1948 Chicago Cubs season

1948 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 WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Marty Hogan)
WBKB
(Joe Wilson)
Local radio WIND
(Bert Wilson)
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The 1948 Chicago Cubs season was the 77th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 73rd in the National League and the 33rd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 64–90.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Braves 91 62 0.595 45–31 46–31
St. Louis Cardinals 85 69 0.552 44–33 41–36
Brooklyn Dodgers 84 70 0.545 36–41 48–29
Pittsburgh Pirates 83 71 0.539 47–31 36–40
New York Giants 78 76 0.506 13½ 37–40 41–36
Philadelphia Phillies 66 88 0.429 25½ 32–44 34–44
Cincinnati Reds 64 89 0.418 27 32–45 32–44
Chicago Cubs 64 90 0.416 27½ 35–42 29–48

Record vs. opponents

1948 National League Records

Sources:

Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 14–8 16–6–1 13–8 11–11 14–8 12–10 11–11
Brooklyn 8–14 11–11 18–4 11–11–1 15–7 9–13 12–10
Chicago 6–16–1 11–11 10–12 11–11 7–15 8–14 11–11
Cincinnati 8–13 4–18 12–10 10–12 11–11 9–13 10–12
New York 11–11 11–11–1 11–11 12–10 14–8 12–10 7–15
Philadelphia 8–14 7–15 15–7 11–11 8–14 12–10–1 5–17
Pittsburgh 10–12 13–9 14–8 13–9 10–12 10–12–1 13–9–1
St. Louis 11–11 10–12 11–11 12–10 15–7 17–5 9–13–1

Notable transactions

Roster

1948 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
SS Smalley, RoyRoy Smalley 124 361 78 .216 4 36

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
Johnson, DonDon Johnson 6 12 3 .250 0 0
Sawatski, CarlCarl Sawatski 2 2 0 .000 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
Meyer, RussRuss Meyer 29 164.2 10 10 3.66 89

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
Borowy, HankHank Borowy 39 127 5 10 4.89 50
Chambers, CliffCliff Chambers 29 103.2 2 9 4.43 51
Hacker, WarrenWarren Hacker 3 3 0 1 21.00 0

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
Carlsen, DonDon Carlsen 1 0 0 0 36.00 1

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Bill Kelly
AA Nashville Vols Southern Association Larry Gilbert
A Macon Peaches Sally League Don Osborn
A Des Moines Bruins Western League Stan Hack
B Decatur Commodores Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Red Lucas and Nelson Burbrink
B Springfield Cubs New England League Bob Peterson
B Selma Cloverleafs Southeastern League Morrie Arnovich
B Fayetteville Cubs Tri-State League Skeeter Scalzi
C Visalia Cubs California League John Intlekofer, Jigger Statz
and Donald Anderson
C Clinton Cubs Central Association Nelson Burbrink and Lee Eilbracht
C Sioux Falls Canaries Northern League Jim Oglesby
C Hutchinson/Springfield Cubs Western Association Frankie Piet
D Elizabethton Betsy Cubs Appalachian League Adolph Matulis
D St. Augustine Saints Florida State League Donald Anderson and John Sebastian
D Centralia Cubs Illinois State League Willard Sellergren and Claude Passeau
D Marion Cubs Ohio–Indiana League Lou Bekeza and Frank Kristie
D Lumberton Cubs Tobacco State League Charles Jamin
D Janesville Cubs Wisconsin State League Frank Kristie and Lou Bekeza

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fayetteville, Clinton

Hutchinson club moved to Springfield (Missouri), July 21, 1948

References

External links

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