1944 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1944 National League Wrigley Field Chicago 75 79 y 4th Philip K. Wrigley James T. Gallagher Jimmie Wilson, Roy Johnson, Charlie Grimm WJJD(Bert Wilson) The 1944 Chicago Cubs season was the 73rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 69th in the National League and the 29th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League with a record of 75–79. Offseason Prior to 1944 season (exact date unknown) Smoky Burgess was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Smoky Burgess at Baseball-Reference Jim Pearce was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Jim Pearce page at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Notable transactions June 6, 1944: Eddie Stanky was traded by the Cubs to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Bob Chipman.Eddie Stanky page at Baseball Reference July 5, 1944: Jimmie Foxx was released by the Cubs.Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball Reference Roster 1944 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 47 Dale Alderson 36 John Burrows 31 Bob Chipman 30 Paul Derringer 37 Paul Erickson 32 Bill Fleming -- Charlie Gassaway 34 Ed Hanyzewski 39 Red Lynn 39 Hank Miklos 13 Claude Passeau 38 Mack Stewart 35 Hy Vandenberg 33 Hank Wyse Catchers 12 Roy Easterwood 24 Paul Gillespie 10 Billy Holm 11 Mickey Kreitner 50 Joe Stephenson 12 Dewey Williams Infielders 26 Charlie Brewster 44 Phil Cavarretta 52 Pete Elko 26 Jimmie Foxx 25 Stan Hack 23 Roy Hughes 20 Don Johnson 21 Lennie Merullo 22 Bill Schuster 25 Eddie Stanky 24 Tony York Outfielders 46 Dom Dallessandro 51 Ival Goodman 43 Bill Nicholson 45 Lou Novikoff 50 Johnny Ostrowski 48 Andy Pafko 49 Ed Sauer 49 Frank Secory Other batters 38,45 Garth Mann Manager 40 Charlie Grimm 42 Roy Johnson 40 Jimmie Wilson Coaches 26 Jimmie Foxx 42 Roy Johnson 41 Milt Stock Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Dewey Williams 79 262 63 .240 0 27 1B Phil Cavarretta 152 614 197* .321 5 82 2B Don Johnson 154 608 169 .278 2 71 SS Lennie Merullo 66 193 41 .212 1 16 3B Stan Hack 98 383 108 .282 3 32 OF Andy Pafko 128 469 126 .269 6 62 OF Bill Nicholson 156 582 167 .287 33 122 OF Dom Dallessandro 117 381 116 .304 8 74 Tied with Stan Musial (St. Louis) 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 Roy Hughes 126 478 137 .287 1 28 Bill Schuster 60 154 34 .221 1 14 Ival Goodman 62 141 37 .262 1 16 Lou Novikoff 71 139 39 .281 3 19 Billy Holm 54 132 18 .136 0 6 Mickey Kreitner 39 85 13 .153 0 1 Tony York 28 85 20 .235 0 7 Frank Secory 22 56 18 .321 4 17 Ed Sauer 23 50 11 .220 0 5 Charlie Brewster 10 44 11 .250 0 2 Roy Easterwood 17 33 7 .212 1 2 Paul Gillespie 9 26 7 .269 1 2 Eddie Stanky 13 25 6 .240 0 0 Pete Elko 7 22 5 .227 0 0 Jimmie Foxx 15 20 1 .050 0 2 Johnny Ostrowski 8 13 2 .154 0 2 Joe Stephenson 4 8 1 .125 0 0 Garth Mann 1 0 0 ---- 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 Hank Wyse 41 257.1 16 15 3.15 86 Claude Passeau 34 227.0 15 9 2.89 89 Bob Chipman 26 129.0 9 9 3.49 41 Charlie Gassaway 2 11.2 0 1 7.71 7 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 Derringer 42 180.0 7 13 4.15 69 Bill Fleming 39 158.1 9 10 3.13 42 Hy Vandenberg 35 126.1 7 4 3.63 54 Paul Erickson 33 124.1 5 9 3.55 82 Red Lynn 22 84.1 5 4 4.06 35 Ed Hanyzewski 14 58.1 2 5 4.47 19 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 Dale Alderson 12 0 0 0 6.65 7 Mack Stewart 8 0 0 0 1.46 3 John Burrows 3 0 0 0 18.00 1 Hank Miklos 2 0 0 0 7.71 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Bill Sweeney A1 Nashville Vols Southern Association Larry Gilbert B Portsmouth Cubs Piedmont League Bill Steinecke and Jimmie Foxx D Erwin Cubs Appalachian League Jim Poole D Marion Diggers Ohio State League Grover Hartley D Lockport Cubs PONY League Greg MulleavyLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: NashvilleJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 References 2 External links 1944 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs Category:1944 in Chicago