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1941 Chicago Cubs Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1940 / 1942)
70-84, Finished 6th in National League
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Scored 666 runs, Allowed 670 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-77
Manager: Jimmie Wilson (70-84)
Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 545,159 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 96, Pitching - 97;   one-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 94

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1940 / 1942 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 70-84, Final Rank:6, GB: 30.0
Days in First1last on Tuesday, Apr 15, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 2last on Apr 15, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Leadnever led
Farthest Behind30last on Sunday, Sep 28, for days on which they played
Most Games over .5002last on Sunday, Apr 20
Most Games under .50018last on Monday, Sep 1
Longest Winning Streak4Sunday, May 18 to Wednesday, May 21 and Monday, Sep 1 to Thursday, Sep 4
Longest Losing Streak5Thursday, Jul 31 to Monday, Aug 4
Most Runs Allowed13Sunday, Jun 8, Sunday, Jul 6 and Wednesday, Aug 6
Most Runs Scored14Monday, May 19
Times Shutout by Opponent11 
Times Opponent Shutout8 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 70 84 666 670 .455
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 38 39 311 306 .494
Road 32 45 355 364 .416
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 5 7 54 64 .417
May 12 14 136 110 .462
June 14 18 117 122 .438
July 13 13 125 124 .500
August 12 21 136 160 .364
September 14 11 98 90 .560
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 34 42 331 328 .447
Second Half 36 42 335 342 .462
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 19 25 170 176 .432
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 19 21 218 209 .475
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BRO 9 13 107 102 .409
BSN 11 11 104 96 .500
CIN 8 14 61 77 .364
NYG 9 13 90 90 .409
PHI 14 8 120 90 .636
PIT 9 13 82 107 .409
STL 10 12 102 108 .455

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Tuesday, Apr 15 CHC PIT W 7 4 1-0 1 Tied Passeau 2:09 17,008 +
2 2 Thursday, Apr 17 CHC PIT L 2 7 1-1 4 1.5 Sewell 2:15 4,109 -
3 3 Friday, Apr 18 CHC @ STL W 6 4 2-1 3 1.5 Root 2:13 8,391 +
4 4 Sunday, Apr 20 CHC @ STL W 11 10 3-1 2 1.0 Pressnell 3:06 8,773 ++
5 5 Tuesday, Apr 22 CHC CIN L 0 1 3-2 3 1.5 Vander Meer 1:41 14,174 -
6 6 Wednesday, Apr 23 CHC CIN L 0 5 3-3 4 2.5 Walters 2:06 5,067 --
7 7 Thursday, Apr 24 CHC @ PIT L 1 2 3-4 5 3.0 Lanning 2:25 1,959 ---
