1975 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1975 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 75-87. They scored 712 runs and belted 95 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. Andre Thornton provided the power for the team with 18 homers. Jerry Morales was the best run producer with 91 RBI. Jose Cardenal and Bill Madlock were tied for the team lead in hits with 182. Jose Cardenal had a great year on the basepaths with 34 stolen bases.
The team allowed 827 runs and had a team ERA of 4.56. Ray Burris was the winningest pitcher, with 15 games won. Bill Bonham struck out 165 batters to lead the team. Darold Knowles was the team's best fireman, with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ron Dunn | 3B | 32 | 44 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .250 | .295 | .545 | .159 |
| Adrian Garrett | 1B | 16 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .130 | .238 | .368 | .095 |
| Don Kessinger | SS | 154 | 601 | 77 | 146 | 0 | 46 | 4 | .317 | .319 | .636 | .243 |
| Pete LaCock | 1B | 106 | 249 | 30 | 57 | 6 | 30 | 0 | .324 | .341 | .665 | .229 |
| Bill Madlock | 3B | 130 | 514 | 77 | 182 | 7 | 64 | 9 | .402 | .479 | .881 | .354 |
| Dave Rosello | SS | 19 | 58 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .348 | .345 | .693 | .259 |
| Rob Sperring | 3B | 65 | 144 | 25 | 30 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .288 | .271 | .559 | .208 |
| Andre Thornton | 1B | 120 | 372 | 70 | 109 | 18 | 60 | 3 | .428 | .516 | .944 | .293 |
| Manny Trillo | 2B | 154 | 545 | 55 | 135 | 7 | 70 | 1 | .306 | .316 | .622 | .248 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jose Cardenal | OF | 154 | 574 | 85 | 182 | 9 | 68 | 34 | .397 | .423 | .820 | .317 |
| Vic Harris | OF | 51 | 56 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .254 | .179 | .433 | .179 |
| Gene Hiser | OF | 45 | 62 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .351 | .290 | .641 | .242 |
| Rick Monday | OF | 136 | 491 | 89 | 131 | 17 | 60 | 8 | .373 | .446 | .819 | .267 |
| Jerry Morales | OF | 153 | 578 | 62 | 156 | 12 | 91 | 3 | .328 | .369 | .697 | .270 |
| Champ Summers | OF | 76 | 91 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .311 | .341 | .652 | .231 |
| Jim Tyrone | OF | 11 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .250 | .318 | .568 | .227 |
| Joe Wallis | OF | 16 | 56 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .344 | .446 | .790 | .286 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tim Hosley | C | 62 | 141 | 22 | 36 | 6 | 20 | 1 | .382 | .433 | .815 | .255 |
| George Mitterwald | C | 84 | 200 | 19 | 44 | 5 | 26 | 0 | .285 | .345 | .630 | .220 |
| Steve Swisher | C | 93 | 254 | 20 | 54 | 1 | 22 | 1 | .301 | .303 | .604 | .213 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5470 | 712 | 1419 | 95 | 645 | 67 | .332 | .368 | .700 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bonham | 38 | 36 | 229.3 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 0 | 165 | 109 | 4.71 | 1.583 | |||
| Ray Burris | 36 | 35 | 238.3 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 108 | 73 | 4.12 | 1.393 | |||
| Ken Crosby | 9 | 0 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3.24 | 2.048 | |||
| Tom Dettore | 36 | 5 | 85.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 46 | 31 | 5.38 | 1.395 | |||
| Ken Frailing | 41 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1 | 39 | 26 | 5.43 | 1.642 | |||
| Burt Hooton | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8.18 | 2.000 | |||
| Darold Knowles | 58 | 0 | 88.3 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 15 | 63 | 36 | 5.81 | 1.619 | |||
| Bob Locker | 22 | 0 | 32.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 4.96 | 1.651 | |||
| Donnie Moore | 4 | 1 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4.15 | 1.839 | |||
| Willie Prall | 3 | 3 | 14.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8.59 | 1.973 | |||
| Paul Reuschel | 28 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 3.50 | 1.583 | |||
| Rick Reuschel | 38 | 37 | 234 | 11 | 17 | .393 | 1 | 155 | 67 | 3.73 | 1.329 | |||
| Buddy Schultz | 6 | 0 | 5.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6.35 | 2.807 | |||
| Eddie Solomon | 6 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1.35 | 1.940 | |||
| Steve Stone | 33 | 32 | 214.3 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 0 | 139 | 80 | 3.95 | 1.297 | |||
| Eddie Watt | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13.50 | 3.667 | |||
| Milt Wilcox | 25 | 0 | 38.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 5.63 | 1.749 | |||
| Geoff Zahn | 16 | 10 | 62.7 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 1 | 21 | 26 | 4.45 | 1.483 | |||
| Oscar Zamora | 52 | 0 | 71 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 10 | 28 | 15 | 5.07 | 1.394 | |||
| Team Totals | 460 | 162 | 1444.3 | 75 | 87 | .463 | 33 | 850 | 551 | 4.56 | 1.480 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jose Cardenal, Don Kessinger, and Manny Trillo | 154 |
| At Bats | Don Kessinger | 601 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Don Kessinger | 693 |
| Batting Average | Bill Madlock | .354 |
| On-Base % | Bill Madlock | .402 |
| Slugging % | Bill Madlock | .479 |
| OPS | Bill Madlock | .881 |
| Runs | Rick Monday | 89 |
| Hits | Jose Cardenal and Bill Madlock | 182 |
| Total Bases | Bill Madlock | 246 |
| Doubles | Jose Cardenal | 30 |
| Triples | Don Kessinger | 10 |
| Home Runs | Andre Thornton | 18 |
| RBI | Jerry Morales | 91 |
| Walks | Andre Thornton | 88 |
| Strikeouts | Rick Monday | 95 |
| Stolen Bases | Jose Cardenal | 34 |
| Caught Stealing | Jose Cardenal | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Manny Trillo | 15 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jerry Morales | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Steve Swisher | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ray Burris | 15 |
| Losses | Rick Reuschel | 17 |
| Saves | Darold Knowles | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Ray Burris and Steve Stone | .600 |
| ERA | Rick Reuschel | 3.73 |
| WHIP | Steve Stone | 1.297 |
| Innings Pitched | Ray Burris | 238.3 |
| Games | Darold Knowles | 58 |
| Games Started | Rick Reuschel | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Bonham | 165 |
| Complete Games | Ray Burris | 8 |
| Shutouts | Bill Bonham and Ray Burris | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Bill Bonham | 1035 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill Bonham | 120 |
| Hits Allowed | Ray Burris | 259 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Bonham | 109 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ray Burris | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ray Burris | 51 |
| Triples Allowed | Rick Reuschel | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Bonham | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tom Dettore | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Rick Reuschel | 28 |
