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
Record vs. opponents
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 Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 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 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 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
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: NashvilleJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
External links 1944 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference