1949 Chicago Cubs roster

Manager: Charlie Grimm, Frankie Frisch

30 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1949 MLB season.

1949 Cubs roster: batting

1949 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.
Andy Pafko281445197914618694.281.369.818
Roy Smalley23135477571178352.245.304.685
Phil Cavarretta32105360461068492.294.374.819
Emil Verban339834338990223.289.309.635
Frankie Gustine297626129594273.226.279.631
Mickey Owen336219815542181.273.318.696
Rube Walker235617211423220.244.282.613
Gene Mauch23721501537173.247.339.673
Bob Scheffing355514912403190.268.314.697
Wayne Terwilliger243611211252100.223.326.638
Rube Novotney242267418060.269.300.628
Smoky Burgess2246564151120.268.317.638
Bill Serena24123738170.216.341.719
Hank Schenz3071426012.429.467.895
Clarence Maddern2710913120.333.4551.121
Cliff Aberson274700000.000.000.000
Jim Kirby263201000.500.5001.000

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

1949 Cubs roster: pitching

1949 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 SchmitzP28363111134.35207.0751.543
Bob RushP23352710184.07201.0801.374
Dutch LeonardP4033287164.15180.0831.340
Monk DubielP313220694.14147.2521.334
Doyle LadeP283613455.00129.2431.531
Warren HackerP243012584.23125.2401.540
Bob ChipmanP303811783.97113.1461.531
Dewey AdkinsP31305245.6882.1431.660
Emil KushP32260333.7847.2221.572
Cal McLishP2382115.8723.061.870
Ralph HamnerP3261028.7612.132.430
Lefty SloatP3051007.009.031.890

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.