1974 Chicago Cubs
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
OwnersPhilip K. Wrigley
General managersJohn Holland
ManagersWhitey Lockman, Jim Marshall
TelevisionWGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Jim West)
RadioWGN
(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 1974 Chicago Cubs season was the 103rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 99th in the National League and the 59th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth and last in the National League East with a record of 66–96.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 88 74 0.543 — 52–29 36–45
St. Louis Cardinals 86 75 0.534 1½ 44–37 42–38
Philadelphia Phillies 80 82 0.494 8 46–35 34–47
Montreal Expos 79 82 0.491 8½ 42–38 37–44
New York Mets 71 91 0.438 17 36–45 35–46
Chicago Cubs 66 96 0.407 22 32–49 34–47

Record vs. opponents

1974 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 4–8 7–11–1 6–12 8–10 9–3 8–4 8–4 4–8 17–1 8–10 9–3
Chicago 8–4 — 5–7 4–8 2–10 5–13 8–10 8–10 9–9 6–6 6–6 5–13
Cincinnati 11–7–1 7–5 — 14–4 6–12 6–6 9–3 8–4 8–4 12–6 11–7 6–6
Houston 12–6 8–4 4–14 — 5–13 6–6 6–6 6–6 5–7 7–11 10–8 8–4
Los Angeles 10–8 10–2 12–6 13–5 — 8–4 5–7 6–6 4–8 16–2 12–6 6–6
Montreal 3–9 13–5 6–6 6–6 4–8 — 9–9 11–7 9–9 6–6 4–8 8–9
New York 4–8 10–8 3–9 6–6 7–5 9–9 — 7–11 7–11 6–6 6–6 6–12
Philadelphia 4-8 10–8 4–8 6–6 6–6 7–11 11–7 — 10–8 5–7 8–4 9–9
Pittsburgh 8–4 9–9 4–8 7–5 8–4 9–9 11–7 8–10 — 9–3 8–4 7–11
San Diego 1–17 6–6 6–12 7–11 2–16 6–6 6–6 7–5 3–9 — 11–7 5–7
San Francisco 10–8 6–6 7–11 8–10 6–12 8–4 6–6 4–8 4–8 7–11 — 6–6
St. Louis 3–9 13–5 6–6 4–8 6–6 9–8 12–6 9–9 11–7 7–5 6–6 —


Notable transactions

Roster

1974 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Steve Swisher 90 280 60 .214 5 27
1B Andre Thornton 107 303 79 .261 10 46
2B Vic Harris 62 200 39 .195 0 11
3B Bill Madlock 128 453 142 .313 9 54
SS Don Kessinger 153 599 155 .259 1 42
LF Jerry Morales 151 534 146 .273 15 82
CF Rick Monday 142 538 158 .294 20 58
RF José Cardenal 143 542 159 .293 13 72

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Billy Williams 117 404 113 .280 16 68
George Mitterwald 78 215 54 .251 7 28
Carmen Fanzone 65 158 30 .190 4 22
Dave Rosello 62 148 30 .203 0 10
Chris Ward 92 137 28 .204 1 15
Billy Grabarkewitz 53 125 31 .248 1 12
Pete LaCock 35 110 20 .182 1 8
Rob Sperring 42 107 22 .206 1 5
Jim Tyrone 57 81 15 .185 3 3
Ron Dunn 23 68 20 .294 2 15
Matt Alexander 45 54 11 .204 0 0
Rick Stelmaszek 25 44 10 .227 1 7
Tom Lundstedt 22 32 3 .094 0 0
Gene Hiser 12 17 4 .235 0 1
Gonzalo Márquez 11 11 0 .000 0 0
Adrian Garrett 10 8 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bill Bonham 44 242.2 11 22 3.86 191
Rick Reuschel 41 240.2 13 12 4.30 160

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Burt Hooton 48 176.1 7 11 4.80 94
Steve Stone 38 169.2 8 6 4.14 90
Ken Frailing 55 125.1 6 9 3.88 71
Jim Todd 43 88.0 4 2 3.89 42
Ray Burris 40 75.0 3 5 6.60 40
Tom Dettore 16 64.2 3 5 4.18 43

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Oscar Zamora 56 3 9 10 3.12 38
Dave LaRoche 49 5 6 5 4.79 49
Horacio Piña 34 3 4 4 3.99 32
Jim Kremmel 23 0 2 0 5.23 22
Herb Hutson 20 0 2 0 3.45 22
Mike Paul 2 0 1 0 27.00 1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Wichita Aeros American Association Mike Roarke
AA Midland Cubs Texas League Walt Dixon
A Key West Conchs Florida State League Jack Mull and Q. V. Lowe
Rookie GCL Cubs Gulf Coast League Jack Mull

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Cubs

Notes

  1. ^ Bill Madlock page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ a b Horacio Piña page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Glenn Beckert page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Ron Santo page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Willie Prall page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ 4 Strikeouts In 1 Inning : A Baseball Almanac Fabulous Feat
  7. ^ Paul Popovich page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ George Riley page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Oscar Zamora page at Baseball Reference

References

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