1946 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1946 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1946 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 1946 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1946 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1946 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1946 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
18 Red Adams 6-00 185 Right Right 1921-10-07
18 Russ Bauers 6-03 195 Right Left 1914-05-10
25 Hi Bithorn 6-01 200 Right Right 1916-03-18
26 Hank Borowy 6-00 175 Right Right 1916-05-12
31 Bob Chipman 6-02 190 Left Left 1918-10-11
37 Paul Erickson 6-02 200 Right Right 1915-12-14
32 Bill Fleming 6-00 190 Right Right 1913-07-31
34, 49 Ed Hanyzewski 6-01 200 Right Right 1920-09-18
29 Emil Kush 5-11 185 Right Right 1916-11-04
19 Doyle Lade 5-10 183 Right Right 1921-02-17
13 Hal Manders 6-00 187 Right Right 1917-06-14
17 Russ Meers 5-10 170 Left Left 1918-11-28
38 Russ Meyer 6-01 185 Right Both 1923-10-25
19 Emmett O'Neill 6-02½ 180 Right Right 1918-01-13
23 Vern Olsen 6-00½ 175 Left Right 1918-03-16
13 Claude Passeau 6-03 198 Right Right 1909-04-09
39 Ray Prim 6-00 178 Left Right 1906-12-30
53 Johnny Schmitz 6-00 170 Left Right 1920-11-27
33 Hank Wyse 5-11½ 185 Right Right 1918-03-01
11 Mickey Livingston 6-01½ 185 Right Right 1914-11-15
8 Clyde McCullough 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1917-03-04
32 Ted Pawelek 5-10½ 202 Right Left 1919-08-15
10 Bob Scheffing 6-02 189 Right Right 1913-08-11
6, 20 Dewey Williams 6-00 160 Right Right 1916-02-05
34 Cy Block 6-00 180 Right Right 1919-05-04
27 Al Glossop 6-00 170 Right Both 1914-07-12
6 Stan Hack 6-00 170 Right Left 1909-12-06
20 Don Johnson 6-00 170 Right Right 1911-12-07
45 Billy Jurges 5-11 175 Right Right 1908-05-09
21 Lennie Merullo 5-11 168 Right Right 1917-05-05
27, 50 Johnny Ostrowski 5-10½ 170 Right Right 1917-10-17
17 Hank Schenz 5-09½ 175 Right Right 1919-04-11
12 Lou Stringer 5-11 173 Right Right 1917-05-13
7, 38 Bobby Sturgeon 6-00 175 Right Right 1919-08-06
36 Eddie Waitkus 6-01 175 Left Left 1919-09-04
44 Phil Cavarretta 5-11½ 175 Left Left 1916-07-19
46 Dom Dallessandro 5-06 168 Left Left 1913-10-03
22 Charlie Gilbert 5-09 165 Left Left 1919-07-08
47 Peanuts Lowrey 5-08½ 170 Right Right 1917-08-27
54 Clarence Maddern 6-01 185 Right Right 1921-09-26
43 Bill Nicholson 6-00 205 Right Left 1914-12-11
48 Andy Pafko 6-00 190 Right Right 1921-02-25
35 Marv Rickert 6-02 195 Right Left 1921-01-08
49 Frank Secory 6-01 200 Right Right 1912-08-24
7 Heinz Becker 6-02 200 Right Both 1915-08-26
22 Cecil Garriott 5-08 165 Right Left 1916-08-15
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The 1946 Chicago Cubs played 153 games during the regular season, won 82 games, lost 71 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 98/97) where 1,342,970 fans witnessed their 1946 Cubs finish the season with a .536 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 1946 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1946 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1946 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1946 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1946 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Phil Cavarretta
Al Glossop
Stan Hack
Don Johnson
Mickey Livingston
Peanuts Lowrey
Andy Pafko
Claude Passeau
Marv Rickert

1946 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Clyde McCullough (89)
1B Eddie Waitkus (106)
2B Don Johnson (83)
3B Stan Hack (90)
SS Billy Jurges (73)
LF Marv Rickert (75)
CF Andy Pafko (64)
RF Bill Nicholson (80)
  
SP Hank Borowy
SP Claude Passeau
SP Hank Wyse
  
RP Hi Bithorn
RP Emil Kush
CL Johnny Schmitz


1946 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1946 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#6 Stan Hack
#6 Dewey Williams
#7 Heinz Becker
#7 Bobby Sturgeon
#8 Clyde McCullough
#10 Bob Scheffing
#11 Mickey Livingston
#12 Lou Stringer
#13 Hal Manders
#13 Claude Passeau
#17 Russ Meers
#17 Hank Schenz
#18 Red Adams
#18 Russ Bauers
#19 Doyle Lade
#19 Emmett O'Neill
#20 Don Johnson
#20 Dewey Williams
#21 Lennie Merullo
#22 Cecil Garriott
#22 Charlie Gilbert
#23 Vern Olsen
#25 Hi Bithorn
#26 Hank Borowy
#27 Al Glossop
#27 Johnny Ostrowski
#29 Emil Kush
#31 Bob Chipman
#32 Bill Fleming
#32 Ted Pawelek
#33 Hank Wyse
#34 Cy Block
#34 Ed Hanyzewski
#35 Marv Rickert
#36 Eddie Waitkus
#37 Paul Erickson
#38 Russ Meyer
#38 Bobby Sturgeon
#39 Ray Prim
#43 Bill Nicholson
#44 Phil Cavarretta
#45 Billy Jurges
#46 Dom Dallessandro
#47 Peanuts Lowrey
#48 Andy Pafko
#49 Ed Hanyzewski
#49 Frank Secory
#50 Johnny Ostrowski
#53 Johnny Schmitz
#54 Clarence Maddern

Did you know that a 1946 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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