1944 Chicago Cubs Roster (40-man)

1943 Season 1945 Season

Record: 75-79-3, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Jimmie Wilson (1-9) , Roy Johnson (0-1) and Charlie Grimm (74-69-3)

Ballpark: Wrigley Field

Attendance: 640,110 (2nd of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 97
One-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

Pythagorean W-L: 80-74, 702 Runs, 669 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Dale Alderson	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	190	Mar 9, 1918	2	12	1	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Charlie Brewster	27	us US	R	R	5' 8"	175	Dec 27, 1916	2	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
John Burrows	30	us US	R	L	5' 10"	200	Oct 30, 1913	2	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Phil Cavarretta	27	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	Jul 19, 1916	11	152	152	152	152	0	0	139	0	0	0	0	13	0	13	0	0	3.9	$12,500	All-Star
Bob Chipman	25	us US	L	L	6' 2"	190	Oct 11, 1918	4	26	21	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Dom Dallessandro	30	us US	L	L	5' 6"	168	Oct 3, 1913	6	117	101	117	105	0	0	0	0	0	0	90	16	0	105	12	0	2.5
Paul Derringer	37	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Oct 17, 1906	14	42	16	42	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Roy Easterwood	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	196	Jan 12, 1915	1st	17	6	17	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	-0.1
Pete Elko	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Jun 17, 1918	2	7	3	7	6	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.1
Paul Erickson	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Dec 14, 1915	4	33	15	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8
Bill Fleming	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jul 31, 1913	5	40	18	40	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.2
Jimmie Foxx HOF	36	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Oct 22, 1907	19	15	3	15	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	-0.4
Charlie Gassaway	25	us US	L	L	6' 2"	210	Aug 12, 1918	1st	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Paul Gillespie	23	us US	L	R	6' 3"	195	Sep 18, 1920	2	9	7	9	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.0
Ival Goodman	35	us US	L	R	5' 11"	170	Jul 23, 1908	10	62	31	62	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	14	0	36	28	0	0.3
Stan Hack	34	us US	L	R	6' 0"	170	Dec 6, 1909	13	98	93	98	93	0	0	18	0	75	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1.9
Ed Hanyzewski	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Sep 18, 1920	3	14	7	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Billy Holm	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	168	Jul 21, 1912	2	54	43	54	50	0	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	-1.1
Roy Hughes	33	us US	R	R	5' 10"	167	Jan 11, 1911	7	126	116	126	118	0	0	0	0	66	52	0	0	0	0	8	1	2.4
Don Johnson	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Dec 7, 1911	2	154	154	154	154	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2		All-Star
Mickey Kreitner	21	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Oct 10, 1922	2	39	27	39	39	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Red Lynn	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	162	Dec 27, 1913	3	22	7	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Garth Mann	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	155	Nov 16, 1915	1st	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Lennie Merullo	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	166	May 5, 1917	4	66	50	66	57	0	0	1	0	0	56	0	0	0	0	7	3	-0.3
Hank Miklos	33	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	Nov 27, 1910	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Bill Nicholson	29	us US	L	R	6' 0"	205	Dec 11, 1914	7	156	156	156	156	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	156	156	0	0	6.1		All-Star
Lou Novikoff	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Oct 12, 1915	4	71	25	71	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	29	42	1	0.2
Johnny Ostrowski	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Oct 17, 1917	2	8	2	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	0	-0.1
Andy Pafko	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Feb 25, 1921	2	128	118	128	123	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	122	1	123	5	0	0.7
Claude Passeau	35	us US	R	R	6' 3"	198	Apr 9, 1909	10	34	27	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.1
Ed Sauer	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	188	Jan 3, 1919	2	23	10	23	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	12	11	1	-0.2
Bill Schuster	31	us US	R	R	5' 9"	164	Aug 4, 1912	4	60	33	60	44	0	0	0	6	0	38	0	0	0	0	13	6	0.2
Frank Secory	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Aug 24, 1912	3	22	15	22	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	17	5	1	0.8
Eddie Stanky	28	us US	R	R	5' 8"	170	Sep 3, 1915	2	13	4	13	8	0	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	6	0	0.1
Joe Stephenson	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jun 30, 1921	2	4	2	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0
Mack Stewart	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	167	Sep 23, 1914	1st	8	0	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Hy Vandenberg	38	us US	R	R	6' 4"	220	Mar 17, 1906	6	35	9	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Dewey Williams	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	160	Feb 5, 1916	1st	79	71	79	77	0	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.4
Hank Wyse	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Mar 1, 1918	3	41	34	41	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.8
Tony York	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Nov 27, 1912	1st	28	24	28	27	0	0	0	0	12	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.1
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Jimmie Wilson	43	us US	Jul 23, 1900	Manager	Apr 18	Apr 30
Roy Johnson	48	us US	Oct 1, 1895	Manager	May 3	May 3
Charlie Grimm	45	us US	Aug 28, 1898	Manager	May 7	Oct 1
Roy Johnson	48	us US	Oct 1, 1895	Pitching	Apr 18	May 2
Roy Johnson	48	us US	Oct 1, 1895	Pitching	May 4	Oct 1
Jimmie Foxx	36	us US	Oct 22, 1907		Apr 18	Oct 1
Milt Stock	50	us US	Jul 11, 1893		Apr 18	Oct 1
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date