 | 42 | .205 | 3 | 19 |
| 2B | Lou Stringer | 121 | 406 | 96 | .236 | 9 | 41 |
| 3B | Stan Hack | 140 | 553 | 166 | .300 | 6 | 39 |
| SS | Lennie Merullo | 143 | 515 | 132 | .256 | 2 | 37 |
| OF | Bill Nicholson | 152 | 588 | 173 | .294 | 21 | 78 |
| OF | Phil Cavarretta | 136 | 482 | 130 | .270 | 3 | 54 |
| OF | Lou Novikoff | 128 | 483 | 145 | .300 | 7 | 64 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Russell | 102 | 302 | 73 | .242 | 8 | 41 |
| Dom Dallessandro | 96 | 264 | 69 | .261 | 4 | 43 |
| Charlie Gilbert | 74 | 179 | 33 | .184 | 0 | 7 |
| Bobby Sturgeon | 63 | 162 | 40 | .247 | 0 | 7 |
| Chico Hernández | 47 | 118 | 27 | .229 | 0 | 7 |
| Bob Scheffing | 44 | 102 | 20 | .196 | 2 | 12 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | 27 | 58 | 11 | .190 | 1 | 4 |
| Babe Dahlgren | 17 | 56 | 12 | .214 | 0 | 6 |
| Cy Block | 9 | 33 | 12 | .364 | 0 | 4 |
| Marv Rickert | 8 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Gillespie | 5 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 2 | 4 |
| Whitey Platt | 4 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 2 |
| Marv Felderman | 3 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Passeau | 35 | 278.1 | 19 | 14 | 2.68 | 89 |
| Bill Lee | 32 | 219.2 | 13 | 13 | 3.85 | 75 |
| Lon Warneke | 15 | 99.0 | 5 | 7 | 2.27 | 28 |
| Hank Wyse | 4 | 28.0 | 2 | 1 | 1.93 | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hi Bithorn | 38 | 171.1 | 9 | 14 | 3.68 | 65 |
| Vern Olsen | 32 | 140.1 | 6 | 9 | 4.49 | 46 |
| Bill Fleming | 33 | 134.1 | 5 | 6 | 3.01 | 59 |
| Johnny Schmitz | 23 | 86.2 | 3 | 7 | 3.43 | 51 |
| Jake Mooty | 19 | 84.1 | 2 | 5 | 4.70 | 28 |
| Paul Erickson | 18 | 63.0 | 1 | 6 | 5.43 | 26 |
| Ed Hanyzewski | 6 | 19.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.79 | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tot Pressnell | 27 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5.49 | 9 |
| Dick Errickson | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.13 | 9 |
| Jesse Flores | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 6 |
| Vallie Eaves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Joe Berry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
| Emil Kush | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Bob Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Macon, Vancouver, Ashland
Evangeline League folded, May 30, 1942[2]
Notes
- ^ Jimmie Foxx at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
This page was last edited on 11 November 2023, at 00:05