1974 Chicago Cubs season

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.

1974 Chicago Cubs
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Wrigley Field
City	Chicago
Owners	Philip K. Wrigley
General managers	John Holland
Managers	Whitey Lockman, Jim Marshall
Television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Jim West)
Radio	WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
← 1973 Seasons 1975 →

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

v t e 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 v t e 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

• 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

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. 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

• 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