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1948 Chicago Cubs Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1947 / 1949)
64-90, Finished 8th in National League
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Scored 597 runs, Allowed 706 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 65-89
Manager: Charlie Grimm (64-90)
Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,237,792 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 96, Pitching - 99;   one-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 95

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1947 / 1949 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Cliff Aberson 26 R R 6' 0" 200 Aug 28, 1921 2 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8
Hank Borowy 32 R R 6' 0" 175 May 12, 1916 7 39 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don Carlsen 21 R R 6' 1" 175 Oct 15, 1926 1st 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phil Cavarretta 31 L L 175 Jul 19, 1916 15 111 111 111 0 0 41 0 0 0 30 0 10 40
Cliff Chambers 26 L L Jan 10, 1922 1st 29 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Chipman 29 L L 6' 2" 190 Oct 11, 1918 8 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Cross 29 R R 5' 11" 160 Aug 28, 1918 4 16 16 16 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0
Dick Culler 33 R R 155 Jan 15, 1915 7 48 48 48 0 0 0 2 0 43 0 0 0 0
Jess Dobernic 30 R R 5' 10" 170 Nov 20, 1917 2 54 54 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Erickson 32 R R 6' 2" 200 Dec 14, 1915 8 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Warren Hacker 23 R R 6' 1" 185 Nov 21, 1924 1st 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ralph Hamner 31 R R 6' 3" 165 Sep 12, 1916 3 27 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tony Jacobs 22 B R 5' 9" 150 Aug 5, 1925 1st 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hal Jeffcoat 23 R R 185 Sep 6, 1924 1st 134 134 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 0 119
Don Johnson 36 R R 6' 0" 170 Dec 7, 1911 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Emil Kush 31 R R 5' 11" 185 Nov 4, 1916 5 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doyle Lade 27 R R 5' 10" 183 Feb 17, 1921 3 19 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peanuts Lowrey 30 R R 170 Aug 27, 1917 6 129 129 129 0 0 0 2 9 1 63 43 0 103
Danny Lynch 22 R R 5' 11" 174 Feb 7, 1926 1st 7 7 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clarence Maddern 26 R R 6' 1" 185 Sep 26, 1921 2 80 80 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 10 55
Gene Mauch 22 R R 5' 10" 165 Nov 18, 1925 3 53 53 53 0 0 0 26 0 19 0 0 0 0
Carmen Mauro 21 L R 6' 0" 167 Nov 10, 1926 1st 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Dutch McCall 27 L L 6' 1" 184 Dec 27, 1920 1st 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clyde McCullough 31 R R 180 Mar 4, 1917 7 69 69 69 0 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Russ Meyer 24 B R 6' 1" 185 Oct 25, 1923 3 29 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Nicholson 33 L R 6' 0" 205 Dec 11, 1914 11 143 143 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 136
Andy Pafko 27 R R 6' 0" 190 Feb 25, 1921 6 142 142 142 0 0 0 0 139 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Bob Rush 22 R R 6' 4" 205 Dec 21, 1925 1st 38 38 38 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carl Sawatski 20 L R 5' 10" 210 Nov 4, 1927 1st 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Scheffing 34 R R 6' 2" 189 Aug 11, 1913 5 102 102 102 0 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hank Schenz 29 R R 175 Apr 11, 1919 3 96 96 96 0 0 0 78 5 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Schmitz 27 R L 6' 0" 170 Nov 27, 1920 5 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Roy Smalley 22 R R 6' 3" 190 Jun 9, 1926 1st 124 124 124 0 0 0 0 0 124 0 0 0 0
Emil Verban 32 R R 5' 11" 165 Aug 27, 1915 5 56 56 56 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ben Wade 25 R R 6' 3" 205 Nov 25, 1922 1st 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eddie Waitkus 28 L L 6' 1" 175 Sep 4, 1919 4 139 139 139 0 0 116 0 0 0 20 0 0 20 All-Star
Rube Walker 22 L R 6' 1" 185 May 16, 1926 1st 79 79 79 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1947 / 1949 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played