1942 Chicago Cubs Roster

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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.

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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
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
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
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
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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:

1942 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters

Phil Cavarretta
Dom Dallessandro
Charlie Gilbert
Stan Hack
Clyde McCullough
Bill Nicholson
Claude Passeau
Lou Stringer
Bobby Sturgeon

1942 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Clyde McCullough (97)
1B Phil Cavarretta (61)
2B Lou Stringer (113)
3B Stan Hack (139)
SS Lennie Merullo (143)
LF Lou Novikoff (120)
CF Phil Cavarretta (67)
RF Bill Nicholson (151)
  
SP Hi Bithorn
SP Bill Lee
SP Vern Olsen
SP Claude Passeau
  
CL Tot Pressnell

1942 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Babe Dahlgren $10,000.00
Phil Cavarretta $9,500.00

1942 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#2 Marv Felderman
#2 Paul Gillespie
#4 Charlie Gilbert
#5 Clyde McCullough
#6 Stan Hack
#7 Dom Dallessandro
#8 Bill Nicholson
#9 Chico Hernandez
#11 Bill Lee
#12 Rip Russell
#13 Claude Passeau
#14 Vallie Eaves
#14 Lou Novikoff
#15 Lou Stringer
#16 Babe Dahlgren
#16 Jimmie Foxx
#17 Hi Bithorn
#19 Lou Novikoff
#19 Lon Warneke
#21 Bob Bowman
#21 Dick Errickson
#22 Emil Kush
#23 Vern Olsen
#25 Jake Mooty
#28 Bobby Sturgeon
#30 Bill Fleming
#30 Jesse Flores
#31 Joe Berry
#31 Johnny Schmitz
#32 Cy Block
#32 Paul Erickson
#33 Bob Scheffing
#35 Lennie Merullo
#40 Tot Pressnell
#43 Marv Felderman
#43 Peanuts Lowrey
#44 Phil Cavarretta
#45 Ed Hanyzewski
#45 Hank Wyse
#46 Bill Fleming
#46 Marv Rickert
#48 Whitey Platt

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)?