1944 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1944 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1944 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 1944 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1944 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1944 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1944 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1944 Chicago Cubs



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
47 Dale Alderson 5-10 190 Right Right 1918-03-09
36 John Burrows 5-10 200 Left Right 1913-10-30
31 Bob Chipman 6-02 190 Left Left 1918-10-11
30 Paul Derringer 6-03½ 205 Right Right 1906-10-17
37 Paul Erickson 6-02 200 Right Right 1915-12-14
32 Bill Fleming 6-00 190 Right Right 1913-07-31
- Charlie Gassaway 6-02½ 210 Left Left 1918-08-12
34 Ed Hanyzewski 6-01 200 Right Right 1920-09-18
39 Red Lynn 6-00 162 Right Right 1913-12-27
39 Hank Miklos 5-11 175 Left Left 1910-11-27
13 Claude Passeau 6-03 198 Right Right 1909-04-09
38 Mack Stewart 6-00 167 Right Right 1914-09-23
35 Hy Vandenberg 6-04 220 Right Right 1906-03-17
33 Hank Wyse 5-11½ 185 Right Right 1918-03-01
12 Roy Easterwood 6-00½ 196 Right Right 1915-01-12
24 Paul Gillespie 6-03 195 Right Left 1920-09-18
10 Billy Holm 5-10½ 168 Right Right 1912-07-21
11 Mickey Kreitner 6-03 190 Right Right 1922-10-09
50 Joe Stephenson 6-02 185 Right Right 1921-06-30
12 Dewey Williams 6-00 160 Right Right 1916-02-05
26 Charlie Brewster 5-08½ 175 Right Right 1916-12-27
44 Phil Cavarretta 5-11½ 175 Left Left 1916-07-19
52 Pete Elko 5-11 185 Right Right 1918-06-17
26 Jimmie Foxx 6-00 195 Right Right 1907-10-22
25 Stan Hack 6-00 170 Right Left 1909-12-06
23 Roy Hughes 5-10½ 167 Right Right 1911-01-11
20 Don Johnson 6-00 170 Right Right 1911-12-07
21 Lennie Merullo 5-11 168 Right Right 1917-05-05
22 Bill Schuster 5-09 164 Right Right 1912-08-04
25 Eddie Stanky 5-08 170 Right Right 1915-09-03
24 Tony York 5-10 165 Right Right 1912-11-27
46 Dom Dallessandro 5-06 168 Left Left 1913-10-03
51 Ival Goodman 5-11 170 Right Left 1908-07-23
43 Bill Nicholson 6-00 205 Right Left 1914-12-11
45 Lou Novikoff 5-10 185 Right Right 1915-10-12
50 Johnny Ostrowski 5-10½ 170 Right Right 1917-10-17
48 Andy Pafko 6-00 190 Right Right 1921-02-25
49 Ed Sauer 6-01 188 Right Right 1919-01-03
49 Frank Secory 6-01 200 Right Right 1912-08-24
38, 45 Garth Mann 6-00 155 Right Right 1915-11-16
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The 1944 Chicago Cubs played 154 games during the regular season, won 75 games, lost 79 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 99/98) where 640,110 fans witnessed their 1944 Cubs finish the season with a .487 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 1944 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1944 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1944 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1944 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1944 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Phil Cavarretta
Ival Goodman
Billy Holm
Don Johnson
Bill Nicholson
Andy Pafko
Bill Schuster
Hank Wyse
Tony York

1944 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Dewey Williams (77)
1B Phil Cavarretta (139)
2B Don Johnson (154)
3B Stan Hack (75)
SS Lennie Merullo (56)
LF Dom Dallessandro (91)
CF Andy Pafko (123)
RF Bill Nicholson (156)
  
SP Bob Chipman
SP Paul Derringer
SP Paul Erickson
SP Bill Fleming
SP Hank Wyse
  
RP Red Lynn
RP Hy Vandenberg
CL Claude Passeau


1944 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1944 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#10 Billy Holm
#11 Mickey Kreitner
#12 Roy Easterwood
#12 Dewey Williams
#13 Claude Passeau
#20 Don Johnson
#21 Lennie Merullo
#22 Bill Schuster
#23 Roy Hughes
#24 Paul Gillespie
#24 Tony York
#25 Stan Hack
#25 Eddie Stanky
#26 Charlie Brewster
#26 Jimmie Foxx
#30 Paul Derringer
#31 Bob Chipman
#32 Bill Fleming
#33 Hank Wyse
#34 Ed Hanyzewski
#35 Hy Vandenberg
#36 John Burrows
#37 Paul Erickson
#38 Garth Mann
#38 Mack Stewart
#39 Red Lynn
#39 Hank Miklos
#43 Bill Nicholson
#44 Phil Cavarretta
#45 Garth Mann
#45 Lou Novikoff
#46 Dom Dallessandro
#47 Dale Alderson
#48 Andy Pafko
#49 Ed Sauer
#49 Frank Secory
#50 Johnny Ostrowski
#50 Joe Stephenson
#51 Ival Goodman
#52 Pete Elko

Did you know that a 1944 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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