1945 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1945 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1945 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 1945 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1945 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1945 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1945 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
"That wasn't an easy season (1945). Even though it was during the war, there were a lot of good players still around and more were coming home from the war." - Phil Cavarretta

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Complete Roster  
 
26 Hank Borowy 6-00 175 Right Right 1916-05-12
31 Bob Chipman 6-02 190 Left Left 1918-10-11
36 Jorge Comellas 6-00 190 Right Right 1916-12-07
30 Paul Derringer 6-03½ 205 Right Right 1906-10-17
37 Paul Erickson 6-02 200 Right Right 1915-12-14
34 Ed Hanyzewski 6-01 200 Right Right 1920-09-18
27 George Hennessey 5-10 168 Right Right 1907-10-28
13 Claude Passeau 6-03 198 Right Right 1909-04-09
39 Ray Prim 6-00 178 Left Right 1906-12-30
27 Walter Signer 6-00 185 Right Right 1910-10-12
32, 38 Ray Starr 6-01 178 Right Right 1906-04-23
38 Mack Stewart 6-00 167 Right Right 1914-09-23
35 Hy Vandenberg 6-04 220 Right Right 1906-03-17
36 Lon Warneke 6-02 185 Right Right 1909-03-28
33 Hank Wyse 5-11½ 185 Right Right 1918-03-01
10 Paul Gillespie 6-03 195 Right Left 1920-09-18
11 Mickey Livingston 6-01½ 185 Right Right 1914-11-15
8 Len Rice 6-00 175 Right Right 1918-09-02
12 Dewey Williams 6-00 160 Right Right 1916-02-05
7 Heinz Becker 6-02 200 Right Both 1915-08-26
53 Cy Block 6-00 180 Right Right 1919-05-04
44 Phil Cavarretta 5-11½ 175 Left Left 1916-07-19
6 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
50 Johnny Ostrowski 5-10½ 170 Right Right 1917-10-17
51 Reggie Otero 6-00 165 Right Left 1915-09-07
22 Bill Schuster 5-09 164 Right Right 1912-08-04
32 Loyd Christopher 6-02 190 Right Right 1919-12-31
47 Peanuts Lowrey 5-08½ 170 Right Right 1917-08-27
43 Bill Nicholson 6-00 205 Right Left 1914-12-11
48 Andy Pafko 6-00 190 Right Right 1921-02-25
45 Ed Sauer 6-01 188 Right Right 1919-01-03
49 Frank Secory 6-01 200 Right Right 1912-08-24
8 Clyde McCullough 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1917-03-04
5 Johnny Moore 5-10½ 175 Right Left 1902-03-23


The 1945 Chicago Cubs played 154 games during the regular season, won 98 games, lost 56 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 98/96) where 1,036,386 fans witnessed their 1945 Cubs finish the season with a .636 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 1945 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1945 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1945 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1945 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1945 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Phil Cavarretta
Paul Derringer
Stan Hack
Don Johnson
Mickey Livingston
Lennie Merullo
Bill Nicholson
Andy Pafko
Ed Sauer

1945 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Mickey Livingston (68)
1B Phil Cavarretta (120)
2B Don Johnson (138)
3B Stan Hack (146)
SS Lennie Merullo (118)
LF Peanuts Lowrey (124)
CF Andy Pafko (140)
RF Bill Nicholson (151)
  
SP Claude Passeau
SP Ray Prim
SP Hank Wyse
  
RP Paul Erickson
RP Hy Vandenberg
CL Paul Derringer


1945 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1945 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#5 Johnny Moore
#6 Stan Hack
#7 Heinz Becker
#8 Clyde McCullough
#8 Len Rice
#10 Paul Gillespie
#11 Mickey Livingston
#12 Dewey Williams
#13 Claude Passeau
#20 Don Johnson
#21 Lennie Merullo
#22 Bill Schuster
#23 Roy Hughes
#26 Hank Borowy
#27 George Hennessey
#27 Walter Signer
#30 Paul Derringer
#31 Bob Chipman
#32 Loyd Christopher
#32 Ray Starr
#33 Hank Wyse
#34 Ed Hanyzewski
#35 Hy Vandenberg
#36 Jorge Comellas
#36 Lon Warneke
#37 Paul Erickson
#38 Ray Starr
#38 Mack Stewart
#39 Ray Prim
#43 Bill Nicholson
#44 Phil Cavarretta
#45 Ed Sauer
#47 Peanuts Lowrey
#48 Andy Pafko
#49 Frank Secory
#50 Johnny Ostrowski
#51 Reggie Otero
#53 Cy Block

Did you know that a 1945 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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