1947 Chicago Cubs season

Offseason

• November 21, 1946: Jim Brosnan was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.

Regular season

Season standings

National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	94	60	.610	—	52‍–‍25	42‍–‍35
St. Louis Cardinals	89	65	.578	5	46‍–‍31	43‍–‍34
Boston Braves	86	68	.558	8	50‍–‍27	36‍–‍41
New York Giants	81	73	.526	13	45‍–‍31	36‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds	73	81	.474	21	42‍–‍35	31‍–‍46
Chicago Cubs	69	85	.448	25	36‍–‍43	33‍–‍42
Philadelphia Phillies	62	92	.403	32	38‍–‍38	24‍–‍54
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	92	.403	32	32‍–‍45	30‍–‍47

Roster

1947 Chicago Cubs roster
Roster
Pitchers 26 Hank Borowy 32 Bob Carpenter 31 Bob Chipman 37 Paul Erickson 35 Ralph Hamner 29 Emil Kush 22,23 Doyle Lade 23 Bill Lee 17 Russ Meers 28 Russ Meyer 24 Ox Miller 13 Claude Passeau 34 Freddy Schmidt 53 Johnny Schmitz 33 Hank Wyse		Catchers 11 Mickey Livingston  8 Clyde McCullough 10 Bob Scheffing 12 Dewey Williams Infielders 22 Lonny Frey  6 Stan Hack 20 Don Johnson 45 Bill Jurges 47 Peanuts Lowrey 49 Ray Mack 21 Sal Madrid 21 Lennie Merullo  5 Hank Schenz  7 Bobby Sturgeon 36 Eddie Waitkus		Outfielders 11 Cliff Aberson 44 Phil Cavarretta 46 Dom Dallessandro 43 Bill Nicholson 48 Andy Pafko 35 Marv Rickert		Manager 40 Charlie Grimm Coaches 42 Roy Johnson 45 Billy Jurges 52 Red Smith 41 Milt Stock

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

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

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

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

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

• Class AAA: Los Angeles Angels (Pacific Coast League; Bill Kelly, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
• Class AA: Nashville Vols (Southern Association; Larry Gilbert, manager)
• Class AA: Tulsa Oilers (Texas League; Gus Mancuso, manager)
• Class A: Macon Peaches (Sally League; Ray Hayworth, manager)
• Class A: Des Moines Bruins (Western League; Jim Keesey, manager)
• Class B: Davenport Cubs (Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League; Dickie Kerr and Morrie Arnovich, managers)
• Class B: Portsmouth Cubs (Piedmont League; Gene Hasson, manager)
• Class B: Fayetteville Cubs (Tri-State League; Clyde McDowell, manager)
• Class B: Tacoma Tigers (Western International League; Luther Harvel, manager)
• Class C: Visalia Cubs (California League; John Intlekofer, manager)
• Class C: Clinton Cubs (Central Association; Bob Peterson, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
• Class C: Sioux Falls Canaries (Northern League; Jim Oglesby, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
• Class C: Hutchinson Cubs (Western Association; Morrie Arnovich and Dickie Kerr, managers)
• Class D: Elizabethton Betsey Cubs (Appalachian League; Lou "Zeke" Bekeza, manager)
• Class D: Centralia Cubs (Illinois State League; Chuck Hawley, manager)
• Class D: Iola Cubs (Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League; Al Reitz, manager)
• Class D: Lumberton Cubs (Tobacco State League; Red Lucas, manager)
• Class D: Janesville Bears (Wisconsin State League; Frankie Piet, manager)

External links

• 1947 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference