1942 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1942 National League Wrigley Field Chicago 68 86 y 6th Philip K. Wrigley James T. Gallagher Jimmie Wilson WGN(Bob Elson, Jack Brickhouse)WJJD(Pat Flanagan, Jack L. Fitzpatrick)WCFL(Hal Totten) 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. Regular season Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Notable transactions June 1, 1942: Jimmie Foxx was selected off waivers by the Cubs from the Boston Red Sox.Jimmie Foxx at Baseball Reference Roster 1942 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 31 Joe Berry 17 Hi Bithorn 21 Bob Bowman 14 Vallie Eaves 32 Paul Erickson 21 Dick Errickson 30,46 Bill Fleming 30 Jesse Flores 45 Ed Hanyzewski 22 Emil Kush 11 Bill Lee 25 Jake Mooty 23 Vern Olsen 13 Claude Passeau 40 Tot Pressnell 31 Johnny Schmitz 19 Lon Warneke 45 Hank Wyse Catchers 2,43 Marv Felderman  2 Paul Gillespie  9 Chico Hernández  5 Clyde McCullough 33 Bob Scheffing Infielders 32 Cy Block 16 Babe Dahlgren 16 Jimmie Foxx  6 Stan Hack 35 Lennie Merullo 12 Rip Russell 15 Lou Stringer 28 Bobby Sturgeon Outfielders 44 Phil Cavarretta  7 Dom Dallessandro  4 Charlie Gilbert 43 Peanuts Lowrey  8 Bill Nicholson 14,19 Lou Novikoff 48 Whitey Platt 46 Marv Rickert Manager  1 Jimmie Wilson Coaches 38 Kiki Cuyler 37 Dick Spalding 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 Bill Nicholson (baseball) 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 Bill Lee (right-handed pitcher) 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 Paul Erickson (baseball) 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 Joe Berry (pitcher) 2 0 0 0 18.00 1 Emil Kush 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Bob Bowman Bob Bowman (pitcher) 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Jigger Statz A1 Tulsa Oilers Texas League Roy Johnson B Madison Blues Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Wally Millies B Portsmouth Cubs Piedmont League Tony Lazzeri B Macon Peaches Sally League Milt Stock B Vancouver Capilanos Western International League Don Osborn C Zanesville Cubs Middle Atlantic League Jack Warner D Lake Charles Skippers Evangeline League Joe Bratcher D Americus Pioneers Georgia–Florida League Jerome Tiemann D Ashland Colonels Mountain State League Eddie Hock D Janesville Cubs Wisconsin State League Eddie Stumpf LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Macon, Vancouver, Ashland Evangeline League folded, May 30, 1942Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 Notes 2 References 1942 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs Category:1942 in Chicago