1949 Chicago Cubs

61-93 • .396 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1949 Chicago Cubs went 61-93 (.396) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 593 runs, allowed 773, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Hank Sauer (27 HR, 83 RBI) and Johnny Schmitz (11-13, 4.35 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

61 Wins
93 Losses
.396 Win %
8th Rank
593 R 773 RA
Diff -180

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593 Runs Scored
773 Runs Allowed
-180 Run Diff
1,143K Attendance

📈 vs. 1949 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 2% below the 1949 league average (.262)
OBP .311 7% below the 1949 league average (.334)
SLG .373 4% below the 1949 league average (.389)
Team ERA 4.50 11% worse than the 1949 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 593 16% below the 1949 league average (706 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,143,765
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Avg per Game 14,854

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1949

Batting Avg

1 Phil Cavarretta 0.294 2 Hank Sauer 0.291 3 Hank Edwards 0.290 4 Emil Verban 0.289 5 Andy Pafko 0.281

Home Runs

1 Hank Sauer 27 2 Andy Pafko 18 3 Phil Cavarretta 8 4 Roy Smalley 8 5 Hank Edwards 7

RBI

1 Hank Sauer 83 2 Andy Pafko 69 3 Phil Cavarretta 49 4 Roy Smalley 35 5 Herman Reich 34
1949 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Andy Pafko 144 519 79 146 29 2 18 69 63 33 4 0.281
Roy Smalley 135 477 57 117 21 10 8 35 36 77 2 0.245
Herman Reich 108 386 43 108 18 2 3 34 13 32 4 0.280
Hal Jeffcoat 108 363 43 89 18 6 2 26 20 48 12 0.245
Phil Cavarretta 105 360 46 106 22 4 8 49 45 31 2 0.294
Hank Sauer 96 357 59 104 17 1 27 83 37 47 0 0.291
Emil Verban 98 343 38 99 11 1 0 22 8 2 3 0.289
Frankie Gustine 76 261 29 59 13 4 4 27 18 22 3 0.226
Mickey Owen 62 198 15 54 9 3 2 18 12 13 1 0.273
Bob Ramazzotti 65 190 14 34 3 1 0 6 5 33 9 0.179
Hank Edwards 58 176 25 51 8 4 7 21 19 22 0 0.290
Rube Walker 56 172 11 42 4 1 3 22 9 18 0 0.244
Frank Baumholtz 58 164 15 37 4 2 1 15 9 21 2 0.226
Harry Walker 42 159 20 42 6 3 1 14 11 6 2 0.264
Gene Mauch 72 150 15 37 6 2 1 7 21 15 3 0.247
Bob Scheffing 55 149 12 40 6 1 3 19 9 9 0 0.268
Wayne Terwilliger 36 112 11 25 2 1 2 10 16 22 0 0.223
Peanuts Lowrey 38 111 18 30 5 0 2 10 9 8 3 0.270
Johnny Schmitz 36 70 4 10 2 1 0 4 4 10 0 0.143
Rube Novotney 22 67 4 18 2 1 0 6 3 11 0 0.269
Bob Rush 35 63 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 19 0 0.032
Dutch Leonard 33 59 4 12 1 0 0 5 2 15 0 0.203
Smoky Burgess 46 56 4 15 0 0 1 12 4 4 0 0.268
Warren Hacker 32 38 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.184
Bill Serena 12 37 3 8 3 0 1 7 7 9 0 0.216
Monk Dubiel 33 35 2 10 0 2 0 3 2 7 0 0.286
Doyle Lade 36 32 4 7 0 0 0 4 5 7 1 0.219
Bob Chipman 38 24 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.125
Dewey Adkins 30 20 1 4 1 0 1 2 0 10 0 0.200
Bob Muncrief 34 14 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 6 0 0.286
Hank Schenz 7 14 2 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0.429
Emil Kush 26 9 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.333
Clarence Maddern 10 9 1 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0.333
Cal McLish 9 9 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0.333
Cliff Aberson 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ralph Hamner 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Kirby 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Mort Cooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jess Dobernic 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dwain Sloat 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1949

ERA

1 Emil Kush 3.78 2 Bob Chipman 3.97 3 Bob Rush 4.07 4 Monk Dubiel 4.14 5 Dutch Leonard 4.15

Wins

1 Johnny Schmitz 11 2 Bob Rush 10 3 Bob Chipman 7 4 Dutch Leonard 7 5 Monk Dubiel 6

Strikeouts

1 Dutch Leonard 83 2 Bob Rush 80 3 Johnny Schmitz 75 4 Monk Dubiel 52 5 Bob Chipman 46
1949 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Schmitz 11 13 4.35 36 31 3 207.0 227 100 92 75
Bob Rush 10 18 4.07 35 27 4 201.0 197 91 79 80
Dutch Leonard 7 16 4.15 33 28 0 180.0 198 83 43 83
Monk Dubiel 6 9 4.14 32 20 4 147.2 142 68 54 52
Doyle Lade 4 5 5.00 36 13 1 129.2 141 72 58 43
Warren Hacker 5 8 4.23 30 12 0 125.2 141 59 53 40
Bob Chipman 7 8 3.97 38 11 1 113.1 110 50 63 46
Dewey Adkins 2 4 5.68 30 5 0 82.1 98 52 39 43
Bob Muncrief 5 6 4.56 34 3 2 75.0 80 38 31 36
Emil Kush 3 3 3.78 26 0 2 47.2 51 20 24 22
Cal McLish 1 1 5.87 8 2 0 23.0 31 15 12 6
Ralph Hamner 0 2 8.76 6 1 0 12.1 22 12 8 3
Dwain Sloat 0 0 7.00 5 1 0 9.0 14 7 3 3
Jess Dobernic 0 0 20.25 4 0 0 4.0 9 9 4 0
Mort Cooper 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 2 3 1 0

👥 Roster (40)

Cliff Aberson Dewey Adkins Frank Baumholtz Smoky Burgess Phil Cavarretta Bob Chipman Mort Cooper Jess Dobernic Monk Dubiel Hank Edwards Frankie Gustine Warren Hacker +28 more

40 players

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The 1949 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1949 Chicago Cubs finished 61-93, a .396 winning percentage, placing 8th in the NL. The Chicago Cubs scored 593 runs and allowed 773, a run differential of -180. The team batting average of .256 was 2% below the 1949 league mark of .262. The staff ERA of 4.50 was 11% worse than the league average of 4.04. Measured against the 706-run league average, the offense was 16% behind.

Wrigley Field was home in 1949, drawing a total attendance of 1,143,765. Hank Sauer topped the Chicago Cubs with 27 home runs. The hits leader was Andy Pafko with 146. Johnny Schmitz was the top winner, with 11 victories. The strikeout leader was Dutch Leonard with 83. The 1949 roster runs to 40 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1949 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1949 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1949 Chicago Cubs finished 61-93 (.396 win pct).
Who led the 1949 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Hank Sauer led the 1949 Chicago Cubs with 27 home runs.
What was the 1949 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1949 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.50.
Did the 1949 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1949 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1949 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1949 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1949 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Sauer (27 HR, 83 RBI) and Johnny Schmitz (11-13, 4.35 ERA).
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