1947 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1947 National League Wrigley Field Chicago 69 85 y 6th Philip K. Wrigley James T. Gallagher Charlie Grimm WBKB(Jack Brickhouse, Joe Wilson) 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 November 21, 1946: Jim Brosnan was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Jim Brosnan page at Baseball Reference Regular season May 18: 46,572 paying fans (while there were 20,000 fans outside) came to Wrigley Field to see Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers play. The Dodgers won by a score of 4–2.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 141, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, 978-0-7432-9461-4 Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Roster 1947 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 26 Hank Borowy 32 Bob Carpenter 31 Bob Chipman 37 Paul Erickson 35 Ralph Hamner 29 Emil Kush 22,23 Doyle Lade 23 Bill Lee 17 Russ Meers 28 Russ Meyer 24 Ox Miller 13 Claude Passeau 34 Freddy Schmidt 53 Johnny Schmitz 33 Hank Wyse Catchers 11 Mickey Livingston  8 Clyde McCullough 10 Bob Scheffing 12 Dewey Williams Infielders 22 Lonny Frey  6 Stan Hack 20 Don Johnson 45 Billy Jurges 47 Peanuts Lowrey 49 Ray Mack 21 Sal Madrid 21 Lennie Merullo  5 Hank Schenz  7 Bobby Sturgeon 36 Eddie Waitkus Outfielders 11 Cliff Aberson 44 Phil Cavarretta 46 Dom Dallessandro 43 Bill Nicholson 48 Andy Pafko 35 Marv Rickert Manager 40 Charlie Grimm Coaches 42 Roy Johnson 45 Billy Jurges 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 110 363 96 .264 5 50 1B Eddie Waitkus 130 514 150 .292 2 35 2B Don Johnson Don Johnson (second baseman) 120 402 104 .259 3 26 SS Lennie Merullo 108 373 90 .241 0 29 3B Peanuts Lowrey 115 448 126 .281 5 37 OF Andy Pafko 129 513 155 .302 13 66 OF Bill Nicholson Bill Nicholson (baseball) 148 487 119 .244 26 75 OF Phil Cavarretta 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 Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Stan Hack 76 240 65 .271 0 12 Clyde McCullough 86 234 59 .252 3 30 Bobby Sturgeon 87 232 59 .254 0 21 Cliff Aberson 47 140 39 .279 4 20 Marv Rickert 71 137 20 .146 2 15 Dom Dallessandro 66 115 33 .287 1 14 Ray Mack 21 78 17 .218 2 12 Lonny Frey 24 43 9 .209 0 3 Billy Jurges 14 40 8 .200 1 2 Mickey Livingston 19 33 7 .212 0 3 Sal Madrid 8 24 3 .125 0 1 Hank Schenz 7 14 1 .071 0 0 Dewey Williams 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 Player G IP W L ERA SO Johnny Schmitz 38 207.0 13 18 3.22 97 Doyle Lade 34 187.1 11 10 3.94 62 Ralph Hamner 3 25.0 1 2 2.82 14 Ox Miller 4 16.0 1 2 10.13 7 Freddy Schmidt 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 Player G IP W L ERA SO Hank Borowy 40 183.0 8 12 4.38 75 Paul Erickson 40 174.0 7 12 4.34 82 Hank Wyse 37 142.0 6 9 4.31 53 Bob Chipman 32 134.2 7 6 3.68 51 Claude Passeau 19 63.1 2 6 6.25 26 Bob Carpenter Bob Carpenter (baseball) 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 Player G W L SV ERA SO Emil Kush 47 8 3 5 3.36 44 Russ Meers 35 2 0 0 4.48 28 Russ Meyer 23 3 2 0 3.40 22 Bill Lee Bill Lee (right-handed pitcher) 14 0 2 0 4.50 9 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Bill Kelly AA Nashville Vols Southern Association Larry Gilbert AA Tulsa Oilers Texas League Gus Mancuso A Macon Peaches Sally League Ray Hayworth A Des Moines Bruins Western League Jim Keesey B Davenport Cubs Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Dickey Kerr and Morrie Arnovich B Portsmouth Cubs Piedmont League Gene Hasson B Fayetteville Cubs Tri-State League Clyde McDowell B Tacoma Tigers Western International League Luther Harvel C Visalia Cubs California League John Intlekofer C Clinton Cubs Central Association Bob Peterson C Sioux Falls Canaries Northern League Jim Oglesby C Hutchinson Cubs Western Association Morrie Arnovich and Dickey Kerr D Elizabethton Betsy Cubs Appalachian League Lou Bekeza D Centralia Cubs Illinois State League Chuck Hawley D Iola Cubs Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Al Reitz D Lumberton Cubs Tobacco State League Red Lucas D Janesville Bears Wisconsin State League Frankie PietLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles, Clinton, Sioux FallsJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 References 2 External links 1947 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs Category:1947 in Chicago