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| Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
| General manager(s) | John Holland |
| Manager(s) | Jim Marshall |
| Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Jim West) |
| Local radio | WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 1975 Chicago Cubs season was the 103rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 100th in the National League and the 60th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 75–87.
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Offseason[edit]
- October 23, 1974: Billy Williams was traded by the Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Manny Trillo, Darold Knowles and Bob Locker.[1]
- December 2, 1974: Tim Hosley was selected by the Cubs from the Oakland Athletics in the rule 5 draft.[2]
- December 13, 1974: Carmen Fanzone was released by the Cubs.[3]
- January 9, 1975: Ed Putman was drafted by the Cubs in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary Phase).[4]
Regular season[edit]
- April 25, 1975: Rick Reuschel had three putouts in one inning for the Cubs.
Season standings[edit]
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 69 | .571 | -- |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 |
| New York Mets | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17.5 |
| Montreal Expos | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17.5 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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1975 National League Records
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 | 3–15 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 8–9 | 3–9 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 1–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 15–3 | 11–1 | — | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–4 | |||||
| Houston | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 4–8–1 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 12–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
| Montreal | 4–8 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
| New York | 8–4 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 5–13 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 11–7 | — | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | |||||
| San Diego | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 9–8 | 7–5 | 5–13 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 9–3 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | |||||
Notable transactions[edit]
- April 6, 1975: Jim Todd was traded by the Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later and cash. The Athletics completed the deal by sending Champ Summers to the Cubs on April 29.[5]
- May 2, 1975: Burt Hooton was traded by the Cubs to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Geoff Zahn and Eddie Solomon.[6]
- June 3, 1975: Lee Smith was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1975.[7]
- July 22, 1975: Eddie Solomon was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Crosby.[8]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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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| 1B | Thornton, AndreAndre Thornton | 120 | 372 | 109 | .293 | 18 | 60 |
| 2B | Trillo, MannyManny Trillo | 154 | 545 | 135 | .248 | 7 | 70 |
| 3B | Madlock, BillBill Madlock | 130 | 514 | 182 | .354 | 7 | 64 |
| LF | Cardenal, JoséJosé Cardenal | 154 | 574 | 182 | .317 | 9 | 68 |
Other batters[edit]
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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| Hosley, TimTim Hosley | 62 | 141 | 36 | .255 | 6 | 20 |
| Summers, ChampChamp Summers | 76 | 91 | 21 | .231 | 1 | 16 |
| Harris, VicVic Harris | 51 | 56 | 10 | .179 | 0 | 5 |
| Wallis, JoeJoe Wallis | 16 | 56 | 16 | .286 | 1 | 4 |
| Tyrone, JimJim Tyrone | 11 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
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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| Burris, RayRay Burris | 36 | 238.1 | 15 | 10 | 4.12 | 108 |
| Reuschel, RickRick Reuschel | 38 | 234 | 11 | 17 | 3.73 | 155 |
| Bonham, BillBill Bonham | 38 | 229.1 | 13 | 15 | 4.71 | 165 |
| Prall, WillieWillie Prall | 3 | 14.2 | 0 | 2 | 8.59 | 7 |
| Hooton, BurtBurt Hooton | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8.18 | 5 |
Other pitchers[edit]
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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| Dettore, TomTom Dettore | 36 | 85.1 | 5 | 4 | 5.38 | 46 |
| Zahn, GeoffGeoff Zahn | 16 | 62.2 | 2 | 7 | 4.45 | 21 |
| Moore, DonnieDonnie Moore | 4 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 8 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
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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| Knowles, DaroldDarold Knowles | 58 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5.81 | 63 |
| Zamora, OscarOscar Zamora | 52 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5.07 | 28 |
| Frailing, KenKen Frailing | 41 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5.43 | 39 |
| Reuschel, PaulPaul Reuschel | 28 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.50 | 12 |
| Locker, BobBob Locker | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.96 | 14 |
| Crosby, KenKen Crosby | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.24 | 6 |
| Solomon, EddieEddie Solomon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 3 |
| Schultz, BuddyBuddy Schultz | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 4 |
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Midland
Notes[edit]
- ^ Manny Trillo page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tim Hosley page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Carmen Fanzone page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ed Putman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Champ Summers page on Baseball Reference
- ^ Geoff Zahn page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Lee Smith page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ken Crosby page at Baseball Reference
References[edit]
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1975 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference
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