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1942 Chicago Cubs Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1941 / 1943)
68-86, Finished 6th in National League
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Scored 591 runs, Allowed 665 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 69-85
Manager: Jimmie Wilson (68-86)
Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 590,972 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 96, Pitching - 97;   one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 98

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1941 / 1943 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 68-86, Final Rank:6, GB: 38.0
Days in First1last on Tuesday, Apr 14, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 1last on Apr 14, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Leadnever led
Farthest Behind38last on Sunday, Sep 27, for days on which they played
Most Games over .5001last on Monday, Apr 27
Most Games under .50018last on Sunday, Sep 27
Longest Winning Streak5Wednesday, Jun 10 to Sunday, Jun 14 and Sunday, Jun 21 to Friday, Jun 26
Longest Losing Streak4Sunday, May 17 to Tuesday, May 19, Saturday, Jul 4 to Thursday, Jul 9, Sunday, Jul 26 to Tuesday, Jul 28, Wednesday, Jul 29 to Sunday, Aug 2, Sunday, Aug 9 to Wednesday, Aug 12 and Tuesday, Sep 22 to Sunday, Sep 27
Most Runs Allowed11Thursday, Apr 16, Sunday, Jul 5 and Sunday, Sep 13
Most Runs Scored13Friday, May 1 and Thursday, Aug 13
Times Shutout by Opponent12 
Times Opponent Shutout10 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 68 86 591 665 .442
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 36 41 298 318 .468
Road 32 45 293 347 .416
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 7 9 56 76 .438
May 14 15 119 131 .483
June 15 14 106 107 .517
July 11 17 102 128 .393
August 13 18 132 141 .419
September 8 13 76 82 .381
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 38 41 304 346 .481
Second Half 30 45 287 319 .400
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 21 24 146 149 .467
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 15 26 187 247 .366
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BRO 6 16 80 113 .273
BSN 9 13 80 101 .409
CIN 13 9 73 75 .591
NYG 9 13 102 104 .409
PHI 14 8 94 63 .636
PIT 11 11 93 87 .500
STL 6 16 69 122 .273

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 14 CHC @ STL W 5 4 1-0 1 Tied Passeau 2:40 13,821 +
2 2 Wednesday, Apr 15 CHC @ STL L 2 4 1-1 3 1.0 Gumbert 1:58 2,455 -
3 3 Thursday, Apr 16 CHC @ STL L 6 11 1-2 5 2.0 Lohrman 2:23 2,583 --
4 4 Friday, Apr 17 CHC CIN W 3 2 2-2 4 2.0 Lee 1:57 10,149 +
