1992 Chicago Cubs season

1992 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)	Tribune Company
General manager(s)	Larry Himes
Manager(s)	Jim Lefebvre
Local television	WGN-TV/Superstation WGN; (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman)
Local radio	WGN; (Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Harry Caray)
Stats	ESPN.com; BB-reference
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The 1992 Chicago Cubs season was the 121st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 117th in the National League and the 77th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 78–84.

Offseason

March 30, 1992: George Bell was traded by the Cubs to the Chicago White Sox for Sammy Sosa and Ken Patterson.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	96	66	0.593	—	53–28	43–38
Montreal Expos	87	75	0.537	9	43–38	44–37
St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	0.512	13	45–36	38–43
Chicago Cubs	78	84	0.481	18	43–38	35–46
New York Mets	72	90	0.444	24	41–40	31–50
Philadelphia Phillies	70	92	0.432	26	41–40	29–52

Record vs. opponents

1992 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	10–2	9–9	13–5	12–6	4–8	7–5	6–6	7–5	13–5	11–7	6–6
Chicago	2–10	—	5–7	8–4	6–6	7–11	9–9	9–9	8–10	5–7	8–4	11–7
Cincinnati	9–9	7–5	—	10–8	11–7	5–7	7–5	7–5	6–6	11–7	10–8	7–5
Houston	5–13	4–8	8–10	—	13–5	8–4	5–7	8–4	6–6	7–11	12–6	5–7
Los Angeles	6–12	6–6	7–11	5–13	—	4–8	5–7	5–7	5–7	9–9	7–11	4–8
Montreal	8–4	11–7	7–5	4–8	8–4	—	12–6	9–9	9–9	8–4	5–7	6–12
New York	5–7	9–9	5–7	7–5	7–5	6–12	—	6–12	4–14	4–8	10–2	9–9
Philadelphia	6-6	9–9	5–7	4–8	7–5	9–9	12–6	—	5–13	3–9	3–9	7–11
Pittsburgh	5–7	10–8	6–6	6–6	7–5	9–9	14–4	13–5	—	5–7	6–6	15–3
San Diego	5–13	7–5	7–11	11–7	9–9	4–8	8–4	9–3	7–5	—	11–7	4–8
San Francisco	7–11	4–8	8–10	6–12	11–7	7–5	2–10	9–3	6–6	7–11	—	5–7
St. Louis	6–6	7–11	5–7	7–5	8–4	12–6	9–9	11–7	3–15	8–4	7–5	—

Notable transactions

July 7, 1992: Ced Landrum was traded by the Cubs to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jeff Kunkel.[2]

Roster

1992 Chicago Cubs

Roster

Pitchers

45 Paul Assenmacher

47 Shawn Boskie

52 Jim Bullinger

49 Frank Castillo

22 Mike Harkey

44 Jeff Hartsock

32 Jessie Hollins

32 Danny Jackson

31 Greg Maddux

35 Chuck McElroy

35 Mike Morgan

34 Ken Patterson

48 Dennis Rasmussen

38 Jeff Robinson

30 Bob Scanlan

51 Heathcliff Slocumb

42 Dave Smith

Catchers

7 Joe Girardi

53 Jorge Pedre

19 Héctor Villanueva

2 Rick Wilkins

Infielders

24,50 Alex Arias

24 Steve Buechele

12 Shawon Dunston

17 Mark Grace

11 Jeff Kunkel

10 Luis Salazar

8 Rey Sánchez

23 Ryne Sandberg

25 Gary Scott

1 Doug Strange

16 José Vizcaíno

Outfielders

28 Kal Daniels

29 Doug Dascenzo

8 Andre Dawson

27 Derrick May

40 Fernando Ramsey

18 Dwight Smith

21 Sammy Sosa

24 Chico Walker

20 Jerome Walton

Manager

5 Jim Lefebvre

Coaches

38 Billy Connors (pitching)

15 Chuck Cottier (third base)

3 José Martínez (first base)

41 Tom Trebelhorn (bench)

26 Billy Williams (hitting)

46 Sammy Ellis (bullpen)

Player stats

Starters by position

Note: 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	Joe Girardi	91	270	73	.270	1	12
1B	Mark Grace	158	603	185	.307	9	79
2B	Ryne Sandberg	158	612	186	.304	26	87
3B	Steve Buechele	65	239	66	.276	1	21
SS	Rey Sánchez	74	255	64	.251	1	19
LF	Derrick May	124	351	96	.274	8	45
CF	Doug Dascenzo	139	376	96	.255	0	20
RF	Andre Dawson	143	542	150	.277	22	90

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
José Vizcaíno	86	285	64	.225	1	17
Sammy Sosa	67	262	68	.260	8	25
Luis Salazar	98	255	53	.208	5	25
Rick Wilkins	83	244	66	.270	8	22
Dwight Smith	109	217	60	.276	3	24
Héctor Villanueva	51	112	17	.152	2	13
Kal Daniels	48	108	27	.250	4	17
Alex Arias	32	99	29	.293	0	7
Gary Scott	36	96	15	.156	2	11
Doug Strange	52	94	15	.160	1	5
Shawon Dunston	18	73	23	.315	0	2
Jerome Walton	30	55	7	.127	0	1
Jeff Kunkel	20	29	4	.138	0	1
Chico Walker	19	26	3	.115	0	2
Fernando Ramsey	18	25	3	.120	0	2
Jorge Pedre	4	4	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
Greg Maddux	35	268	20	11	2.18	199
Mike Morgan	34	240	16	8	2.55	123
Frank Castillo	33	205.1	10	11	3.46	135
Danny Jackson	19	113	4	9	4.22	51
Shawn Boskie	23	91.2	5	11	5.01	39
Mike Harkey	7	38	4	0	1.89	21

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
Jim Bullinger	39	85	2	8	4.66	36
Dennis Rasmussen	3	5	0	0	10.80	0

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
Chuck McElroy	72	4	7	6	3.55	83
Paul Assenmacher	70	4	4	8	4.10	67
Bob Scanlan	69	3	6	14	2.89	42
Jeff Robinson	49	4	3	1	3.00	46
Ken Patterson	32	2	3	0	3.89	23
Heathcliff Slocumb	30	0	3	1	6.50	27
Dave Smith	11	0	0	0	2.51	3
Jeff Hartsock	4	0	0	0	6.75	6
Jessie Hollins	4	0	0	0	13.50	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Iowa Cubs	American Association	Brad Mills
AA	Charlotte Knights	Southern League	Marv Foley
A	Winston-Salem Spirits	Carolina League	Bill Hayes
A	Peoria Chiefs	Midwest League	Steve Roadcap
A-Short Season	Geneva Cubs	New York–Penn League	Greg Mahlberg
Rookie	Huntington Cubs	Appalachian League	Phil Hannon
Rookie	AZL Cubs/Rockies	Arizona League	Paul Zuvella

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Geneva
AZL club affiliation shared with Colorado Rockies[3]

References

Sammy Sosa at Baseball Reference
Ced Landrum at Baseball Reference
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

1992 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

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[1] Sammy Sosa at Baseball Reference

[2] Ced Landrum at Baseball Reference

[3] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997