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1945 Chicago Cubs

98-56 • .636 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1945 Chicago Cubs went 98-56 (.636) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 735 runs, allowed 532, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Bill Nicholson (13 HR, 88 RBI) and Hank Wyse (22-10, 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

98 Wins
56 Losses
.636 Win %
1st Rank
735 R 532 RA
Diff +203

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735 Runs Scored
532 Runs Allowed
+203 Run Diff
1,070K Attendance

📈 vs. 1945 NL Average

Batting Avg .276 4% above the 1945 league average (.264)
OBP .348 5% above the 1945 league average (.332)
SLG .371 2% above the 1945 league average (.363)
Team ERA 2.98 22% better than the 1945 league average (3.80)
Runs Scored 735 7% above the 1945 league average (689 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 1,070,324
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Avg per Game 14,083

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Phil Cavarretta 0.355 2 Stan Hack 0.323 3 Don Johnson 0.302 4 Andy Pafko 0.298 5 Paul Gillespie 0.288

Home Runs

1 Bill Nicholson 13 2 Andy Pafko 12 3 Peanuts Lowrey 7 4 Phil Cavarretta 6 5 Paul Gillespie 3

RBI

1 Andy Pafko 110 2 Phil Cavarretta 97 3 Peanuts Lowrey 89 4 Bill Nicholson 88 5 Don Johnson 58
1945 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Stan Hack 150 597 110 193 29 7 2 43 99 30 12 0.323
Bill Nicholson 151 559 82 136 28 4 13 88 92 73 4 0.243
Don Johnson 138 557 94 168 23 2 2 58 32 34 9 0.302
Andy Pafko 144 534 64 159 24 12 12 110 45 36 5 0.298
Peanuts Lowrey 143 523 72 148 22 7 7 89 48 27 11 0.283
Phil Cavarretta 132 498 94 177 34 10 6 97 81 34 5 0.355
Lennie Merullo 121 394 40 94 18 0 2 37 31 30 7 0.239
Mickey Livingston 71 224 19 57 4 2 2 23 19 6 2 0.254
Roy Hughes 69 222 34 58 8 1 0 8 16 18 6 0.261
Paul Gillespie 75 163 12 47 6 0 3 25 18 9 2 0.288
Heinz Becker 67 133 25 38 8 2 2 27 17 16 0 0.286
Hank Wyse 38 101 6 17 2 0 0 7 0 16 0 0.168
Dewey Williams 59 100 16 28 2 2 2 5 13 13 0 0.280
Len Rice 32 99 10 23 3 0 0 7 5 8 2 0.232
Ed Sauer 49 93 8 24 4 1 2 11 8 23 2 0.258
Claude Passeau 34 91 10 17 2 0 2 9 2 22 0 0.187
Paul Derringer 35 75 3 15 3 0 0 8 0 12 0 0.200
Frank Secory 35 57 4 9 1 0 0 6 2 7 0 0.158
Ray Prim 34 51 4 13 0 0 0 1 5 9 0 0.255
Bill Schuster 45 47 8 9 2 1 0 2 7 4 2 0.191
Hank Borowy 15 41 5 7 1 0 0 0 4 11 0 0.171
Paul Erickson 28 32 2 5 2 0 0 0 3 8 0 0.156
Hy Vandenberg 30 32 4 4 0 1 0 2 1 4 0 0.125
Reggie Otero 14 23 1 9 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 0.391
Bob Chipman 25 17 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.176
Johnny Ostrowski 7 10 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.300
Cy Block 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.143
Johnny Moore 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.167
Jorge Comellas 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mack Stewart 16 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Ray Starr 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Lon Warneke 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ed Hanyzewski 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Walter Signer 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Loyd Christopher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Hennessey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Hank Borowy 2.13 2 Ray Prim 2.40 3 Claude Passeau 2.46 4 Hank Wyse 2.68 5 Paul Erickson 3.32

Wins

1 Hank Wyse 22 2 Claude Passeau 17 3 Paul Derringer 16 4 Ray Prim 13 5 Hank Borowy 11

Strikeouts

1 Claude Passeau 98 2 Ray Prim 88 3 Paul Derringer 86 4 Hank Wyse 77 5 Paul Erickson 53
1945 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hank Wyse 22 10 2.68 38 34 0 278.1 272 83 55 77
Claude Passeau 17 9 2.46 34 27 1 227.0 205 62 59 98
Paul Derringer 16 11 3.45 35 30 4 213.2 223 82 51 86
Ray Prim 13 8 2.40 34 19 2 165.1 142 44 23 88
Hank Borowy 11 2 2.13 15 14 1 122.1 105 29 47 47
Paul Erickson 7 4 3.32 28 9 3 108.1 94 40 48 53
Hy Vandenberg 7 3 3.49 30 7 2 95.1 91 37 33 35
Bob Chipman 4 5 3.50 25 10 0 72.0 63 28 34 29
Mack Stewart 0 1 4.76 16 1 0 28.1 37 15 14 9
Lon Warneke 0 1 3.86 9 1 0 14.0 16 6 1 6
Ray Starr 1 0 7.43 9 1 0 13.1 17 11 7 5
Jorge Comellas 0 2 4.50 7 1 0 12.0 11 6 6 6
Walter Signer 0 0 3.38 6 0 1 8.0 11 3 5 0
Ed Hanyzewski 0 0 5.79 2 1 0 4.2 7 3 1 0
George Hennessey 0 0 7.36 2 0 0 3.2 7 3 1 2

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to DET 4-3

👥 Roster (36)

Heinz Becker Cy Block Hank Borowy Phil Cavarretta Bob Chipman Loyd Christopher Jorge Comellas Paul Derringer Paul Erickson Paul Gillespie Stan Hack Ed Hanyzewski +24 more

36 players

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The 1945 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 1945 the Chicago Cubs posted a 98-56 mark (.636) and finished 1st in the NL. The club won the pennant. The Chicago Cubs scored 735 runs and allowed 532, a run differential of +203. Against a league average of .264, the 1945 Chicago Cubs batted .276. Pitchers allowed 2.98 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.80.

Wrigley Field was home in 1945, drawing a total attendance of 1,070,324. The home run leader was Bill Nicholson, who hit 13. Andy Pafko led in RBI with 110. On the mound, Hank Wyse won 22 games to lead the staff. Claude Passeau struck out 98, the most on the club. The World Series ended in a loss against DET 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1945 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1945 Chicago Cubs finished 98-56 (.636 win pct).
How did the 1945 Chicago Cubs finish?
The 1945 Chicago Cubs finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1945 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Bill Nicholson led the 1945 Chicago Cubs with 13 home runs.
What was the 1945 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1945 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 2.98.
Did the 1945 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1945 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1945 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
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