1947 Chicago Cubs season

The 1947 Chicago Cubs season was the 76th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 72nd in the National League and the 32nd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth in the National League with a record of 69–85.

1947 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
Local television	WBKB (Jack Brickhouse, Joe Wilson)
Local radio	WIND (Bert Wilson)
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Offseason

• November 21, 1946: Jim Brosnan was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[1]

Regular season

• May 18: 46,572 paying fans (while there were 20,000 fans outside) came to Wrigley Field to see Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers play. The Dodgers won by a score of 4–2.[2]

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	94	60	0.610	—	52–25	42–35
St. Louis Cardinals	89	65	0.578	5	46–31	43–34
Boston Braves	86	68	0.558	8	50–27	36–41
New York Giants	81	73	0.526	13	45–31	36–42
Cincinnati Reds	73	81	0.474	21	42–35	31–46
Chicago Cubs	69	85	0.448	25	36–43	33–42
Philadelphia Phillies	62	92	0.403	32	38–38	24–54
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	92	0.403	32	32–45	30–47

Record vs. opponents

1947 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	12–10	13–9	13–9	13–9	14–8	12–10	9–13
Brooklyn	10–12	—	15–7	15–7	14–8	14–8	15–7	11–11–1
Chicago	9–13	7–15	—	12–10	7–15	16–6–1	8–14	10–12
Cincinnati	9–13	7–15	10–12	—	13–9	13–9	13–9	8–14
New York	9–13	8–14	15–7	9–13	—	12–10	15–7–1	13–9
Philadelphia	8–14	8–14	6–16–1	9–13	10–12	—	13–9	8–14
Pittsburgh	10–12	7–15	14–8	9–13	7–15–1	9–13	—	6–16–1
St. Louis	13–9	11–11–1	12–10	14–8	9–13	14–8	16–6–1	—

Roster

1947 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 26 Hank Borowy 32 Bob Carpenter 31 Bob Chipman 37 Paul Erickson 35 Ralph Hamner 29 Emil Kush 22,23 Doyle Lade 23 Bill Lee 17 Russ Meers 28 Russ Meyer 24 Ox Miller 13 Claude Passeau 34 Freddy Schmidt 53 Johnny Schmitz 33 Hank Wyse		Catchers 11 Mickey Livingston  8 Clyde McCullough 10 Bob Scheffing 12 Dewey Williams Infielders 22 Lonny Frey  6 Stan Hack 20 Don Johnson 45 Billy Jurges 47 Peanuts Lowrey 49 Ray Mack 21 Sal Madrid 21 Lennie Merullo  5 Hank Schenz  7 Bobby Sturgeon 36 Eddie Waitkus		Outfielders 11 Cliff Aberson 44 Phil Cavarretta 46 Dom Dallessandro 43 Bill Nicholson 48 Andy Pafko 35 Marv Rickert		Manager 40 Charlie Grimm Coaches 42 Roy Johnson 45 Billy Jurges 52 Red Smith 41 Milt Stock

Player stats

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
C	Bob Scheffing	110	363	96	.264	5	50
1B	Eddie Waitkus	130	514	150	.292	2	35
2B	Don Johnson	120	402	104	.259	3	26
3B	Peanuts Lowrey	115	448	126	.281	5	37
SS	Lennie Merullo	108	373	90	.241	0	29
OF	Andy Pafko	129	513	155	.302	13	66
OF	Bill Nicholson	148	487	119	.244	26	75
OF	Phil Cavarretta	127	459	144	.314	2	63

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

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
Hank Borowy	40	183	8	12	4.38	75
Bob Carpenter	4	7.1	0	1	4.91	1

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
Bill Lee	14	0	2	0	4.50	9

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Los Angeles Angels	Pacific Coast League	Bill Kelly
AA	Nashville Vols	Southern Association	Larry Gilbert
AA	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	Gus Mancuso
A	Macon Peaches	Sally League	Ray Hayworth
A	Des Moines Bruins	Western League	Jim Keesey
B	Davenport Cubs	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Dickey Kerr and Morrie Arnovich
B	Portsmouth Cubs	Piedmont League	Gene Hasson
B	Fayetteville Cubs	Tri-State League	Clyde McDowell
B	Tacoma Tigers	Western International League	Luther Harvel
C	Visalia Cubs	California League	John Intlekofer
C	Clinton Cubs	Central Association	Bob Peterson
C	Sioux Falls Canaries	Northern League	Jim Oglesby
C	Hutchinson Cubs	Western Association	Morrie Arnovich and Dickey Kerr
D	Elizabethton Betsy Cubs	Appalachian League	Lou Bekeza
D	Centralia Cubs	Illinois State League	Chuck Hawley
D	Iola Cubs	Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League	Al Reitz
D	Lumberton Cubs	Tobacco State League	Red Lucas
D	Janesville Bears	Wisconsin State League	Frankie Piet

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles, Clinton, Sioux Falls[3]

References

1. Jim Brosnan page at Baseball Reference
2. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 141, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

External links

• 1947 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference