1942 Chicago Cubs season

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1942 Chicago Cubs
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (Since 1916) Chicago, Illinois (Since 1871)
1942 Information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General Manager(s)	James Gallagher
Manager(s)	Jimmie Wilson
Local television	none
Local radio	WGN (Jack Brickhouse)

1 Regular season
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Starters by position
  - 2.1.2 Other batters
- 2.2 Pitching
3 Farm system
4 Notes
5 References

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	106	48	--	.688
Brooklyn Dodgers	104	50	2	.675
New York Giants	85	67	20	.559
Cincinnati Reds	76	76	29	.500
Pittsburgh Pirates	66	81	36.5	.449
Chicago Cubs	68	86	38	.442
Boston Braves	59	89	44	.399
Philadelphia Phillies	42	109	62.5	.278

Notable transactions

June 1, 1942: Jimmie Foxx was selected off waivers by the Cubs from the Boston Red Sox.^[1]

Roster

1942 Chicago Cubs roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

1 Jimmie Wilson

Coaches

38 Kiki Cuyler
37 Dick Spalding

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
SS	Merullo, LennieLennie Merullo	143	515	132	.256	2	37
OF	Nicholson, BillBill Nicholson	152	588	173	.294	21	78

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
Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx	70	205	42	.205	3	19
Hernández, ChicoChico Hernández	47	118	27	.229	0	7

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
Lee, BillBill Lee	32	219.2	13	13	3.85	75

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
Bithorn, HiHi Bithorn	38	171.1	9	14	3.68	65
Mooty, JakeJake Mooty	19	84.1	2	5	4.70	28
Erickson, PaulPaul Erickson	18	63	1	6	5.43	26

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	ERA	SO
Eaves, VallieVallie Eaves	2	9.00	0
Berry, JoeJoe Berry	2	18.00	1
Bowman, BobBob Bowman	1	0.00	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Los Angeles Angels	Pacific Coast League	Jigger Statz
A1	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	Roy Johnson
B	Madison Blues	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Wally Millies
B	Portsmouth Cubs	Piedmont League	Tony Lazzeri
B	Macon Peaches	Sally League	Milt Stock
B	Vancouver Capilanos	Western International League	Don Osborn
C	Zanesville Cubs	Middle Atlantic League	Jack Warner
D	Lake Charles Skippers	Evangeline League	Joe Bratcher
D	Americus Pioneers	Georgia-Florida League	Jerome Tiemann
D	Ashland Colonels	Mountain State League	Eddie Hock
D	Janesville Cubs	Wisconsin State League	Eddie Stumpf

Notes

^ Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

References

1942 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

v • d • e 1942 MLB season by team
American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington
National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
1942 All-Star Game • 1942 World Series

Chicago Cubs

Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans • Based in Chicago, Illinois

The Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers • Broadcasters• Opening Day starting pitchers

Ballparks

23rd Street Grounds • Lakefront Park • West Side Park I • South Side Park • West Side Park II • Tokyo Dome (two games in 2000) • Wrigley Field
Spring Training: Plant Field • Blair Field • HoHoKam Park

Lore

Babe Ruth's called shot • The Inning • Gatorade Glove Play • Homer in the Gloamin' • The Sandberg Game • Fall of '69 • Home Run Chase • Brock for Broglio • Merkle's Boner • June Swoon • Worst to First • Monday Saves the Flag • College of Coaches • Playoff futilities • Sandy Koufax's perfect game • Ken Hubbs incident • Billy Jurges incident

Culture

Steve Bartman • Curse of the Billy Goat • Ex-Cubs Factor • Tinker to Evers to Chance • Rookie of the Year • This Old Cub • Ronnie Woo Woo • Grant DePorter • Wrigley Rooftops • Wrigleyville • Wayne Messmer • Yosh Kawano • Mike Royko • Holy Cow! • Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company • Old Style Beer • Hey Hey Holy Mackerel • Bill Holden • Bleacher Bums • The Heckler • Arne Harris • Voice of Chicago • Billy Sianis • "Go, Cubs, Go" • The Natural • Pat and Ron Show • "All the Way" • Cubs Win Flag • Brant Brown • JDRF • Addison Red Line Station • Sheridan Red Line Station • Taking Care of Business • Billy Goat Tavern • Heel Click • Winter Classic • Clark Street • Radio Network • "Let's Play Two!" • Mr. Cub • A League of Their Own • Take Me Out to the Ball Game • Wrigley Field North • I.O. • The Cubs Fan's Guide To Happiness • Pat Pieper

Rivalries

St. Louis Cardinals • Milwaukee Brewers • Chicago White Sox

Important Figures

William Wrigley, Jr. • Joe Tinker • Johnny Evers • Grover Cleveland Alexander • Mordecai Brown • Cap Anson • Frank Chance • Gabby Hartnett • Hack Wilson • Billy Herman • Stan Hack • Ron Santo • Ernie Banks • Ferguson Jenkins • Ken Holtzman • Bill Buckner • Ryne Sandberg • Billy Williams • Sammy Sosa • Harry Caray • Jack Brickhouse • Mark Grace • Greg Maddux • Andre Dawson • Kerry Wood • Carlos Zambrano • Derrek Lee • Pat Hughes • Aramis Ramirez • Kosuke Fukudome

Retired Numbers

10 • 14 • 23 • 26 • 31 • 31 • 42

Key Personnel

Owner: Family of Joe Ricketts; operated by Tom Ricketts • General Manager: Jim Hendry • Manager: Lou Piniella

World Series
Championships (2)

1907 • 1908

National League
Championships (16)

1876 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1885 • 1886 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1910 • 1918 • 1929 • 1932 • 1935 • 1938 • 1945

Division
Championships

Eastern: 1984 • 1989 • Central: 2003 • 2007 • 2008 • Wild Card: 1998

Minor League
Affiliates

Iowa Cubs (AAA) • Tennessee Smokies (AA) • Daytona Cubs (A) • Peoria Chiefs (A) • Boise Hawks (A) • Arizona League Cubs (Rookie) • DSL Cubs1 (Rookie) • DSL Cubs2 (Rookie)

Other Assets

Comcast SportsNet Chicago • WGN

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