1942 Chicago Cubs season
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Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
General manager(s) | James T. Gallagher |
Manager(s) | Jimmie Wilson |
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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 | GB | Pct. |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 106 | 48 | -- | .688 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 104 | 50 | 2 | .675 |
New York Giants | 85 | 67 | 20 | .559 |
Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 76 | 29 | .500 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 81 | 36.5 | .449 |
Chicago Cubs | 68 | 86 | 38 | .442 |
Boston Braves | 59 | 89 | 44 | .399 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 109 | 62.5 | .278 |
Record vs. opponents
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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
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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 | Hack, StanStan Hack | 140 | 553 | 166 | .300 | 6 | 39 |
SS | Merullo, LennieLennie Merullo | 143 | 515 | 132 | .256 | 2 | 37 |
OF | Nicholson, BillBill 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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Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx | 70 | 205 | 42 | .205 | 3 | 19 |
Hernández, ChicoChico 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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Lee, BillBill 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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Bithorn, HiHi Bithorn | 38 | 171.1 | 9 | 14 | 3.68 | 65 |
Mooty, JakeJake Mooty | 19 | 84.1 | 2 | 5 | 4.70 | 28 |
Erickson, PaulPaul 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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Errickson, DickDick Errickson | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.13 | 9 |
Eaves, VallieVallie Eaves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Berry, JoeJoe Berry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
Bowman, BobBob Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Jigger Statz |
A1 | Tulsa Oilers | Texas League | Roy Johnson |
B | Madison Blues | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Wally Millies |
B | Portsmouth Cubs | Piedmont League | Tony Lazzeri |
B | Macon Peaches | Sally League | Milt Stock |
B | Vancouver Capilanos | Western International League | Don Osborn |
C | Zanesville Cubs | Middle Atlantic League | Jack Warner |
D | Lake Charles Skippers | Evangeline League | Joe Bratcher |
D | Americus Pioneers | Georgia–Florida League | Jerome Tiemann |
D | Ashland Colonels | Mountain State League | Eddie Hock |
D | Janesville Cubs | Wisconsin State League | Eddie Stumpf |
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
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