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1949 Chicago Cubs (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
Managed by Charlie Grimm and Frankie Frisch

Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,143,139 (5th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 97, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 94, Pitching - 97
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1949 Stats / Schedule (1948/1950) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   61-93 , Final Rank: 8, GB:   36.0
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:           1 (last on April 23)
Most Games under .500:          33 (last on September 27)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       36.5 (last on September 27)

Longest Winning Streak:          3 (May 24 to May 27, July 10 to July 14, July 24 to July 26, August 4 to August 6, and September 14 to September 17)
Longest Losing Streak:           8 (July 27 to August 3)

Most Runs Allowed:              23 (July 6)
Most Runs Scored:               13 (May 14)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      18
Times Opponent Shutout:          8

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        61  93     593     773    .396

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           33  44     285     365    .429
Road           28  49     308     408    .364

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           5   6      43      46    .455
May            10  16     110     137    .385
June           11  20     116     155    .355
July           10  20     112     168    .333
August         13  18     102     139    .419
September      11  12     102     114    .478
October         1   1       8      14    .500

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     30  50     324     419    .375
Second Half    31  43     269     354    .419
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        18  24     155     161    .429

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        13  35     185     345    .271

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BRO             5  17      58     107    .227
BSN            10  12      92     118    .455
CIN             9  13      96     112    .409
NYG            12  10      86     109    .545
PHI             6  16      67     105    .273
PIT            11  11     108     105    .500
STL             8  14      86     117    .364

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 19     CHC  PIT  L   0-1        0-1     5     1.0  1:49 R Sewell                   29,392 -
  2 Wed, Apr 20     CHC  PIT  W   4-0        1-1     4     1.0  2:12 B Rush                     11,218 +
  3 Thu, Apr 21     CHC  PIT  W   4-3        2-1     3     0.5  1:55 E Kush                     11,599 ++
  4 Fri, Apr 22     CHC @STL  L   2-9        2-2     4     1.0  1:36 A Brazle                   10,121 -
  5 Sat, Apr 23     CHC @STL  W  11-7        3-2     2     0.5  2:28 B Chipman                  21,964 +
  6 Sun, Apr 24     CHC @STL  L   4-5        3-3     4     1.0  2:31 T Wilks                    16,696 -
  7 Mon, Apr 25     CHC @PIT  L   2-8        3-4     7     1.5  2:10 R Sewell                   35,373 --
  8 Wed, Apr 27     CHC  CIN  W   8-3        4-4     5     1.0  2:40 E Kush                     11,850 +
  9 Thu, Apr 28     CHC  CIN  L   0-2        4-5     7     1.5  1:45 K Raffensber                7,582 -
 10 Fri, Apr 29     CHC  STL  W   5-4        5-5     5     1.0  2:50 B Chipman                  13,363 +
 11 Sat, Apr 30     CHC  STL  L   3-4        5-6     6     1.5  2:17 T Wilks                    30,775 -
 12 Sun, May  1     CHC  STL  L   3-8        5-7     7     3.0  2:14 H Brecheen                 24,383 --
 13 Tue, May  3     CHC @BSN  W   4-0        6-7     6     2.0  1:46 M Dubiel                   15,096 +
 14 Wed, May  4     CHC @BSN  L   3-4        6-8     7     3.0  1:49 J Sain                     10,238 -
 15 Fri, May  6     CHC @BRO  W   4-2        7-8     5     3.0  2:20 J Schmitz                  30,041 +
 16 Sat, May  7     CHC @BRO  L   4-10       7-9     6     3.0  2:30 P McGlothin                14,404 -
 17 Sun, May  8     CHC @NYG  L   1-10       7-10    7     4.0  2:11 L Jansen                   20,899 --
 18 Mon, May  9     CHC @NYG  L   2-7        7-11    8     5.0  2:30 S Jones                    22,445 ---
 19 Wed, May 11     CHC @PHI  W   4-2        8-11    7     4.0  2:35 E Kush                      7,433 +
 20 Thu, May 12     CHC @PHI  L   3-4        8-12    8     4.0  1:50 H Borowy                    2,506 -
 21 Fri, May 13     CHC @CIN  L   0-7        8-13    8     5.0  2:00 B Lively                   24,532 --
 22 Sat, May 14     CHC @CIN  W  13-1        9-13    8     5.0  2:05 D Leonard                   8,855 +
 23 Sun, May 15     CHC @CIN  L   5-6        9-14    6     5.5  2:23 E Erautt                          -
 24                 CHC @CIN  W   8-5       10-14    6     5.5  2:22 C McLish                   22,138 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Tue, May 17     CHC  BRO  L   5-8       10-15    8     5.5  2:41 R Branca                   15,579 -
 26 Wed, May 18     CHC  BRO  L   5-14      10-16    8     5.5  2:15 J Hatten                    9,600 --
 27 Sat, May 21     CHC  PHI  L   1-5       10-17    8     7.0  2:09 H Borowy                   11,839 ---
 28 Sun, May 22     CHC  BSN  L   2-7       10-18    8     7.5  2:02 J Sain                     15,113 ----
 29 Mon, May 23     CHC  BSN  L   4-11      10-19    8     8.5  2:31 V Bickford                  5,379 -----
 30 Tue, May 24     CHC  NYG  W   8-2       11-19    8     7.5  1:51 B Chipman                   6,641 +
 31 Wed, May 25     CHC  NYG  W   3-2       12-19    8     6.5  2:13 B Rush                      4,562 ++
 32 Fri, May 27     CHC  CIN  W   3-1       13-19    7     5.5  1:41 J Schmitz                   6,174 +++
 33 Sat, May 28     CHC  CIN  L   0-2       13-20    7     6.5  2:17 K Raffensber               15,779 -
 34 Sun, May 29     CHC  CIN  L   1-4       13-21    7     6.0  1:59 E Erautt                          --
 35                 CHC  CIN  W  10-2       14-21    7     6.0  1:59 M Dubiel                   40,896 +
 36 Mon, May 30     CHC @PIT  W   8-5       15-21    7     6.0  2:12 B Rush                            ++
 37                 CHC @PIT  L   6-8       15-22    7     6.0  2:03 B Chesnes                  38,089 -
 38 Wed, Jun  1     CHC @NYG  L   5-11      15-23    7     7.5  2:13 R Webb                      5,571 --
 39 Thu, Jun  2     CHC @NYG  W   3-0       16-23    7     7.5  1:42 D Leonard                  16,588 +
 40 Fri, Jun  3     CHC @NYG  L   5-15      16-24    7     8.0  2:25 M Kennedy                   7,505 -
 41 Sat, Jun  4     CHC @PHI  L   0-1       16-25    7     8.0  1:50 K Heintzelma                6,190 --
 42 Sun, Jun  5     CHC @PHI  L   2-7       16-26    7     8.0  1:38 H Borowy                        0 ---
 43                 CHC @PHI  W   8-7       17-26    7     8.0  2:37 B Rush                     15,240 +
 44 Tue, Jun  7     CHC @BRO  L   1-7       17-27    7     8.5  2:16 P Roe                       9,524 -
 45 Wed, Jun  8     CHC @BRO  L   1-3       17-28    7     9.5  1:54 R Barney                    8,059 --
 46 Thu, Jun  9     CHC @BRO  L   5-9       17-29    7    10.5  2:10 R Branca                   11,890 ---
 47 Fri, Jun 10     CHC @BSN  L   2-6       17-30    7    11.5  2:01 W Spahn                    20,551 ----
 48 Sat, Jun 11     CHC @BSN  W   5-2       18-30    7    11.5  2:12 M Dubiel                    9,828 +
 49 Sun, Jun 12     CHC @BSN  W   6-2       19-30    7    12.0  1:57 W Hacker                          ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50                 CHC @BSN  L   0-2       19-31    7    12.0  1:32 J Antonelli                19,802 -
 51 Tue, Jun 14     CHC  PHI  L   2-9       19-32    8    13.0  2:12 R Meyer                     7,815 --
 52 Wed, Jun 15     CHC  PHI  L   1-4       19-33    8    13.5  2:15 K Heintzelma                      ---
 53                 CHC  PHI  L   0-3       19-34    8    13.5  2:07 H Borowy                   18,809 ----
 54 Thu, Jun 16     CHC  PHI  L   3-4       19-35    8    13.5  2:07 J Konstanty                 4,899 -----
 55 Fri, Jun 17     CHC  BRO  L   1-2       19-36    8    14.5  1:50 D Newcombe                 15,674 ------
 56 Sat, Jun 18     CHC  BRO  L   0-2       19-37    8    15.5  2:06 R Barney                   32,342 -------
 57 Sun, Jun 19     CHC  BRO  W   8-2       20-37    8    14.5  2:13 J Schmitz                  42,089 +
 58 Mon, Jun 20     CHC  BSN  L   2-3       20-38    8    15.0  2:14 V Bickford                  8,531 -
 59 Tue, Jun 21     CHC  BSN  W   8-4       21-38    8    15.0  2:07 B Chipman                   8,161 +
 60 Wed, Jun 22     CHC  BSN  W   9-8       22-38    8    14.0  2:53 B Muncrief                 12,306 ++
 61 Thu, Jun 23     CHC  BSN  L   5-12      22-39    8    15.0  2:36 W Spahn                     9,144 -
 62 Fri, Jun 24     CHC  NYG  W   6-2       23-39    8    14.5  2:10 W Hacker                   12,391 +
 63 Sat, Jun 25     CHC  NYG  W   4-1       24-39    8    14.0  2:19 B Rush                     16,560 ++
 64 Sun, Jun 26     CHC  NYG  L   2-6       24-40    8    15.0  2:21 D Koslo                    26,472 -
 65 Mon, Jun 27     CHC @STL  W   6-4       25-40    8    14.5  2:01 J Schmitz                  13,178 +
 66 Tue, Jun 28     CHC @STL  L   0-5       25-41    8    15.5  1:37 H Pollet                   10,996 -
 67 Wed, Jun 29     CHC @STL  L   4-7       25-42    8    16.5  2:11 A Brazle                   15,702 --
 68 Thu, Jun 30     CHC @STL  W  12-5       26-42    8    15.5  2:19 B Rush                      8,566 +
 69 Fri, Jul  1     CHC  PIT  W   6-5       27-42    8    14.5  2:32 B Muncrief                 10,526 ++
 70 Sat, Jul  2     CHC  PIT  L   3-8       27-43    8    15.5  2:28 T Bonham                   16,670 -
 71 Sun, Jul  3     CHC  PIT  L   3-7       27-44    8    15.5  2:34 V Lombardi                 18,128 --
 72 Mon, Jul  4     CHC  STL  L   4-9       27-45    8    16.5  2:29 F Martin                          ---
 73                 CHC  STL  W   5-0       28-45    8    16.5  1:46 B Chipman                  36,157 +
 74 Tue, Jul  5     CHC  STL  L   1-2       28-46    8    16.5  2:33 H Pollet                   15,366 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Wed, Jul  6     CHC @CIN  L   4-23      28-47    8    16.5  2:45 K Raffensber                4,036 --
 76 Thu, Jul  7     CHC @CIN  L   6-7       28-48    8    17.5  2:51 H Wehmeier                  3,487 ---
 77 Fri, Jul  8     CHC @PIT  L   1-2       28-49    8    18.5  2:10 V Lombardi                 36,336 ----
 78 Sat, Jul  9     CHC @PIT  L   5-6       28-50    8    18.5  3:25 R Sewell                   15,924 -----
 79 Sun, Jul 10     CHC @PIT  W   8-6       29-50    8    18.0  2:57 B Rush                            +
 80                 CHC @PIT  W   9-6       30-50    8    18.0  1:55 B Chipman                  26,317 ++
 81 Thu, Jul 14     CHC @BSN  W   3-2       31-50    8    18.0  1:57 D Leonard                  12,518 +++
 82 Fri, Jul 15     CHC @BSN  L   1-6       31-51    8    19.0  2:08 W Spahn                    12,388 -
 83 Sat, Jul 16     CHC @BSN  L   1-9       31-52    8    19.0  1:58 J Sain                      7,207 --
 84 Sun, Jul 17     CHC @BRO  L   3-4       31-53    8    20.0  2:00 J Banta                    23,176 ---
 85 Mon, Jul 18     CHC @BRO  L   0-3       31-54    8    21.0  3:48 J Hatten                   25,595 ----
 86 Tue, Jul 19     CHC @PHI  L   0-1       31-55    8    22.0  1:54 K Heintzelma                7,076 -----
 87 Wed, Jul 20     CHC @PHI  W   4-3       32-55    8    21.0  2:25 D Leonard                   7,036 +
 88 Thu, Jul 21     CHC @PHI  L   4-8       32-56    8    22.0  2:08 H Borowy                    3,082 -
 89 Fri, Jul 22     CHC @NYG  W   6-5       33-56    8    21.0  2:28 J Schmitz                   5,719 +
 90 Sat, Jul 23     CHC @NYG  L   6-10      33-57    8    21.0  2:13 C Hartung                   8,324 -
 91 Sun, Jul 24     CHC @NYG  W   5-3       34-57    8    20.0  1:57 B Rush                            +
 92                 CHC @NYG  W   6-1       35-57    8    20.0  1:46 D Lade                     22,419 ++
 93 Tue, Jul 26     CHC  BRO  W   6-0       36-57    8    20.0  2:00 J Schmitz                  32,872 +++
 94 Wed, Jul 27     CHC  BRO  L   3-7       36-58    8    21.0  2:39 D Newcombe                 30,262 -
 95 Thu, Jul 28     CHC  BRO  L   1-7       36-59    8    22.0  2:27 R Branca                   21,496 --
 96 Sat, Jul 30     CHC  PHI  L   3-4       36-60    8    23.5  2:24 R Meyer                           ---
 97                 CHC  PHI  L   1-9       36-61    8    23.5  2:04 R Roberts                  33,461 ----
 98 Sun, Jul 31     CHC  PHI  L   4-5       36-62    8    23.5  2:15 J Konstanty                18,926 -----
 99 Mon, Aug  1     CHC  NYG  L   3-11      36-63    8    23.5  2:23 C Hartung                   9,780 ------

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Tue, Aug  2     CHC  NYG  L   0-3       36-64    8    24.5  1:53 S Jones                    11,103 -------
101 Wed, Aug  3     CHC  NYG  L   1-4       36-65    8    25.5  1:56 D Koslo                    11,242 --------
102 Thu, Aug  4     CHC  NYG  W   1-0       37-65    8    25.5  1:36 J Schmitz                   9,737 +
103 Fri, Aug  5     CHC  BSN  W   8-3       38-65    8    25.5  2:16 B Muncrief                  8,994 ++
104 Sat, Aug  6     CHC  BSN  W  10-4       39-65    8    24.5  2:04 M Dubiel                   15,284 +++
105 Sun, Aug  7     CHC  BSN  L   0-11      39-66    8    25.0  2:08 B Voiselle                        -
106                 CHC  BSN  W   4-3       40-66    8    25.0  2:15 W Hacker                   36,961 +
107 Tue, Aug  9     CHC  PIT  L   3-8       40-67    8    26.5  2:27 C Chambers                 11,313 -
108 Wed, Aug 10     CHC  PIT  W   2-0       41-67    8    26.5  2:01 D Lade                     10,326 +
109 Thu, Aug 11     CHC  PIT  L   2-3       41-68    8    27.5  2:10 B Werle                     5,415 -
110 Sat, Aug 13     CHC  CIN  W   5-4       42-68    8    26.5  1:52 D Leonard                  14,097 +
111 Sun, Aug 14     CHC  CIN  L   2-4       42-69    8    28.0       K Raffensber                      -
112                 CHC  CIN  L   0-8       42-70    8    28.0  2:19 J Vander Mee               32,770 --
113 Mon, Aug 15     CHC  STL  L   2-5       42-71    8    28.5  2:07 H Brecheen                 19,754 ---
114 Tue, Aug 16     CHC  STL  W   5-4       43-71    8    27.5  2:00 J Schmitz                  19,802 +
115 Thu, Aug 18     CHC @PIT  L   0-2       43-72    8    28.0  1:52 J Walsh                    13,868 -
116 Fri, Aug 19     CHC @CIN  W   7-4       44-72    8    27.0  2:26 W Hacker                    8,368 +
117 Sat, Aug 20     CHC @CIN  L   4-7       44-73    8    28.0  2:22 E Blackwell                 3,754 -
118 Sun, Aug 21     CHC @CIN  W   5-4       45-73    8    28.0  1:50 W Hacker                          +
119                 CHC @CIN  L   1-4       45-74    8    28.0  1:45 K Raffensber               11,440 -
120 Tue, Aug 23     CHC @NYG  W   7-5       46-74    8    27.5  2:15 D Lade                      3,845 +
121 Wed, Aug 24     CHC @NYG  L   3-5       46-75    8    27.5  2:03 S Jones                     2,612 -
122 Thu, Aug 25     CHC @BRO  W   4-0       47-75    8    28.0  2:34 J Schmitz                         +
123                 CHC @BRO  L   1-3       47-76    8    28.0  3:48 J Banta                    27,631 -
124 Fri, Aug 26     CHC @BRO  W   4-2       48-76    8    27.0  2:25 B Muncrief                 22,711 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Sat, Aug 27     CHC @BRO  L   1-6       48-77    8    28.5  2:01 P Roe                      12,911 -
126 Sun, Aug 28     CHC @PHI  W   7-4       49-77    8    29.5  2:41 D Lade                          0 +
127                 CHC @PHI  L   2-8       49-78    8    29.5  2:12 R Meyer                    12,719 -
128 Mon, Aug 29     CHC @PHI  L   5-6       49-79    8    30.5  2:03 B Donnelly                  2,802 --
129 Wed, Aug 31     CHC @BSN  L   3-4       49-80    8    30.5  2:20 B Hall                     11,670 ---
130 Thu, Sep  1     CHC @BSN  L   4-8       49-81    8    31.5  2:14 W Spahn                     3,363 ----
131 Sat, Sep  3     CHC  PIT  W  11-7       50-81    8    31.0  2:23 D Adkins                   13,289 +
132 Sun, Sep  4     CHC  PIT  W  11-7       51-81    8    31.5  2:14 B Muncrief                 18,082 ++
133 Mon, Sep  5     CHC  CIN  L   3-7       51-82    8    31.5  2:43 H Wehmeier                        -
134                 CHC  CIN  W   7-2       52-82    8    31.5  2:15 J Schmitz                  28,553 +
135 Wed, Sep  7     CHC @STL  L   2-3       52-83    8    32.5  2:27 H Pollet                   19,454 -
136 Thu, Sep  8     CHC @STL  L   0-8       52-84    8    33.5  2:22 H Brecheen                 13,432 --
137 Fri, Sep  9     CHC @PIT  W   8-1       53-84    8    32.5  1:51 M Dubiel                    7,905 +
138 Sat, Sep 10     CHC @PIT  W   9-5       54-84    8    32.5  2:23 D Leonard                   5,369 ++
139 Sun, Sep 11     CHC @PIT  L   3-7       54-85    8    34.0  1:59 M Dickson                   9,851 -
140 Wed, Sep 14     CHC  BSN  W   8-7       55-85    8    34.5  2:15 J Schmitz                   2,672 +
141 Fri, Sep 16     CHC  NYG  W   5-4       56-85    8    34.5  2:27 B Rush                      4,405 ++
142 Sat, Sep 17     CHC  NYG  W   4-2       57-85    8    33.5  2:03 D Leonard                   9,399 +++
143 Sun, Sep 18     CHC  BRO  L   1-7       57-86    8    34.5  2:19 R Branca                   34,580 -
144 Mon, Sep 19     CHC  BRO  L   0-4       57-87    8    34.5  2:02 R Barney                   12,189 --
145 Tue, Sep 20     CHC  BRO  L   0-5       57-88    8    35.5  1:54 J Banta                    14,989 ---
146 Wed, Sep 21     CHC  PHI  L   1-3       57-89    8    35.5  1:53 R Meyer                           ----
147                 CHC  PHI  W   9-6       58-89    8    35.5  1:54 M Dubiel                    5,572 +
148 Thu, Sep 22     CHC  PHI  W   3-2       59-89    8    34.5  1:38 D Adkins                    1,813 ++
149 Sat, Sep 24     CHC @STL  L   2-3       59-90    8    35.5  2:00 J Staley                   22,077 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Sun, Sep 25     CHC @STL  L   1-6       59-91    8    36.5  2:00 H Brecheen                 30,943 --
151 Tue, Sep 27     CHC @CIN  L   4-5       59-92    8    36.5  2:01 K Raffensber                1,242 ---
152 Fri, Sep 30     CHC  STL  W   6-5       60-92    8    36.0  18:58 B Rush                      9,818 +
153 Sat, Oct  1     CHC  STL  W   3-1       61-92    8    35.0  1:55 B Chipman                  20,211 ++
154 Sun, Oct  2     CHC  STL  L   5-13      61-93    8    36.0  2:27 H Pollet                   39,834 -

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