1947 Chicago Cubs season

1947 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s) James T. Gallagher
Manager(s) Charlie Grimm
Local television WBKB
(Jack Brickhouse, Joe Wilson)
Local radio WIND
(Bert Wilson)
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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.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Dodgers 9460 0.610 — 52–25 42–35
St. Louis Cardinals 8965 0.578 5 46–31 43–34
Boston Braves 8668 0.558 8 50–27 36–41
New York Giants 8173 0.526 13 45–31 36–42
Cincinnati Reds 7381 0.474 21 42–35 31–46
Chicago Cubs 6985 0.448 25 36–43 33–42
Philadelphia Phillies 6292 0.403 32 38–38 24–54
Pittsburgh Pirates 6292 0.403 32 32–45 30–47

Record vs. opponents

1947 National League Records

Sources:
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston —12–1013–913–913–914–812–109–13
Brooklyn 10–12—15–715–714–814–815–711–11–1
Chicago 9–137–15—12–107–1516–6–18–1410–12
Cincinnati 9–137–1510–12—13–913–913–98–14
New York 9–138–1415–79–13—12–1015–7–113–9
Philadelphia 8–148–146–16–19–1310–12—13–98–14
Pittsburgh 10–127–1514–89–137–15–19–13—6–16–1
St. Louis 13–911–11–112–1014–89–1314–816–6–1—

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
CBob Scheffing11036396.264550
1BEddie Waitkus130514150.292235
2BDon Johnson120402104.259326
3BPeanuts Lowrey115448126.281537
SSLennie Merullo10837390.241029
OFAndy Pafko129513155.3021366
OFBill Nicholson148487119.2442675
OFPhil Cavarretta127459144.314263

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

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
Hank Borowy401838124.3875
Bob Carpenter47.1014.911

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
Bill Lee140204.509

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Bill Kelly
AA Nashville Vols Southern Association Larry Gilbert
AA Tulsa Oilers Texas League Gus Mancuso
A Macon Peaches Sally League Ray Hayworth
A Des Moines Bruins Western League Jim Keesey
B Davenport Cubs Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Dickie Kerr and Morrie Arnovich
B Portsmouth Cubs Piedmont League Gene Hasson
B Fayetteville Cubs Tri-State League Clyde McDowell
B Tacoma Tigers Western International League Luther Harvel
C Visalia Cubs California League John Intlekofer
C Clinton Cubs Central Association Bob Peterson
C Sioux Falls Canaries Northern League Jim Oglesby
C Hutchinson Cubs Western Association Morrie Arnovich and Dickie Kerr
D Elizabethton Betsy Cubs Appalachian League Lou Bekeza
D Centralia Cubs Illinois State League Chuck Hawley
D Iola Cubs Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Al Reitz
D Lumberton Cubs Tobacco State League Red Lucas
D Janesville Bears Wisconsin State League Frankie Piet

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles, Clinton, Sioux Falls[3]

References

  1. ↑ Jim Brosnan page at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 141, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
  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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