5 5 Sunday, Apr 19 CHC CIN L 1 2 2-3 6 1.5 Beggs 2:57 11,230 -
6 6 Monday, Apr 20 CHC @ PIT W 8 2 3-3 4 1.5 Mooty 2:04 1,752 +
7 7 Tuesday, Apr 21 CHC @ PIT L 2 5 3-4 5 2.5 Sewell 1:52 2,397 -
8 8 Wednesday, Apr 22 CHC @ PIT L 1 9 3-5 6 3.5 Hamlin 2:04 3,517 --
9 9 Thursday, Apr 23 CHC STL W 2 1 4-5 5 3.5 Lee 2:08 7,552 +
10 10 Friday, Apr 24 CHC STL W 4 3 5-5 4 2.5 Schmitz 2:28 7,668 ++
11 11 Saturday, Apr 25 CHC @ CIN W 5 4 6-5 3 2.5 Passeau 2:25 4,872 +++
12 12 Sunday, Apr 26 CHC @ CIN L 5 9 6-6 4 4.0 Thompson 2:13 12,568 -
13 13 Monday, Apr 27 CHC @ CIN W 4 3 7-6 3 3.5 Erickson 3:03 2,168 +
14 14 Tuesday, Apr 28 CHC BSN L 3 6 7-7 3 4.5 Tost 2:09 4,071 -
15 15 Wednesday, Apr 29 CHC BSN L 3 8 7-8 5 5.5 Sain 2:22 3,667 --
16 16 Thursday, Apr 30 CHC BSN L 2 3 7-9 6 6.5 Tobin 1:47 3,185 ---
17 17 Friday, May 1 CHC NYG W 13 9 8-9 5 5.5 Pressnell 2:35 8,620 +
18 18 Saturday, May 2 CHC NYG L 0 1 8-10 6 5.5 Melton 2:12 7,967 -
19 19 Sunday, May 3 CHC PHI W 9 1 9-10 6 4.5 Lee 1:48 +
20 20 Sunday, May 3 CHC PHI L 1 8 9-11 6 4.5 Melton 2:00 19,980 -
21 21 Tuesday, May 5 CHC PHI L 2 4 9-12 7 5.5 Podgajny 2:01 2,161 --
22 22 Friday, May 8 CHC PIT L 4 6 9-13 7 6.5 Sewell 2:09 4,133 ---
23 23 Saturday, May 9 CHC PIT W 3 1 10-13 7 6.0 Lee 1:46 3,465 +
24 24 Sunday, May 10 CHC PIT W 4 2 11-13 6 6.5 Passeau 2:04 ++
25 25 Sunday, May 10 CHC PIT L 2 3 11-14 6 6.5 Klinger 2:31 22,042 -
26 26 Tuesday, May 12 CHC @ BSN W 9 8 12-14 6 5.5 Hanyzewski 2:28 1,669 +
27 27 Wednesday, May 13 CHC @ BSN L 5 6 12-15 6 6.5 Tobin 1:56 3,443 -
28 28 Thursday, May 14 CHC @ PHI W 5 3 13-15 6 6.5 Lee 2:01 2,000 +
29 29 Friday, May 15 CHC @ PHI W 2 1 14-15 4 6.5 Passeau 1:55 1,500 ++
30 30 Sunday, May 17 CHC @ BRO L 2 8 14-16 7 9.0 Higbe 2:11 -
31 31 Sunday, May 17 CHC @ BRO L 3 4 14-17 7 9.0 Webber 2:15 34,473 --
32 32 Monday, May 18 CHC @ BRO L 1 4 14-18 7 10.0 Allen 2:20 8,714 ---
33 33 Tuesday, May 19 CHC @ BRO L 1 6 14-19 7 11.0 Davis 1:55 6,377 ----
34 34 Wednesday, May 20 CHC @ NYG W 6 3 15-19 7 10.0 Passeau 2:10 3,273 +
35 35 Saturday, May 23 CHC @ PIT L 4 5 15-20 7 9.5 Lanning 2:00 3,090 -
36 36 Sunday, May 24 CHC @ PIT W 7 5 16-20 7 9.0 Lee 2:05 +
37 37 Sunday, May 24 CHC @ PIT W 11 4 17-20 7 9.0 Passeau 2:22 16,746 ++
38 38 Monday, May 25 CHC STL L 2 10 17-21 7 10.0 White 2:34 4,796 -
39 39 Tuesday, May 26 CHC STL L 1 3 17-22 7 10.5 Krist 2:01 3,728 --
40 40 Wednesday, May 27 CHC CIN L 1 10 17-23 7 11.5 Walters 2:15 17,000 ---
41 41 Thursday, May 28 CHC CIN W 2 1 18-23 7 11.5 Lee 2:26 2,594 +
42 42 Friday, May 29 CHC CIN W 6 5 19-23 6 10.5 Passeau 2:49 4,000 ++
43 43 Saturday, May 30 CHC PIT W 10 5 20-23 4 9.5 Mooty 2:03 +++
44 44 Saturday, May 30 CHC PIT W 3 2 21-23 4 9.5 Fleming 2:13 22,735 ++++
45 45 Sunday, May 31 CHC STL L 0 3 21-24 6 11.0 Pollet 2:13 34,135 -
46 46 Tuesday, Jun 2 CHC NYG L 1 5 21-25 6 12.0 Schumacher 2:12 4,260 --
47 47 Wednesday, Jun 3 CHC NYG W 6 2 22-25 6 11.5 Passeau 2:16 6,519 +
48 48 Thursday, Jun 4 CHC NYG L 3 4 22-26 6 12.0 Melton 2:30 4,557 -
49 49 Friday, Jun 5 CHC BRO L 3 6 22-27 6 12.0 Wyatt 2:18 --
50 50 Friday, Jun 5 CHC BRO W 4 3 23-27 6 12.0 Bithorn 2:31 28,152 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Saturday, Jun 6 CHC BRO L 0 2 23-28 6 13.0 Davis 1:58 10,557 -
52 52 Sunday, Jun 7 CHC BRO L 4 8 23-29 7 15.0 Higbe 2:27 --
53 53 Sunday, Jun 7 CHC BRO L 3 4 23-30 7 15.0 Allen 2:47 31,806 ---
54 54 Wednesday, Jun 10 CHC PHI W 5 2 24-30 6 14.5 Lee 1:41 4,837 +
55 55 Thursday, Jun 11 CHC PHI W 7 1 25-30 6 14.0 Passeau 1:35 2,472 ++
56 56 Friday, Jun 12 CHC BSN W 3 2 26-30 6 13.5 Olsen 1:42 4,675 +++
57 57 Saturday, Jun 13 CHC BSN W 1 0 27-30 6 13.0 Fleming 1:36 3,786 ++++
58 58 Sunday, Jun 14 CHC BSN W 8 6 28-30 6 13.0 Bithorn 2:34 +++++
59 59 Sunday, Jun 14 CHC BSN L 1 10 28-31 6 13.0 Tost 2:04 20,255 -
60 60 Monday, Jun 15 CHC @ BRO W 6 0 29-31 5 12.0 Passeau 2:07 16,549 +
61 61 Wednesday, Jun 17 CHC @ BRO L 1 5 29-32 5 13.0 Higbe 1:43 5,610 -
62 62 Friday, Jun 19 CHC @ NYG W 7 4 30-32 6 14.0 Olsen 2:21 +
63 63 Friday, Jun 19 CHC @ NYG L 5 6 30-33 6 14.0 Lohrman 2:15 17,678 -
64 64 Saturday, Jun 20 CHC @ NYG L 1 8 30-34 6 15.0 Schumacher 1:48 7,420 --
65 65 Sunday, Jun 21 CHC @ NYG L 0 5 30-35 6 15.0 Melton 1:48 ---
66 66 Sunday, Jun 21 CHC @ NYG W 7 2 31-35 6 15.0 Bithorn 2:05 26,251 +
67 67 Tuesday, Jun 23 CHC @ PHI W 8 4 32-35 5 15.0 Olsen 1:59 1,520 ++
68 68 Wednesday, Jun 24 CHC @ PHI W 3 1 33-35 5 14.5 Passeau 1:38 4,309 +++
69 69 Thursday, Jun 25 CHC @ PHI W 7 1 34-35 5 14.5 Lee 1:40 1,184 ++++
70 70 Friday, Jun 26 CHC @ BSN W 6 4 35-35 5 14.5 Schmitz 2:06 1,738 +++++
71 71 Saturday, Jun 27 CHC @ BSN L 0 4 35-36 5 14.5 Javery 1:55 3,502 -
72 72 Sunday, Jun 28 CHC @ BSN L 0 3 35-37 5 14.5 Tobin 1:40 --
73 73 Sunday, Jun 28 CHC @ BSN W 5 1 36-37 5 14.5 Olsen 1:46 14,289 +
74 74 Tuesday, Jun 30 CHC @ CIN L 1 4 36-38 5 15.0 Starr 1:57 -
75 75 Wednesday, Jul 1 CHC @ CIN W 5 2 37-38 5 14.5 Passeau 2:02 7,098 +
76 76 Saturday, Jul 4 CHC @ STL W 6 5 38-38 5 16.0 Olsen 2:23 ++
77 77 Saturday, Jul 4 CHC @ STL L 3 9 38-39 5 16.0 Dickson 2:27 16,863 -
78 78 Sunday, Jul 5 CHC @ STL L 3 5 38-40 5 17.0 Gumbert 1:45 --
79 79 Sunday, Jul 5 CHC @ STL L 6 11 38-41 5 17.0 Beazley 2:31 14,128 ---
80 80 Thursday, Jul 9 CHC BSN L 3 4 38-42 5 18.0 Tost 3:00 6,909 ----
81 81 Friday, Jul 10 CHC BSN W 3 2 39-42 5 17.0 Passeau 1:48 5,076 +
82 82 Saturday, Jul 11 CHC BSN L 2 4 39-43 5 18.5 Salvo 1:58 8,230 -
83 83 Sunday, Jul 12 CHC NYG L 2 6 39-44 5 18.5 Schumacher 2:02 --
84 84 Sunday, Jul 12 CHC NYG W 8 3 40-44 5 18.5 Bithorn 2:02 38,725 +
85 85 Tuesday, Jul 14 CHC NYG W 3 0 41-44 5 18.5 Olsen 1:56 6,465 ++
86 86 Wednesday, Jul 15 CHC BRO L 5 10 41-45 5 19.5 Higbe 2:37 5,963 -
87 87 Thursday, Jul 16 CHC BRO W 7 0 42-45 5 19.5 Schmitz 2:29 +
88 88 Thursday, Jul 16 CHC BRO L 1 2 42-46 5 19.5 Allen 2:22 29,666 -
89 89 Friday, Jul 17 CHC BRO L 5 10 42-47 5 20.5 Rowe 2:33 20,962 --
90 90 Saturday, Jul 18 CHC PHI W 2 1 43-47 5 20.0 Lee 2:14 4,230 +
91 91 Sunday, Jul 19 CHC PHI L 5 8 43-48 6 19.0 Podgajny 2:16 -
92 92 Sunday, Jul 19 CHC PHI W 8 4 44-48 6 19.0 Bithorn 2:05 16,682 +
93 93 Tuesday, Jul 21 CHC @ BSN L 3 4 44-49 5 20.5 Sain 4:17 1,574 -
94 94 Wednesday, Jul 22 CHC @ BSN W 2 1 45-49 5 20.5 Passeau 1:48 2,451 +
95 95 Saturday, Jul 25 CHC @ PHI W 4 1 46-49 5 20.0 Warneke 1:50 4,513 ++
96 96 Sunday, Jul 26 CHC @ PHI L 3 4 46-50 5 22.0 Hughes 1:40 -
97 97 Sunday, Jul 26 CHC @ PHI L 1 6 46-51 5 22.0 Hoerst 2:03 6,954 --
98 98 Tuesday, Jul 28 CHC @ NYG L 5 9 46-52 5 23.0 Hubbell 2:10 ---
99 99 Tuesday, Jul 28 CHC @ NYG L 0 3 46-53 5 23.0 Schumacher 1:48 10,519 ----
100 100 Wednesday, Jul 29 CHC @ NYG W 4 2 47-53 5 23.5 Bithorn 2:02 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Wednesday, Jul 29 CHC @ NYG L 1 3 47-54 5 23.5 Lohrman 1:53 9,220 -
102 102 Thursday, Jul 30 CHC @ BRO L 2 9 47-55 5 24.5 Allen 2:10 7,892 --
103 103 Saturday, Aug 1 CHC @ BRO L 6 9 47-56 5 25.5 Davis 2:16 9,123 ---
104 104 Sunday, Aug 2 CHC @ BRO L 4 5 47-57 6 25.5 Head 2:30 ----
105 105 Sunday, Aug 2 CHC @ BRO W 7 6 48-57 6 25.5 Passeau 2:20 27,698 +
106 106 Tuesday, Aug 4 CHC @ PIT L 1 2 48-58 6 26.5 Klinger 2:18 2,042 -
107 107 Wednesday, Aug 5 CHC @ PIT L 0 3 48-59 6 27.5 Sewell 1:51 8,826 --
108 108 Saturday, Aug 8 CHC @ CIN L 1 2 48-60 6 26.0 Beggs 2:22 ---
109 109 Saturday, Aug 8 CHC @ CIN W 3 0 49-60 6 26.0 Lee 1:44 3,332 +
110 110 Sunday, Aug 9 CHC @ CIN W 10 8 50-60 6 26.0 Bithorn 4:58 ++
111 111 Sunday, Aug 9 CHC @ CIN L 1 2 50-61 6 26.0 Vander Meer 1:01 15,326 -
112 112 Tuesday, Aug 11 CHC STL L 2 7 50-62 6 27.0 Lanier 2:02 --
113 113 Wednesday, Aug 12 CHC STL L 4 9 50-63 6 28.5 Beazley 2:00 ---
114 114 Wednesday, Aug 12 CHC STL L 3 8 50-64 6 28.5 Gumbert 2:07 14,127 ----
115 115 Thursday, Aug 13 CHC STL W 13 5 51-64 6 28.0 Passeau 2:25 4,326 +
116 116 Friday, Aug 14 CHC PIT W 7 1 52-64 6 28.5 Warneke 2:12 3,934 ++
117 117 Saturday, Aug 15 CHC PIT L 5 8 52-65 6 30.0 Dietz 2:28 -
118 118 Saturday, Aug 15 CHC PIT L 7 8 52-66 6 30.0 Sewell 2:40 11,702 --
119 119 Sunday, Aug 16 CHC PIT W 5 1 53-66 6 28.5 Lee 1:56 +
120 120 Sunday, Aug 16 CHC PIT W 4 1 54-66 6 28.5 Fleming 1:47 25,930 ++
121 121 Tuesday, Aug 18 CHC @ STL L 0 5 54-67 6 28.5 Lanier 2:01 10,807 -
122 122 Wednesday, Aug 19 CHC @ STL L 1 5 54-68 6 29.5 Cooper 1:49 11,505 --
123 123 Friday, Aug 21 CHC CIN W 6 3 55-68 6 29.5 Lee 2:02 5,704 +
124 124 Saturday, Aug 22 CHC CIN W 5 4 56-68 6 29.5 Errickson 2:48 5,616 ++
125 125 Sunday, Aug 23 CHC CIN W 3 0 57-68 6 29.5 Passeau 1:45 +++
126 126 Sunday, Aug 23 CHC CIN W 3 0 58-68 6 29.5 Warneke 1:28 30,936 ++++
127 127 Tuesday, Aug 25 CHC PHI L 4 6 58-69 6 29.0 Podgajny 2:08 2,541 -
128 128 Wednesday, Aug 26 CHC PHI L 2 3 58-70 6 28.5 Hughes 2:26 --
129 129 Wednesday, Aug 26 CHC PHI W 3 0 59-70 6 28.5 Fleming 1:51 7,784 +
130 130 Friday, Aug 28 CHC BRO L 1 7 59-71 6 30.0 Higbe 2:10 25,601 -
131 131 Saturday, Aug 29 CHC BRO W 4 3 60-71 6 29.0 Warneke 14,557 +
132 132 Sunday, Aug 30 CHC NYG L 6 8 60-72 6 29.5 Adams 2:15 -
133 133 Sunday, Aug 30 CHC NYG T 5 5 60-72 6 29.5 2:34 30,809 -
134 134 Monday, Aug 31 CHC NYG L 6 7 60-73 6 30.5 Lohrman 2:15 1,721 --
135 135 Tuesday, Sep 1 CHC NYG W 10 5 61-73 6 30.5 Passeau 2:15 5,380 +
136 136 Wednesday, Sep 2 CHC BSN L 1 2 61-74 6 31.5 Donovan 19:10 2,956 -
137 137 Friday, Sep 4 CHC @ PIT W 5 3 62-74 6 31.5 Bithorn 2:07 5,218 +
138 138 Sunday, Sep 6 CHC @ PIT L 0 6 62-75 6 32.0 Gornicki 1:54 -
139 139 Sunday, Sep 6 CHC @ PIT L 0 5 62-76 6 32.0 Hamlin 1:59 8,610 --
140 140 Monday, Sep 7 CHC @ CIN L 1 3 62-77 6 32.0 Walters 1:37 ---
141 141 Monday, Sep 7 CHC @ CIN W 5 3 63-77 6 32.0 Wyse 2:20 7,785 +
142 142 Thursday, Sep 10 CHC @ BRO W 10 2 64-77 6 31.5 Warneke 2:10 6,271 ++
143 143 Friday, Sep 11 CHC @ NYG L 3 4 64-78 6 31.5 Adams 2:26 1,704 -
144 144 Sunday, Sep 13 CHC @ BSN L 6 11 64-79 6 31.0 Earley 2:04 --
145 145 Sunday, Sep 13 CHC @ BSN W 12 8 65-79 6 31.0 Fleming 2:18 7,743 +
146 146 Monday, Sep 14 CHC @ BSN L 2 4 65-80 6 32.0 Donovan 2:01 901 -
147 147 Wednesday, Sep 16 CHC @ PHI L 1 3 65-81 5 33.0 Podgajny 1:40 --
148 148 Wednesday, Sep 16 CHC @ PHI W 4 1 66-81 5 33.0 Bithorn 1:37 1,287 +
149 149 Thursday, Sep 17 CHC @ PHI W 8 0 67-81 5 33.0 Wyse 1:43 1,500 ++
150 150 Sunday, Sep 20 CHC STL L 0 1 67-82 5 33.0 Cooper 2:02 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Sunday, Sep 20 CHC STL W 3 0 68-82 5 33.0 Passeau 2:07 38,519 +
152 152 Tuesday, Sep 22 CHC CIN L 1 4 68-83 5 35.0 Derringer 1:46 -
153 153 Tuesday, Sep 22 CHC CIN L 1 4 68-84 5 35.0 Vander Meer 2:01 3,019 --
154 154 Sunday, Sep 27 CHC @ STL L 2 9 68-85 6 38.0 White 2:13 ---
155 155 Sunday, Sep 27 CHC @ STL L 1 4 68-86 6 38.0 Beazley 1:49 32,330 ----
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.

1941 / 1943 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits