1946 Chicago Cubs season

1946 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s) James T. Gallagher
Manager(s) Charlie Grimm
Local radio WIND
(Bert Wilson)
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The 1946 Chicago Cubs season was the 75th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 71st in the National League and the 31st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 82–71.

Offseason

  • Prior to 1946 season: Hal Jeffcoat was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 9858 0.628 — 49–29 49–29
Brooklyn Dodgers 9660 0.615 2 56–22 40–38
Chicago Cubs 8271 0.536 14½ 44–33 38–38
Boston Braves 8172 0.529 15½ 45–31 36–41
Philadelphia Phillies 6985 0.448 28 41–36 28–49
Cincinnati Reds 6787 0.435 30 35–42 32–45
Pittsburgh Pirates 6391 0.409 34 37–40 26–51
New York Giants 6193 0.396 36 38–39 23–54

Record vs. opponents

1946 National League Records

Sources:
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston —5–1712–9–115–713–914–815–77–15
Brooklyn 17–5—11–1114–8–115–717–514–88–16
Chicago 9–12–111–11—13–917–512–1012–10–18–14
Cincinnati 7–158–14–19–13—14–88–14–113–98–14
New York 9–137–155–178–14—12–1010–1210–12
Philadelphia 8–145–1710–1214–8–110–12—14–88–14
Pittsburgh 7–158–1410–12–19–1312–108–14—9–13
St. Louis 15–716–814–814–812–1014–813–9—

Notable transactions

Roster

1946 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
2BDon Johnson8331476.242119

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
Heinz Becker972.28601

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

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
Red Adams80108.258

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Bill Sweeney
AA Nashville Vols Southern Association Larry Gilbert
AA Tulsa Oilers Texas League Gus Mancuso
A Macon Peaches Sally League Al Leitz and Bobby LaMotte
B Davenport Cubs Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bill Kelly
B Hagerstown Owls Interstate League Bunny Griffiths
B Portsmouth Cubs Piedmont League Gene Hasson and Ace Parker
B Shelby Cubs Tri-State League Clyde McDowell
B Tacoma Tigers Western International League Red Harvel
C Visalia Cubs California League Bobby Schang and Pete Beiden
C Quebec Alouettes Canadian–American League Joe Sugrue, Tim Murchison and John Intlekofer
C Hutchinson Cubs Western Association Dickie Kerr
D Elizabethton Betsy Cubs Appalachian League Lou Bekeza
D Fayetteville Cubs Coastal Plain League John Intlekofer and Donald Anderson
D Iola Cubs Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Al Reitz
D Hopkinsville Hoppers KITTY League Calvin Chapman
D Statesville Cubs North Carolina State League Halley Wilson
D Janesville Bears Wisconsin State League Quinto Valentino

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hutchinson; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Iola[3]

References

  1. ↑ Hal Jeffcoat page at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Mickey Rocco page at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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