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,
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1947 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
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 110 363 96 .264 5 50 1B 130 514 150 .292 2 35 2B 120 402 104 .259 3 26 SS 108 373 90 .241 0 29 3B 115 448 126 .281 5 37 OF 129 513 155 .302 13 66 OF 148 487 119 .244 26 75 OF 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 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 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 14 0 2 0 4.50 9
Farm system
LEAGUE 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
External links 1947 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference