1945 Chicago Cubs Statistics

National League (NL)
Team Record: 98-56
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 1,070,324, Avg. 17,839
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to Detroit Tigers 4-3
Manager: Charlie Grimm (98-56)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1945 Chicago Cubs Roster
1945 Chicago Cubs Results

The Chicago Cubs of the National League ended the 1945 season with a record of 98 wins and 56 losses, finishing first in the NL.

The Cubs paced the league with just 532 runs allowed. Chicago scored 735 runs. Bill Nicholson powered the team with 13 home runs Andy Pafko drove in 110 runs. Phil Cavarretta topped batters with significant playing time with a .355 average. Hank Wyse led the squad with 22 wins, while Paul Derringer and Claude Passeau, too added 15 or more wins, too Ray Prim earned a 2.40 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Charlie Grimm coached the team. The 1945 Chicago Cubs won the League Championship Series.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Hank Wyse2210.6882.68383432320278.3272958317550775031139
Claude Passeau179.6542.46342751951227.02057062459098212934
Paul Derringer1611.5933.45353051514213.72239982851086102901
Ray Prim138.6192.4034199922165.31425844923088103656
Hank Borowy112.8462.13151411111122.31053329247047001507
Hy Vandenberg73.7003.493071231295.3914437433035401396
Paul Erickson74.6363.322899303108.3944140548053702467
Bob Chipman45.4443.502510331072.0633728434029101313
Ray Starr101.0007.4391300013.3171111170500064
Walter Signer003.386030018.01163150000048
Ed Hanyzewski005.792100004.7743110001122
George Hennessey007.362010003.7733010200017
Lon Warneke01.0003.8691500014.01696010600261
Mack Stewart01.0004.761611000028.337161501409001130
Jorge Comellas02.0004.5071000012.01176160600051
Totals9856.6362.98290155698613141366.31301533452573850541212195706

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Stan Hack1507025971101932972431209930.323.420.405.82624241500
Phil Cavarretta132586498941773410697508134.355.449.500.94924964300
Don Johnson13861455794168232258903234.302.343.361.7042011032200
Andy Pafko14460853464159241212110504536.298.361.455.816243482100
Peanuts Lowrey143592523721482277891104827.283.343.392.735205802100
Bill Nicholson151660559821362841388409273.243.356.377.73421196300
Lennie Merullo1214333944094180237703130.239.297.299.597118152600
Roy Hughes6924622234588108601618.261.311.306.6176840800
Mickey Livingston7125322419574222320196.254.324.317.6417174600
Paul Gillespie7518316312476032520189.288.366.380.7466212000
Heinz Becker67152133253882227001716.286.375.421.7965632000
Dewey Williams5911510016282225001313.280.363.400.7634050200
Ed Sauer49104938244121120823.258.317.387.7043610300
Len Rice3210799102330072058.232.269.263.5322640300
Claude Passeau3496911017202900222.187.204.275.4792500300
Hank Wyse38109101617200700016.168.168.188.3561920800
Paul Derringer358475315300800012.200.200.240.4401820900
Ray Prim34615141300010059.255.321.255.5761300500
Reggie Otero1426231900050022.391.440.391.831900100
Bill Schuster4556478921022074.191.296.277.5731330200
Frank Secory3562574910060027.158.186.175.3621020300
Hank Borowy15524157100000411.171.244.195.440810700
Paul Erickson2839322520000038.156.229.219.447700400
Hy Vandenberg3034324401020014.125.152.188.339610100
Johnny Ostrowski710104320010000.300.300.500.800500000
Bob Chipman2522171310020024.176.263.235.498400300
Ray Starr9321100000000.500.500.5001.000110100
Mack Stewart16330100000001.333.333.333.667100000
Johnny Moore7760100020011.167.286.167.452100000
Cy Block2771100010000.143.143.143.286100000
Walter Signer6110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Jorge Comellas7330000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Ed Hanyzewski2210000000011.000.500.000.500000000
Lon Warneke9321000000010.000.333.000.333000000
Loyd Christopher1000000000000000000
George Hennessey2000000000000000000
Totals18026035529873514652295257674690555462.277.349.372.7201969933215000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Reggie Otero1B800.054424.9677.2500000
Mickey Livingston1B100.010001.0001.0000000
Roy Hughes1B200.040001.0002.0000000
Stan Hack1B500.038212.9768.0000000
Phil Cavarretta1B12000.0114977983.9931.2170000
Heinz Becker1B2800.0222120211.0008.3570000
Bill Schuster2B300.003001.0001.0000000
Don Johnson2B13800.03094401974.9755.4280000
Roy Hughes2B2100.0474816.9904.5240000
Cy Block2B100.025001.0007.0000000
Bill Schuster3B100.00000.0000000
Johnny Ostrowski3B400.01210.750.7500000
Roy Hughes3B900.089011.0001.8890000
Stan Hack3B14600.01953121327.9753.4730000
Cy Block3B100.012001.0003.0000000
Dewey WilliamsC5400.01142031.9782.4812000
Len RiceC2900.0115831.9764.2411000
Mickey LivingstonC6800.02632732.9904.2651000
Paul GillespieC4500.01612021.9894.0221000
Frank SecoryOF1200.0200001.0001.6670000
Ed SauerOF2600.0441011.0001.7310000
Andy PafkoOF14000.03711120.9952.7290000
Bill NicholsonOF15100.03001234.9902.0660000
Peanuts LowreyOF13800.02801741.9872.1520000
Paul GillespieOF100.010001.0001.0000000
Loyd ChristopherOF100.00000.0000000
Phil CavarrettaOF1100.0231001.0002.1820000
Hank WyseP3800.0106725.9752.0260000
Lon WarnekeP900.033001.000.6670000
Hy VandenbergP3000.071821.926.8330000
Mack StewartP1600.016011.000.4380000
Ray StarrP900.003001.000.3330000
Walter SignerP600.001001.000.1670000
Ray PrimP3400.072512.970.9410000
Claude PasseauP3400.01752031.0002.0290000
George HennesseyP200.011001.0001.0000000
Ed HanyzewskiP200.00210.6671.0000000
Paul EricksonP2800.0219001.000.7500000
Paul DerringerP3500.093210.9761.1710000
Jorge ComellasP700.009011.0001.2860000
Bob ChipmanP2500.041611.952.8000000
Hank BorowyP1500.0520001.0001.6670000
Bill SchusterSS2200.0383748.9493.4090000
Lennie MerulloSS11800.02093363049.9484.6190000
Peanuts LowreySS200.01210.7501.5000000
Roy HughesSS3600.0611001221.9314.4720000
Totals163200.040981782121321.9803.6035000

Postseason - Pitching:

Player Rnd W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Hank BorowyWS22.5004.0043111018.02188060810078
Claude PasseauWS101.0002.7032011016.7755082300065
Hy VandenbergWS000.003000006.0100031300022
Bob ChipmanWS000.001000000.300001000002
Paul EricksonWS003.864030007.0833030510032
Paul DerringerWS006.753000005.3544072100029
Hank WyseWS01.0007.043110007.7876140100035
Ray PrimWS01.0009.002100004.0454110100017
Totals34.4294.15237522065.0543230233522200280

Postseason - Batting:

Player Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Phil CavarrettaWS7312671120150043.423.500.6151.1151600100
Stan HackWS7343011130040142.367.441.467.9081400000
Peanuts LowreyWS731294910000012.310.333.345.6781020100
Mickey LivingstonWS623223830040211.364.391.500.8911100000
Andy PafkoWS731285621021025.214.267.357.6241010101
Bill NicholsonWS730281611080025.214.267.321.588900000
Roy HughesWS622171510030045.294.429.353.782600100
Don JohnsonWS733294521001008.172.172.310.483900400
Frank SecoryWS5550200000002.400.400.400.800200000
Heinz BeckerWS3320100000011.500.667.5001.167100001
Hank BorowyWS4761110000003.167.167.333.500200100
Clyde McCulloughWS1110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Hank WyseWS3330000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Ed SauerWS2220000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Hy VandenbergWS3110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Lennie MerulloWS3220000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Claude PasseauWS3771000010004.000.000.000.000000000
Bill SchusterWS2111000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Dewey WilliamsWS2220000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Paul GillespieWS3660000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Paul DerringerWS3000000000000000000
Paul EricksonWS4000000000000000000
Cy BlockWS1000000000000000000
Bob ChipmanWS1000000000000000000
Ray PrimWS2100000000000000100
Totals992762472965163127231948.263.316.364.68090301002

Postseason - Fielding:

Player Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Phil CavarrettaWS1B7765.0713051.0001.2461.571000
Don JohnsonWS2B7765.0112315.9714.7084.857000
Stan HackWS3B7765.0121330.8933.4623.571000
Mickey LivingstonWSC6654.0224001.0004.3334.333100
Paul GillespieWSC118.030001.0003.3753.000000
Dewey WilliamsWSC103.011001.0006.0002.000000
Andy PafkoWSCF7765.022210.9603.3233.429000
Peanuts LowreyWSLF7765.0231001.0003.3233.429000
Hank BorowyWSP4318.012001.0001.500.750000
Claude PasseauWSP3216.713001.0002.1601.333000
Hank WyseWSP317.70000.000.000000
Paul EricksonWSP407.001001.0001.286.250000
Hy VandenbergWSP306.012001.0004.5001.000000
Paul DerringerWSP305.30000.000.000000
Ray PrimWSP214.001001.0002.250.500000
Bob ChipmanWSP100.30000.000.000000
Bill NicholsonWSRF7765.09010.9001.2461.286000
Roy HughesWSSS6651.01318021.0005.4715.167000
Lennie MerulloWSSS3112.042021.0004.5002.000000
Bill SchusterWSSS102.012001.00013.5003.000000
Totals8363585.019578614.9784.2003.289100




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