The 1949 Chicago Cubs season was the 78th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 74th in the National League and the 34th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 61–93.
Offseason October 4, 1948: Bill Nicholson was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Harry Walker.Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference November 8, 1948: Bob Speake was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Bob Speake page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 15, 1949: Peanuts Lowrey and Harry Walker were traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds for Frank Baumholtz and Hank Sauer.Peanuts Lowrey page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1949 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters 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 Mickey Owen 62 198 54 .273 2 18 1B Herman Reich 108 386 108 .280 3 34 2B Emil Verban 98 343 99 .289 0 22 SS 135 477 117 .245 8 35 3B Frankie Gustine 76 261 59 .226 4 27 OF Hal Jeffcoat 108 363 89 .245 2 26 OF Andy Pafko 144 519 146 .281 18 69 OF Hank Sauer 96 357 104 .291 27 83
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 Phil Cavarretta 105 360 106 .294 8 49 Bob Ramazzotti 65 190 34 .179 0 6 Hank Edwards 58 176 51 .290 7 21 Rube Walker 56 172 42 .244 3 22 58 164 37 .226 1 15 42 159 42 .264 1 14 Gene Mauch 72 150 37 .247 1 7 Bob Scheffing 55 149 40 .268 3 19 Wayne Terwilliger 36 112 25 .223 2 10 38 111 30 .270 2 10 Rube Novotney 22 67 18 .269 0 6 Smokey Burgess 46 56 15 .268 1 12 Bill Serena 12 37 8 .216 1 7 Hank Schenz 7 14 6 .429 0 1 Clarence Maddern 10 9 3 .333 1 2 Cliff Aberson 4 7 0 .000 0 0 3 2 1 .500 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 36 207.0 11 13 4.35 75 Bob Rush 35 201.0 10 18 4.07 80 Dutch Leonard 33 180.0 7 16 4.15 83
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 Monk Dubiel 32 147.2 6 9 4.14 52 Doyle Lade 36 129.2 4 5 5.00 43 Warren Hacker 30 125.2 5 8 4.23 40 38 113.1 7 8 3.97 46 30 82.1 2 4 5.68 43 Cal McLish 8 23.0 1 1 5.87 6 Ralph Hamner 6 12.1 0 2 8.76 3 Lefty Sloat 5 9.0 0 0 7.00 3
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 Bob Muncrief 34 5 6 2 4.56 36 Emil Kush 26 3 3 2 3.78 22 Jess Dobernic 4 0 0 0 20.25 0 1 0 0 0 inf 0
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nashville, Macon, Rutherford County
References
External links
1949 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference