1946 Chicago Cubs

82-71 • .536 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1946 Chicago Cubs went 82-71 (.536) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 626 runs, allowed 581, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Phil Cavarretta (8 HR, 78 RBI) and Hank Wyse (14-12, 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

82 Wins
71 Losses
.536 Win %
3rd Rank
626 R 581 RA
Diff +45

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626 Runs Scored
581 Runs Allowed
+45 Run Diff
1,401K Attendance

📈 vs. 1946 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 1% below the 1946 league average (.255)
OBP .330 1% above the 1946 league average (.328)
SLG .346 3% below the 1946 league average (.355)
Team ERA 3.24 5% better than the 1946 league average (3.42)
Runs Scored 626 2% above the 1946 league average (614 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,401,213
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Avg per Game 18,197

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1946

Batting Avg

1 Eddie Waitkus 0.304 2 Bobby Sturgeon 0.296 3 Phil Cavarretta 0.294 4 Clyde McCullough 0.287 5 Stan Hack 0.285

Home Runs

1 Phil Cavarretta 8 2 Bill Nicholson 8 3 Marv Rickert 7 4 Peanuts Lowrey 4 5 Clyde McCullough 4

RBI

1 Phil Cavarretta 78 2 Eddie Waitkus 55 3 Peanuts Lowrey 54 4 Marv Rickert 47 5 Bill Nicholson 41
1946 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Peanuts Lowrey 144 540 75 139 24 5 4 54 56 22 10 0.257
Phil Cavarretta 139 510 89 150 28 10 8 78 88 54 2 0.294
Eddie Waitkus 113 441 50 134 24 5 4 55 23 14 3 0.304
Marv Rickert 111 392 44 103 18 3 7 47 28 54 3 0.263
Stan Hack 92 323 55 92 13 4 0 26 83 32 3 0.285
Don Johnson 83 314 37 76 10 1 1 19 26 39 6 0.242
Clyde McCullough 95 307 38 88 18 5 4 34 22 39 2 0.287
Bill Nicholson 105 296 36 65 13 2 8 41 44 44 1 0.220
Bobby Sturgeon 100 294 26 87 12 2 1 21 10 18 0 0.296
Andy Pafko 65 234 18 66 6 4 3 39 27 15 4 0.282
Billy Jurges 82 221 26 49 9 2 0 17 43 28 3 0.222
Lou Stringer 80 209 26 51 3 1 3 19 26 34 0 0.244
Mickey Livingston 66 176 14 45 14 0 2 20 20 19 0 0.256
Johnny Ostrowski 64 160 20 34 4 2 3 12 20 31 1 0.212
Lennie Merullo 65 126 14 19 8 0 0 7 11 13 2 0.151
Bob Scheffing 63 115 8 32 4 1 0 18 12 18 0 0.278
Dom Dallessandro 65 89 4 20 2 2 1 9 23 12 1 0.225
Hank Wyse 40 74 4 18 1 0 0 7 0 10 1 0.243
Hank Borowy 33 72 9 13 4 1 0 8 1 18 0 0.181
Johnny Schmitz 42 70 3 9 0 0 1 3 4 13 0 0.129
Claude Passeau 21 49 7 10 1 0 3 7 0 7 0 0.204
Frank Secory 33 43 6 10 3 0 3 12 6 6 0 0.233
Paul Erickson 32 40 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 0.050
Emil Kush 40 38 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.211
Bob Chipman 34 33 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 17 0 0.061
Hiram Bithorn 26 28 4 5 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.179
Cy Block 6 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.231
Charlie Gilbert 15 13 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.077
Hank Schenz 6 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.182
Russ Bauers 15 10 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.300
Al Glossop 4 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Heinz Becker 9 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.286
Cecil Garriott 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Doyle Lade 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Russ Meyer 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.200
Ray Prim 14 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.200
Dewey Williams 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Ted Pawelek 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Bill Fleming 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clarence Maddern 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hal Manders 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Red Adams 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Hanyzewski 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Russ Meers 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Vern Olsen 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Emmett O'Neill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1946

ERA

1 Paul Erickson 2.43 2 Johnny Schmitz 2.61 3 Hank Wyse 2.68 4 Emil Kush 3.05 5 Bob Chipman 3.13

Wins

1 Hank Wyse 14 2 Hank Borowy 12 3 Johnny Schmitz 11 4 Paul Erickson 9 5 Emil Kush 9

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Schmitz 135 2 Hank Borowy 95 3 Paul Erickson 70 4 Hank Wyse 52 5 Emil Kush 50
1946 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Schmitz 11 11 2.61 41 31 2 224.1 184 65 94 135
Hank Wyse 14 12 2.68 40 27 1 201.1 206 60 52 52
Hank Borowy 12 10 3.76 32 28 0 201.0 220 84 61 95
Paul Erickson 9 7 2.43 32 14 0 137.0 119 37 65 70
Emil Kush 9 2 3.05 40 6 2 129.2 120 44 43 50
Claude Passeau 9 8 3.13 21 21 0 129.1 118 45 42 47
Bob Chipman 6 5 3.13 34 10 2 109.1 103 38 54 42
Hiram Bithorn 6 5 3.84 26 7 1 86.2 97 37 25 34
Russ Bauers 2 1 3.53 15 2 1 43.1 45 17 19 22
Bill Fleming 0 1 6.14 14 1 0 29.1 37 20 12 10
Ray Prim 2 3 5.79 14 2 1 23.1 28 15 10 10
Russ Meyer 0 0 3.18 4 1 1 17.0 21 6 10 10
Doyle Lade 0 2 4.11 3 2 0 15.1 15 7 3 8
Red Adams 0 1 8.25 8 0 0 12.0 18 11 7 8
Russ Meers 1 2 3.18 7 2 0 11.1 10 4 10 2
Vern Olsen 0 0 2.79 5 0 0 9.2 10 3 9 8
Ed Hanyzewski 1 0 4.50 3 0 0 6.0 8 3 5 1
Hal Manders 0 1 9.00 2 1 0 6.0 11 6 3 4
Emmett O'Neill 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 3 1

👥 Roster (46)

Red Adams Russ Bauers Heinz Becker Hiram Bithorn Cy Block Hank Borowy Phil Cavarretta Bob Chipman Dom Dallessandro Paul Erickson Bill Fleming Cecil Garriott +34 more

46 players

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The 1946 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1946 Chicago Cubs finished 82-71, a .536 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the NL. With 626 runs scored and 581 given up, the 1946 differential was +45. The team batting average of .253 was 1% below the 1946 league mark of .255. The staff ERA of 3.24 was 5% better than the league average of 3.42. The 1946 Chicago Cubs outscored the average club by 2% (626 against 614).

Wrigley Field was home in 1946, drawing a total attendance of 1,401,213. For power, Phil Cavarretta led the way with 8 homers. On the mound, Hank Wyse won 14 games to lead the staff. Johnny Schmitz struck out 135, the most on the club. The roster section lists 46 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1946 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1946 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1946 Chicago Cubs finished 82-71 (.536 win pct).
Who led the 1946 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Phil Cavarretta led the 1946 Chicago Cubs with 8 home runs.
What was the 1946 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1946 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.24.
Did the 1946 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1946 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1946 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1946 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1946 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Phil Cavarretta (8 HR, 78 RBI) and Hank Wyse (14-12, 2.68 ERA).
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