1947 Chicago Cubs
69 - 85
1946 / 1948 (Organization)
6th place in the NL (25 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		36 - 43 (.456)
33 - 42 (.440)		 -6.6 wins
-1.5 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 567 / 690 ( -123 )
Allowed/Expected: 722 / 687 ( -35 )
Pyth Record: 60 - 94 (+9)
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Attendance: 1,364,039 Avg Att: 17,266 (1.03)
Att Rank: 3 / 8 Lg Avg: 16,756
       
Park Factor: 0.97    
HR Factor: 0.90 R/L HR: 0.96 / 0.83
Notes:


Fielding


Left Field
Phil Cavarretta
31.0
545
-0.2
Cliff Aberson
25.8
316
-0.4
Dom Dallessandro
33.7
221
-0.3
Peanuts Lowrey
29.8
142
0.1
Marv Rickert
26.5
142
0.0
5
29.6
1367
-0.7

Center Field
Andy Pafko 26.4
1098
-0.3
Phil Cavarretta 31.0
200
-0.5
Peanuts Lowrey 29.8
46
0.0
Marv Rickert 26.5
23
-0.0
4
27.1
1367
-0.8


Right Field
Bill Nicholson 32.6
1210
0.7
Marv Rickert 26.5
79
-0.0
Phil Cavarretta 31.0
70
0.1
Peanuts Lowrey 29.8
9
-0.0
4
32.1
1367
0.8
Shortstop
Lennie Merullo 30.2
880
-0.2
Bobby Sturgeon 27.9
327
-0.0
Billy Jurges 39.1
92
0.0
Sal Madrid 27.1
68
-0.0
4
30.1
1367
-0.3
Second Base
Don Johnson 35.6
864
-0.9
Bobby Sturgeon 27.9
216
-0.1
Ray Mack 30.8
201
-0.0
Lonny Frey 36.9
62
0.1
Peanuts Lowrey 29.8
25
-0.0
5
33.6
1367
-0.9
Third Base
Peanuts Lowrey 29.8
733
0.4
Stan Hack 37.6
524
0.2
Don Johnson 35.6
43
0.0
Hank Schenz 28.2
33
-0.0
Bobby Sturgeon 27.9
33
0.0
5
32.9
1367
0.6
First Base
Eddie Waitkus 27.8
1089
0.7
Phil Cavarretta 31.0
211
0.0
Marv Rickert 26.5
67
-0.0
3
28.2
1367
0.8
 
Catcher
Bob Scheffing 33.9
761
-0.2
Clyde McCullough 30.3
550
0.1
Mickey Livingston 32.6
54
-0.0
Dewey Williams 31.4
2
0.0
4
32.4
1367
-0.0
 
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James