1978 Chicago Cubs | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | William Wrigley III | |
General managers | Bob Kennedy | |
Managers | Herman Franks | |
Television |
WGN-TV ( Jack Brickhouse, Lou Boudreau) | |
Radio |
WGN ( Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) | |
Stats |
ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 1978 Chicago Cubs season was the 107th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 103rd in the National League and the 63rd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League East with a record of 79–83.
On June 14, in Cincinnati, Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds singled in the first inning off Cubs pitcher Dave Roberts; Rose would proceed to get a hit in every game he played until August 1.
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 54–28 | 36–44 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 73 | 0.547 | 1½ | 55–26 | 33–47 |
Chicago Cubs | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 11 | 44–38 | 35–45 |
Montreal Expos | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 14 | 41–39 | 35–47 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 21 | 37–44 | 32–49 |
New York Mets | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 24 | 33–47 | 33–49 |
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 | — | 5–7 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 15–3 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–6 | 5–7 | — | 11–7 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–7 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 7–11 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 7–5 | |||||
Los Angeles | 13–5 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
Montreal | 7–5 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | |||||
New York | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 10–8 | — | 6–12 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4-8 | 14–4 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 11–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–8 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 10–2 | 11–7 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 7–11 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | |||||
San Diego | 10–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | |||||
San Francisco | 7–11 | 8–4 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–8 | — | 9–3 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–5 | 3–15 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 3–9 | 3–9 | — |
1978 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches |
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 | Dave Rader | 116 | 305 | 62 | .203 | 3 | 36 |
1B | Bill Buckner | 117 | 446 | 144 | .323 | 5 | 74 |
2B | Manny Trillo | 152 | 552 | 144 | .261 | 4 | 55 |
3B | Steve Ontiveros | 82 | 276 | 67 | .243 | 1 | 22 |
SS | Iván DeJesús | 160 | 619 | 172 | .278 | 3 | 35 |
LF | Dave Kingman | 119 | 395 | 105 | .266 | 28 | 79 |
CF | Greg Gross | 124 | 347 | 92 | .265 | 1 | 39 |
RF | Bobby Murcer | 146 | 499 | 140 | .281 | 9 | 64 |
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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Larry Biittner | 120 | 343 | 88 | .257 | 4 | 50 |
Gene Clines | 109 | 229 | 59 | .258 | 0 | 17 |
Rodney Scott | 78 | 227 | 64 | .282 | 0 | 15 |
Mike Vail | 74 | 180 | 60 | .333 | 4 | 33 |
Jerry White | 59 | 136 | 37 | .272 | 1 | 10 |
Larry Cox | 59 | 121 | 34 | .281 | 2 | 18 |
Tim Blackwell | 49 | 103 | 23 | .223 | 0 | 7 |
Mick Kelleher | 68 | 95 | 24 | .253 | 0 | 6 |
Héctor Cruz | 30 | 76 | 18 | .237 | 2 | 9 |
Joe Wallis | 28 | 55 | 17 | .309 | 1 | 6 |
Davey Johnson | 24 | 49 | 15 | .306 | 2 | 6 |
Scot Thompson | 19 | 36 | 15 | .417 | 0 | 2 |
Rudy Meoli | 47 | 29 | 3 | .103 | 0 | 2 |
Ed Putman | 17 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
Mike Gordon | 4 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Sember | 9 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Karl Pagel | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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Rick Reuschel | 35 | 242.2 | 14 | 15 | 3.41 | 115 |
Dennis Lamp | 37 | 223.2 | 7 | 15 | 3.30 | 73 |
Ray Burris | 40 | 198.2 | 7 | 13 | 4.76 | 94 |
Mike Krukow | 27 | 138.0 | 9 | 3 | 3.91 | 81 |
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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Dave Roberts | 35 | 142.1 | 6 | 8 | 5.25 | 54 |
Woodie Fryman | 13 | 55.2 | 2 | 4 | 5.17 | 28 |
Ken Holtzman | 23 | 53.0 | 0 | 3 | 6.11 | 36 |
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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Bruce Sutter | 64 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 3.19 | 106 |
Donnie Moore | 71 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4.11 | 50 |
Willie Hernández | 54 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3.77 | 38 |
Lynn McGlothen | 49 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.04 | 60 |
Dave Geisel | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.24 | 15 |
Paul Reuschel | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 13 |
Manny Seoane | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 5 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Geneva
1978 Chicago Cubs | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | William Wrigley III | |
General managers | Bob Kennedy | |
Managers | Herman Franks | |
Television |
WGN-TV ( Jack Brickhouse, Lou Boudreau) | |
Radio |
WGN ( Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) | |
Stats |
ESPN.com BB-reference | |
|
The 1978 Chicago Cubs season was the 107th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 103rd in the National League and the 63rd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League East with a record of 79–83.
On June 14, in Cincinnati, Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds singled in the first inning off Cubs pitcher Dave Roberts; Rose would proceed to get a hit in every game he played until August 1.
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 54–28 | 36–44 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 73 | 0.547 | 1½ | 55–26 | 33–47 |
Chicago Cubs | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 11 | 44–38 | 35–45 |
Montreal Expos | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 14 | 41–39 | 35–47 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 21 | 37–44 | 32–49 |
New York Mets | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 24 | 33–47 | 33–49 |
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 | — | 5–7 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 15–3 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–6 | 5–7 | — | 11–7 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–7 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 7–11 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 7–5 | |||||
Los Angeles | 13–5 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
Montreal | 7–5 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | |||||
New York | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 10–8 | — | 6–12 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4-8 | 14–4 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 11–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–8 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 10–2 | 11–7 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 7–11 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | |||||
San Diego | 10–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | |||||
San Francisco | 7–11 | 8–4 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–8 | — | 9–3 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–5 | 3–15 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 3–9 | 3–9 | — |
1978 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
Other batters
|
Manager
Coaches |
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 | Dave Rader | 116 | 305 | 62 | .203 | 3 | 36 |
1B | Bill Buckner | 117 | 446 | 144 | .323 | 5 | 74 |
2B | Manny Trillo | 152 | 552 | 144 | .261 | 4 | 55 |
3B | Steve Ontiveros | 82 | 276 | 67 | .243 | 1 | 22 |
SS | Iván DeJesús | 160 | 619 | 172 | .278 | 3 | 35 |
LF | Dave Kingman | 119 | 395 | 105 | .266 | 28 | 79 |
CF | Greg Gross | 124 | 347 | 92 | .265 | 1 | 39 |
RF | Bobby Murcer | 146 | 499 | 140 | .281 | 9 | 64 |
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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Larry Biittner | 120 | 343 | 88 | .257 | 4 | 50 |
Gene Clines | 109 | 229 | 59 | .258 | 0 | 17 |
Rodney Scott | 78 | 227 | 64 | .282 | 0 | 15 |
Mike Vail | 74 | 180 | 60 | .333 | 4 | 33 |
Jerry White | 59 | 136 | 37 | .272 | 1 | 10 |
Larry Cox | 59 | 121 | 34 | .281 | 2 | 18 |
Tim Blackwell | 49 | 103 | 23 | .223 | 0 | 7 |
Mick Kelleher | 68 | 95 | 24 | .253 | 0 | 6 |
Héctor Cruz | 30 | 76 | 18 | .237 | 2 | 9 |
Joe Wallis | 28 | 55 | 17 | .309 | 1 | 6 |
Davey Johnson | 24 | 49 | 15 | .306 | 2 | 6 |
Scot Thompson | 19 | 36 | 15 | .417 | 0 | 2 |
Rudy Meoli | 47 | 29 | 3 | .103 | 0 | 2 |
Ed Putman | 17 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
Mike Gordon | 4 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Sember | 9 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Karl Pagel | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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Rick Reuschel | 35 | 242.2 | 14 | 15 | 3.41 | 115 |
Dennis Lamp | 37 | 223.2 | 7 | 15 | 3.30 | 73 |
Ray Burris | 40 | 198.2 | 7 | 13 | 4.76 | 94 |
Mike Krukow | 27 | 138.0 | 9 | 3 | 3.91 | 81 |
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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Dave Roberts | 35 | 142.1 | 6 | 8 | 5.25 | 54 |
Woodie Fryman | 13 | 55.2 | 2 | 4 | 5.17 | 28 |
Ken Holtzman | 23 | 53.0 | 0 | 3 | 6.11 | 36 |
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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Bruce Sutter | 64 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 3.19 | 106 |
Donnie Moore | 71 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4.11 | 50 |
Willie Hernández | 54 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3.77 | 38 |
Lynn McGlothen | 49 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.04 | 60 |
Dave Geisel | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.24 | 15 |
Paul Reuschel | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 13 |
Manny Seoane | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 5 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Geneva