1943 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1943 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1943 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1943 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1943 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1943 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1943 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1943 Chicago Cubs



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
31 Dale Alderson 5-10 190 Right Right 1918-03-09
38 Dick Barrett 5-09 175 Right Right 1906-09-28
35 Hi Bithorn 6-01 200 Right Right 1916-03-18
36 John Burrows 5-10 200 Left Right 1913-10-30
30 Paul Derringer 6-03½ 205 Right Right 1906-10-17
37 Paul Erickson 6-02 200 Right Right 1915-12-14
36 Bill Fleming 6-00 190 Right Right 1913-07-31
34 Ed Hanyzewski 6-01 200 Right Right 1920-09-18
31 Bill Lee 6-03 195 Right Right 1909-10-21
33 Jake Mooty 5-10½ 170 Right Right 1913-04-13
13 Claude Passeau 6-03 198 Right Right 1909-04-09
39 Ray Prim 6-00 178 Left Right 1906-12-30
50 Walter Signer 6-00 185 Right Right 1910-10-12
32 Lon Warneke 6-02 185 Right Right 1909-03-28
33, 45 Hank Wyse 5-11½ 185 Right Right 1918-03-01
12 Chico Hernandez 6-00 195 Right Right 1916-01-03
12 Billy Holm 5-10½ 168 Right Right 1912-07-21
11 Mickey Kreitner 6-03 190 Right Right 1922-10-09
38 Mickey Livingston 6-01½ 185 Right Right 1914-11-15
10 Clyde McCullough 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1917-03-04
11 Al Todd 6-01 198 Right Right 1902-01-07
24 Heinz Becker 6-02 200 Right Both 1915-08-26
44 Phil Cavarretta 5-11½ 175 Left Left 1916-07-19
8 Pete Elko 5-11 185 Right Right 1918-06-17
20 Stan Hack 6-00 170 Right Left 1909-12-06
20 Don Johnson 6-00 170 Right Right 1911-12-07
22 Stu Martin 6-00 155 Right Left 1912-11-19
21 Lennie Merullo 5-11 168 Right Right 1917-05-05
21 Bill Schuster 5-09 164 Right Right 1912-08-04
25 Eddie Stanky 5-08 170 Right Right 1915-09-03
46 Dom Dallessandro 5-06 168 Left Left 1913-10-03
22 Charlie Gilbert 5-09 165 Left Left 1919-07-08
51 Ival Goodman 5-11 170 Right Left 1908-07-23
47 Peanuts Lowrey 5-08½ 170 Right Right 1917-08-27
43 Bill Nicholson 6-00 205 Right Left 1914-12-11
45 Lou Novikoff 5-10 185 Right Right 1915-10-12
47 Johnny Ostrowski 5-10½ 170 Right Right 1917-10-17
33 Andy Pafko 6-00 190 Right Right 1921-02-25
48 Whitey Platt 6-02 195 Right Right 1920-08-21
24 Ed Sauer 6-01 188 Right Right 1919-01-03
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The 1943 Chicago Cubs played 153 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 79 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 99/99) where 508,247 fans witnessed their 1943 Cubs finish the season with a .484 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1943 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1943 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1943 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1943 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1943 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Heinz Becker
Phil Cavarretta
Dom Dallessandro
Paul Derringer
Stan Hack
Clyde McCullough
Lennie Merullo
Bill Nicholson
Eddie Stanky

1943 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Clyde McCullough (81)
1B Phil Cavarretta (134)
2B Eddie Stanky (131)
3B Stan Hack (136)
SS Lennie Merullo (125)
LF Lou Novikoff (60)
CF Peanuts Lowrey (113)
RF Bill Nicholson (154)
  
SP Hi Bithorn
SP Paul Derringer
SP Ed Hanyzewski
SP Claude Passeau
  
RP John Burrows
RP Ray Prim
CL Hank Wyse


1943 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1943 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#8 Pete Elko
#10 Clyde McCullough
#11 Mickey Kreitner
#11 Al Todd
#12 Chico Hernandez
#12 Billy Holm
#13 Claude Passeau
#20 Stan Hack
#20 Don Johnson
#21 Lennie Merullo
#21 Bill Schuster
#22 Charlie Gilbert
#22 Stu Martin
#24 Heinz Becker
#24 Ed Sauer
#25 Eddie Stanky
#30 Paul Derringer
#31 Dale Alderson
#31 Bill Lee
#32 Lon Warneke
#33 Jake Mooty
#33 Andy Pafko
#33 Hank Wyse
#34 Ed Hanyzewski
#35 Hi Bithorn
#36 John Burrows
#36 Bill Fleming
#37 Paul Erickson
#38 Dick Barrett
#38 Mickey Livingston
#39 Ray Prim
#43 Bill Nicholson
#44 Phil Cavarretta
#45 Lou Novikoff
#45 Hank Wyse
#46 Dom Dallessandro
#47 Peanuts Lowrey
#47 Johnny Ostrowski
#48 Whitey Platt
#50 Walter Signer
#51 Ival Goodman

Did you know that a 1943 Chicago Cubs Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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