1948 Chicago Cubs

64-90 • .416 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1948 Chicago Cubs went 64-90 (.416) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 597 runs, allowed 706, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Andy Pafko (26 HR, 101 RBI) and Johnny Schmitz (18-13, 2.64 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

64 Wins
90 Losses
.416 Win %
8th Rank
597 R 706 RA
Diff -109

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597 Runs Scored
706 Runs Allowed
-109 Run Diff
1,248K Attendance

📈 vs. 1948 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 equal to the 1948 league average (.260)
OBP .321 3% below the 1948 league average (.332)
SLG .369 3% below the 1948 league average (.382)
Team ERA 4.00 1% worse than the 1948 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 597 13% below the 1948 league average (686 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,248,661
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Avg per Game 16,008

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Andy Pafko 0.312 2 Bob Scheffing 0.300 3 Eddie Waitkus 0.295 4 Emil Verban 0.294 5 Peanuts Lowrey 0.294

Home Runs

1 Andy Pafko 26 2 Bill Nicholson 19 3 Eddie Waitkus 7 4 Bob Scheffing 5 5 Rube Walker 5

RBI

1 Andy Pafko 101 2 Bill Nicholson 67 3 Peanuts Lowrey 54 4 Bob Scheffing 45 5 Eddie Waitkus 44
1948 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Waitkus 139 562 87 166 27 10 7 44 43 19 11 0.295
Andy Pafko 142 548 82 171 30 2 26 101 50 50 3 0.312
Bill Nicholson 143 494 68 129 24 5 19 67 81 60 2 0.261
Hal Jeffcoat 134 473 53 132 16 4 4 42 24 68 8 0.279
Peanuts Lowrey 129 435 47 128 12 3 2 54 34 31 2 0.294
Roy Smalley 124 361 25 78 11 4 4 36 23 76 0 0.216
Hank Schenz 96 337 43 88 17 1 1 14 18 15 3 0.261
Phil Cavarretta 111 334 41 93 16 5 3 40 35 29 4 0.278
Bob Scheffing 102 293 23 88 18 2 5 45 22 27 0 0.300
Emil Verban 56 248 37 73 15 1 1 16 4 7 4 0.294
Clarence Maddern 80 214 16 54 12 1 4 27 10 25 0 0.252
Clyde McCullough 69 172 10 36 4 2 1 7 15 25 0 0.209
Rube Walker 79 171 17 47 8 0 5 26 24 17 0 0.275
Gene Mauch 53 138 18 28 3 2 1 7 26 10 1 0.203
Dick Culler 48 89 4 15 2 0 0 5 13 3 0 0.169
Johnny Schmitz 34 84 3 11 1 1 0 4 3 19 0 0.131
Russ Meyer 29 56 1 6 0 1 0 3 0 19 0 0.107
Dutch McCall 30 53 3 9 2 0 0 6 4 8 0 0.170
Bob Rush 38 39 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.128
Hank Borowy 39 36 4 8 3 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.222
Ralph Hamner 27 33 1 6 1 0 1 5 0 12 0 0.182
Cliff Aberson 12 32 1 6 1 0 1 6 5 10 0 0.188
Doyle Lade 19 32 3 5 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.156
Cliff Chambers 29 30 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.133
Jeff Cross 16 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.100
Bob Chipman 34 16 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.250
Emil Kush 34 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.154
Don Johnson 6 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.250
Jess Dobernic 54 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Danny Lynch 7 7 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0.286
Carmen Mauro 3 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0.200
Carl Sawatski 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ben Wade 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paul Erickson 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Carlsen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Warren Hacker 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Jacobs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Johnny Schmitz 2.64 2 Jess Dobernic 3.15 3 Bob Chipman 3.58 4 Russ Meyer 3.66 5 Bob Rush 3.92

Wins

1 Johnny Schmitz 18 2 Russ Meyer 10 3 Jess Dobernic 7 4 Hank Borowy 5 5 Ralph Hamner 5

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Schmitz 100 2 Dutch McCall 89 3 Russ Meyer 89 4 Bob Rush 72 5 Ralph Hamner 53
1948 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Schmitz 18 13 2.64 34 30 1 242.0 186 71 97 100
Russ Meyer 10 10 3.66 29 26 0 164.2 157 67 77 89
Dutch McCall 4 13 4.82 30 20 0 151.1 158 81 85 89
Bob Rush 5 11 3.92 36 16 0 133.1 153 58 37 72
Hank Borowy 5 10 4.89 39 17 1 127.0 156 69 49 50
Ralph Hamner 5 9 4.69 27 17 0 111.1 110 58 69 53
Cliff Chambers 2 9 4.43 29 12 0 103.2 100 51 48 51
Doyle Lade 5 6 4.02 19 12 0 87.1 99 39 31 29
Jess Dobernic 7 2 3.15 54 0 1 85.2 67 30 40 48
Emil Kush 1 4 4.38 34 1 3 72.0 70 35 37 31
Bob Chipman 2 1 3.58 34 3 4 60.1 73 24 24 16
Paul Erickson 0 0 6.35 3 0 0 5.2 7 4 6 4
Ben Wade 0 1 7.20 2 0 0 5.0 4 4 4 1
Warren Hacker 0 1 21.00 3 1 0 3.0 7 7 3 0
Tony Jacobs 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 2
Don Carlsen 0 0 36.00 1 0 0 1.0 5 4 2 1

👥 Roster (37)

Cliff Aberson Hank Borowy Don Carlsen Phil Cavarretta Cliff Chambers Bob Chipman Jeff Cross Dick Culler Jess Dobernic Paul Erickson Warren Hacker Ralph Hamner +25 more

37 players

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The 1948 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 1948 the Chicago Cubs posted a 64-90 mark (.416) and finished 8th in the NL. The run column shows 597 for and 706 against. The staff ERA of 4.00 was 1% worse than the league average of 3.96. League clubs averaged 686 runs that year, so the Chicago Cubs scored 13% fewer.

The home park, Wrigley Field, recorded 1,248,661 in attendance, about 16,008 a game. For power, Andy Pafko led the way with 26 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Johnny Schmitz (18). The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1947 season and the 1949 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1948 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1948 Chicago Cubs finished 64-90 (.416 win pct).
Who led the 1948 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Andy Pafko led the 1948 Chicago Cubs with 26 home runs.
What was the 1948 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1948 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.00.
Did the 1948 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1948 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1948 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1948 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1948 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Andy Pafko (26 HR, 101 RBI) and Johnny Schmitz (18-13, 2.64 ERA).
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