1942 Chicago Cubs

68-86 • .442 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1942 Chicago Cubs went 68-86 (.442) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 591 runs, allowed 665, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Bill Nicholson (21 HR, 78 RBI) and Claude Passeau (19-14, 2.68 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

68 Wins
86 Losses
.442 Win %
6th Rank
591 R 665 RA
Diff -74

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591 Runs Scored
665 Runs Allowed
-74 Run Diff
695K Attendance

📈 vs. 1942 NL Average

Batting Avg .254 2% above the 1942 league average (.248)
OBP .321 1% above the 1942 league average (.318)
SLG .353 3% above the 1942 league average (.343)
Team ERA 3.60 9% worse than the 1942 league average (3.32)
Runs Scored 591 1% below the 1942 league average (598 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 695,335
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Avg per Game 8,914

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1942

Batting Avg

1 Lou Novikoff 0.300 2 Stan Hack 0.300 3 Bill Nicholson 0.294 4 Clyde McCullough 0.282 5 Phil Cavarretta 0.270

Home Runs

1 Bill Nicholson 21 2 Lou Stringer 9 3 Rip Russell 8 4 Lou Novikoff 7 5 Stan Hack 6

RBI

1 Bill Nicholson 78 2 Lou Novikoff 64 3 Phil Cavarretta 54 4 Dom Dallessandro 43 5 Rip Russell 41
1942 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Nicholson 152 588 83 173 22 11 21 78 76 80 8 0.294
Stan Hack 140 553 91 166 36 3 6 39 94 40 9 0.300
Lennie Merullo 143 515 53 132 23 3 2 37 35 45 14 0.256
Lou Novikoff 128 483 48 145 25 5 7 64 24 28 3 0.300
Phil Cavarretta 136 482 59 130 28 4 3 54 71 42 7 0.270
Lou Stringer 121 406 45 96 10 5 9 41 31 55 3 0.236
Clyde McCullough 109 337 39 95 22 1 5 31 25 47 7 0.282
Rip Russell 102 302 32 73 9 0 8 41 17 21 0 0.242
Dom Dallessandro 96 264 30 69 12 4 4 43 36 18 4 0.261
Jimmie Foxx 70 205 25 42 8 0 3 19 22 55 1 0.205
Charlie Gilbert 74 179 18 33 6 3 0 7 25 24 1 0.184
Bobby Sturgeon 63 162 8 40 7 1 0 7 4 13 2 0.247
Chico Hernandez 47 118 6 27 5 0 0 7 11 13 0 0.229
Claude Passeau 35 105 7 19 1 0 2 10 0 26 0 0.181
Bob Scheffing 44 102 7 20 3 0 2 12 7 11 2 0.196
Bill Lee 32 69 2 11 2 0 0 7 7 13 0 0.159
Peanuts Lowrey 27 58 4 11 0 0 1 4 4 4 0 0.190
Hiram Bithorn 38 57 3 7 1 0 0 1 5 9 0 0.123
Babe Dahlgren 17 56 4 12 1 0 0 6 4 2 0 0.214
Vern Olsen 32 48 4 9 1 0 0 4 5 2 0 0.188
Bill Fleming 33 39 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0.051
Cy Block 9 33 6 12 1 1 0 4 3 3 2 0.364
Lon Warneke 15 32 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.188
Jake Mooty 19 28 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.214
Marv Rickert 8 26 5 7 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.269
Johnny Schmitz 23 26 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.154
Paul Erickson 18 21 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.143
Paul Gillespie 5 16 3 4 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 0.250
Whitey Platt 4 16 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.062
Hank Wyse 4 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.125
Marv Felderman 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.167
Dick Errickson 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ed Hanyzewski 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.200
Tot Pressnell 27 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0.667
Emil Kush 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Berry 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Bowman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vallie Eaves 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Flores 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1942

ERA

1 Lon Warneke 2.27 2 Claude Passeau 2.68 3 Bill Fleming 3.01 4 Johnny Schmitz 3.43 5 Hiram Bithorn 3.68

Wins

1 Claude Passeau 19 2 Bill Lee 13 3 Hiram Bithorn 9 4 Vern Olsen 6 5 Bill Fleming 5

Strikeouts

1 Claude Passeau 89 2 Bill Lee 75 3 Hiram Bithorn 65 4 Bill Fleming 59 5 Johnny Schmitz 51
1942 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Claude Passeau 19 14 2.68 35 34 0 278.1 284 83 74 89
Bill Lee 13 13 3.85 32 30 0 219.2 221 94 67 75
Hiram Bithorn 9 14 3.68 38 16 2 171.1 191 70 81 65
Vern Olsen 6 9 4.49 32 17 1 140.1 161 70 55 46
Bill Fleming 5 6 3.01 33 14 2 134.1 117 45 63 59
Lon Warneke 5 7 2.27 15 12 2 99.0 97 25 21 28
Johnny Schmitz 3 7 3.43 23 10 2 86.2 70 33 45 51
Jake Mooty 2 5 4.70 19 10 1 84.1 89 44 44 28
Paul Erickson 1 6 5.43 18 7 0 63.0 70 38 41 26
Tot Pressnell 1 1 5.49 27 0 4 39.1 40 24 5 9
Hank Wyse 2 1 1.93 4 4 0 28.0 33 6 6 8
Dick Errickson 1 1 4.13 13 0 0 24.0 39 11 8 9
Ed Hanyzewski 1 1 3.79 6 1 0 19.0 17 8 8 6
Jesse Flores 0 1 3.38 4 0 0 5.1 5 2 2 6
Vallie Eaves 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 3.0 4 3 2 0
Joe Berry 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 2.0 7 4 2 1
Emil Kush 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 1
Bob Bowman 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (39)

Joe Berry Hiram Bithorn Cy Block Bob Bowman Phil Cavarretta Babe Dahlgren Dom Dallessandro Vallie Eaves Paul Erickson Dick Errickson Marv Felderman Bill Fleming +27 more

39 players

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The 1942 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1942 Chicago Cubs won 68 games and lost 86, ending up 6th in the NL. With 591 runs scored and 665 given up, the 1942 differential was -74. The team batting average of .254 was 2% above the 1942 league mark of .248. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 3.60 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.32. League clubs averaged 598 runs that year, so the Chicago Cubs scored 1% fewer.

Attendance at Wrigley Field totaled 695,335 for the year. For power, Bill Nicholson led the way with 21 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Claude Passeau (19). The 1942 roster runs to 39 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1941 season and the 1943 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1942 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1942 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1942 Chicago Cubs finished 68-86 (.442 win pct).
Who led the 1942 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Bill Nicholson led the 1942 Chicago Cubs with 21 home runs.
What was the 1942 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1942 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.60.
Did the 1942 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1942 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1942 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1942 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1942 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Nicholson (21 HR, 78 RBI) and Claude Passeau (19-14, 2.68 ERA).
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