1947 Chicago Cubs roster

32 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1947 MLB season.

1947 Cubs roster: batting

1947 Chicago Cubs batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Eddie Waitkus130514601502353.292.336.717
Andy Pafko1295136815513664.302.346.800
Bill Nicholson1484876911926751.244.364.831
Phil Cavarretta127459561442632.314.391.787
Peanuts Lowrey115448561265372.281.339.714
Don Johnson120402331043262.259.302.635
Lennie Merullo10837324900294.241.274.564
Bob Scheffing11036333965502.264.312.675
Stan Hack7624028650120.271.377.711
Clyde McCullough8623425593301.252.314.690
Bobby Sturgeon8723216590210.254.276.617
Cliff Aberson4714024394200.279.369.819
Marv Rickert711377202150.146.230.420
Dom Dallessandro6611518331140.287.397.788
Ray Mack21789172120.218.274.646
Billy Jurges144058120.200.347.672
Sal Madrid82403010.125.160.327
Hank Schenz71421000.071.235.307
Dewey Williams3200000.000.000.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1947 Cubs roster: pitching

1947 Chicago Cubs pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Johnny SchmitzP382813183.22207.0971.404
Doyle LadeP342511103.94187.1621.500
Hank BorowyP40258124.38183.0751.382
Paul EricksonP40207124.34174.0821.561
Hank WyseP3719694.31142.0531.561
Bob ChipmanP3217763.68134.2511.490
Emil KushP471833.3691.0441.465
Russ MeersP351204.4864.1281.540
Claude PasseauP196266.2563.1261.912
Russ MeyerP232323.4045.0221.270
Ralph HamnerP33122.5225.0141.600
Bill LeeP142024.5024.091.670
Ox MillerP441210.1316.072.250

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.