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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1948 / 1950)
61-93, Finished 8th in National League
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Scored 593 runs, Allowed 773 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 59-95
Manager: Charlie Grimm (19-31) and Frankie Frisch (42-62)
Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,143,139 (5th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 100; one-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 97
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1948 / 1950 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 4, 1948
Traded Bill Nicholson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Harry Walker.
October 5, 1948
Released Russ Bauers.
October 11, 1948
Sold Russ Meyer to the Philadelphia Phillies for $20,000.
November 8, 1948
Signed Bob Speake as an amateur free agent.
November 10, 1948
Drafted Jim Kirby from Shreveport (Texas) in the 1948 rule 5 draft.
Ed Sauer drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1948 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Lefty Sloat from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1948 rule 5 draft.
December 8, 1948
Traded Cliff Chambers and Clyde McCullough to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Frankie Gustine and Cal McLish.
December 14, 1948
Traded Hank Borowy and Eddie Waitkus to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Monk Dubiel and Dutch Leonard.
December 24, 1948
Traded Roy Easterwood to Dallas (Texas). Received Leon Brinkopf.
1949
Signed Paul Schramka as an amateur free agent.
Sold Lou Sleater to the New York Giants.
Signed Dean Stone as an amateur free agent.
April 18, 1949 (Standings)
Signed Don Johnson as a free agent.
May, 1949 (Standings)
Released Dean Stone. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
May 7, 1949 (Standings)
Selected Hank Edwards off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
May 10, 1949 (Standings)
Sold Hank Wyse to Shreveport (Texas).
May 13, 1949 (Standings)
Released Mort Cooper.
May 16, 1949 (Standings)
Traded Hank Schenz to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Bob Ramazzotti.
May 17, 1949 (Standings)
Released Don Johnson.
May 18, 1949 (Standings)
Selected Herman Reich off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
June 6, 1949 (Standings)
Selected Bob Muncrief off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
June 15, 1949 (Standings)
Traded Peanuts Lowrey and Harry Walker to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Frank Baumholtz and Hank Sauer.
June 20, 1949 (Standings)
Selected Les Layton off waivers from the New York Giants.
July 2, 1949 (Standings)
Selected Mickey Owen off waivers from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
July 13, 1949 (Standings)
Sold Eddie Malone to the Chicago White Sox.
August 4, 1949 (Standings)
Traded Johnny Ostrowski to the Chicago White Sox. Received Bobby Rhawn and cash.
August 10, 1949 (Standings)
Purchased Bill Serena from Dallas (Texas).
September 14, 1949 (Standings)
Frankie Gustine selected by the Philadelphia Athletics off waivers.
September 26, 1949 (Standings)
Signed Don Robertson as an amateur free agent.
October 13, 1949 (Standings)
Purchased Fred Baczewski from Shreveport (Texas) for $30000 plus a player to be named.
October 14, 1949 (Standings)
Purchased Preston Ward and Paul Minner from the Brooklyn Dodgers for $100,000.
October 18, 1949
Signed Andy Varga as an amateur free agent.
October 29, 1949
Signed Jim Fanning as an amateur free agent.
November 17, 1949
Drafted Johnny Klippstein from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1949 rule 5 draft.
December 5, 1949
Drafted Hy Cohen from the New York Yankees in the 1949 minor league draft.
Billy Klaus selected by Dallas (Texas) in the 1949 minor league draft.
Drafted Ben Taylor from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1949 minor league draft.
December 14, 1949
Traded Gene Mauch and cash to the Boston Braves. Received Bill Voiselle.
1950
Dick Aylward sent to Dallas (Texas) in an unknown transaction.
Harry Bright received from Miami (Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri) in an unknown transaction.
Signed Dave Hillman as an amateur free agent.
Signed George Piktuzis as an amateur free agent.
Sold Ben Wade to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
February 2, 1950
Sold Herman Reich to the Chicago White Sox.
February 10, 1950
Purchased Frank Hiller from the New York Yankees.
Purchased Johnny Vander Meer from the Cincinnati Reds.
March 16, 1950
Purchased Bob Schultz from the Chicago White Sox. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
April 1, 1950
Signed Gene Baker as an amateur free agent.
