1976 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1976 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 75-87. They scored 611 runs and belted 105 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. Rick Monday provided the power for the team with 32 homers. The offense was powered by Bill Madlock, who led the team with 84 RBI and 174 hits.
The team allowed 728 runs and had a team ERA of 3.94. Leading the team in wins was Ray Burris, with 15. Rick Reuschel racked up 146 strkeouts to lead the team. Bruce Sutter led the team with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Larry Biittner | 1B | 78 | 192 | 21 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .286 | .323 | .609 | .245 |
| Mick Kelleher | SS | 124 | 337 | 28 | 77 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .264 | .270 | .534 | .228 |
| Pete LaCock | 1B | 106 | 244 | 34 | 54 | 8 | 28 | 1 | .337 | .373 | .710 | .221 |
| Bill Madlock | 3B | 142 | 514 | 68 | 174 | 15 | 84 | 15 | .412 | .500 | .912 | .339 |
| Dave Rosello | SS | 91 | 227 | 27 | 55 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .359 | .286 | .645 | .242 |
| Rob Sperring | 3B | 43 | 93 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .320 | .290 | .610 | .258 |
| Jerry Tabb | 1B | 11 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 | .292 | .662 | .292 |
| Andre Thornton | 1B | 27 | 85 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 2 | .361 | .341 | .702 | .200 |
| Manny Trillo | 2B | 158 | 582 | 42 | 139 | 4 | 59 | 17 | .304 | .311 | .615 | .239 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Adams | OF | 25 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .342 | .207 | .549 | .138 |
| Jose Cardenal | OF | 136 | 521 | 64 | 156 | 8 | 47 | 23 | .339 | .401 | .740 | .299 |
| Rick Monday | OF | 137 | 534 | 107 | 145 | 32 | 77 | 5 | .346 | .507 | .853 | .272 |
| Jerry Morales | OF | 140 | 537 | 66 | 147 | 16 | 67 | 3 | .323 | .395 | .718 | .274 |
| Champ Summers | OF | 83 | 126 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 1 | .284 | .294 | .578 | .206 |
| Wayne Tyrone | OF | 30 | 57 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .262 | .298 | .560 | .228 |
| Joe Wallis | OF | 121 | 338 | 51 | 86 | 5 | 21 | 3 | .322 | .361 | .683 | .254 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Randy Hundley | C | 13 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .278 | .478 | .167 |
| George Mitterwald | C | 101 | 303 | 19 | 65 | 5 | 28 | 1 | .249 | .287 | .536 | .215 |
| Ed Putman | C | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .858 | .429 |
| Steve Swisher | C | 109 | 377 | 25 | 89 | 5 | 42 | 2 | .275 | .326 | .601 | .236 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Tim Hosley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5519 | 611 | 1386 | 105 | 559 | 74 | .310 | .356 | .666 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bonham | 32 | 31 | 196 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 0 | 110 | 96 | 4.27 | 1.587 | |||
| Ray Burris | 37 | 36 | 249 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 0 | 112 | 70 | 3.11 | 1.289 | |||
| Joe Coleman | 39 | 4 | 79 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 4 | 66 | 35 | 4.10 | 1.354 | |||
| Ken Crosby | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Tom Dettore | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.29 | 1.857 | |||
| Ken Frailing | 6 | 3 | 18.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2.41 | 1.337 | |||
| Mike Garman | 47 | 2 | 76.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 37 | 35 | 4.95 | 1.494 | |||
| Ramon Hernandez | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 1.176 | |||
| Darold Knowles | 58 | 0 | 71.7 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 9 | 39 | 22 | 2.89 | 1.158 | |||
| Mike Krukow | 2 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8.31 | 1.860 | |||
| Steve Renko | 28 | 27 | 163.3 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 0 | 112 | 43 | 3.86 | 1.268 | |||
| Paul Reuschel | 50 | 2 | 87 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3 | 55 | 33 | 4.55 | 1.460 | |||
| Rick Reuschel | 38 | 37 | 260 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 1 | 146 | 64 | 3.46 | 1.246 | |||
| Buddy Schultz | 29 | 0 | 23.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6.08 | 1.941 | |||
| Steve Stone | 17 | 15 | 75 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 33 | 21 | 4.08 | 1.213 | |||
| Bruce Sutter | 52 | 0 | 83.3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 10 | 73 | 26 | 2.70 | 1.068 | |||
| Geoff Zahn | 3 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.80 | 2.169 | |||
| Oscar Zamora | 40 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 5.24 | 1.582 | |||
| Team Totals | 491 | 162 | 1471.3 | 75 | 87 | .463 | 33 | 850 | 490 | 3.94 | 1.360 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Manny Trillo | 158 |
| At Bats | Manny Trillo | 582 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Manny Trillo | 649 |
| Batting Average | Bill Madlock | .339 |
| On-Base % | Bill Madlock | .412 |
| Slugging % | Rick Monday | .507 |
| OPS | Bill Madlock | .912 |
| Runs | Rick Monday | 107 |
| Hits | Bill Madlock | 174 |
| Total Bases | Rick Monday | 271 |
| Doubles | Bill Madlock | 36 |
| Triples | Rick Monday and Joe Wallis | 5 |
| Home Runs | Rick Monday | 32 |
| RBI | Bill Madlock | 84 |
| Walks | Rick Monday | 60 |
| Strikeouts | Rick Monday | 125 |
| Stolen Bases | Jose Cardenal | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | Jose Cardenal | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ray Burris | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | George Mitterwald | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bill Madlock | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ray Burris | 15 |
| Losses | Bill Bonham and Ray Burris | 13 |
| Saves | Bruce Sutter | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Rick Reuschel | .538 |
| ERA | Ray Burris | 3.11 |
| WHIP | Rick Reuschel | 1.246 |
| Innings Pitched | Rick Reuschel | 260 |
| Games | Darold Knowles | 58 |
| Games Started | Rick Reuschel | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Rick Reuschel | 146 |
| Complete Games | Ray Burris | 10 |
| Shutouts | Ray Burris | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Rick Reuschel | 1078 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rick Reuschel | 100 |
| Hits Allowed | Rick Reuschel | 260 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Bonham | 96 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ray Burris | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Rick Reuschel | 45 |
| Triples Allowed | Ray Burris and Rick Reuschel | 13 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Bonham | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Rick Reuschel | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Rick Reuschel | 29 |
