1944 Chicago Cubs Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 75-79
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 685,287, Avg. 11,815
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Jimmie Wilson (1-9)
Manager: Roy Johnson (0-1)
Manager: Charlie Grimm (74-69)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1944 Chicago Cubs StatisticsTeam Record: 75-79
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 685,287, Avg. 11,815
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Jimmie Wilson (1-9)
Manager: Roy Johnson (0-1)
Manager: Charlie Grimm (74-69)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1944 Chicago Cubs Roster
The Chicago Cubs of the National League ended the 1944 season with a record of 75 wins and 79 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.
The Cubs scored 702 runs and gave up 669 runs. Bill Nicholson walloped 33 home runs for Chicago and accounted for 122 RBI. Phil Cavarretta paced all regular batters with a .321 average. Hank Wyse topped the team with 16 wins, while Claude Passeau added 15 or more wins also Claude Passeau registered a 2.89 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Jimmie Wilson, Roy Johnson and Charlie Grimm coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 679
Regular Season Runs Against: 646
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 19, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 20, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
| April 21, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Chicago Cubs 0 | L | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-3 | ||
| April 23, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-4 | ||
| April 23, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-5 | ||
| April 26, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 0-3 | 1-3 | 1-6 | ||
| April 29, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 0-3 | 1-4 | 1-7 | ||
| April 30, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 0-3 | 1-5 | 1-8 | ||
| April 30, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 0-3 | 1-6 | 1-9 | ||
| May 3, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 10 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 0-4 | 1-6 | 1-10 | ||
| May 7, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 0-5 | 1-6 | 1-11 | ||
| May 7, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 0-6 | 1-6 | 1-12 | ||
| May 10, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 7 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 0-7 | 1-6 | 1-13 | ||
| May 11, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 3 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 1-7 | 1-6 | 2-13 | ||
| May 12, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 9 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 1-8 | 1-6 | 2-14 | ||
| May 13, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 6 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 1-9 | 1-6 | 2-15 | ||
| May 14, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Chicago Cubs 8 | W | 2-9 | 1-6 | 3-15 | ||
| May 14, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 2-10 | 1-6 | 3-16 | ||
| May 15, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 14 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 2-11 | 1-6 | 3-17 | ||
| May 16, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Chicago Cubs 7 | W | 3-11 | 1-6 | 4-17 | ||
| May 17, 1944 | New York Giants 10 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 3-12 | 1-6 | 4-18 | ||
| May 19, 1944 | New York Giants 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 4-12 | 1-6 | 5-18 | ||
| May 20, 1944 | Boston Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 5-12 | 1-6 | 6-18 | ||
| May 21, 1944 | Boston Braves 5 at Chicago Cubs 14 | W | 6-12 | 1-6 | 7-18 | ||
| May 21, 1944 | Boston Braves 1 at Chicago Cubs 15 | W | 7-12 | 1-6 | 8-18 | ||
| May 24, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 0 | W | 7-12 | 2-6 | 9-18 | ||
| May 26, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 9 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 1 | W | 7-12 | 3-6 | 10-18 | ||
| May 27, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 7-12 | 4-6 | 11-18 | ||
| May 28, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Boston Braves 7 | L | 7-12 | 4-7 | 11-19 | ||
| May 28, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Braves 7 | L | 7-12 | 4-8 | 11-20 | ||
| May 30, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 4 at New York Giants 5 | L | 7-12 | 4-9 | 11-21 | ||
| May 30, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 5 at New York Giants 6 | L | 7-12 | 4-10 | 11-22 | ||
| May 31, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 5 at New York Giants 8 | L | 7-12 | 4-11 | 11-23 | ||
| June 1, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 3 at New York Giants 5 | L | 7-12 | 4-12 | 11-24 | ||
| June 2, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 7-12 | 5-12 | 12-24 | ||
| June 3, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | L | 7-12 | 5-13 | 12-25 | ||
| June 4, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | W | 7-12 | 6-13 | 13-25 | ||
| June 8, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | W | 7-12 | 7-13 | 14-25 | ||
| June 10, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 | L | 7-12 | 7-14 | 14-26 | ||
| June 11, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | W | 7-12 | 8-14 | 15-26 | ||
| June 11, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | W | 7-12 | 9-14 | 16-26 | ||
| June 13, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | L | 7-12 | 9-15 | 16-27 | ||
| June 14, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | L | 7-12 | 9-16 | 16-28 | ||
| June 16, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 10 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 7-13 | 9-16 | 16-29 | ||
| June 17, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 8-13 | 9-16 | 17-29 | ||
| June 18, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 8-14 | 9-16 | 17-30 | ||
| June 20, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 8-15 | 9-16 | 17-31 | ||
| June 21, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 8-16 | 9-16 | 17-32 | ||
| June 21, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 8-17 | 9-16 | 17-33 | ||
| June 23, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 8-17 | 10-16 | 18-33 | ||
| June 24, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | L | 8-17 | 10-17 | 18-34 | ||
| June 25, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 8-17 | 10-18 | 18-35 | ||
| June 25, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 8-17 | 11-18 | 19-35 | ||
| June 28, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 9-17 | 11-18 | 20-35 | ||
| June 28, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Chicago Cubs 12 | W | 10-17 | 11-18 | 21-35 | ||
| June 30, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 11-17 | 11-18 | 22-35 | ||
| July 1, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 11-18 | 11-18 | 22-36 | ||
| July 2, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 11-19 | 11-18 | 22-37 | ||
| July 2, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 1 at Chicago Cubs 8 | W | 12-19 | 11-18 | 23-37 | ||
| July 4, 1944 | Boston Braves 1 at Chicago Cubs 7 | W | 13-19 | 11-18 | 24-37 | ||
| July 4, 1944 | Boston Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 14-19 | 11-18 | 25-37 | ||
| July 5, 1944 | Boston Braves 7 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 14-20 | 11-18 | 25-38 | ||
| July 6, 1944 | Boston Braves 6 at Chicago Cubs 11 | W | 15-20 | 11-18 | 26-38 | ||
| July 7, 1944 | New York Giants 6 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 15-21 | 11-18 | 26-39 | ||
| July 7, 1944 | New York Giants 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 16-21 | 11-18 | 27-39 | ||
| July 8, 1944 | New York Giants 6 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 16-22 | 11-18 | 27-40 | ||
| July 9, 1944 | New York Giants 0 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 17-22 | 11-18 | 28-40 | ||
| July 9, 1944 | New York Giants 2 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 18-22 | 11-18 | 29-40 | ||
| July 13, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 18-23 | 11-18 | 29-41 | ||
| July 14, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 11 | W | 19-23 | 11-18 | 30-41 | ||
| July 15, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 20-23 | 11-18 | 31-41 | ||
| July 16, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Chicago Cubs 0 | L | 20-24 | 11-18 | 31-42 | ||
| July 16, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 21-24 | 11-18 | 32-42 | ||
| July 19, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Boston Braves 6 | L | 21-24 | 11-19 | 32-43 | ||
| July 20, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Boston Braves 5 | L | 21-24 | 11-20 | 32-44 | ||
| July 21, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 21-24 | 12-20 | 33-44 | ||
| July 22, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 6 at New York Giants 3 | W | 21-24 | 13-20 | 34-44 | ||
| July 23, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 7 at New York Giants 4 | W | 21-24 | 14-20 | 35-44 | ||
| July 23, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 10 at New York Giants 12 | L | 21-24 | 14-21 | 35-45 | ||
| July 24, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 3 at New York Giants 5 | L | 21-24 | 14-22 | 35-46 | ||
| July 25, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 14 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | W | 21-24 | 15-22 | 36-46 | ||
| July 26, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 21-24 | 16-22 | 37-46 | ||
| July 28, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 21-24 | 17-22 | 38-46 | ||
| July 29, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 2 | W | 21-24 | 18-22 | 39-46 | ||
| July 30, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 11 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 2 | W | 21-24 | 19-22 | 40-46 | ||
| July 30, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 2 | W | 21-24 | 20-22 | 41-46 | ||
| July 31, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 1 | W | 21-24 | 21-22 | 42-46 | ||
| August 3, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 21-24 | 22-22 | 43-46 | ||
| August 3, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | W | 21-24 | 23-22 | 44-46 | ||
| August 4, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 21-24 | 24-22 | 45-46 | ||
| August 5, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 21-24 | 25-22 | 46-46 | ||
| August 6, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 21-24 | 25-23 | 46-47 | ||
| August 6, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 13 | L | 21-24 | 25-24 | 46-48 | ||
| August 9, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 21-25 | 25-24 | 46-49 | ||
| August 10, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 21-26 | 25-24 | 46-50 | ||
| August 11, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 21-27 | 25-24 | 46-51 | ||
| August 12, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 22-27 | 25-24 | 47-51 | ||
| August 13, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 7 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 22-28 | 25-24 | 47-52 | ||
| August 13, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 22-29 | 25-24 | 47-53 | ||
| August 14, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 6 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 22-30 | 25-24 | 47-54 | ||
| August 15, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 1 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 23-30 | 25-24 | 48-54 | ||
| August 16, 1944 | Boston Braves 3 at Chicago Cubs 11 | W | 24-30 | 25-24 | 49-54 | ||
| August 17, 1944 | Boston Braves 7 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 24-31 | 25-24 | 49-55 | ||
| August 18, 1944 | Boston Braves 3 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 25-31 | 25-24 | 50-55 | ||
| August 19, 1944 | Boston Braves 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 25-32 | 25-24 | 50-56 | ||
| August 20, 1944 | New York Giants 3 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 25-33 | 25-24 | 50-57 | ||
| August 20, 1944 | New York Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 7 | W | 26-33 | 25-24 | 51-57 | ||
| August 21, 1944 | New York Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 26-34 | 25-24 | 51-58 | ||
| August 22, 1944 | New York Giants 9 at Chicago Cubs 8 | L | 26-35 | 25-24 | 51-59 | ||
| August 23, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 | L | 26-35 | 25-25 | 51-60 | ||
| August 24, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 26-35 | 25-26 | 51-61 | ||
| August 25, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Chicago Cubs 0 | L | 26-36 | 25-26 | 51-62 | ||
| August 26, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 10 at Chicago Cubs 7 | L | 26-37 | 25-26 | 51-63 | ||
| August 29, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 26-38 | 25-26 | 51-64 | ||
| August 29, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 15 | W | 27-38 | 25-26 | 52-64 | ||
| August 30, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 12 | W | 28-38 | 25-26 | 53-64 | ||
| August 30, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 29-38 | 25-26 | 54-64 | ||
| September 1, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 29-38 | 26-26 | 55-64 | ||
| September 2, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 29-38 | 26-27 | 55-65 | ||
| September 3, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 29-38 | 27-27 | 56-65 | ||
| September 3, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 29-38 | 28-27 | 57-65 | ||
| September 4, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 29-38 | 29-27 | 58-65 | ||
| September 4, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 29-38 | 29-28 | 58-66 | ||
| September 7, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 29-38 | 29-29 | 58-67 | ||
| September 9, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 29-38 | 30-29 | 59-67 | ||
| September 10, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | W | 29-38 | 31-29 | 60-67 | ||
| September 10, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 29-38 | 31-30 | 60-68 | ||
| September 11, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 29-39 | 31-30 | 60-69 | ||
| September 13, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 30-39 | 31-30 | 61-69 | ||
| September 13, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 30-40 | 31-30 | 61-70 | ||
| September 14, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 31-40 | 31-30 | 62-70 | ||
| September 14, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 31-41 | 31-30 | 62-71 | ||
| September 15, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 32-41 | 31-30 | 63-71 | ||
| September 15, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 32-42 | 31-30 | 63-72 | ||
| September 16, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 9 | W | 33-42 | 31-30 | 64-72 | ||
| September 17, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 34-42 | 31-30 | 65-72 | ||
| September 21, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 11 at New York Giants 8 | W | 34-42 | 32-30 | 66-72 | ||
| September 21, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 6 at New York Giants 4 | W | 34-42 | 33-30 | 67-72 | ||
| September 22, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 8 at New York Giants 1 | W | 34-42 | 34-30 | 68-72 | ||
| September 23, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 12 | L | 34-42 | 34-31 | 68-73 | ||
| September 24, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 10 | L | 34-42 | 34-32 | 68-74 | ||
| September 24, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 34-42 | 35-32 | 69-74 | ||
| September 25, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 1 | W | 34-42 | 36-32 | 70-74 | ||
| September 25, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 6 | W | 34-42 | 37-32 | 71-74 | ||
| September 26, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 10 | L | 34-42 | 37-33 | 71-75 | ||
| September 26, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 15 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 0 | W | 34-42 | 38-33 | 72-75 | ||
| September 27, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 3 | W | 34-42 | 39-33 | 73-75 | ||
| September 29, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Boston Braves 5 | L | 34-42 | 39-34 | 73-76 | ||
| September 30, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Braves 5 | L | 34-42 | 39-35 | 73-77 | ||
| October 1, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Boston Braves 7 | L | 34-42 | 39-36 | 73-78 | ||
| October 1, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 34-42 | 40-36 | 74-78 |
