1979 Chicago Cubs season
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Division | Eastern Division | |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | William Wrigley III | |
Managers | Herman Franks, Joey Amalfitano | |
Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Lou Boudreau) | |
Radio | WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) | |
Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 1979 Chicago Cubs season was the 108th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 104th in the National League and the 64th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 80–82.
Offseason
- October 26, 1978: Rudy Meoli was released by the Cubs.[1]
- February 23, 1979: Manny Trillo, Greg Gross, and Dave Rader were traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Barry Foote, Ted Sizemore, Jerry Martin, Derek Botelho, and Henry Mack (minors).[2]
- March 20, 1979: The Cubs traded a player to be named later to the Detroit Tigers for Steve Dillard. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Ed Putman to the Tigers on March 24.[3]
Regular season
On May 17, the Phillies beat the Cubs 23-22 at Wrigley Field in ten innings with a 30-mph wind blowing out to left field.[4]
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 48–33 | 50–31 |
Montreal Expos | 95 | 65 | .594 | 2 | 56–25 | 39–40 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 12 | 42–39 | 44–37 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
Chicago Cubs | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18 | 45–36 | 35–46 |
New York Mets | 63 | 99 | .389 | 35 | 28–53 | 35–46 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 4–8 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 1–9 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 4–8 | |||||
Chicago | 8–4 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–10 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–6 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 10–7 | 6–12 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 11–7 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 10–8 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 14–4 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
Los Angeles | 6–12 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 8–10 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 9–1 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 15–3 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 3–15 | — | 5–13 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 7–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5–7 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–11 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | 9–3 | 11–7 | |||||
San Diego | 12–6 | 3–9 | 7–10 | 4–14 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 7–11 | 4–8 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–4 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |
Notable transactions
- May 23, 1979: Ray Burris was traded by the Cubs to the New York Yankees for Dick Tidrow.[5]
- June 26, 1979: Bobby Murcer was traded by the Cubs to the New York Yankees for Paul Semall (minors).[6]
- August 17, 1979: Ted Sizemore was traded by the Cubs to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later and cash. The Red Sox completed the trade by sending Mike O'Berry to the Cubs on October 23, 1979.[7]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Barry Foote | 132 | 429 | 109 | .254 | 16 | 56 |
2B | Ted Sizemore | 98 | 330 | 82 | .248 | 2 | 24 |
CF | Jerry Martin | 150 | 534 | 145 | .272 | 19 | 73 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Steve Dillard | 89 | 166 | 47 | .283 | 5 | 24 |
Miguel Diloné | 43 | 36 | 11 | .306 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bill Caudill | 29 | 90 | 1 | 7 | 4.80 | 104 |
George Riley | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5.54 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Dick Tidrow | 63 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2.72 | 68 |
Ray Burris | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 14 |
Doug Capilla | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.60 | 10 |
Dave Geisel | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.60 | 5 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Quad Cities
Notes
- ^ Rudy Meoli at Baseball Reference
- ^ Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ed Putman at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Box Score of Game played on Thursday, May 17, 1979, at Wrigley Field". Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ^ Ray Burris at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bobby Murcer at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ted Sizemore at Baseball Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
External links
- 1979 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference