1945 Chicago Cubs

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W-L Record: 98-56 -- 1st in National League - Manager: Charlie Grimm Location: Chicago,IL Baseball Stadium: Wrigley Field Top Draft Pick: Attendance: 1,036,386 Youngest Player: Andy Pafko (24) Oldest Player: Johnny Moore (43) Longest Tenure: Stan Hack (14) Playoffs: Lost World Series (Tigers)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1945 Chicago Cubs

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
7	Heinz Becker	1B	29	B	R	6-2	200	8/26/1915	Berlin,Germany	MLB	1943-1947
53	Cy Block	3B	26	R	R	6-0	180	5/4/1919	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1942-1946
26	Hank Borowy	P	29	R	R	6-0	175	5/12/1916	Bloomfield,New Jersey	MLB	1942-1951
44	Phil Cavarretta	1B-OF	28	L	L	5-11	175	7/19/1916	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1934-1955
31	Bob Chipman	P	26	L	L	6-2	190	10/11/1918	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1941-1952
32	Jorge Comellas	P	28	R	R	6-0	190	12/7/1916	Havana,Cuba	MLB	1945-1945
36	Paul Derringer	P	38	R	R	6-3	205	10/17/1906	Springfield,Kentucky	MLB	1931-1945
30	Paul Erickson	P	29	R	R	6-2	200	12/14/1915	Zion,Illinois	MLB	1941-1948
37	Paul Gillespie	C	24	L	R	6-3	195	9/18/1920	Sugar Valley,Georgia	MLB	1942-1945
10	Stan Hack	3B	35	L	R	6-0	170	12/6/1909	Sacramento,California	MLB	1932-1947
6	Ed Hanyzewski	P	24	R	R	6-1	200	9/18/1920	Union Mills,Indiana	MLB	1942-1946
34	George Hennessey	P	37	R	R	5-10	168	10/28/1907	Slatington,Pennsylvania	MLB	1937-1945
27	Roy Hughes	2B-3B	34	R	R		167	1/11/1911	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1935-1946
23	Don Johnson	2B	33	R	R	6-0	170	12/7/1911	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1943-1948
20	Mickey Livingston	C	30	R	R		185	11/15/1914	Newberry,South Carolina	MLB	1938-1951
11	Peanuts Lowrey	OF	27	R	R	5-8	170	8/27/1917	Culver City,California	MLB	1942-1955
21	Lennie Merullo	SS	28	R	R	5-11	168	5/5/1917	Boston,Massachusetts	MLB	1941-1947
5	Johnny Moore	OF	43	L	R	5-10	175	3/23/1902	Waterville,Connecticut	MLB	1928-1945
43	Bill Nicholson	OF	30	L	R	6-0	205	12/11/1914	Chestertown,Maryland	MLB	1936-1953
50	Johnny Ostrowski	OF-3B	27	R	R	5-10	170	10/17/1917	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1943-1950
51	Reggie Otero	1B	29	L	R	6-0	165	9/7/1915	Havana,Cuba	MLB	1945-1945
48	Andy Pafko	OF	24	R	R	6-0	190	2/25/1921	Boyceville,Wisconsin	MLB	1943-1959
13	Claude Passeau	P	36	R	R	6-3	198	4/9/1909	Waynesboro,Mississippi	MLB	1935-1947
39	Ray Prim	P	38	R	L	6-0	178	12/30/1906	Salitpa,Alabama	MLB	1933-1946
8	Len Rice	C	26	R	R	6-0	175	9/2/1918	Lead,South Dakota	MLB	1944-1945
45	Ed Sauer	OF	26	R	R	6-1	188	1/3/1919	Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania	MLB	1943-1949
22	Bill Schuster	SS	32	R	R	5-9	164	8/4/1912	Buffalo,New York	MLB	1937-1945
49	Frank Secory	OF	32	R	R	6-1	200	8/24/1912	Mason City,Iowa	MLB	1940-1946
27	Walter Signer	P	34	R	R	6-0	185	10/12/1910	New York,New York	MLB	1943-1945
32,38	Ray Starr	P	39	R	R	6-1	178	4/23/1906	Nowata,Oklahoma	MLB	1932-1945
38	Mack Stewart	P	30	R	R	6-0	167	9/23/1914	Stevenson,Alabama	MLB	1944-1945
35	Hy Vandenberg	P	39	R	R	6-4	220	3/17/1906	Abilene,Kansas	MLB	1935-1945
36	Lon Warneke	P	36	R	R	6-2	185	3/28/1909	Mount Ida,Arkansas	MLB	1930-1945
12	Dewey Williams	C	29	R	R	6-0	160	2/5/1916	Durham,North Carolina	MLB	1944-1948
33	Hank Wyse	P	27	R	R	5-11	185	3/1/1918	Lunsford,Arkansas	MLB	1942-1951

Team Personnel

Jack Brickhouse (Broadcaster)
Charlie Grimm (Manager)
Roy Johnson (Pitching Coach)
Red Smith (Bullpen Coach)
Milt Stock (Assistant Coach)
Bert Wilson (Broadcaster)

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