1947 Chicago Cubs Roster
Team Record: 69-85
Finished 6th in the NL
Attendance: 1,379,605, Avg. 19,709
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Charlie Grimm (69-85)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1947 Chicago Cubs Results
The Chicago Cubs of the National League ended the 1947 season with a record of 69 wins and 85 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.
The Cubs plated 567 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 722 runs. Bill Nicholson paced Chicago with 26 home runs and accounted for 75 RBI. Phil Cavarretta topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .314 average. Johnny Schmitz led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.22 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Charlie Grimm coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Cliff Aberson | LF | R | R | August 28, 1921 | 6'0" | 200 | Chicago, IL USA |
Hank Borowy | P | R | R | May 12, 1916 | 6'0" | 175 | Bloomfield, NJ USA |
Bob Carpenter | P | R | R | December 12, 1917 | 6'3" | 195 | Chicago, IL USA |
Phil Cavarretta | LF | L | L | July 19, 1916 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL USA |
Bob Chipman | P | L | L | October 11, 1918 | 6'2" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Dom Dallessandro | LF | L | L | October 3, 1913 | 5'6" | 168 | Reading, PA USA |
Paul Erickson | P | R | R | December 14, 1915 | 6'2" | 200 | Zion, IL USA |
Lonny Frey | 2B | L | R | August 23, 1910 | 5'10" | 160 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Stan Hack | 3B | L | R | December 6, 1909 | 6'0" | 170 | Sacramento, CA USA |
Ralph Hamner | P | R | R | September 12, 1916 | 6'3" | 165 | Gibsland, LA USA |
Don Johnson | 2B | R | R | December 7, 1911 | 6'0" | 170 | Chicago, IL USA |
Billy Jurges | SS | R | R | May 9, 1908 | 5'11" | 175 | Bronx, NY USA |
Emil Kush | P | R | R | November 4, 1916 | 5'11" | 185 | Chicago, IL USA |
Doyle Lade | P | R | R | February 17, 1921 | 5'10" | 183 | Fairbury, NE USA |
Bill Lee | P | R | R | October 21, 1909 | 6'3" | 195 | Plaquemine, LA USA |
Mickey Livingston | C | R | R | November 15, 1914 | 6'1" | 185 | Newberry, SC USA |
Peanuts Lowrey | 3B | R | R | August 27, 1917 | 5'8" | 170 | Culver City, CA USA |
Ray Mack | 2B | R | R | August 31, 1916 | 6'0" | 200 | Cleveland, OH USA |
Sal Madrid | SS | R | R | June 9, 1920 | 5'9" | 165 | El Paso, TX USA |
Clyde McCullough | C | R | R | March 4, 1917 | 5'11" | 180 | Nashville, TN USA |
Russ Meers | P | L | L | November 28, 1918 | 5'10" | 170 | Tilton, IL USA |
Lennie Merullo | SS | R | R | May 5, 1917 | 5'11" | 166 | Boston, MA USA |
Russ Meyer | P | B | R | October 25, 1923 | 6'1" | 175 | Peru, IL USA |
Ox Miller | P | R | R | May 4, 1915 | 6'1" | 190 | Gause, TX USA |
Bill Nicholson | RF | L | R | December 11, 1914 | 6'0" | 205 | Chestertown, MD USA |
Andy Pafko | CF | R | R | February 25, 1921 | 6'0" | 190 | Boyceville, WI USA |
Claude Passeau | P | R | R | April 9, 1909 | 6'3" | 198 | Waynesboro, MS USA |
Marv Rickert | LF | L | R | January 8, 1921 | 6'2" | 195 | Longbranch, WA USA |
Bob Scheffing | C | R | R | August 11, 1913 | 6'2" | 180 | Overland, MO USA |
Hank Schenz | 3B | R | R | April 11, 1919 | 5'9" | 175 | New Richmond, OH USA |
Freddy Schmidt | P | R | R | February 9, 1916 | 6'1" | 185 | Hartford, CT USA |
Johnny Schmitz | P | R | L | November 27, 1920 | 6'0" | 170 | Wausau, WI USA |
Bobby Sturgeon | SS | R | R | August 6, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | Clinton, IN USA |
Eddie Waitkus | 1B | L | L | September 4, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | Cambridge, MA USA |
Dewey Williams | C | R | R | February 5, 1916 | 6'0" | 160 | Durham, NC USA |
Hank Wyse | P | R | R | March 1, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | Lunsford, AR USA |