1975 Chicago Cubs season
The 1975 Chicago Cubs season was the 104th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 100th in the National League and the 60th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 75–87.
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Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
General manager(s) | John Holland |
Manager(s) | 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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Offseason Edit
- October 23, 1974: Billy Williams was traded by the Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Manny Trillo, Darold Knowles and Bob Locker.[1]
- December 2, 1974: Tim Hosley was selected by the Cubs from the Oakland Athletics in the rule 5 draft.[2]
- December 13, 1974: Carmen Fanzone was released by the Cubs.[3]
- January 9, 1975: Ed Putman was drafted by the Cubs in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase).[4]
Regular season Edit
- April 25, 1975: Rick Reuschel had three putouts in one inning for the Cubs.
Season standings Edit
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 69 | 0.571 | — | 52–28 | 40–41 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 6½ | 51–30 | 35–46 |
New York Mets | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 10½ | 42–39 | 40–41 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 10½ | 45–36 | 37–44 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 17½ | 42–39 | 33–48 |
Montreal Expos | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 17½ | 39–42 | 36–45 |
Record vs. opponents Edit
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 3–15 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 8–9 | 3–9 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 1–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
Cincinnati | 15–3 | 11–1 | — | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 4–8–1 | |||||
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 12–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
Montreal | 4–8 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 5–13 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7-5 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 11–7 | — | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | |||||
San Diego | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 9–8 | 7–5 | 5–13 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 9–3 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |
Notable transactions Edit
- April 6, 1975: Jim Todd was traded by the Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later and cash. The Athletics completed the deal by sending Champ Summers to the Cubs on April 29.[5]
- May 2, 1975: Burt Hooton was traded by the Cubs to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Geoff Zahn and Eddie Solomon.[6]
- June 3, 1975: Lee Smith was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1975.[7]
- July 22, 1975: Eddie Solomon was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Crosby.[8]
Roster Edit
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Player stats Edit
Batting Edit
Starters by position Edit
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 |
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C | Steve Swisher | 93 | 254 | 54 | .213 | 1 | 22 |
1B | Andre Thornton | 120 | 372 | 109 | .293 | 18 | 60 |
2B | Manny Trillo | 154 | 545 | 135 | .248 | 7 | 70 |
SS | Don Kessinger | 154 | 601 | 146 | .243 | 0 | 46 |
3B | Bill Madlock | 130 | 514 | 182 | .354 | 7 | 64 |
LF | José Cardenal | 154 | 574 | 182 | .317 | 9 | 68 |
CF | Rick Monday | 136 | 491 | 131 | .267 | 17 | 60 |
RF | Jerry Morales | 153 | 578 | 156 | .270 | 12 | 91 |
Other batters Edit
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 |
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Pete LaCock | 106 | 249 | 57 | .229 | 6 | 30 |
George Mitterwald | 84 | 200 | 44 | .220 | 5 | 26 |
Rob Sperring | 65 | 144 | 30 | .208 | 1 | 9 |
Tim Hosley | 62 | 141 | 36 | .255 | 6 | 20 |
Champ Summers | 76 | 91 | 21 | .231 | 1 | 16 |
Gene Hiser | 45 | 62 | 15 | .242 | 0 | 6 |
Dave Rosello | 19 | 58 | 15 | .259 | 1 | 8 |
Vic Harris | 51 | 56 | 10 | .179 | 0 | 5 |
Joe Wallis | 16 | 56 | 16 | .286 | 1 | 4 |
Ron Dunn | 32 | 44 | 7 | .159 | 1 | 6 |
Jim Tyrone | 11 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 3 |
Adrian Garrett | 16 | 21 | 2 | .095 | 1 | 6 |
Pitching Edit
Starting pitchers Edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Ray Burris | 36 | 238.1 | 15 | 10 | 4.12 | 108 |
Rick Reuschel | 38 | 234.0 | 11 | 17 | 3.73 | 155 |
Bill Bonham | 38 | 229.1 | 13 | 15 | 4.71 | 165 |
Steve Stone | 33 | 214.1 | 12 | 8 | 3.95 | 139 |
Willie Prall | 3 | 14.2 | 0 | 2 | 8.59 | 7 |
Burt Hooton | 3 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 8.18 | 5 |
Other pitchers Edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tom Dettore | 36 | 85.1 | 5 | 4 | 5.38 | 46 |
Geoff Zahn | 16 | 62.2 | 2 | 7 | 4.45 | 21 |
Donnie Moore | 4 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 8 |
Relief pitchers Edit
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Darold Knowles | 58 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5.81 | 63 |
Oscar Zamora | 52 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5.07 | 28 |
Ken Frailing | 41 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5.43 | 39 |
Paul Reuschel | 28 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.50 | 12 |
Milt Wilcox | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.63 | 21 |
Bob Locker | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.96 | 14 |
Ken Crosby | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.24 | 6 |
Eddie Solomon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 3 |
Eddie Watt | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 6 |
Buddy Schultz | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 4 |
Farm system Edit
LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Midland
Notes Edit
References Edit
- 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.
- 1975 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference