1977 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1977 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 81-81. They scored 692 runs and belted 111 home runs to go along with a .266 batting average. The offense was powered by Bobby Murcer, who led the team with 27 home runs and 89 RBI. Ivan De Jesus led the team with 166 hits for a .266 average.
The team allowed 739 runs and had a team ERA of 4.02. Rick Reuschel led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 166 strikeouts. Bruce Sutter was the team's best fireman, with 31 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Larry Biittner | 1B | 138 | 493 | 74 | 147 | 12 | 62 | 2 | .345 | .432 | .777 | .298 |
| Bill Buckner | 1B | 122 | 426 | 40 | 121 | 11 | 60 | 7 | .314 | .425 | .739 | .284 |
| Ivan De Jesus | SS | 155 | 624 | 91 | 166 | 3 | 40 | 24 | .328 | .353 | .681 | .266 |
| Mick Kelleher | 2B | 63 | 122 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .288 | .303 | .591 | .230 |
| Steve Ontiveros | 3B | 156 | 546 | 54 | 163 | 10 | 68 | 3 | .390 | .423 | .813 | .299 |
| Dave Rosello | 3B | 56 | 82 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .319 | .305 | .624 | .220 |
| Mike Sember | 2B | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Manny Trillo | 2B | 152 | 504 | 51 | 141 | 7 | 57 | 3 | .339 | .377 | .716 | .280 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Adams | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jose Cardenal | OF | 100 | 226 | 33 | 54 | 3 | 18 | 5 | .324 | .341 | .665 | .239 |
| Gene Clines | OF | 101 | 239 | 27 | 70 | 3 | 41 | 1 | .358 | .397 | .755 | .293 |
| Bobby Darwin | OF | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .250 | .417 | .167 |
| Greg Gross | OF | 115 | 239 | 43 | 77 | 5 | 32 | 0 | .397 | .460 | .857 | .322 |
| Jerry Morales | OF | 136 | 490 | 56 | 142 | 11 | 69 | 0 | .348 | .447 | .795 | .290 |
| Bobby Murcer | OF | 154 | 554 | 90 | 147 | 27 | 89 | 16 | .355 | .455 | .810 | .265 |
| Joe Wallis | OF | 56 | 80 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .375 | .363 | .738 | .250 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Gordon | C | 8 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .120 | .043 | .163 | .043 |
| Randy Hundley | C | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| George Mitterwald | C | 110 | 349 | 40 | 83 | 9 | 43 | 3 | .295 | .378 | .673 | .238 |
| Steve Swisher | C | 74 | 205 | 21 | 39 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .229 | .298 | .527 | .190 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5604 | 692 | 1489 | 111 | 649 | 64 | .326 | .387 | .713 | .266 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Larry Biittner | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.50 | 4.615 | |||
| Bill Bonham | 34 | 34 | 214.7 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 0 | 134 | 82 | 4.36 | 1.346 | |||
| Pete Broberg | 22 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 4.75 | 1.444 | |||
| Ray Burris | 39 | 39 | 221 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 0 | 105 | 67 | 4.72 | 1.525 | |||
| Dave Giusti | 20 | 0 | 25.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 6.04 | 1.739 | |||
| Guillermo Hernandez | 67 | 1 | 110 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4 | 78 | 28 | 3.03 | 1.109 | |||
| Ramon Hernandez | 6 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8.22 | 1.818 | |||
| Mike Krukow | 34 | 33 | 172 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 0 | 106 | 61 | 4.40 | 1.488 | |||
| Dennis Lamp | 11 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 6.30 | 1.700 | |||
| Donnie Moore | 27 | 1 | 48.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 34 | 18 | 4.07 | 1.417 | |||
| Steve Renko | 13 | 8 | 51.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 34 | 21 | 4.56 | 1.404 | |||
| Paul Reuschel | 69 | 0 | 107 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | 62 | 40 | 4.37 | 1.355 | |||
| Rick Reuschel | 39 | 37 | 252 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 1 | 166 | 74 | 2.79 | 1.218 | |||
| Dave Roberts | 17 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 3.23 | 1.264 | |||
| Bruce Sutter | 62 | 0 | 107.3 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 31 | 129 | 23 | 1.34 | 0.857 | |||
| Jim Todd | 20 | 0 | 30.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 9.10 | 2.150 | |||
| Team Totals | 481 | 162 | 1468 | 81 | 81 | .500 | 44 | 942 | 489 | 4.02 | 1.355 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Steve Ontiveros | 156 |
| At Bats | Ivan De Jesus | 624 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ivan De Jesus | 695 |
| Batting Average | Steve Ontiveros | .299 |
| On-Base % | Steve Ontiveros | .390 |
| Slugging % | Bobby Murcer | .455 |
| OPS | Steve Ontiveros | .813 |
| Runs | Ivan De Jesus | 91 |
| Hits | Ivan De Jesus | 166 |
| Total Bases | Bobby Murcer | 252 |
| Doubles | Jerry Morales | 34 |
| Triples | Ivan De Jesus | 7 |
| Home Runs | Bobby Murcer | 27 |
| RBI | Bobby Murcer | 89 |
| Walks | Steve Ontiveros | 81 |
| Strikeouts | Ivan De Jesus | 90 |
| Stolen Bases | Ivan De Jesus | 24 |
| Caught Stealing | Ivan De Jesus | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bill Bonham | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bobby Murcer | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | George Mitterwald | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rick Reuschel | 20 |
| Losses | Ray Burris | 16 |
| Saves | Bruce Sutter | 31 |
| Won-Loss % | Rick Reuschel | .667 |
| ERA | Rick Reuschel | 2.79 |
| WHIP | Rick Reuschel | 1.218 |
| Innings Pitched | Rick Reuschel | 252 |
| Games | Paul Reuschel | 69 |
| Games Started | Ray Burris | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Rick Reuschel | 166 |
| Complete Games | Rick Reuschel | 8 |
| Shutouts | Rick Reuschel | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Rick Reuschel | 1030 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ray Burris | 116 |
| Hits Allowed | Ray Burris | 270 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Bonham | 82 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ray Burris | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ray Burris | 49 |
| Triples Allowed | Paul Reuschel | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Rick Reuschel | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Rick Reuschel | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Rick Reuschel | 21 |
