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1942 Chicago Cubs

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1941 / 1943

68-86, Finished 6th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jimmie Wilson (68-86)
Scored 591 runs, Allowed 665 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 69-85

Ballparks: Wrigley Field · Attendance: 590,972 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 96, Pitching - 96 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 97


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1941 / 1943 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR
Joe Berry 37 L R 5' 10" 145 Dec 16, 1904 1st 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4
Hi Bithorn 26 R R 6' 1" 200 Mar 18, 1916 1st 38 16 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.6
Cy Block 23 R R 6' 0" 180 May 4, 1919 1st 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3
Bob Bowman 31 R R 5' 10" 160 Oct 3, 1910 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Phil Cavarretta 25 L L 5' 11" 175 Jul 19, 1916 9 136 127 136 130 0 0 61 0 0 0 4 67 0 70 6 0 2.4
Babe Dahlgren 30 R R 6' 0" 190 Jun 15, 1912 8 17 13 17 14 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 -0.4
Dom Dallessandro 28 L L 5' 6" 168 Oct 3, 1913 4 96 62 96 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 32 4 66 30 0 0.8
Vallie Eaves 30 R R 6' 2" 180 Sep 6, 1911 5 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2
Paul Erickson 26 R R 6' 2" 200 Dec 14, 1915 2 18 7 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.4
Dick Errickson 30 L R 6' 1" 175 Mar 5, 1912 5 13 0 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2
Marv Felderman 26 R R 6' 1" 187 Dec 20, 1915 1st 3 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -0.1
Bill Fleming 28 R R 6' 0" 190 Jul 31, 1913 3 33 14 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Jesse Flores 27 R R 5' 10" 175 Nov 2, 1914 1st 4 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3
Jimmie Foxx HOF 34 R R 6' 0" 195 Oct 22, 1907 18 70 49 70 53 0 1 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 -0.9
Charlie Gilbert 22 L L 5' 9" 165 Jul 8, 1919 3 74 40 74 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 44 0 47 27 0 -0.8
Paul Gillespie 21 L R 6' 3" 195 Sep 18, 1920 1st 5 4 5 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.2
Stan Hack 32 L R 6' 0" 170 Dec 6, 1909 11 140 139 140 139 0 0 0 0 139 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.6
Ed Hanyzewski 21 R R 6' 1" 200 Sep 18, 1920 1st 6 1 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Chico Hernandez 26 R R 6' 0" 195 Jan 3, 1916 1st 47 35 47 43 0 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 -0.3
Emil Kush 25 R R 5' 11" 185 Nov 4, 1916 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Bill Lee 32 R R 6' 3" 195 Oct 21, 1909 9 32 30 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7
Peanuts Lowrey 24 R R 5' 8" 170 Aug 27, 1917 1st 27 12 27 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 15 0 19 4 4 -0.3
Clyde McCullough 25 R R 5' 11" 180 Mar 4, 1917 3 109 91 109 97 0 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 1.9
Lennie Merullo 25 R R 5' 11" 166 May 5, 1917 2 143 138 143 143 0 0 0 0 0 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5
Jake Mooty 30 R R 5' 10" 170 Apr 13, 1912 5 19 10 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8
Bill Nicholson 27 L R 6' 0" 205 Dec 11, 1914 5 152 151 152 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 151 1 0 5.5
Lou Novikoff 26 R R 5' 10" 185 Oct 12, 1915 2 128 120 128 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 0 0 120 8 0 1.5
Vern Olsen 24 R L 6' 0" 175 Mar 16, 1918 4 32 17 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8
Claude Passeau 33 R R 6' 3" 198 Apr 9, 1909 8 35 34 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 All-Star
Whitey Platt 21 R R 6' 1" 190 Aug 21, 1920 1st 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 -0.3
Tot Pressnell 35 R R 5' 10" 175 Aug 8, 1906 5 27 0 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.0
Marv Rickert 21 L R 6' 2" 195 Jan 8, 1921 1st 8 6 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 1 1 0.0
Rip Russell 27 R R 6' 1" 180 Jan 26, 1915 4 102 67 102 70 0 0 35 24 10 0 3 0 0 3 32 0 -0.3
Bob Scheffing 28 R R 6' 2" 180 Aug 11, 1913 2 44 23 44 32 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 -0.1
Johnny Schmitz 21 R L 6' 0" 170 Nov 27, 1920 2 23 10 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2
Lou Stringer 25 R R 5' 11" 173 May 13, 1917 2 121 103 121 114 0 0 0 113 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.8
Bobby Sturgeon 22 R R 6' 0" 175 Aug 6, 1919 3 63 46 63 60 0 0 0 31 2 30 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.2
Lon Warneke 33 R R 6' 2" 185 Mar 28, 1909 13 15 12 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5
Hank Wyse 24 R R 5' 11" 185 Mar 1, 1918 1st 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR

Marv Felderman
Paul Gillespie

Charlie Gilbert

Clyde McCullough

Stan Hack

Dom Dallessandro

Bill Nicholson

Chico Hernandez

Bill Lee

Rip Russell

Claude Passeau

Vallie Eaves
Lou Novikoff

Lou Stringer

Babe Dahlgren
Jimmie Foxx

Hi Bithorn

Lou Novikoff
Lon Warneke

Bob Bowman
Dick Errickson

Emil Kush

Vern Olsen

Jake Mooty

Bobby Sturgeon

Bill Fleming
Jesse Flores

Joe Berry
Johnny Schmitz

Cy Block
Paul Erickson

Bob Scheffing

Lennie Merullo

Tot Pressnell

Peanuts Lowrey

Phil Cavarretta

Ed Hanyzewski
Hank Wyse

Bill Fleming
Marv Rickert

Whitey Platt

1941 / 1943 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers