1947 Chicago Cubs

69-85 • .448 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1947 Chicago Cubs went 69-85 (.448) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 567 runs, allowed 722, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Bill Nicholson (26 HR, 75 RBI) and Johnny Schmitz (13-18, 3.22 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

69 Wins
85 Losses
.448 Win %
6th Rank
567 R 722 RA
Diff -155

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567 Runs Scored
722 Runs Allowed
-155 Run Diff
1,379K Attendance

📈 vs. 1947 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 2% below the 1947 league average (.265)
OBP .321 5% below the 1947 league average (.338)
SLG .360 8% below the 1947 league average (.390)
Team ERA 4.04 1% better than the 1947 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 567 20% below the 1947 league average (708 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,379,605
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Avg per Game 17,463

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 Phil Cavarretta 0.314 2 Andy Pafko 0.302 3 Eddie Waitkus 0.292 4 Dom Dallessandro 0.287 5 Peanuts Lowrey 0.281

Home Runs

1 Bill Nicholson 26 2 Andy Pafko 13 3 Peanuts Lowrey 5 4 Bob Scheffing 5 5 Cliff Aberson 4

RBI

1 Bill Nicholson 75 2 Andy Pafko 66 3 Phil Cavarretta 63 4 Bob Scheffing 50 5 Peanuts Lowrey 37
1947 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Waitkus 130 514 60 150 28 6 2 35 32 17 3 0.292
Andy Pafko 129 513 68 155 25 7 13 66 31 39 4 0.302
Bill Nicholson 148 487 69 119 28 1 26 75 87 83 1 0.244
Phil Cavarretta 127 459 56 144 22 5 2 63 58 35 2 0.314
Peanuts Lowrey 115 448 56 126 17 5 5 37 38 26 2 0.281
Don Johnson 120 402 33 104 17 2 3 26 24 45 2 0.259
Lennie Merullo 108 373 24 90 16 1 0 29 15 26 4 0.241
Bob Scheffing 110 363 33 96 11 5 5 50 25 25 2 0.264
Stan Hack 76 240 28 65 11 2 0 12 41 19 0 0.271
Clyde McCullough 86 234 25 59 12 4 3 30 20 20 1 0.252
Bobby Sturgeon 87 232 16 59 10 5 0 21 7 12 0 0.254
Cliff Aberson 47 140 24 39 6 3 4 20 20 32 0 0.279
Marv Rickert 71 137 7 20 0 0 2 15 15 17 0 0.146
Dom Dallessandro 66 115 18 33 7 1 1 14 21 11 0 0.287
Ray Mack 21 78 9 17 6 0 2 12 5 15 0 0.218
Johnny Schmitz 38 68 3 9 0 0 0 3 4 30 0 0.132
Paul Erickson 40 60 2 15 2 0 1 3 0 19 0 0.250
Doyle Lade 35 60 3 13 2 0 0 4 5 18 1 0.217
Hank Borowy 41 56 5 7 3 0 0 6 2 14 0 0.125
Hank Wyse 37 45 3 5 0 1 0 4 1 10 0 0.111
Bob Chipman 33 44 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 0.091
Lonny Frey 24 43 4 9 0 0 0 3 4 6 0 0.209
Billy Jurges 14 40 5 8 2 0 1 2 9 9 0 0.200
Mickey Livingston 19 33 2 7 2 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.212
Sal Madrid 8 24 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.125
Emil Kush 47 20 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Russ Meers 35 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.143
Claude Passeau 19 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Hank Schenz 7 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.071
Russ Meyer 23 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Ralph Hamner 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.125
Ox Miller 4 7 3 3 1 0 1 4 0 2 0 0.429
Bill Lee 14 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Freddy Schmidt 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dewey Williams 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Carpenter 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

ERA

1 Johnny Schmitz 3.22 2 Emil Kush 3.36 3 Russ Meyer 3.40 4 Bob Chipman 3.68 5 Doyle Lade 3.94

Wins

1 Johnny Schmitz 13 2 Doyle Lade 11 3 Hank Borowy 8 4 Emil Kush 8 5 Bob Chipman 7

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Schmitz 97 2 Paul Erickson 82 3 Hank Borowy 75 4 Doyle Lade 62 5 Hank Wyse 53
1947 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Schmitz 13 18 3.22 38 28 4 207.0 209 74 80 97
Doyle Lade 11 10 3.94 34 25 0 187.1 202 82 79 62
Hank Borowy 8 12 4.38 40 25 2 183.0 190 89 63 75
Paul Erickson 7 12 4.34 40 20 1 174.0 179 84 93 82
Hank Wyse 6 9 4.31 37 19 1 142.0 158 68 64 53
Bob Chipman 7 6 3.68 32 17 0 134.2 135 55 66 51
Emil Kush 8 3 3.36 47 1 5 91.0 80 34 53 44
Russ Meers 2 0 4.48 35 1 0 64.1 61 32 38 28
Claude Passeau 2 6 6.25 19 6 2 63.1 97 44 24 26
Russ Meyer 3 2 3.40 23 2 0 45.0 43 17 14 22
Ralph Hamner 1 2 2.52 3 3 0 25.0 24 7 16 14
Bill Lee 0 2 4.50 14 2 0 24.0 26 12 14 9
Ox Miller 1 2 10.13 4 4 0 16.0 31 18 5 7
Bob Carpenter 0 1 4.91 4 1 0 7.1 10 4 4 1
Freddy Schmidt 0 0 9.00 1 1 0 3.0 4 3 5 0

👥 Roster (36)

Cliff Aberson Hank Borowy Bob Carpenter Phil Cavarretta Bob Chipman Dom Dallessandro Paul Erickson Lonny Frey Stan Hack Ralph Hamner Don Johnson Billy Jurges +24 more

36 players

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The 1947 Chicago Cubs in brief

The record for the 1947 Chicago Cubs reads 69 wins and 85 losses, good for 6th in the NL. The Chicago Cubs scored 567 runs and allowed 722, a run differential of -155. Against a league average of .265, the 1947 Chicago Cubs batted .258. The staff ERA of 4.04 was 1% better than the league average of 4.06. The 1947 Chicago Cubs scored 20% fewer runs than the average club (567 against 708).

Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 1,379,605 fans came through the gates. Bill Nicholson led the club in home runs with 26. Andy Pafko collected the most hits, 155. Johnny Schmitz led the pitchers with 13 wins. The roster section lists 36 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1947 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1947 Chicago Cubs finished 69-85 (.448 win pct).
Who led the 1947 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Bill Nicholson led the 1947 Chicago Cubs with 26 home runs.
What was the 1947 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1947 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.04.
Did the 1947 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1947 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1947 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1947 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1947 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Nicholson (26 HR, 75 RBI) and Johnny Schmitz (13-18, 3.22 ERA).
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