The 1942 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1942 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 1942 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1942 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1942 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1942 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"I like to broke my jaw trying to pronounce that one (Ed Hanyzewski), but I said his name by holding my nose and sneezing." - Dizzy Dean
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
31 | Joe Berry | 5-10½ | 145 | Right | Left | 1904-12-16 |
17 | Hi Bithorn | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1916-03-18 |
21 | Bob Bowman | 5-10½ | 160 | Right | Right | 1910-10-03 |
14 | Vallie Eaves | 6-02½ | 180 | Right | Right | 1911-09-06 |
32 | Paul Erickson | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1915-12-14 |
21 | Dick Errickson | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Left | 1912-03-05 |
30, 46 | Bill Fleming | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1913-07-31 |
30 | Jesse Flores | 5-10 | 175 | Right | Right | 1914-11-02 |
45 | Ed Hanyzewski | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1920-09-18 |
22 | Emil Kush | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1916-11-04 |
11 | Bill Lee | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1909-10-21 |
25 | Jake Mooty | 5-10½ | 170 | Right | Right | 1913-04-13 |
23 | Vern Olsen | 6-00½ | 175 | Left | Right | 1918-03-16 |
13 | Claude Passeau | 6-03 | 198 | Right | Right | 1909-04-09 |
40 | Tot Pressnell | 5-10 | 175 | Right | Right | 1906-08-08 |
31 | Johnny Schmitz | 6-00 | 170 | Left | Right | 1920-11-27 |
19 | Lon Warneke | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1909-03-28 |
45 | Hank Wyse | 5-11½ | 185 | Right | Right | 1918-03-01 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
2, 43 | Marv Felderman | 6-01 | 187 | Right | Right | 1915-12-20 |
2 | Paul Gillespie | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Left | 1920-09-18 |
9 | Chico Hernandez | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1916-01-03 |
5 | Clyde McCullough | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1917-03-04 |
33 | Bob Scheffing | 6-02 | 189 | Right | Right | 1913-08-11 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
32 | Cy Block | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1919-05-04 |
16 | Babe Dahlgren | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1912-06-15 |
16 | Jimmie Foxx | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1907-10-22 |
6 | Stan Hack | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Left | 1909-12-06 |
35 | Lennie Merullo | 5-11 | 168 | Right | Right | 1917-05-05 |
12 | Rip Russell | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1915-01-26 |
15 | Lou Stringer | 5-11 | 173 | Right | Right | 1917-05-13 |
28 | Bobby Sturgeon | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1919-08-06 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
44 | Phil Cavarretta | 5-11½ | 175 | Left | Left | 1916-07-19 |
7 | Dom Dallessandro | 5-06 | 168 | Left | Left | 1913-10-03 |
4 | Charlie Gilbert | 5-09 | 165 | Left | Left | 1919-07-08 |
43 | Peanuts Lowrey | 5-08½ | 170 | Right | Right | 1917-08-27 |
8 | Bill Nicholson | 6-00 | 205 | Right | Left | 1914-12-11 |
19, 14 | Lou Novikoff | 5-10 | 185 | Right | Right | 1915-10-12 |
48 | Whitey Platt | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1920-08-21 |
46 | Marv Rickert | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Left | 1921-01-08 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1942 Chicago Cubs Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1942 Chicago Cubs played 154 games during the regular season, won 68 games, lost 86 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 96/97) where 590,972 fans witnessed their 1942 Cubs finish the season with a .442 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 1942 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1942 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1942 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1942 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1942 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)?