1947 Chicago Cubs season

1947 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1876);
Location
	Wrigley Field (since 1916);
	Chicago, Illinois (since 1871);
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
Manager(s)	Charlie Grimm
Local television	WBKB; (Jack Brickhouse, Joe Wilson)
Local radio	WIND; (Bert Wilson)
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The 1947 Chicago Cubs season was the 75th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 72nd in the National League and the 32nd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth in the National League with a record of 69–85.

Offseason

November 21, 1946: Jim Brosnan was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.^[1]

Regular season

May 18: 46,572 paying fans (while there were 20,000 fans outside) came to Wrigley Field to see Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers play. The Dodgers won by a score of 4–2.^[2]

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	94	60	--	.610
St. Louis Cardinals	89	65	5	.578
Boston Braves	86	68	8	.558
New York Giants	81	73	13	.526
Cincinnati Reds	73	81	21	.474
Chicago Cubs	69	85	25	.448
Philadelphia Phillies	62	92	32	.403
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	92	32	.403

Roster

1947 Chicago Cubs

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

40 Charlie Grimm

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Scheffing, BobBob Scheffing	110	363	96	.264	5	50
1B	Waitkus, EddieEddie Waitkus	130	514	150	.292	2	35
2B	Johnson, DonDon Johnson	120	402	104	.259	3	26
3B	Lowrey, PeanutsPeanuts Lowrey	115	448	126	.281	5	37
SS	Merullo, LennieLennie Merullo	108	373	90	.241	0	29
OF	Pafko, AndyAndy Pafko	129	513	155	.302	13	66
OF	Nicholson, BillBill Nicholson	148	487	119	.244	26	75
OF	Cavarretta, PhilPhil Cavarretta	127	459	144	.314	2	63

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Borowy, HankHank Borowy	40	183	8	12	4.38	75
Carpenter, BobBob Carpenter	4	7.1	0	1	4.91	1

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Lee, BillBill Lee	14	0	2	0	4.50	9

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles, Clinton, Sioux Falls^[3]

References

^ Jim Brosnan page at Baseball Reference
^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 141, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

External links

1947 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

[1] Jim Brosnan page at Baseball Reference

[2] Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 141, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4

[3] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

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