1948 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1948 National League Wrigley Field Chicago 64 90 y 8th Philip K. Wrigley James T. Gallagher Charlie Grimm WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Marty Hogan)WBKB(Joe Wilson) WIND(Bert Wilson) The 1948 Chicago Cubs season was the 77th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 73rd in the National League and the 33rd at Wrigley Field, as well as the first of many seasons to be broadcast on television on WGN-TV while keeping its separate WBKB telecasts. The Cubs finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 64–90. Offseason October 9, 1947: Randy Jackson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Randy Jackson page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1947: Don Elston was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Don Elston page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1948 season (exact date unknown): Jim Pearce was released by the Cubs.Jim Pearce page at Baseball Reference Carl Sawatski was acquired by the Cubs from the Boston Braves.Carl Sawatski page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Notable transactions September 1948: Warren Hacker was acquired by the Cubs from the Shreveport Sports.Warren Hacker at Baseball-Reference Roster 1948 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 26 Hank Borowy 16 Don Carlsen 32 Cliff Chambers 31 Bob Chipman 17 Jess Dobernic 37 Paul Erickson 17 Warren Hacker 35 Ralph Hamner  2 Tony Jacobs 29 Emil Kush 23 Doyle Lade 27 Dutch McCall 28 Russ Meyer 30 Bob Rush 53 Johnny Schmitz 24 Ben Wade Catchers  9 Clyde McCullough 10 Bob Scheffing  8 Rube Walker Infielders 44 Phil Cavarretta 6,18 Jeff Cross  7 Dick Culler 20 Don Johnson 20 Danny Lynch 33 Gene Mauch 48 Andy Pafko  5 Hank Schenz 39 Roy Smalley Jr.  7 Emil Verban 36 Eddie Waitkus Outfielders 11 Cliff Aberson 19 Hal Jeffcoat 47 Peanuts Lowrey 22 Clarence Maddern 41 Carmen Mauro 43 Bill Nicholson Other batters 18 Carl Sawatski Manager 40 Charlie Grimm Coaches 42 Roy Johnson 45 Billy Jurges 11 Merv Shea 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 Bob Scheffing 102 293 88 .300 5 45 1B Eddie Waitkus 139 562 166 .295 7 44 2B Hank Schenz 96 337 88 .261 1 14 SS Roy Smalley Jr. 124 361 78 .216 4 36 3B Andy Pafko 142 548 171 .312 26 101 OF Peanuts Lowrey 129 435 128 .294 2 54 OF Hal Jeffcoat 134 473 132 .279 4 42 OF Bill Nicholson 143 494 129 .261 19 67 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 Phil Cavarretta 111 334 93 .278 3 40 Emil Verban 56 248 73 .294 1 16 Clarence Maddern 80 214 54 .252 4 27 Clyde McCullough 69 172 36 .209 1 7 Rube Walker 79 171 47 .275 5 26 Gene Mauch 53 138 28 .203 1 7 Dick Culler 48 89 15 .169 0 5 Cliff Aberson 12 32 6 .188 1 6 Jeff Cross 16 20 2 .100 0 0 Don Johnson Don Johnson (second baseman) 6 12 3 .250 0 0 Danny Lynch 7 7 2 .286 1 1 Carmen Mauro 3 5 1 .200 1 1 Carl Sawatski 2 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 Player G IP W L ERA SO Johnny Schmitz 34 242.0 18 13 2.64 100 Russ Meyer Russ Meyer (baseball) 29 164.2 10 10 3.66 89 Dutch McCall 30 151.1 4 13 4.82 89 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 Bob Rush 36 133.1 5 11 3.92 72 Hank Borowy 39 127.0 5 10 4.89 50 Ralph Hamner 27 111.1 5 9 4.69 53 Cliff Chambers 29 103.2 2 9 4.43 51 Doyle Lade 19 87.1 5 6 4.02 29 Warren Hacker 3 3.0 0 1 21.00 0 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 Bob Chipman 34 2 1 4 3.58 16 Emil Kush 34 1 4 3 4.38 31 Jess Dobernic 54 7 2 1 3.15 48 Paul Erickson 3 0 0 0 6.35 4 Ben Wade 2 0 1 0 7.20 1 Tony Jacobs 1 0 0 0 4.50 2 Don Carlsen 1 0 0 0 36.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Bill Kelly AA Nashville Vols Southern Association Larry Gilbert A Macon Peaches Sally League Don Osborn A Des Moines Bruins Western League Stan Hack B Decatur Commodores Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Red Lucas and Nelson Burbrink B Springfield Cubs New England League Bob Peterson B Selma Cloverleafs Southeastern League Morrie Arnovich B Fayetteville Cubs Tri-State League Skeeter Scalzi C Visalia Cubs California League John Intlekofer, Jigger Statz and Donald Anderson C Clinton Cubs Central Association Nelson Burbrink and Lee Eilbracht C Sioux Falls Canaries Northern League Jim Oglesby C Hutchinson/Springfield Cubs Western Association Frankie Piet D Elizabethton Betsy Cubs Appalachian League Adolph Matulis D St. Augustine Saints Florida State League Donald Anderson and John Sebastian D Centralia Cubs Illinois State League Willard Sellergren and Claude Passeau D Marion Cubs Ohio–Indiana League Lou Bekeza and Frank Kristie D Lumberton Cubs Tobacco State League Charles Jamin D Janesville Cubs Wisconsin State League Frank Kristie and Lou BekezaLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fayetteville, Clinton Hutchinson club moved to Springfield (Missouri), July 21, 1948 References 2 External links 1948 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs Category:1948 in Chicago