1944 Chicago Cubs Roster

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 Statistics
1944 Chicago Cubs Results

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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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dale AldersonPRRMarch 9, 19185'10"190Belden, NE USA
Charlie BrewsterSSRRDecember 27, 19165'8"175Marthaville, LA USA
John BurrowsPRLOctober 30, 19135'10"200Winnfield, LA USA
Phil Cavarretta1BLLJuly 19, 19165'11"175Chicago, IL USA
Bob ChipmanPLLOctober 11, 19186'2"190Brooklyn, NY USA
Dom DallessandroLFLLOctober 3, 19135'6"168Reading, PA USA
Paul DerringerPRROctober 17, 19066'3"205Springfield, KY USA
Roy EasterwoodCRRJanuary 12, 19156'0"196Waxahachie, TX USA
Pete Elko3BRRJune 17, 19185'11"185Wilkes-Barre, PA USA
Paul EricksonPRRDecember 14, 19156'2"200Zion, IL USA
Bill FlemingPRRJuly 31, 19136'0"190Rowland, CA USA
Jimmie Foxx3BRROctober 22, 19076'0"195Sudlersville, MD USA
Charlie GassawayPLLAugust 12, 19186'2"210Gassaway, TN USA
Paul GillespieCLRSeptember 18, 19206'3"195Sugar Valley, GA USA
Ival GoodmanLFLRJuly 23, 19085'11"170Northview, MO USA
Stan Hack3BLRDecember 6, 19096'0"170Sacramento, CA USA
Ed HanyzewskiPRRSeptember 18, 19206'1"200Union Mills, IN USA
Billy HolmCRRJuly 21, 19125'10"168Chicago, IL USA
Roy Hughes3BRRJanuary 11, 19115'10"167Cincinnati, OH USA
Don Johnson2BRRDecember 7, 19116'0"170Chicago, IL USA
Mickey KreitnerCRROctober 10, 19226'3"190Nashville, TN USA
Red LynnPRRDecember 27, 19136'0"162Kenney, TX USA
Garth MannPRRNovember 16, 19156'0"155Brandon, TX USA
Lennie MerulloSSRRMay 5, 19175'11"166Boston, MA USA
Hank MiklosPLLNovember 27, 19105'11"175Chicago, IL USA
Bill NicholsonRFLRDecember 11, 19146'0"205Chestertown, MD USA
Lou NovikoffLFRROctober 12, 19155'10"185Glendale, AZ USA
Johnny OstrowskiLFRROctober 17, 19175'10"170Chicago, IL USA
Andy PafkoCFRRFebruary 25, 19216'0"190Boyceville, WI USA
Claude PasseauPRRApril 9, 19096'3"198Waynesboro, MS USA
Ed SauerLFRRJanuary 3, 19196'1"188Pittsburgh, PA USA
Bill SchusterSSRRAugust 4, 19125'9"164Buffalo, NY USA
Frank SecoryLFRRAugust 24, 19126'1"200Mason City, IA USA
Eddie StankyIFRRSeptember 3, 19155'8"170Philadelphia, PA USA
Joe StephensonCRRJune 30, 19216'2"185Detroit, MI USA
Mack StewartPRRSeptember 23, 19146'0"167Stevenson, AL USA
Hy VandenbergPRRMarch 17, 19066'4"220Abilene, KS USA
Dewey WilliamsCRRFebruary 5, 19166'0"160Durham, NC USA
Hank WysePRRMarch 1, 19185'11"185Lunsford, AR USA
Tony YorkSSRRNovember 27, 19125'10"165Irene, TX USA



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