1942 Chicago Cubs season
1942 Chicago Cubs | ||
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Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |
Managers | Jimmie Wilson | |
Radio | WGN (Jack Brickhouse) WJJD (Pat Flanagan, Jack L. Fitzpatrick) WCFL (Hal Totten) | |
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The 1942 Chicago Cubs season was the 71st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 67th in the National League and the 27th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth in the National League with a record of 68–86.
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 106 | 48 | 0.688 | — | 60–17 | 46–31 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 104 | 50 | 0.675 | 2 | 57–22 | 47–28 |
New York Giants | 85 | 67 | 0.559 | 20 | 47–31 | 38–36 |
Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 76 | 0.500 | 29 | 38–39 | 38–37 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 81 | 0.449 | 36½ | 41–34 | 25–47 |
Chicago Cubs | 68 | 86 | 0.442 | 38 | 36–41 | 32–45 |
Boston Braves | 59 | 89 | 0.399 | 44 | 33–36 | 26–53 |
Philadelphia Phils | 42 | 109 | 0.278 | 62½ | 23–51 | 19–58 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 5–16–1 | 8–12 | 14–8 | 7–12–1 | 6–16 | |||||
Brooklyn | 16–6 | — | 16–6 | 15–7 | 14–8–1 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 9–13 | |||||
Chicago | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 13–9 | 9–13–1 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 6–16 | |||||
Cincinnati | 16–5–1 | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 16–6 | 12–9–1 | 7–15 | |||||
New York | 12–8 | 8–14–1 | 13–9–1 | 13–9 | — | 17–5 | 15–7 | 7–15 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 4–18 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 5–17 | — | 6–13 | 5–17 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 12–7–1 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 9–12–1 | 7–15 | 13–6 | — | 8–14–2 | |||||
St. Louis | 16–6 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 14–8–2 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 1, 1942: Jimmie Foxx was selected off waivers by the Cubs from the Boston Red Sox.[1]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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3B | Stan Hack | 140 | 553 | 166 | .300 | 6 | 39 |
SS | Lennie Merullo | 143 | 515 | 132 | .256 | 2 | 37 |
OF | Bill Nicholson | 152 | 588 | 173 | .294 | 21 | 78 |
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 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 70 | 205 | 42 | .205 | 3 | 19 |
Chico Hernández | 47 | 118 | 27 | .229 | 0 | 7 |
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 |
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Bill Lee | 32 | 219.2 | 13 | 13 | 3.85 | 75 |
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 |
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Hi Bithorn | 38 | 171.1 | 9 | 14 | 3.68 | 65 |
Jake Mooty | 19 | 84.1 | 2 | 5 | 4.70 | 28 |
Paul Erickson | 18 | 63 | 1 | 6 | 5.43 | 26 |
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 |
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Dick Errickson | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.13 | 9 |
Vallie Eaves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Joe Berry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
Bob Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Macon, Vancouver, Ashland
Evangeline League folded, May 30, 1942[2]
Notes
- ^ Jimmie Foxx at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References