1978 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1978 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 79-83. They scored 664 runs and belted 72 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. The offense was powered by Dave Kingman, who led the team with 28 home runs and 79 RBI. Ivan De Jesus led the team with 172 hits for a .278 average. Ivan De Jesus had a great year on the basepaths with 41 stolen bases.
The team allowed 724 runs and had a team ERA of 4.06. Rick Reuschel led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 115 strikeouts. Bruce Sutter was the team's best fireman, with 27 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Larry Biittner | 1B | 120 | 343 | 32 | 88 | 4 | 50 | 0 | .300 | .341 | .641 | .257 |
| Bill Buckner | 1B | 117 | 446 | 47 | 144 | 5 | 74 | 7 | .345 | .419 | .764 | .323 |
| Ivan De Jesus | SS | 160 | 619 | 104 | 172 | 3 | 35 | 41 | .356 | .354 | .710 | .278 |
| Davey Johnson | 3B | 24 | 49 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .393 | .490 | .883 | .306 |
| Mick Kelleher | 3B | 68 | 95 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .304 | .263 | .567 | .253 |
| Rudy Meoli | 2B | 47 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .257 | .172 | .429 | .103 |
| Steve Ontiveros | 3B | 82 | 276 | 34 | 67 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .321 | .333 | .654 | .243 |
| Ed Putman | 3B | 17 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .310 | .200 | .510 | .200 |
| Rodney Scott | 3B | 78 | 227 | 41 | 64 | 0 | 15 | 27 | .403 | .313 | .716 | .282 |
| Mike Sember | 3B | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .833 | .333 |
| Manny Trillo | 2B | 152 | 552 | 53 | 144 | 4 | 55 | 0 | .320 | .332 | .652 | .261 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gene Clines | OF | 109 | 229 | 31 | 59 | 0 | 17 | 4 | .321 | .319 | .640 | .258 |
| Hector Cruz | OF | 30 | 76 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .266 | .382 | .648 | .237 |
| Greg Gross | OF | 124 | 347 | 34 | 92 | 1 | 39 | 3 | .323 | .349 | .672 | .265 |
| Dave Kingman | OF | 119 | 395 | 65 | 105 | 28 | 79 | 3 | .336 | .542 | .878 | .266 |
| Bobby Murcer | OF | 146 | 499 | 66 | 140 | 9 | 64 | 14 | .376 | .403 | .779 | .281 |
| Scot Thompson | OF | 19 | 36 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .447 | .500 | .947 | .417 |
| Mike Vail | OF | 74 | 180 | 15 | 60 | 4 | 33 | 0 | .341 | .456 | .797 | .333 |
| Joe Wallis | OF | 28 | 55 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .367 | .436 | .803 | .309 |
| Jerry White | OF | 59 | 136 | 22 | 37 | 1 | 10 | 4 | .373 | .338 | .711 | .272 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tim Blackwell | C | 49 | 103 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .367 | .252 | .619 | .223 |
| Larry Cox | C | 59 | 121 | 10 | 34 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .346 | .372 | .718 | .281 |
| Mike Gordon | C | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .200 | .756 | .200 |
| Dave Rader | C | 116 | 305 | 29 | 62 | 3 | 36 | 1 | .281 | .295 | .576 | .203 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Karl Pagel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5532 | 664 | 1461 | 72 | 612 | 110 | .327 | .361 | .688 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Burris | 40 | 32 | 198.7 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 1 | 94 | 79 | 4.76 | 1.454 | |||
| Woodie Fryman | 13 | 9 | 55.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 28 | 37 | 5.17 | 1.813 | |||
| Dave Geisel | 18 | 1 | 23.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4.24 | 1.631 | |||
| Guillermo Hernandez | 54 | 0 | 59.7 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 3 | 38 | 35 | 3.77 | 1.541 | |||
| Ken Holtzman | 23 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 36 | 35 | 6.11 | 1.811 | |||
| Mike Krukow | 27 | 20 | 138 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 81 | 53 | 3.91 | 1.290 | |||
| Dennis Lamp | 37 | 36 | 223.7 | 7 | 15 | .318 | 0 | 73 | 56 | 3.30 | 1.238 | |||
| Lynn McGlothen | 49 | 1 | 80 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 60 | 39 | 3.04 | 1.450 | |||
| Donnie Moore | 71 | 1 | 103 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 4 | 50 | 31 | 4.11 | 1.437 | |||
| Paul Reuschel | 16 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 5.14 | 1.500 | |||
| Rick Reuschel | 35 | 35 | 242.7 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 0 | 115 | 54 | 3.41 | 1.191 | |||
| Dave Roberts | 35 | 20 | 142.3 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 1 | 54 | 56 | 5.25 | 1.511 | |||
| Manny Seoane | 7 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5.40 | 2.048 | |||
| Bruce Sutter | 64 | 0 | 99 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 27 | 106 | 34 | 3.18 | 1.172 | |||
| Team Totals | 489 | 162 | 1455.4 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 38 | 768 | 539 | 4.06 | 1.384 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ivan De Jesus | 160 |
| At Bats | Ivan De Jesus | 619 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ivan De Jesus | 712 |
| Batting Average | Bobby Murcer | .281 |
| On-Base % | Bobby Murcer | .376 |
| Slugging % | Bobby Murcer | .403 |
| OPS | Bobby Murcer | .779 |
| Runs | Ivan De Jesus | 104 |
| Hits | Ivan De Jesus | 172 |
| Total Bases | Ivan De Jesus | 219 |
| Doubles | Bill Buckner | 26 |
| Triples | Ivan De Jesus and Greg Gross | 7 |
| Home Runs | Dave Kingman | 28 |
| RBI | Dave Kingman | 79 |
| Walks | Bobby Murcer | 80 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Kingman | 111 |
| Stolen Bases | Ivan De Jesus | 41 |
| Caught Stealing | Ivan De Jesus | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ivan De Jesus | 15 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Manny Trillo | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bill Buckner | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rick Reuschel | 14 |
| Losses | Dennis Lamp and Rick Reuschel | 15 |
| Saves | Bruce Sutter | 27 |
| Won-Loss % | Donnie Moore | .563 |
| ERA | Dennis Lamp | 3.30 |
| WHIP | Rick Reuschel | 1.191 |
| Innings Pitched | Rick Reuschel | 242.7 |
| Games | Donnie Moore | 71 |
| Games Started | Dennis Lamp | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Rick Reuschel | 115 |
| Complete Games | Rick Reuschel | 9 |
| Shutouts | Dennis Lamp | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Rick Reuschel | 1007 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ray Burris | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Rick Reuschel | 235 |
| Walks Allowed | Ray Burris | 79 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dave Roberts | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Rick Reuschel | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Ray Burris | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Rick Reuschel | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ray Burris | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dennis Lamp | 20 |