8 8 Friday, Apr 25 CHC @ PIT W 8 7 4-4 4 3.0 Page 2:23 3,902 +
9 9 Saturday, Apr 26 CHC STL L 2 6 4-5 5 3.0 Lanier 1:54 8,499 -
10 10 Sunday, Apr 27 CHC STL L 5 8 4-6 5 4.0 Cooper 2:09 18,678 --
11 11 Tuesday, Apr 29 CHC @ BSN L 3 6 4-7 6 5.5 Sullivan 2:37 3,210 ---
12 12 Wednesday, Apr 30 CHC @ BSN W 9 4 5-7 5 5.5 French 2:25 3,580 +
13 13 Friday, May 2 CHC @ BRO L 3 7 5-8 5 6.0 Wyatt 2:10 7,559 -
14 14 Saturday, May 3 CHC @ BRO L 3 4 5-9 6 7.0 Higbe 2:11 18,168 --
15 15 Sunday, May 4 CHC @ NYG L 4 9 5-10 7 8.0 Melton 2:15 17,745 ---
16 16 Tuesday, May 6 CHC @ NYG L 3 5 5-11 7 8.5 Hubbell 2:01 4,874 ----
17 17 Wednesday, May 7 CHC @ PHI W 11 2 6-11 6 8.0 Lee 2:18 3,514 +
18 18 Thursday, May 8 CHC @ PHI W 5 1 7-11 6 8.0 Olsen 1:56 1,223 ++
19 19 Saturday, May 10 CHC @ CIN L 1 5 7-12 6 9.0 Derringer 1:56 5,567 -
20 20 Sunday, May 11 CHC @ CIN W 9 1 8-12 6 9.0 Passeau 2:18 18,582 +
21 21 Monday, May 12 CHC @ CIN W 12 1 9-12 4 8.5 Lee 2:19 2,024 ++
22 22 Tuesday, May 13 CHC BSN W 4 3 10-12 4 8.5 Mooty 2:02 5,637 +++
23 23 Thursday, May 15 CHC NYG L 1 2 10-13 4 9.5 Schumacher 2:11 4,901 -
24 24 Friday, May 16 CHC NYG L 2 4 10-14 4 9.5 Lohrman 2:03 2,481 --
25 25 Saturday, May 17 CHC NYG L 0 9 10-15 5 10.0 Melton 2:01 308 ---
26 26 Sunday, May 18 CHC BRO W 7 4 11-15 4 9.0 French 2:22 26,537 +
27 27 Monday, May 19 CHC BRO W 14 1 12-15 4 8.0 Passeau 2:01 8,120 ++
28 28 Tuesday, May 20 CHC BRO W 9 1 13-15 4 7.0 Lee 2:02 7,963 +++
29 29 Wednesday, May 21 CHC PHI W 7 3 14-15 4 6.5 Mooty 2:13 3,411 ++++
30 30 Friday, May 23 CHC CIN L 4 8 14-16 4 8.0 Riddle 2:05 4,729 -
31 31 Saturday, May 24 CHC CIN W 4 2 15-16 4 8.5 Lee 1:50 +
32 32 Saturday, May 24 CHC CIN L 1 4 15-17 4 8.5 Moore 2:12 19,055 -
33 33 Sunday, May 25 CHC CIN W 3 2 16-17 4 9.0 Root 1:43 18,663 +
34 34 Monday, May 26 CHC @ STL L 11 12 16-18 4 10.0 Cooper 2:48 1,638 -
35 35 Tuesday, May 27 CHC @ STL L 2 3 16-19 4 11.0 Lanier 2:07 15,940 --
36 36 Wednesday, May 28 CHC @ STL L 5 6 16-20 4 12.0 Shoun 2:07 1,833 ---
37 37 Friday, May 30 CHC @ PIT W 7 6 17-20 4 12.5 Lee 2:14 +
38 38 Friday, May 30 CHC @ PIT L 4 5 17-21 4 12.5 Sewell 1:57 17,297 -
39 39 Sunday, Jun 1 CHC @ PHI W 9 5 18-21 4 10.5 Root 2:12 +
40 40 Sunday, Jun 1 CHC @ PHI W 1 0 19-21 4 10.5 Mooty 1:57 4,365 ++
41 41 Monday, Jun 2 CHC @ PHI L 2 3 19-22 4 11.5 Podgajny 1:32 1,000 -
42 42 Tuesday, Jun 3 CHC @ PHI L 0 7 19-23 4 11.5 Hughes 1:45 1,000 --
43 43 Friday, Jun 6 CHC @ BRO L 1 4 19-24 5 12.5 Higbe 2:00 32,061 ---
44 44 Saturday, Jun 7 CHC @ BSN W 5 1 20-24 5 12.0 Passeau 2:09 3,917 +
45 45 Sunday, Jun 8 CHC @ BSN W 5 1 21-24 5 11.0 Lee 1:55 ++
46 46 Sunday, Jun 8 CHC @ BSN L 1 13 21-25 5 11.0 Javery 2:08 16,567 -
47 47 Monday, Jun 9 CHC @ BSN W 13 6 22-25 5 11.0 Root 2:16 1,187 +
48 48 Tuesday, Jun 10 CHC @ NYG W 11 0 23-25 5 11.0 Olsen 1:54 3,393 ++
49 49 Wednesday, Jun 11 CHC @ NYG W 3 2 24-25 5 11.5 Passeau 2:07 +++
50 50 Wednesday, Jun 11 CHC @ NYG L 7 8 24-26 5 11.5 Bowman 2:28 11,287 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Thursday, Jun 12 CHC @ NYG L 0 2 24-27 5 12.0 Hubbell 1:33 2,775 --
52 52 Saturday, Jun 14 CHC PHI W 3 0 25-27 5 11.5 Olsen 1:48 2,838 +
53 53 Sunday, Jun 15 CHC PHI W 6 0 26-27 5 11.5 Passeau 2:02 ++
54 54 Sunday, Jun 15 CHC PHI L 4 8 26-28 5 11.5 Podgajny 2:04 7,001 -
55 55 Monday, Jun 16 CHC PHI W 3 1 27-28 5 11.0 Mooty 1:45 3,181 +
56 56 Tuesday, Jun 17 CHC BRO L 6 7 27-29 5 12.0 Wyatt 2:21 11,255 -
57 57 Wednesday, Jun 18 CHC BRO W 5 1 28-29 5 12.0 Olsen 1:44 10,440 +
58 58 Thursday, Jun 19 CHC BRO L 4 9 28-30 5 13.0 Higbe 2:31 10,604 -
59 59 Friday, Jun 20 CHC BSN W 5 0 29-30 5 12.0 French 1:41 4,633 +
60 60 Saturday, Jun 21 CHC BSN L 3 4 29-31 5 13.0 Johnson 2:46 6,699 -
61 61 Sunday, Jun 22 CHC BSN L 5 6 29-32 5 13.0 Tobin 2:23 --
62 62 Sunday, Jun 22 CHC BSN L 2 3 29-33 5 13.0 Javery 1:59 25,136 ---
63 63 Monday, Jun 23 CHC NYG W 1 0 30-33 5 12.5 Passeau 1:41 4,623 +
64 64 Tuesday, Jun 24 CHC NYG L 1 3 30-34 5 13.5 Melton 1:59 6,746 -
65 65 Wednesday, Jun 25 CHC NYG L 1 4 30-35 5 14.5 Carpenter 1:58 6,366 --
66 66 Friday, Jun 27 CHC PIT L 2 4 30-36 5 15.5 Sewell 2:17 4,622 ---
67 67 Saturday, Jun 28 CHC PIT W 3 2 31-36 5 15.0 Olsen 1:47 3,654 +
68 68 Sunday, Jun 29 CHC PIT L 2 8 31-37 6 16.0 Lanning 2:16 0 -
69 69 Sunday, Jun 29 CHC PIT L 2 3 31-38 6 16.0 Sullivan 2:19 17,440 --
70 70 Monday, Jun 30 CHC @ CIN L 1 7 31-39 6 16.0 Riddle 1:49 24,536 ---
71 71 Thursday, Jul 3 CHC STL W 2 1 32-39 6 15.5 Passeau 1:35 5,319 +
72 72 Friday, Jul 4 CHC STL W 6 5 33-39 5 14.5 Page 2:24 0 ++
73 73 Friday, Jul 4 CHC STL W 5 2 34-39 5 14.5 French 2:12 39,423 +++
74 74 Saturday, Jul 5 CHC @ PIT L 6 9 34-40 6 15.5 Sullivan 2:01 4,571 -
75 75 Sunday, Jul 6 CHC @ PIT L 1 2 34-41 6 17.0 Sewell 1:55 0 --
76 76 Sunday, Jul 6 CHC @ PIT L 4 13 34-42 6 17.0 Butcher 2:18 14,306 ---
77 77 Thursday, Jul 10 CHC @ BSN W 3 1 35-42 6 17.0 Olsen 1:46 2,390 +
78 78 Friday, Jul 11 CHC @ BSN L 2 7 35-43 6 18.0 Tobin 1:41 1,859 -
79 79 Sunday, Jul 13 CHC @ BRO W 10 3 36-43 6 17.5 Passeau 2:28 0 +
80 80 Sunday, Jul 13 CHC @ BRO L 1 3 36-44 6 17.5 Kimball 2:06 35,150 -
81 81 Monday, Jul 14 CHC @ BRO L 0 1 36-45 6 18.5 Higbe 1:50 6,634 --
82 82 Tuesday, Jul 15 CHC @ BRO L 0 7 36-46 6 20.5 Davis 1:36 0 ---
83 83 Tuesday, Jul 15 CHC @ BRO L 4 8 36-47 6 20.5 Hamlin 2:10 33,247 ----
84 84 Wednesday, Jul 16 CHC @ PHI W 9 5 37-47 6 19.5 Root 2:06 5,833 +
85 85 Thursday, Jul 17 CHC @ PHI T 2 2 37-47 6 19.5 2:15 1,500 +
86 86 Sunday, Jul 20 CHC @ NYG L 5 7 37-48 6 19.0 Hubbell 2:19 0 -
87 87 Sunday, Jul 20 CHC @ NYG W 7 4 38-48 6 19.0 Olsen 2:00 24,925 +
88 88 Tuesday, Jul 22 CHC BSN W 13 2 39-48 6 17.5 Lee 2:21 3,673 ++
89 89 Wednesday, Jul 23 CHC BSN L 1 6 39-49 6 18.5 Errickson 1:54 2,889 -
90 90 Thursday, Jul 24 CHC BSN W 5 4 40-49 6 18.5 Mooty 2:03 3,672 +
91 91 Friday, Jul 25 CHC NYG L 2 5 40-50 6 18.5 Lohrman 1:43 6,944 -
92 92 Saturday, Jul 26 CHC NYG W 5 3 41-50 6 18.5 Passeau 2:35 7,135 +
93 93 Sunday, Jul 27 CHC NYG W 9 2 42-50 6 18.0 Olsen 2:07 13,620 ++
94 94 Tuesday, Jul 29 CHC PHI W 12 4 43-50 6 17.5 French 2:13 2,440 +++
95 95 Wednesday, Jul 30 CHC PHI L 4 8 43-51 6 18.0 Blanton 2:12 0 -
96 96 Wednesday, Jul 30 CHC PHI W 5 3 44-51 6 18.0 Pressnell 2:05 7,499 +
97 97 Thursday, Jul 31 CHC PHI L 2 7 44-52 6 18.0 Podgajny 1:53 2,203 -
98 98 Friday, Aug 1 CHC BRO L 4 5 44-53 6 18.0 Allen 2:26 8,477 --
99 99 Saturday, Aug 2 CHC BRO L 6 9 44-54 6 19.0 Higbe 2:44 10,013 ---
100 100 Sunday, Aug 3 CHC BRO L 2 10 44-55 6 20.5 Wyatt 2:14 21,370 ----
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Monday, Aug 4 CHC STL L 2 4 44-56 6 21.5 White 2:11 6,852 -----
102 102 Tuesday, Aug 5 CHC STL W 6 2 45-56 6 20.5 Olsen 2:17 8,357 +
103 103 Wednesday, Aug 6 CHC PIT L 3 13 45-57 6 20.5 Sewell 2:11 5,574 -
104 104 Thursday, Aug 7 CHC PIT L 3 4 45-58 6 21.5 Dietz 2:12 5,035 --
105 105 Friday, Aug 8 CHC PIT W 1 0 46-58 6 21.0 Erickson 2:13 5,846 +
106 106 Saturday, Aug 9 CHC CIN L 2 7 46-59 6 21.0 Riddle 1:55 7,476 -
107 107 Sunday, Aug 10 CHC CIN L 1 3 46-60 6 22.5 Vander Meer 1:51 18,739 --
108 108 Monday, Aug 11 CHC @ STL L 5 7 46-61 6 23.5 Gumbert 2:03 2,755 ---
109 109 Tuesday, Aug 12 CHC @ STL L 7 8 46-62 6 24.5 Shoun 2:27 3,886 ----
110 110 Wednesday, Aug 13 CHC @ PIT W 6 4 47-62 6 23.5 Eaves 2:41 24,373 +
111 111 Thursday, Aug 14 CHC @ PIT W 6 2 48-62 6 23.0 Passeau ++
112 112 Friday, Aug 15 CHC @ CIN L 1 3 48-63 6 23.5 Vander Meer 2:05 2,759 -
113 113 Saturday, Aug 16 CHC @ CIN L 1 4 48-64 6 23.5 Riddle 1:40 6,012 --
114 114 Sunday, Aug 17 CHC @ CIN L 3 6 48-65 6 24.0 Walters 2:01 0 ---
115 115 Sunday, Aug 17 CHC @ CIN W 4 2 49-65 6 24.0 Root 1:59 24,959 +
116 116 Monday, Aug 18 CHC @ NYG L 4 6 49-66 6 25.5 Schumacher 1:45 0 -
117 117 Monday, Aug 18 CHC @ NYG L 1 7 49-67 6 25.5 Melton 1:40 5,364 --
118 118 Wednesday, Aug 20 CHC @ NYG W 9 4 50-67 6 26.5 Eaves 2:25 2,897 +
119 119 Thursday, Aug 21 CHC @ BRO W 6 2 51-67 6 25.5 Mooty 2:29 17,000 ++
120 120 Friday, Aug 22 CHC @ BRO L 5 8 51-68 6 26.5 Kimball 2:44 9,973 -
