1949 Chicago Cubs season

1949 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)	James T. Gallagher
Manager(s)	Charlie Grimm, Frankie Frisch
Local television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) WBKB (Joe Wilson) WENR (Bill Brundige, Rogers Hornsby)
Local radio	WIND (Bert Wilson)
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The 1949 Chicago Cubs season was the 78th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 74th in the National League and the 34th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 61–93.

Offseason

• October 4, 1948: Bill Nicholson was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Harry Walker.^[1]
• November 8, 1948: Bob Speake was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	97	57	--	.630
St. Louis Cardinals	96	58	1	.612
Philadelphia Phillies	81	73	16	.526
Boston Braves	75	79	22	.487
New York Giants	73	81	24	.474
Pittsburgh Pirates	71	83	26	.461
Cincinnati Reds	62	92	35	.403
Chicago Cubs	61	93	36	.396

Record vs. opponents

1949 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	10–12	12–10	12–10–1	12–10–2	11–11	12–10	6–16
Brooklyn	12–10	—	17–5	17–5	14–8	11–11	16–6	10–12–1
Chicago	10–12	5–17	—	9–13	12–10	6–16	11–11	8–14
Cincinnati	10–12–1	5–17	13–9	—	7–15	13–9	9–13	5–17–1
New York	10–12–2	8–14	10–12	15–7	—	11–11	12–10	7–15
Philadelphia	11–11	11–11	16–6	9–13	11–11	—	13–9	10–12
Pittsburgh	10–12	6–16	11–11	13–9	10–12	9–13	—	12–10
St. Louis	16–6	12–10–1	14–8	17–5–1	15–7	12–10	10–12	—

Notable transactions

• June 15, 1949: Peanuts Lowrey and Harry Walker were traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds for Frank Baumholtz and Hank Sauer.^[3]

Roster

1949 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 37 Dewey Adkins 31 Bob Chipman 34 Mort Cooper 17 Jess Dobernic 26 Monk Dubiel 17,18 Warren Hacker 35 Ralph Hamner 29 Emil Kush 23 Doyle Lade 20 Dutch Leonard 12 Cal McLish 11 Bob Muncrief 17,30 Bob Rush 53 Johnny Schmitz 20 Lefty Sloat		Catchers 4,8 Smoky Burgess  9 Rube Novotney 9,10 Mickey Owen 10 Bob Scheffing  8 Rube Walker Infielders 44 Phil Cavarretta  6 Frankie Gustine 22 Clarence Maddern 33 Gene Mauch  5 Bob Ramazzotti 22 Herman Reich  5 Hank Schenz  6 Bill Serena 39 Roy Smalley  6 Wayne Terwilliger  7 Emil Verban		Outfielders 11 Cliff Aberson 47 Frank Baumholtz 16 Hank Edwards 4,19 Hal Jeffcoat 47 Peanuts Lowrey 48 Andy Pafko 43 Hank Sauer 43 Harry Walker Other batters 36 Jim Kirby		Manager  3 Frankie Frisch 40 Charlie Grimm Coaches 42 Roy Johnson 45 Merv Shea

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	135	477	117	.245	8	35

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
Baumholtz, FrankFrank Baumholtz	58	164	37	.226	1	15
Walker, HarryHarry Walker	42	159	42	.264	1	14
Lowrey, PeanutsPeanuts Lowrey	38	111	30	.270	2	10
Kirby, JimJim Kirby	3	2	1	.500	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

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
Chipman, BobBob Chipman	38	113.1	7	8	3.97	46
Adkins, DeweyDewey Adkins	30	82.1	2	4	5.68	43

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
Cooper, MortMort Cooper	1	0	0	0	∞	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Los Angeles Angels	Pacific Coast League	Bill Kelly
AA	Nashville Vols	Southern Association	Rollie Hemsley
A	Macon Peaches	Sally League	Don Osborn
A	Des Moines Bruins	Western League	Stan Hack
B	Decatur Cubs	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Morrie Arnovich
B	Springfield Cubs	New England League	Bob Peterson
B	Selma Cloverleafs	Southeastern League	Leo Twardy and Joseph Szuch
C	Visalia Cubs	California League	Red Treadway, Jigger Statz and Claude Passeau
C	Clinton Steers	Central Association	Adolph Matulis and Joseph Blake
C	Sioux Falls Canaries	Northern League	Irvin Fortune and Lee Eilbracht
D	St. Augustine Saints	Florida State League	Frankie Piet
D	Carthage Cubs	Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League	Donald Anderson
D	Lumberton Cubs	Tobacco State League	Red Lucas and Jim Guinn
D	Rutherford County Owls	Western Carolina League	Sam Gibson and Halley Wilson
D	Janesville Cubs	Wisconsin State League	Jim Oglesby, Mike Frederick and Adolph Matulis

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nashville, Macon, Rutherford County

References

1. Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference
2. Bob Speake page at Baseball Reference
3. Peanuts Lowrey page at Baseball Reference

External links

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1949 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference