1974 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1974 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 66-96. They scored 669 runs and belted 110 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. Rick Monday led the team in home runs with 20. Jerry Morales was the best run producer with 82 RBI. Jose Cardenal led the team with 159 hits for a .293 average.
The team allowed 826 runs and had a team ERA of 4.30. Rick Reuschel was the winningest pitcher, with 13 games won. Bill Bonham led the team with 191 strikeouts. Oscar Zamora was the team's best fireman, with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Matt Alexander | 3B | 45 | 54 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .358 | .278 | .636 | .204 |
| Ron Dunn | 2B | 23 | 68 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .400 | .485 | .885 | .294 |
| Carmen Fanzone | 3B | 65 | 158 | 13 | 30 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .264 | .304 | .568 | .190 |
| Billy Grabarkewitz | 2B | 53 | 125 | 21 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .358 | .328 | .686 | .248 |
| Vic Harris | 2B | 62 | 200 | 18 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 9 | .294 | .255 | .549 | .195 |
| Don Kessinger | SS | 153 | 599 | 83 | 155 | 1 | 42 | 7 | .332 | .321 | .653 | .259 |
| Bill Madlock | 3B | 128 | 453 | 65 | 142 | 9 | 54 | 11 | .374 | .442 | .816 | .313 |
| Gonzalo Marquez | 1B | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .000 | .083 | .000 |
| Dave Rosello | 2B | 62 | 148 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .252 | .250 | .502 | .203 |
| Rob Sperring | 2B | 42 | 107 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .267 | .262 | .529 | .206 |
| Andre Thornton | 1B | 107 | 303 | 41 | 79 | 10 | 46 | 2 | .368 | .439 | .807 | .261 |
| Billy Williams | 1B | 117 | 404 | 55 | 113 | 16 | 68 | 4 | .382 | .453 | .835 | .280 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jose Cardenal | OF | 143 | 542 | 75 | 159 | 13 | 72 | 23 | .359 | .441 | .800 | .293 |
| Gene Hiser | OF | 12 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .294 | .529 | .235 |
| Pete LaCock | OF | 35 | 110 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .268 | .264 | .532 | .182 |
| Rick Monday | OF | 142 | 538 | 84 | 158 | 20 | 58 | 7 | .375 | .467 | .842 | .294 |
| Jerry Morales | OF | 151 | 534 | 70 | 146 | 15 | 82 | 2 | .330 | .423 | .753 | .273 |
| Jim Tyrone | OF | 57 | 81 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .241 | .321 | .562 | .185 |
| Chris Ward | OF | 92 | 137 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .293 | .255 | .548 | .204 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Adrian Garrett | C | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .000 | .111 | .000 |
| Tom Lundstedt | C | 22 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .094 | .310 | .094 |
| George Mitterwald | C | 78 | 215 | 17 | 54 | 7 | 28 | 1 | .310 | .381 | .691 | .251 |
| Rick Stelmaszek | C | 25 | 44 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .364 | .341 | .705 | .227 |
| Steve Swisher | C | 90 | 280 | 21 | 60 | 5 | 27 | 0 | .307 | .286 | .593 | .214 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5574 | 669 | 1397 | 110 | 610 | 78 | .323 | .365 | .687 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bonham | 44 | 36 | 242.7 | 11 | 22 | .333 | 1 | 191 | 109 | 3.86 | 1.463 | |||
| Ray Burris | 40 | 5 | 75 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 1 | 40 | 26 | 6.60 | 1.560 | |||
| Tom Dettore | 16 | 9 | 64.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 43 | 31 | 4.18 | 1.468 | |||
| Ken Frailing | 55 | 16 | 125.3 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 1 | 71 | 43 | 3.88 | 1.540 | |||
| Burt Hooton | 48 | 21 | 176.3 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 1 | 94 | 51 | 4.80 | 1.503 | |||
| Herb Hutson | 20 | 2 | 28.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 3.45 | 1.359 | |||
| Jim Kremmel | 23 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 5.23 | 1.774 | |||
| Dave LaRoche | 49 | 4 | 92 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | 49 | 47 | 4.79 | 1.630 | |||
| Mike Paul | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27.00 | 3.846 | |||
| Horacio Pina | 34 | 0 | 47.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 3.99 | 1.628 | |||
| Rick Reuschel | 41 | 38 | 240.7 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 0 | 160 | 83 | 4.30 | 1.433 | |||
| Steve Stone | 38 | 23 | 169.7 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 90 | 64 | 4.14 | 1.467 | |||
| Jim Todd | 43 | 6 | 88 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3 | 42 | 41 | 3.89 | 1.398 | |||
| Oscar Zamora | 56 | 0 | 83.7 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 10 | 38 | 19 | 3.12 | 1.207 | |||
| Team Totals | 509 | 162 | 1466.4 | 66 | 96 | .407 | 26 | 895 | 576 | 4.30 | 1.479 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Don Kessinger | 153 |
| At Bats | Don Kessinger | 599 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Don Kessinger | 673 |
| Batting Average | Bill Madlock | .313 |
| On-Base % | Rick Monday | .375 |
| Slugging % | Rick Monday | .467 |
| OPS | Rick Monday | .842 |
| Runs | Rick Monday | 84 |
| Hits | Jose Cardenal | 159 |
| Total Bases | Rick Monday | 251 |
| Doubles | Jose Cardenal | 35 |
| Triples | Don Kessinger, Rick Monday, and Jerry Morales | 7 |
| Home Runs | Rick Monday | 20 |
| RBI | Jerry Morales | 82 |
| Walks | Rick Monday | 70 |
| Strikeouts | Rick Monday | 94 |
| Stolen Bases | Jose Cardenal | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | Jerry Morales | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rick Reuschel | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bill Madlock | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jose Cardenal | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rick Reuschel | 13 |
| Losses | Bill Bonham | 22 |
| Saves | Oscar Zamora | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Steve Stone | .571 |
| ERA | Bill Bonham | 3.86 |
| WHIP | Rick Reuschel | 1.433 |
| Innings Pitched | Bill Bonham | 242.7 |
| Games | Oscar Zamora | 56 |
| Games Started | Rick Reuschel | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Bonham | 191 |
| Complete Games | Bill Bonham | 10 |
| Shutouts | Bill Bonham and Rick Reuschel | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Bill Bonham | 1079 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rick Reuschel | 115 |
| Hits Allowed | Rick Reuschel | 262 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Bonham | 109 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Steve Stone | 19 |
| Doubles Allowed | Rick Reuschel | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Bill Bonham and Rick Reuschel | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Bonham | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bill Bonham, Tom Dettore, and Rick Reuschel | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bill Bonham | 17 |