121 121 Saturday, Aug 23 CHC @ BRO W 7 1 52-68 6 25.5 Passeau 2:08 13,578 +
122 122 Sunday, Aug 24 CHC @ PHI L 5 8 52-69 6 26.5 Podgajny 2:05 0 -
123 123 Sunday, Aug 24 CHC @ PHI L 6 7 52-70 6 26.5 Hoerst 2:21 8,143 --
124 124 Tuesday, Aug 26 CHC @ PHI W 5 4 53-70 6 25.5 Mooty 2:11 0 +
125 125 Tuesday, Aug 26 CHC @ PHI W 11 3 54-70 6 25.5 Erickson 2:05 3,500 ++
126 126 Wednesday, Aug 27 CHC @ BSN L 0 6 54-71 6 26.0 Salvo 1:40 0 -
127 127 Wednesday, Aug 27 CHC @ BSN W 6 4 55-71 6 26.0 Root +
128 128 Thursday, Aug 28 CHC @ BSN L 1 2 55-72 6 26.5 Earley 1:39 1,914 -
129 129 Saturday, Aug 30 CHC PIT W 4 1 56-72 6 25.5 Erickson 2:48 6,777 +
130 130 Sunday, Aug 31 CHC PIT L 3 4 56-73 6 26.5 Butcher 2:11 12,289 -
131 131 Monday, Sep 1 CHC CIN L 1 2 56-74 6 27.5 Derringer 1:39 0 --
132 132 Monday, Sep 1 CHC CIN W 5 4 57-74 6 27.5 Pressnell 2:35 25,107 +
133 133 Tuesday, Sep 2 CHC CIN W 3 1 58-74 6 27.0 Root 1:42 2,351 ++
134 134 Thursday, Sep 4 CHC STL W 3 0 59-74 6 26.0 Passeau 1:53 +++
135 135 Thursday, Sep 4 CHC STL W 4 3 60-74 6 26.0 Erickson 3:03 ++++
136 136 Saturday, Sep 6 CHC @ PIT L 4 6 60-75 6 27.0 Heintzelman 1:45 3,040 -
137 137 Sunday, Sep 7 CHC @ PIT W 3 1 61-75 6 27.5 Eaves 1:45 6,619 +
138 138 Wednesday, Sep 10 CHC BRO W 5 4 62-75 6 25.5 Schmitz 2:31 0 ++
139 139 Wednesday, Sep 10 CHC BRO W 5 3 63-75 6 25.5 Erickson 2:16 17,304 +++
140 140 Friday, Sep 12 CHC PHI L 3 5 63-76 6 26.0 Hughes 2:00 2,023 -
141 141 Saturday, Sep 13 CHC PHI W 5 4 64-76 6 26.0 Passeau 2:21 3,771 +
142 142 Sunday, Sep 14 CHC BSN L 3 6 64-77 6 26.5 Errickson 2:45 0 -
143 143 Sunday, Sep 14 CHC BSN W 10 3 65-77 6 26.5 Schmitz 2:05 14,752 +
144 144 Tuesday, Sep 16 CHC BSN L 5 8 65-78 6 27.0 Javery 2:14 1,644 -
145 145 Wednesday, Sep 17 CHC NYG W 7 3 66-78 6 27.0 Olsen 2:02 3,918 +
146 146 Thursday, Sep 18 CHC NYG W 7 1 67-78 5 26.0 Mooty 2:16 3,434 ++
147 147 Friday, Sep 19 CHC @ STL L 1 3 67-79 5 26.5 Gumbert 1:56 3,293 -
148 148 Saturday, Sep 20 CHC @ STL W 7 3 68-79 6 27.0 Pressnell 2:12 7,147 +
149 149 Sunday, Sep 21 CHC @ STL L 5 6 68-80 6 28.0 Crouch 2:25 0 -
150 150 Sunday, Sep 21 CHC @ STL L 0 7 68-81 6 28.0 Pollet 2:10 26,210 --
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Tuesday, Sep 23 CHC @ CIN W 5 1 69-81 6 28.0 Lee 1:44 2,172 +
152 152 Wednesday, Sep 24 CHC @ CIN L 0 2 69-82 6 29.0 Walters 1:21 -
153 153 Thursday, Sep 25 CHC @ CIN L 0 6 69-83 6 30.0 Starr 1:37 1,378 --
154 154 Saturday, Sep 27 CHC STL W 6 5 70-83 6 29.0 Pressnell 2:08 3,544 +
155 155 Sunday, Sep 28 CHC STL L 1 3 70-84 6 30.0 Beazley 1:47 4,470 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1940 / 1942 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits