1947 Chicago Cubs Roster

National League (NL)
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 Statistics
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
Cliff AbersonLFRRAugust 28, 19216'0"200Chicago, IL USA
Hank BorowyPRRMay 12, 19166'0"175Bloomfield, NJ USA
Bob CarpenterPRRDecember 12, 19176'3"195Chicago, IL USA
Phil CavarrettaLFLLJuly 19, 19165'11"175Chicago, IL USA
Bob ChipmanPLLOctober 11, 19186'2"190Brooklyn, NY USA
Dom DallessandroLFLLOctober 3, 19135'6"168Reading, PA USA
Paul EricksonPRRDecember 14, 19156'2"200Zion, IL USA
Lonny Frey2BLRAugust 23, 19105'10"160St. Louis, MO USA
Stan Hack3BLRDecember 6, 19096'0"170Sacramento, CA USA
Ralph HamnerPRRSeptember 12, 19166'3"165Gibsland, LA USA
Don Johnson2BRRDecember 7, 19116'0"170Chicago, IL USA
Billy JurgesSSRRMay 9, 19085'11"175Bronx, NY USA
Emil KushPRRNovember 4, 19165'11"185Chicago, IL USA
Doyle LadePRRFebruary 17, 19215'10"183Fairbury, NE USA
Bill LeePRROctober 21, 19096'3"195Plaquemine, LA USA
Mickey LivingstonCRRNovember 15, 19146'1"185Newberry, SC USA
Peanuts Lowrey3BRRAugust 27, 19175'8"170Culver City, CA USA
Ray Mack2BRRAugust 31, 19166'0"200Cleveland, OH USA
Sal MadridSSRRJune 9, 19205'9"165El Paso, TX USA
Clyde McCulloughCRRMarch 4, 19175'11"180Nashville, TN USA
Russ MeersPLLNovember 28, 19185'10"170Tilton, IL USA
Lennie MerulloSSRRMay 5, 19175'11"166Boston, MA USA
Russ MeyerPBROctober 25, 19236'1"175Peru, IL USA
Ox MillerPRRMay 4, 19156'1"190Gause, TX USA
Bill NicholsonRFLRDecember 11, 19146'0"205Chestertown, MD USA
Andy PafkoCFRRFebruary 25, 19216'0"190Boyceville, WI USA
Claude PasseauPRRApril 9, 19096'3"198Waynesboro, MS USA
Marv RickertLFLRJanuary 8, 19216'2"195Longbranch, WA USA
Bob ScheffingCRRAugust 11, 19136'2"180Overland, MO USA
Hank Schenz3BRRApril 11, 19195'9"175New Richmond, OH USA
Freddy SchmidtPRRFebruary 9, 19166'1"185Hartford, CT USA
Johnny SchmitzPRLNovember 27, 19206'0"170Wausau, WI USA
Bobby SturgeonSSRRAugust 6, 19196'0"175Clinton, IN USA
Eddie Waitkus1BLLSeptember 4, 19196'0"170Cambridge, MA USA
Dewey WilliamsCRRFebruary 5, 19166'0"160Durham, NC USA
Hank WysePRRMarch 1, 19185'11"185Lunsford, AR USA



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