1949 Chicago Cubs Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 61-93
Finished 8th in the NL
Attendance: 1,143,765, Avg. 16,576
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Charlie Grimm (19-31)
Manager: Frankie Frisch (42-62)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1949 Chicago Cubs Statistics
1949 Chicago Cubs Results

The Chicago Cubs of the National League ended the 1949 season with a record of 61 wins and 93 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.

The Cubs scored 593 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 773 runs, most in the circuit. Hank Sauer led Chicago with 27 home runs, and Andy Pafko walloped 20 or more, too. Hank Sauer drove in 83 runs. Andy Pafko paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .281 average. Johnny Schmitz topped the squad with 11 wins, while Bob Rush earned a 4.07 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Charlie Grimm and Frankie Frisch coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Cliff AbersonRFRRAugust 28, 19216'0"200Chicago, IL USA
Dewey AdkinsPRRMay 11, 19186'2"195Norcatur, KS USA
Frank BaumholtzRFLLOctober 7, 19185'10"175Midvale, OH USA
Smoky BurgessCLRFebruary 6, 19275'8"185Caroleen, NC USA
Phil Cavarretta1BLLJuly 19, 19165'11"175Chicago, IL USA
Bob ChipmanPLLOctober 11, 19186'2"190Brooklyn, NY USA
Mort CooperPRRMarch 2, 19136'2"210Atherton, MO USA
Jess DobernicPRRNovember 20, 19175'10"170Mount Olive, IL USA
Monk DubielPRRFebruary 12, 19186'0"190Hartford, CT USA
Hank EdwardsRFLLJanuary 29, 19196'0"190Elmwood Place, OH USA
Frankie Gustine3BRRFebruary 20, 19206'0"175Hoopeston, IL USA
Warren HackerPRRNovember 21, 19246'1"185Marissa, IL USA
Ralph HamnerPRRSeptember 12, 19166'3"165Gibsland, LA USA
Hal JeffcoatCFRRSeptember 6, 19245'10"185West Columbia, SC USA
Jim KirbyPRRMay 5, 19235'11"175Nashville, TN USA
Emil KushPRRNovember 4, 19165'11"185Chicago, IL USA
Doyle LadePRRFebruary 17, 19215'10"183Fairbury, NE USA
Dutch LeonardPRRMarch 25, 19096'0"175Auburn, IL USA
Peanuts LowreyLFRRAugust 27, 19175'8"170Culver City, CA USA
Clarence Maddern1BRRSeptember 26, 19216'1"185Lowell, AZ USA
Gene MauchIFRRNovember 18, 19255'10"165Salina, KS USA
Cal McLishPBRDecember 1, 19256'0"179Anadarko, OK USA
Bob MuncriefPRRJanuary 28, 19166'2"190Madill, OK USA
Rube NovotneyCRRAugust 5, 19246'0"187Streator, IL USA
Mickey OwenCRRApril 4, 19165'10"190Nixa, MO USA
Andy PafkoCFRRFebruary 25, 19216'0"190Boyceville, WI USA
Bob Ramazzotti3BRRJanuary 16, 19175'8"175Elanora, PA USA
Herman Reich1BRLNovember 23, 19176'2"200Bell, CA USA
Bob RushPRRDecember 21, 19256'4"205Battle Creek, MI USA
Hank SauerLFRRMarch 17, 19176'3"198Pittsburgh, PA USA
Bob ScheffingCRRAugust 11, 19136'2"180Overland, MO USA
Hank Schenz3BRRApril 11, 19195'9"175New Richmond, OH USA
Johnny SchmitzPRLNovember 27, 19206'0"170Wausau, WI USA
Bill Serena3BRROctober 2, 19245'9"175Alameda, CA USA
Dwain SloatPRLDecember 1, 19186'0"168Nokomis, IL USA
Roy SmalleySSRRJune 9, 19266'3"190Springfield, MO USA
Wayne Terwilliger2BRRJune 27, 19255'11"165Clare, MI USA
Emil Verban2BRRAugust 27, 19155'11"165Lincoln, IL USA
Harry WalkerRFLRSeptember 22, 19186'2"175Pascagoula, MS USA
Rube WalkerCLRMay 16, 19266'0"175Lenoir, NC USA



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