1947 Chicago Cubs Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 69–85 (.448), 6th place (25 games behind) in National League
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Regular Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1947 Andy Pafko 129 516 68 155 25 7 13 66 31 39 4 0 .300 .344 .452 .795
1947 Bill Nicholson 148 488 69 119 28 1 26 75 87 83 1 0 .244 .364 .465 .829
1947 Bill Lee 14 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
1947 Billy Jurges 14 40 5 8 2 0 1 2 9 9 0 0 .200 .347 .325 .672
1947 Bob Carpenter 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
1947 Bob Scheffing 110 367 33 96 11 5 5 50 25 25 2 0 .262 .309 .360 .668
1947 Bob Chipman 33 47 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 0 .085 .104 .085 .189
1947 Bobby Sturgeon 87 236 16 59 10 5 0 21 7 12 0 0 .250 .272 .335 .606
1947 Claude Passeau 19 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1947 Cliff Aberson 47 140 24 39 6 3 4 20 20 32 0 0 .279 .369 .450 .819
1947 Clyde McCullough 86 236 25 59 12 4 3 30 20 20 1 0 .250 .311 .373 .684
1947 Dewey Williams 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1947 Dom Dallessandro 66 115 18 33 7 1 1 14 21 11 0 0 .287 .397 .391 .788
1947 Don Johnson 120 409 33 104 17 2 3 26 24 45 2 0 .254 .297 .328 .625
1947 Doyle Lade 35 63 3 13 2 0 0 4 5 18 1 0 .206 .265 .238 .503
1947 Eddie Waitkus 130 520 60 150 28 6 2 35 32 17 3 0 .288 .332 .377 .709
1947 Emil Kush 47 20 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .350 .600
1947 Freddy Schmidt 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1947 Hank Schenz 7 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .067 .222 .067 .289
1947 Hank Borowy 41 56 5 7 3 0 0 6 2 14 0 0 .125 .169 .179 .348
1947 Hank Wyse 37 49 3 5 0 1 0 4 1 10 0 0 .102 .137 .143 .280
1947 Johnny Schmitz 38 74 3 9 0 0 0 3 4 30 0 0 .122 .167 .122 .288
1947 Lennie Merullo 108 376 24 90 16 1 0 29 15 26 4 0 .239 .272 .287 .559
1947 Lonny Frey 24 43 4 9 0 0 0 3 4 6 0 0 .209 .277 .209 .486
1947 Marv Rickert 71 139 7 20 0 0 2 15 15 17 0 0 .144 .227 .187 .414
1947 Mickey Livingston 19 34 2 7 2 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 .206 .229 .265 .493
1947 Ox Miller 4 7 3 3 1 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 .429 .429 1.000 1.429
1947 Paul Erickson 40 60 2 15 2 0 1 3 0 19 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
1947 Peanuts Lowrey 115 454 56 126 17 5 5 37 38 26 2 0 .278 .335 .370 .705
1947 Phil Cavarretta 127 464 56 144 22 5 2 63 58 35 2 0 .310 .387 .392 .779
1947 Ralph Hamner 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
1947 Ray Mack 21 78 9 17 6 0 2 12 5 15 0 0 .218 .274 .372 .646
1947 Russ Meyer 23 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1947 Russ Meers 35 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
1947 Sal Madrid 8 24 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 .125 .160 .167 .327
1947 Stan Hack 76 242 28 65 11 2 0 12 41 19 0 0 .269 .375 .331 .705
– – 154 5,369 567 1,373 231 48 71 540 469 578 22 0 .256 .318 .356 .674

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1947 Bill Lee 14 24.0 0 2 0 0 0 26 16 12 14 1 9 2 0 0 0 4.50 1.67
1947 Bob Carpenter 4 7.1 0 1 0 0 0 10 5 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 4.91 1.91
1947 Bob Chipman 32 134.2 7 6 0 0 0 135 58 55 66 0 51 17 0 5 1 3.68 1.49
1947 Claude Passeau 19 63.1 2 6 2 0 0 97 54 44 24 1 26 6 0 1 1 6.25 1.91
1947 Doyle Lade 34 187.1 11 10 0 0 0 202 105 82 79 1 62 25 0 7 1 3.94 1.50
1947 Emil Kush 47 91.0 8 3 5 0 0 80 38 34 53 3 44 1 0 1 0 3.36 1.46
1947 Freddy Schmidt 1 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 3.00
1947 Hank Borowy 40 183.0 8 12 2 0 0 190 99 89 63 1 75 25 0 7 1 4.38 1.38
1947 Hank Wyse 37 142.0 6 9 1 0 0 158 84 68 64 3 53 19 0 5 1 4.31 1.56
1947 Johnny Schmitz 38 207.0 13 18 4 0 0 209 91 74 80 2 97 28 0 10 3 3.22 1.40
1947 Ox Miller 4 16.0 1 2 0 0 0 31 18 18 5 0 7 4 0 1 0 10.12 2.25
1947 Paul Erickson 40 174.0 7 12 1 0 0 179 90 84 93 5 82 20 0 6 0 4.34 1.56
1947 Ralph Hamner 3 25.0 1 2 0 0 0 24 10 7 16 0 14 3 0 2 0 2.52 1.60
1947 Russ Meyer 23 45.0 3 2 0 0 0 43 17 17 14 1 22 2 0 1 0 3.40 1.27
1947 Russ Meers 35 64.1 2 0 0 0 0 61 34 32 38 2 28 1 0 0 0 4.48 1.54
– – 154 1,367.0 69 85 15 0 0 1,449 722 623 618 20 571 155 0 46 8 4.10 1.51

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1947 Bill Lee P 14 4 5 2 11 0 .818 0.64
1947 Bob Carpenter P 4 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 0.50
1947 Bob Chipman P 32 5 32 0 37 2 1.000 1.16
1947 Claude Passeau P 19 1 7 1 9 1 .889 0.42
1947 Doyle Lade P 34 10 46 1 57 2 .982 1.65
1947 Emil Kush P 47 5 21 1 27 1 .963 0.55
1947 Freddy Schmidt P 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1947 Hank Borowy P 40 7 36 2 45 2 .956 1.07
1947 Hank Wyse P 37 7 33 5 45 5 .889 1.08
1947 Johnny Schmitz P 38 12 45 2 59 2 .966 1.50
1947 Ox Miller P 4 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 0.50
1947 Paul Erickson P 40 8 33 1 42 3 .976 1.02
1947 Ralph Hamner P 3 2 2 1 5 0 .800 1.33
1947 Russ Meyer P 23 1 6 0 7 1 1.000 0.30
1947 Russ Meers P 35 3 12 2 17 0 .882 0.43
1947 Bob Scheffing C 97 379 52 7 438 4 0 0 0.0% .984 4.44
1947 Clyde McCullough C 64 280 35 5 320 3 0 0 0.0% .984 4.92
1947 Dewey Williams C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% .000 0.00
1947 Mickey Livingston C 7 27 1 0 28 0 0 0 0.0% 1.000 4.00
1947 Eddie Waitkus 1B 126 1,161 101 8 1,270 109 .994 10.02
1947 Marv Rickert 1B 7 71 6 0 77 8 1.000 11.00
1947 Phil Cavarretta 1B 24 217 13 3 233 23 .987 9.58
1947 Bobby Sturgeon 2B 30 60 72 1 133 18 .992 4.40
1947 Don Johnson 2B 108 255 291 17 563 65 .970 5.06
1947 Lonny Frey 2B 9 17 20 0 37 4 1.000 4.11
1947 Peanuts Lowrey 2B 6 5 4 0 9 0 1.000 1.50
1947 Ray Mack 2B 21 58 78 5 141 15 .965 6.48
1947 Bobby Sturgeon 3B 5 2 10 0 12 1 1.000 2.40
1947 Don Johnson 3B 6 5 11 0 16 4 1.000 2.67
1947 Hank Schenz 3B 5 2 9 1 12 0 .917 2.20
1947 Peanuts Lowrey 3B 91 83 194 16 293 21 .945 3.04
1947 Stan Hack 3B 66 64 136 8 208 11 .962 3.03
1947 Billy Jurges SS 14 13 36 4 53 10 .925 3.50
1947 Bobby Sturgeon SS 45 75 120 5 200 24 .975 4.33
1947 Lennie Merullo SS 108 219 322 29 570 77 .949 5.01
1947 Sal Madrid SS 8 16 27 2 45 6 .956 5.37
1947 Cliff Aberson LF 40 62 7 6 75 1 .920 1.72
1947 Dom Dallessandro LF 28 50 1 0 51 1 1.000 1.82
1947 Marv Rickert LF 30 52 2 1 55 0 .982 1.80
1947 Peanuts Lowrey LF 25 50 2 1 53 0 .981 2.08
1947 Phil Cavarretta LF 100 203 11 5 219 3 .977 2.14
1947 Andy Pafko CF 127 327 9 5 341 3 .985 2.65
1947 Bill Nicholson RF 140 281 7 3 291 1 .990 2.06
– – 154 4,100 1,859 150 6,109 431 0 0 .975 38.69

Post-Season Stats

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Awards

Player Award Stats
Phil Cavarretta All-Star (1B) .310–2–63, 2 SB
Andy Pafko All-Star (CF) .300–13–66, 4 SB

Frequently asked questions about the 1947 Chicago Cubs

Who had the most hits on the 1947 Chicago Cubs?

Andy Pafko led the 1947 Chicago Cubs with 155 hits in 129 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1947 Chicago Cubs?

Phil Cavarretta led the 1947 Chicago Cubs with a .310 batting average in 127 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1947 Chicago Cubs?

Bill Nicholson led the 1947 Chicago Cubs with 26 home runs in 148 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1947 Chicago Cubs?

Phil Cavarretta led the 1947 Chicago Cubs with a .387 on-base percentage (OBP) in 127 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1947 Chicago Cubs?

Bill Nicholson led the 1947 Chicago Cubs with a .465 slugging percentage in 148 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1947 Chicago Cubs?

Lennie Merullo led the 1947 Chicago Cubs with 4 stolen bases in 108 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1947 Chicago Cubs?

Johnny Schmitz had a 3.22 earned-run average (ERA) in 38 games, the lowest on the 1947 Chicago Cubs.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1947 Chicago Cubs?

Hank Borowy had a 1.38 WHIP in 40 games, the lowest on the 1947 Chicago Cubs.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1947 Chicago Cubs?

Johnny Schmitz led the 1947 Chicago Cubs with 97 strikeouts in 38 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1947 Chicago Cubs?

Johnny Schmitz led the 1947 Chicago Cubs with 13 wins in 38 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1947 Chicago Cubs?

Emil Kush led the 1947 Chicago Cubs with 5 saves in 47 games.