The 1948 Chicago Cubs season was the 77th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 73rd in the National League and the 33rd at Wrigley Field, as well as the first of many seasons to be broadcast on television on WGN-TV while keeping its separate WBKB telecasts. The Cubs finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 64–90.
Offseason October 9, 1947: Randy Jackson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Randy Jackson page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1947: Don Elston was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Don Elston page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1948 season (exact date unknown): Jim Pearce was released by the Cubs.Jim Pearce page at Baseball Reference Carl Sawatski was acquired by the Cubs from the Boston Braves.Carl Sawatski page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions September 1948: Warren Hacker was acquired by the Cubs from the Shreveport Sports.Warren Hacker at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1948 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
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 Bob Scheffing 102 293 88 .300 5 45 1B Eddie Waitkus 139 562 166 .295 7 44 2B Hank Schenz 96 337 88 .261 1 14 SS 124 361 78 .216 4 36 3B Andy Pafko 142 548 171 .312 26 101 OF Peanuts Lowrey 129 435 128 .294 2 54 OF Hal Jeffcoat 134 473 132 .279 4 42 OF Bill Nicholson 143 494 129 .261 19 67
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 Phil Cavarretta 111 334 93 .278 3 40 Emil Verban 56 248 73 .294 1 16 Clarence Maddern 80 214 54 .252 4 27 Clyde McCullough 69 172 36 .209 1 7 Rube Walker 79 171 47 .275 5 26 Gene Mauch 53 138 28 .203 1 7 Dick Culler 48 89 15 .169 0 5 Cliff Aberson 12 32 6 .188 1 6 Jeff Cross 16 20 2 .100 0 0 6 12 3 .250 0 0 Danny Lynch 7 7 2 .286 1 1 Carmen Mauro 3 5 1 .200 1 1 2 2 0 .000 0 0
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 Johnny Schmitz 34 242.0 18 13 2.64 100 29 164.2 10 10 3.66 89 Dutch McCall 30 151.1 4 13 4.82 89
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 Bob Rush 36 133.1 5 11 3.92 72 39 127.0 5 10 4.89 50 Ralph Hamner 27 111.1 5 9 4.69 53 29 103.2 2 9 4.43 51 Doyle Lade 19 87.1 5 6 4.02 29 3 3.0 0 1 21.00 0
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 Bob Chipman 34 2 1 4 3.58 16 Emil Kush 34 1 4 3 4.38 31 Jess Dobernic 54 7 2 1 3.15 48 Paul Erickson 3 0 0 0 6.35 4 Ben Wade 2 0 1 0 7.20 1 Tony Jacobs 1 0 0 0 4.50 2 1 0 0 0 36.00 1
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fayetteville, Clinton
Hutchinson club moved to Springfield (Missouri), July 21, 1948
References
External links 1948 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference