1946 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1946 National League Wrigley Field Chicago 82 71 y 3rd Philip K. Wrigley James T. Gallagher Charlie Grimm WBKB(Jack Gibney) WIND(Bert Wilson) The 1946 Chicago Cubs season was the 75th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 71st in the National League and the 31st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 82–71. Offseason Prior to the 1946 season: Hal Jeffcoat was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Hal Jeffcoat page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Notable transactions June 26, 1946: Heinz Becker was traded by the Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for Mickey Rocco and cash.Mickey Rocco page at Baseball Reference Roster 1946 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 18 Red Adams 18 Russ Bauers 25 Hi Bithorn 26 Hank Borowy 31 Bob Chipman 37 Paul Erickson 32 Bill Fleming 34,49 Ed Hanyzewski 29 Emil Kush 19 Doyle Lade 13 Hal Manders 17 Russ Meers 38 Russ Meyer 19 Emmett O'Neill 23 Vern Olsen 13 Claude Passeau 39 Ray Prim 53 Johnny Schmitz 33 Hank Wyse Catchers 11 Mickey Livingston  8 Clyde McCullough 32 Ted Pawelek 10 Bob Scheffing 6,20 Dewey Williams Infielders 34 Cy Block 27 Al Glossop  6 Stan Hack 20 Don Johnson 45 Billy Jurges 21 Lennie Merullo 27 Johnny Ostrowski 17 Hank Schenz 12 Lou Stringer 7,38 Bobby Sturgeon 36 Eddie Waitkus Outfielders 44 Phil Cavarretta 46 Dom Dallessandro 22 Charlie Gilbert 47 Peanuts Lowrey 54 Clarence Maddern 43 Bill Nicholson 48 Andy Pafko 35 Marv Rickert 49 Frank Secory Other batters  7 Heinz Becker 22 Cecil Garriott Manager 40 Charlie Grimm Coaches 42 Roy Johnson 52 Red Smith 41 Milt Stock 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 95 307 88 .287 4 34 1B Eddie Waitkus 113 441 134 .304 4 55 2B Don Johnson Don Johnson (second baseman) 83 314 76 .242 1 19 SS Billy Jurges 82 221 49 .222 0 17 3B Stan Hack 92 323 92 .285 0 26 OF Peanuts Lowrey 144 540 139 .257 4 54 OF Marv Rickert 111 392 103 .263 7 47 OF Phil Cavarretta 139 510 150 .294 8 78 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 Bill Nicholson 105 296 65 .220 8 41 Bobby Sturgeon 100 294 87 .296 1 21 Andy Pafko 65 234 66 .282 3 39 Lou Stringer 80 209 51 .244 3 19 Mickey Livingston 66 176 45 .256 2 20 Johnny Ostrowski 64 160 34 .213 3 12 Lennie Merullo 65 126 19 .151 0 7 Bob Scheffing 63 115 32 .278 0 18 Dom Dallessandro 65 89 20 .225 1 9 Frank Secory 33 43 10 .233 3 12 Cy Block 6 13 3 .231 0 0 Charlie Gilbert 15 13 1 .077 0 1 Hank Schenz 6 11 2 .182 0 1 Al Glossop 4 10 0 .000 0 0 Heinz Becker 9 7 2 .286 0 1 Cecil Garriott 6 5 0 .000 0 0 Dewey Williams 4 5 1 .200 0 0 Ted Pawelek 4 4 1 .250 0 0 Clarence Maddern 3 3 0 .000 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 Johnny Schmitz 41 224.1 11 11 2.61 135 Hank Wyse 40 201.1 14 12 2.68 52 Hank Borowy 32 201.0 12 10 3.76 95 Claude Passeau 21 129.1 9 8 3.13 47 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 Paul Erickson 32 137.0 9 7 2.43 70 Emil Kush 40 129.2 9 2 3.05 50 Bob Chipman 34 109.1 6 5 3.13 42 Hi Bithorn 26 86.2 6 5 3.84 34 Russ Meyer 4 17.0 0 0 3.18 10 Doyle Lade 3 15.1 0 2 4.11 8 Russ Meers 7 11.1 1 2 3.18 2 Hal Manders 2 6.0 0 1 9.00 4 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 Russ Bauers 15 2 1 1 3.53 22 Bill Fleming 14 0 1 0 6.14 10 Ray Prim 14 2 3 1 5.79 10 Red Adams 8 0 1 0 8.25 8 Vern Olsen 5 0 0 0 2.79 8 Ed Hanyzewski 3 1 0 0 4.50 1 Emmett O'Neill 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Bill Sweeney AA Nashville Vols Southern Association Larry Gilbert AA Tulsa Oilers Texas League Gus Mancuso A Macon Peaches Sally League Al Leitz and Bobby LaMotte B Davenport Cubs Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bill Kelly B Hagerstown Owls Interstate League Bunny Griffiths B Portsmouth Cubs Piedmont League Gene Hasson and Ace Parker B Shelby Cubs Tri-State League Clyde McDowell B Tacoma Tigers Western International League Red Harvel C Visalia Cubs California League Bobby Schang and Pete Beiden C Quebec Alouettes Canadian–American League Joe Sugrue, Tim Murchison and John Intlekofer C Hutchinson Cubs Western Association Dickey Kerr D Elizabethton Betsy Cubs Appalachian League Lou Bekeza D team Fayetteville Cubs Coastal Plain League John Intlekofer and Donald Anderson D Iola Cubs Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Al Reitz D Hopkinsville Hoppers KITTY League Calvin Chapman D Statesville Cubs North Carolina State League Halley Wilson D Janesville Bears Wisconsin State League Quinto ValentinoLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hutchinson; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: IolaJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 References 2 External links 1946 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs Category:1946 in Chicago