1944 Chicago Cubs

75-79 • .487 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1944 Chicago Cubs went 75-79 (.487) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 702 runs, allowed 669, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Bill Nicholson (33 HR, 122 RBI) and Hank Wyse (16-15, 3.15 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

75 Wins
79 Losses
.487 Win %
4th Rank
702 R 669 RA
Diff +33

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702 Runs Scored
669 Runs Allowed
+33 Run Diff
685K Attendance

📈 vs. 1944 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 equal to the 1944 league average (.260)
OBP .327 equal to the 1944 league average (.326)
SLG .359 1% below the 1944 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.59 1% better than the 1944 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 702 6% above the 1944 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 685,287
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Avg per Game 8,785

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1944

Batting Avg

1 Frank Secory 0.321 2 Phil Cavarretta 0.321 3 Dom Dallessandro 0.304 4 Bill Nicholson 0.287 5 Roy Hughes 0.287

Home Runs

1 Bill Nicholson 33 2 Dom Dallessandro 8 3 Andy Pafko 6 4 Phil Cavarretta 5 5 Frank Secory 4

RBI

1 Bill Nicholson 122 2 Phil Cavarretta 82 3 Dom Dallessandro 74 4 Don Johnson 71 5 Andy Pafko 62
1944 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Phil Cavarretta 152 614 106 197 35 15 5 82 67 42 4 0.321
Don Johnson 154 608 50 169 37 1 2 71 28 48 8 0.278
Bill Nicholson 156 582 116 167 35 8 33 122 93 71 3 0.287
Roy Hughes 126 478 86 137 16 6 1 28 35 30 16 0.287
Andy Pafko 128 469 47 126 16 2 6 62 28 23 2 0.269
Stan Hack 98 383 65 108 16 1 3 32 53 21 5 0.282
Dom Dallessandro 117 381 53 116 19 4 8 74 61 29 1 0.304
Dewey Williams 79 262 23 63 7 2 0 27 23 18 2 0.240
Lennie Merullo 66 193 20 41 8 1 1 16 16 18 3 0.212
Bill Schuster 60 154 14 34 7 1 1 14 12 16 4 0.221
Ival Goodman 62 141 24 37 8 1 1 16 23 15 0 0.262
Lou Novikoff 71 139 15 39 4 2 3 19 10 11 1 0.281
Billy Holm 54 132 10 18 2 0 0 6 16 19 1 0.136
Hank Wyse 41 90 11 16 3 0 0 8 2 12 0 0.178
Mickey Kreitner 39 85 3 13 2 0 0 1 8 16 0 0.153
Tony York 28 85 4 20 1 0 0 7 4 11 0 0.235
Claude Passeau 34 80 6 13 3 0 0 3 4 17 0 0.163
Paul Derringer 42 57 2 9 1 0 0 4 1 9 0 0.158
Frank Secory 22 56 10 18 1 0 4 17 6 8 1 0.321
Bill Fleming 40 53 4 9 2 0 0 6 1 4 0 0.170
Ed Sauer 23 50 3 11 4 0 0 5 2 6 0 0.220
Bob Chipman 26 48 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 0.104
Charlie Brewster 10 44 4 11 2 0 0 2 5 7 0 0.250
Hy Vandenberg 35 38 3 9 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 0.237
Paul Erickson 33 36 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 15 0 0.056
Roy Easterwood 17 33 1 7 2 0 1 2 1 11 0 0.212
Red Lynn 22 29 4 6 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.207
Paul Gillespie 9 26 2 7 1 0 1 2 3 3 0 0.269
Eddie Stanky 13 25 4 6 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0.240
Pete Elko 7 22 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.227
Jimmie Foxx 15 20 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 5 0 0.050
Ed Hanyzewski 14 17 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.059
Johnny Ostrowski 8 13 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.154
Joe Stephenson 4 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0.125
Dale Alderson 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Charlie Gassaway 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Hank Miklos 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mack Stewart 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Burrows 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Garth Mann 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1944

ERA

1 Claude Passeau 2.89 2 Bill Fleming 3.13 3 Hank Wyse 3.15 4 Bob Chipman 3.49 5 Paul Erickson 3.55

Wins

1 Hank Wyse 16 2 Claude Passeau 15 3 Bob Chipman 9 4 Bill Fleming 9 5 Paul Derringer 7

Strikeouts

1 Claude Passeau 89 2 Hank Wyse 86 3 Paul Erickson 82 4 Paul Derringer 69 5 Hy Vandenberg 54
1944 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hank Wyse 16 15 3.15 41 34 1 257.1 277 90 57 86
Claude Passeau 15 9 2.89 34 27 3 227.0 234 73 50 89
Paul Derringer 7 13 4.15 42 16 3 180.0 205 83 39 69
Bill Fleming 9 10 3.13 39 18 0 158.1 163 55 62 42
Bob Chipman 9 9 3.49 26 21 2 129.0 147 50 40 41
Hy Vandenberg 7 4 3.63 35 9 2 126.1 123 51 51 54
Paul Erickson 5 9 3.55 33 15 1 124.1 113 49 67 82
Red Lynn 5 4 4.06 22 7 1 84.1 80 38 37 35
Ed Hanyzewski 2 5 4.47 14 7 0 58.1 61 29 20 19
Dale Alderson 0 0 6.65 12 1 0 21.2 31 16 9 7
Mack Stewart 0 0 1.46 8 0 0 12.1 11 2 4 3
Charlie Gassaway 0 1 7.71 2 2 0 11.2 20 10 10 7
Hank Miklos 0 0 7.71 2 0 0 7.0 9 6 3 0
John Burrows 0 0 18.00 3 0 0 3.0 7 6 3 1

👥 Roster (40)

Dale Alderson Charlie Brewster John Burrows Phil Cavarretta Bob Chipman Dom Dallessandro Paul Derringer Roy Easterwood Pete Elko Paul Erickson Bill Fleming Jimmie Foxx +28 more

40 players

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The 1944 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 1944 the Chicago Cubs posted a 75-79 mark (.487) and finished 4th in the NL. The Chicago Cubs scored 702 runs and allowed 669, a run differential of +33. Pitchers allowed 3.59 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.62. Measured against the 662-run league average, the offense was 6% ahead. Wrigley Field was home in 1944, drawing a total attendance of 685,287.

For power, Bill Nicholson led the way with 33 homers. The hits leader was Phil Cavarretta with 197. Hank Wyse led the pitchers with 16 wins. Claude Passeau struck out 89, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 40 players. The 1943 season and the 1945 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1944 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1944 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1944 Chicago Cubs finished 75-79 (.487 win pct).
Who led the 1944 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Bill Nicholson led the 1944 Chicago Cubs with 33 home runs.
What was the 1944 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1944 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.59.
Did the 1944 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1944 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1944 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1944 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1944 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Nicholson (33 HR, 122 RBI) and Hank Wyse (16-15, 3.15 ERA).
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