1948 Chicago Cubs Roster (40-man)

1947 Season 1949 Season

Record: 64-90-1, Finished 8th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Charlie Grimm (64-90-1)

Ballpark: Wrigley Field

Attendance: 1,237,792 (5th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 94

Pythagorean W-L: 65-89, 597 Runs, 705 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Cliff Aberson	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	Aug 28, 1921	2	12	8	12	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	8	4	0	-0.1
Hank Borowy	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	May 12, 1916	7	39	17	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$16,000
Don Carlsen	21	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Oct 15, 1926	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$4,800
Phil Cavarretta	31	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	Jul 19, 1916	15	111	76	111	81	0	0	41	0	0	0	30	0	10	40	34	0	1.7	$23,500
Cliff Chambers	26	us US	L	L	6' 3"	208	Jan 10, 1922	1st	29	12	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	$6,500
Bob Chipman	29	us US	L	L	6' 2"	190	Oct 11, 1918	8	34	3	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Jeff Cross	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	160	Aug 28, 1918	4	16	5	16	10	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	4	2	-0.4
Dick Culler	33	us US	R	R	5' 9"	155	Jan 15, 1915	7	48	33	48	45	0	0	0	2	0	43	0	0	0	0	1	6	0.0
Jess Dobernic	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Nov 20, 1917	2	54	0	54	54	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8
Paul Erickson	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Dec 14, 1915	8	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Warren Hacker	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Nov 21, 1924	1st	3	1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Ralph Hamner	31	us US	R	R	6' 3"	165	Sep 12, 1916	3	27	17	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Tony Jacobs	22	us US	B	R	5' 9"	150	Aug 5, 1925	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Hal Jeffcoat	23	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Sep 6, 1924	1st	134	115	134	119	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	119	0	119	17	0	1.6
Don Johnson	36	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Dec 7, 1911	6	6	2	6	4	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	-0.1
Emil Kush	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Nov 4, 1916	5	34	1	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Doyle Lade	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	183	Feb 17, 1921	3	19	12	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Peanuts Lowrey	30	us US	R	R	5' 8"	170	Aug 27, 1917	6	129	109	129	113	0	0	0	2	9	1	61	45	0	103	16	1	1.8
Danny Lynch	22	us US	R	R	5' 11"	174	Feb 7, 1926	1st	7	0	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0.1
Clarence Maddern	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Sep 26, 1921	2	80	52	80	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	0	10	55	24	1	0.1
Gene Mauch	22	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Nov 18, 1925	3	53	37	53	43	0	0	0	26	0	19	0	0	0	0	9	1	0.3
Carmen Mauro	21	us US	L	R	6' 0"	167	Nov 10, 1926	1st	3	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0.1
Dutch McCall	27	us US	L	L	6' 1"	184	Dec 27, 1920	1st	30	20	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Clyde McCullough	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Mar 4, 1917	7	69	45	69	51	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	2	-0.1		All-Star
Russ Meyer	24	us US	B	R	6' 1"	175	Oct 25, 1923	3	29	26	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9
Bill Nicholson	33	us US	L	R	6' 0"	205	Dec 11, 1914	11	143	135	143	136	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	136	136	7	0	3.4
Andy Pafko	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Feb 25, 1921	6	142	139	142	139	0	0	0	0	139	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.1		All-Star
Bob Rush	22	us US	R	R	6' 4"	205	Dec 21, 1925	1st	38	16	38	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.6
Carl Sawatski	20	us US	L	R	5' 10"	210	Nov 4, 1927	1st	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Bob Scheffing	34	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Aug 11, 1913	5	102	71	102	78	0	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	1	2.4
Hank Schenz	29	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Apr 11, 1919	3	96	76	96	83	0	0	0	78	5	0	0	0	0	0	11	3	0.5
Johnny Schmitz	27	us US	R	L	6' 0"	170	Nov 27, 1920	5	34	30	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.0		All-Star
Roy Smalley	22	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Jun 9, 1926	1st	124	106	124	124	0	0	0	0	0	124	0	0	0	0	0	3	-0.1	$4,800
Emil Verban	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Aug 27, 1915	5	56	56	56	56	0	0	0	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Ben Wade	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Nov 25, 1922	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$4,800
Eddie Waitkus	28	us US	L	L	6' 0"	170	Sep 4, 1919	4	139	135	139	135	0	0	116	0	0	0	20	0	0	20	3	1	3.8		All-Star
Rube Walker	22	us US	L	R	6' 0"	175	May 16, 1926	1st	79	39	79	44	0	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	0	0.9
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Charlie Grimm	49	us US	Aug 28, 1898	Manager	Apr 20	Oct 3
Roy Johnson	52	us US	Oct 1, 1895	Pitching	Apr 20	Oct 3
Billy Jurges	40	us US	May 9, 1908		Apr 20	Oct 3
Merv Shea	47	us US	Sep 5, 1900		Apr 20	Oct 3
Milt Stock	54	us US	Jul 11, 1893		Apr 20	Oct 3
Red Smith	44	us US	May 18, 1904	Coach	Apr 20	Oct 3
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date