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1947 Chicago Cubs

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1946 / 1948

69-85, Finished 6th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Charlie Grimm (69-85)
Scored 569 runs, Allowed 722 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 60-94

Ballparks: Wrigley Field · Attendance: 1,364,039 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 103

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1946 / 1948 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
Cliff Aberson	25	39	37	33	75	62	7	6	1	.920	1.73								OF
Hank Borowy	31	40	25	7	45	7	36	2	2	.956	1.08								P
Bob Carpenter	29	4	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.50								P
Phil Cavarretta	30	124	121	111	452	420	24	8	26	.982	3.58								OF-1B
Bob Chipman	28	32	17	5	37	5	32	0	2	1.000	1.16								P
Dom Dallessandro	33	24	23	21	51	50	1	0	1	1.000	1.82								OF
Paul Erickson	31	40	20	6	42	8	33	1	3	.976	1.03								P
Lonny Frey	36	9	7	6	37	17	20	0	4	1.000	4.11								2B
Stan Hack	37	66	59	51	208	64	136	8	11	.962	3.03								3B
Ralph Hamner	30	3	3	2	5	2	2	1	0	.800	1.33								P
Don Johnson	35	114	104	96	579	260	302	17	69	.971	4.93								2B-3B
Billy Jurges	39	14	13	12	53	13	36	4	10	.925	3.50								SS
Emil Kush	30	47	1	1	27	5	21	1	1	.963	0.55								P
Doyle Lade	26	34	25	7	57	10	46	1	2	.982	1.65								P
Bill Lee	37	14	2	0	11	4	5	2	0	.818	0.64								P
Mickey Livingston	32	7	4	4	28	27	1	0	0	1.000	4.00	0		1	0	0%	44%		C
Peanuts Lowrey	29	113	105	92	355	138	200	17	21	.952	2.77								3B-OF-2B
Ray Mack	30	21	21	21	141	58	78	5	15	.965	6.48								2B
Sal Madrid	27	8	8	4	45	16	27	2	6	.956	5.38								SS
Clyde McCullough	30	63	56	51	320	280	35	5	3	.984	4.92	1		17	16	48%	44%		C
Russ Meers	28	35	1	0	17	3	12	2	0	.882	0.43								P
Lennie Merullo	30	108	107	94	570	219	322	29	77	.949	5.01								SS
Russ Meyer	23	23	2	1	7	1	6	0	1	1.000	0.30								P
Ox Miller	32	4	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.50								P
Bill Nicholson	32	140	140	138	291	281	7	3	1	.990	2.06								OF
Andy Pafko	26	127	126	122	341	327	9	5	3	.985	2.65								OF
Claude Passeau	38	19	6	1	9	1	7	1	1	.889	0.42								P
Marv Rickert	26	38	26	25	132	123	8	1	8	.992	3.54								OF-1B
Bob Scheffing	33	98	95	86	438	379	52	7	4	.984	4.44	9		25	23	48%	44%		C
Hank Schenz	28	5	4	2	12	2	9	1	0	.917	2.20								3B
Freddy Schmidt	31	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00								P
Johnny Schmitz	26	38	28	10	59	12	45	2	2	.966	1.50								P
Bobby Sturgeon	27	77	59	47	345	137	202	6	43	.983	4.24								SS-2B-3B
Eddie Waitkus	27	126	125	124	1270	1161	101	8	109	.994	10.02								1B
Dewey Williams	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0		0	0				C
Hank Wyse	29	37	19	5	45	7	33	5	5	.889	1.08								P
Team Totals	30.0	155	1395	1186	6109	4100	1859	150	431	.975	3.49	10		43	39	48%	44%
Rank in 8 NL teams								4	3	4
	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%
Bob Scheffing	33	97	95	86	438	379	52	7	4	.984	4.44	9	25	23	48%
Clyde McCullough	30	64	56	51	320	280	35	5	3	.984	4.92	1	17	16	48%
Mickey Livingston	32	7	4	4	28	27	1	0	0	1.000	4.00	0	1	0	0%
Dewey Williams	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0	0	0
League Average										.981	4.37				44%
Team Total		155	155	141	786	686	88	12	7	.985	4.58	10	43	39	48%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Eddie Waitkus	27	126	125	124	1270	1161	101	8	109	.994	10.02
Phil Cavarretta	30	24	23	22	233	217	13	3	23	.987	9.58
Marv Rickert	26	7	7	7	77	71	6	0	8	1.000	11.00
League Average										.992	9.24
Team Total		155	155	153	1580	1449	120	11	140	.993	9.99

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Don Johnson	35	108	99	91	563	255	291	17	65	.970	5.06
Bobby Sturgeon	27	30	28	18	133	60	72	1	18	.992	4.40
Ray Mack	30	21	21	21	141	58	78	5	15	.965	6.48
Lonny Frey	36	9	7	6	37	17	20	0	4	1.000	4.11
Peanuts Lowrey	29	6	0	0	9	5	4	0	0	1.000	1.50
League Average										.975	5.19
Team Total		155	155	136	883	395	465	23	102	.974	4.94

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Peanuts Lowrey	29	91	83	75	293	83	194	16	21	.945	3.04
Stan Hack	37	66	59	51	208	64	136	8	11	.962	3.03
Don Johnson	35	6	5	5	16	5	11	0	4	1.000	2.67
Hank Schenz	28	5	4	2	12	2	9	1	0	.917	2.20
Bobby Sturgeon	27	5	4	4	12	2	10	0	1	1.000	2.40
League Average										.947	2.80
Team Total		155	155	137	541	156	360	25	37	.954	2.98

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Lennie Merullo	30	108	107	94	570	219	322	29	77	.949	5.01
Bobby Sturgeon	27	45	27	25	200	75	120	5	24	.975	4.33
Billy Jurges	39	14	13	12	53	13	36	4	10	.925	3.50
Sal Madrid	27	8	8	4	45	16	27	2	6	.956	5.38
League Average										.963	4.66
Team Total		155	155	135	868	323	505	40	117	.954	4.73

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bill Nicholson	32	140	140	138	291	281	7	3	1	.990	2.06
Andy Pafko	26	127	126	122	341	327	9	5	3	.985	2.65
Phil Cavarretta	30	100	98	89	219	203	11	5	3	.977	2.14
Cliff Aberson	25	40	37	33	75	62	7	6	1	.920	1.73
Marv Rickert	26	30	19	18	55	52	2	1	0	.982	1.80
Dom Dallessandro	33	28	23	21	51	50	1	0	1	1.000	1.82
Peanuts Lowrey	29	25	22	17	53	50	2	1	0	.981	2.08
League Average										.977	2.19
Team Total		155	465	438	1085	1025	39	21	9	.981	2.17

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Johnny Schmitz	26	38	28	10	59	12	45	2	2	.966	1.50
Doyle Lade	26	34	25	7	57	10	46	1	2	.982	1.65
Hank Borowy	31	40	25	7	45	7	36	2	2	.956	1.08
Paul Erickson	31	40	20	6	42	8	33	1	3	.976	1.03
Hank Wyse	29	37	19	5	45	7	33	5	5	.889	1.08
Bob Chipman	28	32	17	5	37	5	32	0	2	1.000	1.16
Emil Kush	30	47	1	1	27	5	21	1	1	.963	0.55
Russ Meers	28	35	1	0	17	3	12	2	0	.882	0.43
Claude Passeau	38	19	6	1	9	1	7	1	1	.889	0.42
Russ Meyer	23	23	2	1	7	1	6	0	1	1.000	0.30
Ralph Hamner	30	3	3	2	5	2	2	1	0	.800	1.33
Bill Lee	37	14	2	0	11	4	5	2	0	.818	0.64
Ox Miller	32	4	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.50
Bob Carpenter	29	4	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.50
Freddy Schmidt	31	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average										.966	0.89
Team Total		155	155	46	366	66	282	18	19	.951	0.94

1946 / 1948 Fielding Statistics

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