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1944 Chicago Cubs

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1943 / 1945

75-79, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jimmie Wilson (1-9), Roy Johnson (0-1) and Charlie Grimm (74-69)
Scored 702 runs, Allowed 669 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-74

Ballparks: Wrigley Field · Attendance: 640,110 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

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1943 / 1945 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary
Dale Alderson	26	12	1	0	9	2	7	0	1	1.000	0.75								P
Charlie Brewster	27	10	10	10	62	27	29	6	9	.903	5.60								SS
John Burrows	30	3	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	0.33								P
Phil Cavarretta	27	152	152	150	1454	1363	78	13	121	.991	9.48								1B-OF
Bob Chipman	25	26	21	8	28	3	24	1	2	.964	1.04								P
Dom Dallessandro	30	105	101	93	225	212	9	4	2	.982	2.08								OF
Paul Derringer	37	42	16	7	38	7	30	1	3	.974	0.88								P
Roy Easterwood	29	12	6	4	33	29	4	0	1	1.000	2.75	1		3	2	40%	43%		C
Pete Elko	26	6	3	3	14	6	8	0	1	1.000	2.33								3B
Paul Erickson	28	33	15	5	39	7	30	2	1	.949	1.12								P
Bill Fleming	30	39	18	9	50	8	39	3	0	.940	1.21								P
Jimmie Foxx	36	3	3	2	15	9	6	0	0	1.000	5.00	0		0	0				3B-C
Charlie Gassaway	25	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.50								P
Paul Gillespie	23	7	7	3	31	22	6	3	0	.903	4.00	2		3	3	50%	42%		C
Ival Goodman	35	36	31	25	65	65	0	0	0	1.000	1.86								OF
Stan Hack	34	93	93	91	419	226	174	19	23	.955	4.30								3B-1B
Ed Hanyzewski	23	14	7	3	28	2	26	0	1	1.000	2.00								P
Billy Holm	31	50	43	32	188	166	18	4	2	.979	3.68	4		13	8	38%	43%		C
Roy Hughes	33	118	116	108	543	220	303	20	54	.963	4.43								3B-SS
Don Johnson	32	154	154	148	894	385	462	47	85	.947	5.50								2B
Mickey Kreitner	21	39	27	17	118	104	13	1	3	.992	3.00	0		6	6	50%	42%		C
Red Lynn	30	22	7	4	27	7	20	0	2	1.000	1.23								P
Lennie Merullo	27	57	50	47	302	116	167	19	26	.937	4.96								SS-1B
Hank Miklos	33	2	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	2.00								P
Bill Nicholson	29	156	156	156	330	305	18	7	4	.979	2.07								OF
Lou Novikoff	28	29	25	20	41	39	1	1	0	.976	1.38								OF
Johnny Ostrowski	26	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	.500	0.50								OF
Andy Pafko	23	123	118	116	363	333	24	6	4	.983	2.90								OF
Claude Passeau	35	34	27	18	54	12	42	0	5	1.000	1.59								P
Ed Sauer	25	12	10	9	25	23	1	1	0	.960	2.00								OF
Bill Schuster	31	44	33	28	189	71	109	9	21	.952	4.09								SS-2B
Frank Secory	31	17	15	13	44	44	0	0	0	1.000	2.59								OF
Eddie Stanky	28	8	4	3	26	8	15	3	4	.885	2.56								SS-3B-2B
Joe Stephenson	23	3	2	2	15	13	2	0	0	1.000	5.00	0		0	1	100%	43%		C
Mack Stewart	29	8	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1.000	0.13								P
Hy Vandenberg	38	35	9	2	29	4	24	1	1	.966	0.80								P
Dewey Williams	28	77	71	68	374	317	50	7	7	.981	4.77	3		23	23	50%	43%		C
Hank Wyse	26	41	34	14	59	7	51	1	3	.983	1.41								P
Tony York	31	27	24	19	125	39	81	5	7	.960	4.44								SS-3B
Team Totals	29.5	157	1413	1239	6266	4202	1878	186	394	.970	3.68	10		48	43	47%	43%
Rank in 8 NL teams								3	4	6
	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%
Dewey Williams	28	77	71	68	374	317	50	7	7	.981	4.77	3	23	23	50%
Billy Holm	31	50	43	32	188	166	18	4	2	.979	3.68	4	13	8	38%
Mickey Kreitner	21	39	27	17	118	104	13	1	3	.992	3.00	0	6	6	50%
Roy Easterwood	29	12	6	4	33	29	4	0	1	1.000	2.75	1	3	2	40%
Paul Gillespie	23	7	7	3	31	22	6	3	0	.903	4.00	2	3	3	50%
Joe Stephenson	23	3	2	2	15	13	2	0	0	1.000	5.00	0	0	1	100%
Jimmie Foxx	36	1	1	0	7	7	0	0	0	1.000	7.00	0	0	0
League Average										.979	3.95				43%
Team Total		157	157	126	766	658	93	15	13	.980	3.97	10	48	43	47%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Phil Cavarretta	27	139	139	138	1425	1337	77	11	121	.992	10.17
Stan Hack	34	18	18	18	142	130	10	2	16	.986	7.78
Lennie Merullo	27	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average										.990	9.66
Team Total		157	157	156	1568	1468	87	13	137	.992	9.84

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Don Johnson	32	154	154	148	894	385	462	47	85	.947	5.50
Bill Schuster	31	6	3	3	23	14	9	0	3	1.000	3.83
Eddie Stanky	28	3	0	0	8	4	3	1	3	.875	2.33
League Average										.962	5.02
Team Total		157	157	151	925	403	474	48	91	.948	5.38

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Stan Hack	34	75	75	73	277	96	164	17	7	.939	3.47
Roy Hughes	33	66	64	61	245	87	146	12	18	.951	3.53
Tony York	31	12	10	9	42	13	29	0	2	1.000	3.50
Pete Elko	26	6	3	3	14	6	8	0	1	1.000	2.33
Eddie Stanky	28	3	3	2	16	3	11	2	1	.875	4.67
Jimmie Foxx	36	2	2	2	8	2	6	0	0	1.000	4.00
League Average										.947	3.00
Team Total		157	157	150	602	207	364	31	29	.949	3.48

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Lennie Merullo	27	56	50	47	301	115	167	19	26	.937	5.04
Roy Hughes	33	52	52	47	298	133	157	8	36	.973	5.58
Bill Schuster	31	38	30	25	166	57	100	9	18	.946	4.13
Tony York	31	15	14	10	83	26	52	5	5	.940	5.20
Charlie Brewster	27	10	10	10	62	27	29	6	9	.903	5.60
Eddie Stanky	28	3	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.67
League Average										.954	4.82
Team Total		157	157	140	912	359	506	47	94	.948	4.97

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bill Nicholson	29	156	156	156	330	305	18	7	4	.979	2.07
Andy Pafko	23	123	118	116	363	333	24	6	4	.983	2.90
Dom Dallessandro	30	106	101	93	225	212	9	4	2	.982	2.08
Ival Goodman	35	35	31	25	65	65	0	0	0	1.000	1.86
Lou Novikoff	28	29	25	20	41	39	1	1	0	.976	1.38
Frank Secory	31	17	15	13	44	44	0	0	0	1.000	2.59
Phil Cavarretta	27	13	13	12	29	26	1	2	0	.931	2.08
Ed Sauer	25	12	10	9	25	23	1	1	0	.960	2.00
Johnny Ostrowski	26	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	.500	0.50
League Average										.980	2.31
Team Total		157	471	446	1124	1048	54	22	10	.980	2.24

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Hank Wyse	26	41	34	14	59	7	51	1	3	.983	1.41
Claude Passeau	35	34	27	18	54	12	42	0	5	1.000	1.59
Paul Derringer	37	42	16	7	38	7	30	1	3	.974	0.88
Bill Fleming	30	39	18	9	50	8	39	3	0	.940	1.21
Bob Chipman	25	26	21	8	28	3	24	1	2	.964	1.04
Hy Vandenberg	38	35	9	2	29	4	24	1	1	.966	0.80
Paul Erickson	28	33	15	5	39	7	30	2	1	.949	1.12
Red Lynn	30	22	7	4	27	7	20	0	2	1.000	1.23
Ed Hanyzewski	23	14	7	3	28	2	26	0	1	1.000	2.00
Dale Alderson	26	12	1	0	9	2	7	0	1	1.000	0.75
Mack Stewart	29	8	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1.000	0.13
Charlie Gassaway	25	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.50
Hank Miklos	33	2	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	2.00
John Burrows	30	3	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	0.33
League Average										.960	1.11
Team Total		157	157	70	369	59	300	10	20	.973	1.15

1943 / 1945 Fielding Statistics

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