1948 Chicago Cubs Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 64-90
Finished 8th in the NL
Attendance: 1,248,661, Avg. 18,363
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Charlie Grimm (64-90)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1948 Chicago Cubs StatisticsTeam Record: 64-90
Finished 8th in the NL
Attendance: 1,248,661, Avg. 18,363
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Charlie Grimm (64-90)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1948 Chicago Cubs Results
The Chicago Cubs of the National League ended the 1948 season with a record of 64 wins and 90 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.
The Cubs plated 597 runs and yielded 706 runs. Andy Pafko paced Chicago with 26 home runs, and Bill Nicholson walloped 20 or more also. Andy Pafko drove in 101 runs and topped all regular batters with a .312 average. Johnny Schmitz led the team with 18 wins and a team-best 2.64 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 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 |
| Don Carlsen | P | R | R | October 15, 1926 | 6'1" | 175 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Phil Cavarretta | 1B | L | L | July 19, 1916 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Cliff Chambers | P | L | L | January 10, 1922 | 6'3" | 208 | Portland, OR USA |
| Bob Chipman | P | L | L | October 11, 1918 | 6'2" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Jeff Cross | SS | R | R | August 28, 1918 | 5'11" | 160 | Tulsa, OK USA |
| Dick Culler | SS | R | R | January 15, 1915 | 5'9" | 155 | High Point, NC USA |
| Jess Dobernic | P | R | R | November 20, 1917 | 5'10" | 170 | Mount Olive, IL USA |
| Paul Erickson | P | R | R | December 14, 1915 | 6'2" | 200 | Zion, IL USA |
| Warren Hacker | P | R | R | November 21, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | Marissa, IL USA |
| Ralph Hamner | P | R | R | September 12, 1916 | 6'3" | 165 | Gibsland, LA USA |
| Tony Jacobs | P | B | R | August 5, 1925 | 5'9" | 150 | Dixmoor, IL USA |
| Hal Jeffcoat | CF | R | R | September 6, 1924 | 5'10" | 185 | West Columbia, SC USA |
| Don Johnson | 2B | R | R | December 7, 1911 | 6'0" | 170 | Chicago, IL 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 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | LF | R | R | August 27, 1917 | 5'8" | 170 | Culver City, CA USA |
| Danny Lynch | 2B | R | R | February 7, 1926 | 5'11" | 174 | Dallas, TX USA |
| Clarence Maddern | LF | R | R | September 26, 1921 | 6'1" | 185 | Lowell, AZ USA |
| Gene Mauch | 2B | R | R | November 18, 1925 | 5'10" | 165 | Salina, KS USA |
| Carmen Mauro | RF | L | R | November 10, 1926 | 6'0" | 167 | St. Paul, MN USA |
| Dutch McCall | P | L | L | December 27, 1920 | 6'1" | 184 | Columbia, TN USA |
| Clyde McCullough | C | R | R | March 4, 1917 | 5'11" | 180 | Nashville, TN USA |
| Russ Meyer | P | B | R | October 25, 1923 | 6'1" | 175 | Peru, IL USA |
| Bill Nicholson | RF | L | R | December 11, 1914 | 6'0" | 205 | Chestertown, MD USA |
| Andy Pafko | 3B | R | R | February 25, 1921 | 6'0" | 190 | Boyceville, WI USA |
| Bob Rush | P | R | R | December 21, 1925 | 6'4" | 205 | Battle Creek, MI USA |
| Carl Sawatski | P | L | R | November 4, 1927 | 5'10" | 210 | Shickshinny, PA USA |
| Bob Scheffing | C | R | R | August 11, 1913 | 6'2" | 180 | Overland, MO USA |
| Hank Schenz | 2B | R | R | April 11, 1919 | 5'9" | 175 | New Richmond, OH USA |
| Johnny Schmitz | P | R | L | November 27, 1920 | 6'0" | 170 | Wausau, WI USA |
| Roy Smalley | SS | R | R | June 9, 1926 | 6'3" | 190 | Springfield, MO USA |
| Emil Verban | 2B | R | R | August 27, 1915 | 5'11" | 165 | Lincoln, IL USA |
| Ben Wade | P | R | R | November 25, 1922 | 6'3" | 195 | Morehead City, NC USA |
| Eddie Waitkus | 1B | L | L | September 4, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | Cambridge, MA USA |
| Rube Walker | C | L | R | May 16, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Lenoir, NC USA |
