1944 Chicago Cubs season

1944 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)	James T. Gallagher
Manager(s)	Jimmie Wilson, Roy Johnson, Charlie Grimm
Local radio	WJJD (Bert Wilson)
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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.^[1]
  • Jim Pearce was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	105	49	0.682	—	54–22	51–27
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	63	0.588	14½	49–28	41–35
Cincinnati Reds	89	65	0.578	16	45–33	44–32
Chicago Cubs	75	79	0.487	30	35–42	40–37
New York Giants	67	87	0.435	38	39–36	28–51
Boston Braves	65	89	0.422	40	38–40	27–49
Brooklyn Dodgers	63	91	0.409	42	37–39	26–52
Philadelphia Phillies	61	92	0.399	43½	29–49	32–43

Record vs. opponents

1944 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	9–13	11–11	8–14	9–13	11–11–1	9–13	8–14
Brooklyn	13–9	—	8–14–1	8–14	10–12	16–6	4–18	4–18
Chicago	11–11	14–8–1	—	9–13–1	10–12	13–9	12–10–1	6–16
Cincinnati	14–8	14–8	13–9–1	—	15–7	13–19	12–10	8–14
New York	13–9	12–10	12–10	7–15	—	10–12	7–15–1	6–16
Philadelphia	11–11–1	6–16	9–13	9–13	12–10	—	9–12	5–17
Pittsburgh	13–9	18–4	10–12–1	10–12	15–7–1	12–9	—	12–10–3
St. Louis	14–8	18–4	16–6	14–8	16–6	17–5	10–12–3	—

Notable transactions

• June 6, 1944: Eddie Stanky was traded by the Cubs to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Bob Chipman.^[3]
• July 5, 1944: Jimmie Foxx was released by the Cubs.^[4]

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

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

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
Stanky, EddieEddie Stanky	13	25	6	.240	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
Chipman, BobBob Chipman	26	129	9	9	3.49	41

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

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
Alderson, DaleDale Alderson	12	0	0	0	6.65	7

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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 Aces	Appalachian League	Jim Poole
D	Marion Diggers	Ohio State League	Grover Hartley
D	Lockport Cubs	PONY League	Greg Mulleavy

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nashville^[5]

References

1. Smoky Burgess at Baseball-Reference
2. Jim Pearce page at Baseball-Reference
3. Eddie Stanky page at Baseball Reference
4. Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball Reference
5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

External links

• 1944 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference