1943 Chicago Cubs

74-79 • .484 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1943 Chicago Cubs went 74-79 (.484) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 632 runs, allowed 600, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Bill Nicholson (29 HR, 128 RBI) and Hiram Bithorn (18-12, 2.60 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

74 Wins
79 Losses
.484 Win %
5th Rank
632 R 600 RA
Diff +32

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632 Runs Scored
600 Runs Allowed
+32 Run Diff
568K Attendance

📈 vs. 1943 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 1% above the 1943 league average (.257)
OBP .336 4% above the 1943 league average (.324)
SLG .351 1% above the 1943 league average (.347)
Team ERA 3.31 2% better than the 1943 league average (3.39)
Runs Scored 632 3% above the 1943 league average (612 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 568,201
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Avg per Game 7,576

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Andy Pafko 0.379 2 Ival Goodman 0.320 3 Bill Nicholson 0.309 4 Bill Schuster 0.294 5 Peanuts Lowrey 0.292

Home Runs

1 Bill Nicholson 29 2 Phil Cavarretta 8 3 Mickey Livingston 4 4 Ival Goodman 3 5 Stan Hack 3

RBI

1 Bill Nicholson 128 2 Phil Cavarretta 73 3 Peanuts Lowrey 63 4 Eddie Stanky 47 5 Ival Goodman 45
1943 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Nicholson 154 608 95 188 30 9 29 128 71 86 4 0.309
Stan Hack 144 533 78 154 24 4 3 35 82 27 5 0.289
Phil Cavarretta 143 530 93 154 27 9 8 73 75 42 3 0.291
Eddie Stanky 142 510 92 125 15 1 0 47 92 42 4 0.245
Peanuts Lowrey 130 480 59 140 25 12 1 63 35 24 13 0.292
Lennie Merullo 129 453 37 115 18 3 1 25 26 42 7 0.254
Clyde McCullough 87 266 20 63 5 2 2 23 24 33 6 0.237
Lou Novikoff 78 233 22 65 7 3 0 28 18 15 0 0.279
Ival Goodman 80 225 31 72 10 5 3 45 24 20 4 0.320
Dom Dallessandro 87 176 13 39 8 3 1 31 40 14 1 0.222
Chico Hernandez 43 126 10 34 4 0 0 9 9 9 0 0.270
Stu Martin 64 118 13 26 4 0 0 5 15 10 1 0.220
Mickey Livingston 36 111 11 29 5 1 4 16 12 8 1 0.261
Claude Passeau 35 96 5 19 4 2 0 5 0 30 0 0.198
Hiram Bithorn 39 92 7 16 3 0 0 8 4 10 0 0.174
Heinz Becker 24 69 5 10 0 0 0 2 9 6 0 0.145
Paul Derringer 32 58 4 13 3 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.224
Andy Pafko 13 58 7 22 3 0 0 10 2 5 1 0.379
Ed Sauer 14 55 3 15 3 0 0 9 3 6 1 0.273
Bill Schuster 13 51 3 15 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 0.294
Hank Wyse 40 50 3 4 1 0 0 1 2 16 0 0.080
Al Todd 21 45 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.133
Don Johnson 10 42 5 8 2 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.190
Ed Hanyzewski 33 41 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0.049
Whitey Platt 20 41 2 7 3 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.171
Pete Elko 9 30 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0.133
Johnny Ostrowski 10 29 2 6 0 1 0 3 3 8 0 0.207
Bill Lee 13 26 3 7 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.269
Lon Warneke 21 26 2 5 1 0 0 0 5 6 1 0.192
Charlie Gilbert 8 20 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0.150
Paul Erickson 15 15 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 0.200
Billy Holm 7 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.067
Ray Prim 29 12 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.167
Dick Barrett 15 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
Bill Fleming 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mickey Kreitner 3 8 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.375
Walter Signer 4 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.250
Dale Alderson 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Burrows 23 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.667
Jake Mooty 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Ray Prim 2.55 2 Ed Hanyzewski 2.56 3 Hiram Bithorn 2.60 4 Claude Passeau 2.91 5 Hank Wyse 2.94

Wins

1 Hiram Bithorn 18 2 Claude Passeau 15 3 Paul Derringer 10 4 Hank Wyse 9 5 Ed Hanyzewski 8

Strikeouts

1 Claude Passeau 93 2 Hiram Bithorn 86 3 Paul Derringer 75 4 Ed Hanyzewski 55 5 Hank Wyse 45
1943 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Claude Passeau 15 12 2.91 35 31 1 257.0 245 83 66 93
Hiram Bithorn 18 12 2.60 39 30 2 249.2 227 72 65 86
Paul Derringer 10 14 3.57 32 22 3 174.0 184 69 39 75
Hank Wyse 9 7 2.94 38 15 5 156.0 159 51 34 45
Ed Hanyzewski 8 7 2.56 33 16 0 130.0 120 37 45 55
Lon Warneke 4 5 3.16 21 10 0 88.1 82 31 18 30
Bill Lee 3 7 3.56 13 12 0 78.1 83 31 27 18
Ray Prim 4 3 2.55 29 5 1 60.0 67 17 14 27
Dick Barrett 0 4 4.80 15 4 0 45.0 52 24 28 20
Paul Erickson 1 3 6.12 15 4 0 42.2 47 29 22 24
John Burrows 0 2 3.86 23 1 2 32.2 25 14 16 18
Bill Fleming 0 1 6.40 11 0 0 32.1 41 23 12 12
Walter Signer 2 1 2.88 4 2 0 25.0 24 8 4 5
Dale Alderson 0 1 6.43 4 2 0 14.0 21 10 3 4
Jake Mooty 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.0 2 0 1 1

👥 Roster (40)

Dale Alderson Dick Barrett Heinz Becker Hiram Bithorn John Burrows Phil Cavarretta Dom Dallessandro Paul Derringer Pete Elko Paul Erickson Bill Fleming Charlie Gilbert +28 more

40 players

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The 1943 Chicago Cubs in brief

A 74-79 record (.484) put the 1943 Chicago Cubs 5th in the NL. The run column shows 632 for and 600 against. Against a league average of .257, the 1943 Chicago Cubs batted .261. Pitchers allowed 3.31 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.39. Measured against the 612-run league average, the offense was 3% ahead.

The home park, Wrigley Field, recorded 568,201 in attendance, about 7,576 a game. Bill Nicholson led the club in home runs with 29. The pitching staff's wins leader was Hiram Bithorn (18). The strikeout leader was Claude Passeau with 93. The roster section lists 40 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1942 season and the 1944 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1943 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1943 Chicago Cubs finished 74-79 (.484 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Bill Nicholson led the 1943 Chicago Cubs with 29 home runs.
What was the 1943 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1943 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.31.
Did the 1943 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1943 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1943 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1943 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Nicholson (29 HR, 128 RBI) and Hiram Bithorn (18-12, 2.60 ERA).
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