1974 Chicago Cubs season

1974 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1876);
	Eastern Division (since 1969);
Location
	Wrigley Field (since 1916); Chicago (since 1870);
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)	John Holland
Manager(s)	Whitey Lockman, Jim Marshall
Local television	WGN-TV; (Jack Brickhouse, Jim West)
Local radio	WGN; (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
Stats	ESPN.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

October 25, 1973: Ferguson Jenkins was traded by the Cubs to the Texas Rangers for Bill Madlock and Vic Harris.[1]
November 3, 1973: Bob Locker was traded by the Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Horacio Piña.[2]
November 7, 1973: Glenn Beckert and Bobby Fenwick were traded by the Cubs to the San Diego Padres for Jerry Morales.[3]
December 11, 1973: Ron Santo was traded by the Cubs to the Chicago White Sox for Steve Stone, Ken Frailing, and Steve Swisher and a player to be named later. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Jim Kremmel to the Cubs on December 18.[4]
March 19, 1974: Ken Rudolph was traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Willie Prall.[5]

Regular season

July 31, 1974: Bill Bonham had four strikeouts in one inning.[6]

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 Records Sources:
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

April 1, 1974: Paul Popovich was traded by the Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tom Dettore and cash.[7]
June 5, 1974: George Riley was drafted by the Cubs in the 4th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft.[8]
June 17, 1974: Oscar Zamora was purchased by the Cubs from the Houston Astros.[9]
July 28, 1974: Horacio Piña was traded by the Cubs to the California Angels for Rick Stelmaszek.[2]

Roster

1974 Chicago Cubs

Roster

Pitchers

33 Bill Bonham

34 Ray Burris

32 Tom Dettore

47 Ken Frailing

44 Burt Hooton

40 Herb Hutson

49 Jim Kremmel

17 Dave LaRoche

35 Mike Paul

36 Horacio Piña

48 Rick Reuschel

30 Steve Stone

39 Jim Todd

45 Oscar Zamora

Catchers

5 Adrian Garrett

8 Tom Lundstedt

15 George Mitterwald

8 Rick Stelmaszek

9 Steve Swisher

Infielders

42 Matt Alexander

28 Ron Dunn

23 Carmen Fanzone

10 Billy Grabarkewitz

4 Vic Harris

11 Don Kessinger

18 Bill Madlock

19 Gonzalo Márquez

29 Dave Rosello

16 Rob Sperring

12 Andre Thornton

26 Billy Williams

Outfielders

1 José Cardenal

21 Gene Hiser

22 Pete LaCock

7 Rick Monday

24 Jerry Morales

27 Jim Tyrone

20 Chris Ward

Manager

16 Whitey Lockman

25 Jim Marshall

Coaches

37 Hank Aguirre

2 Jim Marshall

6 J. C. Martin

46 Pete Reiser

3 Al Spangler

Player stats

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
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
Chris Ward	92	137	28	.204	1	15
Jim Tyrone	57	81	15	.185	3	3
Rick Stelmaszek	25	44	10	.227	1	7
Tom Lundstedt	22	32	3	.094	0	0
Gonzalo Márquez	11	11	0	.000	0	0
Adrian Garrett	10	8	0	.000	0	0

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	4	2	3.89	42
Ray Burris	40	75	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

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

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1974 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

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[1] Bill Madlock page at Baseball Reference

[pina-2] 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