1948 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1948 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1948 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 1948 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1948 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1948 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1948 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1948 Chicago Cubs



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
26 Hank Borowy 6-00 175 Right Right 1916-05-12
16 Don Carlsen 6-01 175 Right Right 1926-10-15
32 Cliff Chambers 6-03 208 Left Left 1922-01-10
31 Bob Chipman 6-02 190 Left Left 1918-10-11
17 Jess Dobernic 5-10 170 Right Right 1917-11-20
37 Paul Erickson 6-02 200 Right Right 1915-12-14
17 Warren Hacker 6-01 185 Right Right 1924-11-21
35 Ralph Hamner 6-03 165 Right Right 1916-09-12
2 Tony Jacobs 5-09 150 Right Both 1925-08-05
29 Emil Kush 5-11 185 Right Right 1916-11-04
23 Doyle Lade 5-10 183 Right Right 1921-02-17
27 Dutch McCall 6-01 184 Left Left 1920-12-27
28 Russ Meyer 6-01 185 Right Both 1923-10-25
30 Bob Rush 6-04 205 Right Right 1925-12-21
53 Johnny Schmitz 6-00 170 Left Right 1920-11-27
24 Ben Wade 6-03 205 Right Right 1922-11-25
8 Clyde McCullough 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1917-03-04
10 Bob Scheffing 6-02 189 Right Right 1913-08-11
8 Rube Walker 6-01 185 Right Left 1926-05-16
44 Phil Cavarretta 5-11½ 175 Left Left 1916-07-19
6, 18 Jeff Cross 5-11 160 Right Right 1918-08-28
7 Dick Culler 5-09½ 155 Right Right 1915-01-15
20 Don Johnson 6-00 170 Right Right 1911-12-07
20 Danny Lynch 5-11 174 Right Right 1926-02-07
33 Gene Mauch 5-10 165 Right Right 1925-11-18
48 Andy Pafko 6-00 190 Right Right 1921-02-25
5 Hank Schenz 5-09½ 175 Right Right 1919-04-11
39 Roy Smalley 6-03 190 Right Right 1926-06-09
7 Emil Verban 5-11 165 Right Right 1915-08-27
36 Eddie Waitkus 6-01 175 Left Left 1919-09-04
11 Cliff Aberson 6-00 200 Right Right 1921-08-28
19 Hal Jeffcoat 5-10½ 185 Right Right 1924-09-06
47 Peanuts Lowrey 5-08½ 170 Right Right 1917-08-27
22 Clarence Maddern 6-01 185 Right Right 1921-09-26
41 Carmen Mauro 6-00 167 Right Left 1926-11-10
43 Bill Nicholson 6-00 205 Right Left 1914-12-11
18 Carl Sawatski 5-10 210 Right Left 1927-11-04
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The 1948 Chicago Cubs played 154 games during the regular season, won 64 games, lost 90 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 96/99) where 1,237,792 fans witnessed their 1948 Cubs finish the season with a .416 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 1948 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1948 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1948 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1948 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1948 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Phil Cavarretta
Hal Jeffcoat
Clyde McCullough
Russ Meyer
Bill Nicholson
Andy Pafko
Hank Schenz
Roy Smalley
Eddie Waitkus

1948 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Bob Scheffing (78)
1B Eddie Waitkus (116)
2B Hank Schenz (78)
3B Andy Pafko (139)
SS Roy Smalley (124)
LF Peanuts Lowrey (63)
CF Hal Jeffcoat (119)
RF Bill Nicholson (136)
  
SP Hank Borowy
SP Ralph Hamner
SP Dutch McCall
SP Russ Meyer
SP Bob Rush
SP Johnny Schmitz
  
RP Jess Dobernic
RP Emil Kush
CL Bob Chipman


1948 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1948 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#2 Tony Jacobs
#5 Hank Schenz
#6 Jeff Cross
#7 Dick Culler
#7 Emil Verban
#8 Clyde McCullough
#8 Rube Walker
#10 Bob Scheffing
#11 Cliff Aberson
#16 Don Carlsen
#17 Jess Dobernic
#17 Warren Hacker
#18 Jeff Cross
#18 Carl Sawatski
#19 Hal Jeffcoat
#20 Don Johnson
#20 Danny Lynch
#22 Clarence Maddern
#23 Doyle Lade
#24 Ben Wade
#26 Hank Borowy
#27 Dutch McCall
#28 Russ Meyer
#29 Emil Kush
#30 Bob Rush
#31 Bob Chipman
#32 Cliff Chambers
#33 Gene Mauch
#35 Ralph Hamner
#36 Eddie Waitkus
#37 Paul Erickson
#39 Roy Smalley
#41 Carmen Mauro
#43 Bill Nicholson
#44 Phil Cavarretta
#47 Peanuts Lowrey
#48 Andy Pafko
#53 Johnny Schmitz

Did you know that a 1948 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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