1942 Chicago Cubs Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 68-86
Finished 6th in the NL
Attendance: 590,972, Avg. 11,399
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Jimmie Wilson (68-86)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1942 Chicago Cubs StatisticsTeam Record: 68-86
Finished 6th in the NL
Attendance: 590,972, Avg. 11,399
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Jimmie Wilson (68-86)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1942 Chicago Cubs Roster
The Chicago Cubs of the National League ended the 1942 season with a record of 68 wins and 86 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.
The Cubs scored 591 runs and yielded 665 runs. Bill Nicholson led Chicago with 21 home runs and accounted for 78 RBI. Stan Hack and Lou Novikoff paced all regular batters with a .300 average. Claude Passeau topped the team with 19 wins and a team-best 2.68 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Jimmie Wilson coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 582
Regular Season Runs Against: 656
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 14, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 15, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 16, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 | L | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
| April 17, 1942 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | ||
| April 19, 1942 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | ||
| April 20, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-3 | ||
| April 21, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 1-1 | 2-3 | 3-4 | ||
| April 22, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 | L | 1-1 | 2-4 | 3-5 | ||
| April 23, 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 2-1 | 2-4 | 4-5 | ||
| April 24, 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 3-1 | 2-4 | 5-5 | ||
| April 25, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 3-1 | 3-4 | 6-5 | ||
| April 26, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Cincinnati Reds 9 | L | 3-1 | 3-5 | 6-6 | ||
| April 27, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 3-1 | 4-5 | 7-6 | ||
| April 28, 1942 | Boston Braves 6 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 3-2 | 4-5 | 7-7 | ||
| April 29, 1942 | Boston Braves 8 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 3-3 | 4-5 | 7-8 | ||
| April 30, 1942 | Boston Braves 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 3-4 | 4-5 | 7-9 | ||
| May 1, 1942 | New York Giants 9 at Chicago Cubs 13 | W | 4-4 | 4-5 | 8-9 | ||
| May 2, 1942 | New York Giants 1 at Chicago Cubs 0 | L | 4-5 | 4-5 | 8-10 | ||
| May 3, 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Chicago Cubs 9 | W | 5-5 | 4-5 | 9-10 | ||
| May 3, 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 5-6 | 4-5 | 9-11 | ||
| May 5, 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 5-7 | 4-5 | 9-12 | ||
| May 8, 1942 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 5-8 | 4-5 | 9-13 | ||
| May 9, 1942 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 6-8 | 4-5 | 10-13 | ||
| May 10, 1942 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 7-8 | 4-5 | 11-13 | ||
| May 10, 1942 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 7-9 | 4-5 | 11-14 | ||
| May 12, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 9 at Boston Braves 8 | W | 7-9 | 5-5 | 12-14 | ||
| May 13, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Boston Braves 6 | L | 7-9 | 5-6 | 12-15 | ||
| May 14, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 7-9 | 6-6 | 13-15 | ||
| May 15, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 7-9 | 7-6 | 14-15 | ||
| May 17, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | L | 7-9 | 7-7 | 14-16 | ||
| May 17, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 | L | 7-9 | 7-8 | 14-17 | ||
| May 18, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | L | 7-9 | 7-9 | 14-18 | ||
| May 19, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | L | 7-9 | 7-10 | 14-19 | ||
| May 20, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 6 at New York Giants 3 | W | 7-9 | 8-10 | 15-19 | ||
| May 23, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 7-9 | 8-11 | 15-20 | ||
| May 24, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 7-9 | 9-11 | 16-20 | ||
| May 24, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 7-9 | 10-11 | 17-20 | ||
| May 25, 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 7-10 | 10-11 | 17-21 | ||
| May 26, 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 7-11 | 10-11 | 17-22 | ||
| May 27, 1942 | Cincinnati Reds 10 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 7-12 | 10-11 | 17-23 | ||
| May 28, 1942 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 8-12 | 10-11 | 18-23 | ||
| May 29, 1942 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 9-12 | 10-11 | 19-23 | ||
| May 30, 1942 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 10-12 | 10-11 | 20-23 | ||
| May 30, 1942 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 10 | W | 11-12 | 10-11 | 21-23 | ||
| May 31, 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 0 | L | 11-13 | 10-11 | 21-24 | ||
| June 2, 1942 | New York Giants 5 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 11-14 | 10-11 | 21-25 | ||
| June 3, 1942 | New York Giants 2 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 12-14 | 10-11 | 22-25 | ||
| June 4, 1942 | New York Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 12-15 | 10-11 | 22-26 | ||
| June 5, 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 13-15 | 10-11 | 23-26 | ||
| June 5, 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 13-16 | 10-11 | 23-27 | ||
| June 6, 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Chicago Cubs 0 | L | 13-17 | 10-11 | 23-28 | ||
| June 7, 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 13-18 | 10-11 | 23-29 | ||
| June 7, 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 13-19 | 10-11 | 23-30 | ||
| June 10, 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 14-19 | 10-11 | 24-30 | ||
| June 11, 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Chicago Cubs 7 | W | 15-19 | 10-11 | 25-30 | ||
| June 12, 1942 | Boston Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 16-19 | 10-11 | 26-30 | ||
| June 13, 1942 | Boston Braves 0 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 17-19 | 10-11 | 27-30 | ||
| June 14, 1942 | Boston Braves 6 at Chicago Cubs 8 | W | 18-19 | 10-11 | 28-30 | ||
| June 14, 1942 | Boston Braves 10 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 18-20 | 10-11 | 28-31 | ||
| June 15, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 | W | 18-20 | 11-11 | 29-31 | ||
| June 17, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | L | 18-20 | 11-12 | 29-32 | ||
| June 19, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 5 at New York Giants 6 | L | 18-20 | 11-13 | 29-33 | ||
| June 19, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 7 at New York Giants 4 | W | 18-20 | 12-13 | 30-33 | ||
| June 20, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 1 at New York Giants 8 | L | 18-20 | 12-14 | 30-34 | ||
| June 21, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 0 at New York Giants 5 | L | 18-20 | 12-15 | 30-35 | ||
| June 21, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 7 at New York Giants 2 | W | 18-20 | 13-15 | 31-35 | ||
| June 23, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | W | 18-20 | 14-15 | 32-35 | ||
| June 24, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 18-20 | 15-15 | 33-35 | ||
| June 25, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 18-20 | 16-15 | 34-35 | ||
| June 26, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 18-20 | 17-15 | 35-35 | ||
| June 27, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 18-20 | 17-16 | 35-36 | ||
| June 28, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 18-20 | 17-17 | 35-37 | ||
| June 28, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Boston Braves 1 | W | 18-20 | 18-17 | 36-37 | ||
| June 30, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 18-20 | 18-18 | 36-38 | ||
| July 1, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 18-20 | 19-18 | 37-38 | ||
| July 4, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | L | 18-20 | 19-19 | 37-39 | ||
| July 4, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 18-20 | 20-19 | 38-39 | ||
| July 5, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 18-20 | 20-20 | 38-40 | ||
| July 5, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 | L | 18-20 | 20-21 | 38-41 | ||
| July 9, 1942 | Boston Braves 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 18-21 | 20-21 | 38-42 | ||
| July 10, 1942 | Boston Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 19-21 | 20-21 | 39-42 | ||
| July 11, 1942 | Boston Braves 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 19-22 | 20-21 | 39-43 | ||
| July 12, 1942 | New York Giants 6 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 19-23 | 20-21 | 39-44 | ||
| July 12, 1942 | New York Giants 3 at Chicago Cubs 8 | W | 20-23 | 20-21 | 40-44 | ||
| July 14, 1942 | New York Giants 0 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 21-23 | 20-21 | 41-44 | ||
| July 15, 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers 10 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 21-24 | 20-21 | 41-45 | ||
| July 16, 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 21-25 | 20-21 | 41-46 | ||
| July 16, 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Chicago Cubs 7 | W | 22-25 | 20-21 | 42-46 | ||
| July 17, 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers 10 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 22-26 | 20-21 | 42-47 | ||
| July 18, 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 23-26 | 20-21 | 43-47 | ||
| July 19, 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Chicago Cubs 8 | W | 24-26 | 20-21 | 44-47 | ||
| July 19, 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 24-27 | 20-21 | 44-48 | ||
| July 21, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 24-27 | 20-22 | 44-49 | ||
| July 22, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Braves 1 | W | 24-27 | 21-22 | 45-49 | ||
| July 25, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 24-27 | 22-22 | 46-49 | ||
| July 26, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 24-27 | 22-23 | 46-50 | ||
| July 26, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 24-27 | 22-24 | 46-51 | ||
| July 28, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 5 at New York Giants 9 | L | 24-27 | 22-25 | 46-52 | ||
| July 28, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 0 at New York Giants 3 | L | 24-27 | 22-26 | 46-53 | ||
| July 29, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 4 at New York Giants 2 | W | 24-27 | 23-26 | 47-53 | ||
| July 29, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 1 at New York Giants 3 | L | 24-27 | 23-27 | 47-54 | ||
| July 30, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 9 | L | 24-27 | 23-28 | 47-55 | ||
| August 1, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 9 | L | 24-27 | 23-29 | 47-56 | ||
| August 2, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | L | 24-27 | 23-30 | 47-57 | ||
| August 2, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | W | 24-27 | 24-30 | 48-57 | ||
| August 4, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | L | 24-27 | 24-31 | 48-58 | ||
| August 5, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 24-27 | 24-32 | 48-59 | ||
| August 8, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 24-27 | 25-32 | 49-59 | ||
| August 8, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 24-27 | 25-33 | 49-60 | ||
| August 9, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 10 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | W | 24-27 | 26-33 | 50-60 | ||
| August 9, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 24-27 | 26-34 | 50-61 | ||
| August 11, 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 24-28 | 26-34 | 50-62 | ||
| August 12, 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 24-29 | 26-34 | 50-63 | ||
| August 12, 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 24-30 | 26-34 | 50-64 | ||
| August 13, 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 13 | W | 25-30 | 26-34 | 51-64 | ||
| August 14, 1942 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Chicago Cubs 7 | W | 26-30 | 26-34 | 52-64 | ||
| August 15, 1942 | Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 26-31 | 26-34 | 52-65 | ||
| August 15, 1942 | Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Chicago Cubs 7 | L | 26-32 | 26-34 | 52-66 | ||
| August 16, 1942 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 27-32 | 26-34 | 53-66 | ||
| August 16, 1942 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 28-32 | 26-34 | 54-66 | ||
| August 18, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 28-32 | 26-35 | 54-67 | ||
| August 19, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 28-32 | 26-36 | 54-68 | ||
| August 21, 1942 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 29-32 | 26-36 | 55-68 | ||
| August 22, 1942 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 30-32 | 26-36 | 56-68 | ||
| August 23, 1942 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 31-32 | 26-36 | 57-68 | ||
| August 25, 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 31-33 | 26-36 | 57-69 | ||
| August 26, 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 32-33 | 26-36 | 58-69 | ||
| August 26, 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 32-34 | 26-36 | 58-70 | ||
| August 28, 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 32-35 | 26-36 | 58-71 | ||
| August 29, 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 33-35 | 26-36 | 59-71 | ||
| August 30, 1942 | New York Giants 8 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 33-36 | 26-36 | 59-72 | ||
| August 31, 1942 | New York Giants 7 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 33-37 | 26-36 | 59-73 | ||
| September 1, 1942 | New York Giants 5 at Chicago Cubs 10 | W | 34-37 | 26-36 | 60-73 | ||
| September 2, 1942 | Boston Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 34-38 | 26-36 | 60-74 | ||
| September 4, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 34-38 | 27-36 | 61-74 | ||
| September 6, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 34-38 | 27-37 | 61-75 | ||
| September 6, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 34-38 | 27-38 | 61-76 | ||
| September 7, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 34-38 | 28-38 | 62-76 | ||
| September 7, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 34-38 | 28-39 | 62-77 | ||
| September 10, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 10 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | W | 34-38 | 29-39 | 63-77 | ||
| September 11, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 3 at New York Giants 4 | L | 34-38 | 29-40 | 63-78 | ||
| September 13, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 12 at Boston Braves 8 | W | 34-38 | 30-40 | 64-78 | ||
| September 13, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Boston Braves 11 | L | 34-38 | 30-41 | 64-79 | ||
| September 14, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 34-38 | 30-42 | 64-80 | ||
| September 16, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 34-38 | 31-42 | 65-80 | ||
| September 16, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 34-38 | 31-43 | 65-81 | ||
| September 17, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 34-38 | 32-43 | 66-81 | ||
| September 20, 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 0 | L | 34-39 | 32-43 | 66-82 | ||
| September 20, 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 35-39 | 32-43 | 67-82 | ||
| September 22, 1942 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 35-40 | 32-43 | 67-83 | ||
| September 27, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | L | 35-40 | 32-44 | 67-84 | ||
| September 27, 1942 | Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 35-40 | 32-45 | 67-85 |
