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The 2014 Chicago Cubs season was the 143rd season of the franchise, the 139th in the National League and the 99th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were managed by Rick Renteria in his only year as Cubs manager and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of the National League Central.Rogers Jesse Cubs hire Maddon as 54th manager October 31, 2014 https://www.espn.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/11797575/chicago-cubs-fire-manager-rick-renteria-one-season ESPN Chicago 31 October 2014
The Cubs began the season on the road against the Pittsburgh Pirates on March 31, 2014 and finished the regular season on September 28, 2014, on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Cubs finished the season with a 73–89 record to finish in last place in the Central Division.
This season marked the 100th season of play at Wrigley Field, though the Cubs did not start playing there until 1916. To mark the occasion, the Cubs wore different uniforms to represent each decade during ten homestands throughout the season.
Previous season
The Cubs finished the 2013 season 66–96 to finish in last place in the Central Division. Following the season, Dale Sveum was fired as manager on September 30, 2013. His total record with the Cubs in two years was 127–197. Rick Renteria was hired as the manager of the Chicago Cubs on November 7, 2013 and signed a three-year contract.Rick Renteria to manage Cubs November 6, 2013 https://www.espn.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/9937521/rick-renteria-hired-chicago-cubs-manager ESPN Chicago
Offseason
Spring training facilities
The Cubs opened a new spring training facility in Mesa, Arizona called Sloan Park. The park replaces HoHoKam Stadium which had been their spring training home since 1979.http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/mesa/article_b5a4a2fa-f5f8-11e0-863f-001cc4c002e0.html Mesa Council expected to approve Cubs deal Monday October 13, 2011 With a capacity of 15,000, Cubs Park becomes the largest spring training stadium by capacity in Major League Baseball, surpassing Camelback Ranch in Glendale.http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140212&content_id=67691956&vkey=pr_chc&c_id=chc Cubs Park dedicated in Mesa, ready for Spring Training's first pitch Chicago Cubs Cubs.com February 12, 2014 September 17, 2014 March 13, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140313045444/http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140212&content_id=67691956&vkey=pr_chc&c_id=chc dead
Regular season
Opening day starters
Monday, March 31, 2014 at Pittsburgh Pirates
Name Pos.Emilio Bonifacio CFStarlin Castro SSDarwin Barney 2BAnthony Rizzo 1BNate Schierholtz RFWelington Castillo CMike Olt 3BJunior Lake LFJeff Samardzija SP
Season standings
National League Central
Chicago Cubs
National League Wild Card
Chicago Cubs
Record vs. opponents
CHC
Detailed record vs. opponents
National League Opponent W Win L Loss PER Winning percentage RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL East Atlanta Braves 1 5 1 5 y 22 35 Miami Marlins 4 2 4 2 y 29 20 New York Mets 5 2 5 2 y 25 21 Philadelphia Phillies 3 3 3 3 y 19 20 Washington Nationals 3 4 3 4 y 22 32 Total 16 14 16 16 y 117 128 NL Central Chicago Cubs — Cincinnati Reds 8 11 8 11 y 69 78 Milwaukee Brewers 11 8 11 8 y 71 60 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 14 5 14 y 63 89 St. Louis Cardinals 9 10 9 10 y 87 93 Total 32 43 33 43 y 290 320 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 2 5 2 5 y 30 32 Colorado Rockies 5 2 5 2 y 31 31 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 4 3 4 y 39 47 San Diego Padres 3 4 3 4 y 24 39 San Francisco Giants 2 4 2 4 y 16 27 Total 14 18 15 18 y 135 168 American League Baltimore Orioles 3 0 3 0 y 13 4 Boston Red Sox 3 0 3 0 y 20 10 Chicago White Sox 1 3 1 3 y 17 21 New York Yankees 1 3 1 3 y 8 10 Tampa Bay Rays 1 2 1 2 y 6 10 Toronto Blue Jays 0 3 0 3 y 3 28 Total 9 11 9 11 y 67 83
Month Games W Win L Loss PER Winning percentage RS Runs scored RA Runs against March/April 26 9 17 9 17 y 99 108 May 27 11 16 11 16 y 108 108 June 28 15 13 15 13 y 98 101 July 26 10 16 10 16 y 107 141 August 30 16 14 16 14 y 111 120 September 25 12 13 12 13 y 91 129 Home 81 41 40 41 40 y 308 329 Away 81 32 49 32 49 y 306 378 Total 162 73 89 73 89 y 614 707
Game log
Chicago Cubs; 2014 game log: 73–89 (Home: 41–40; Away: 32–49)
y Chicago Cubs; March: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 1
| March 31
| @ Pirates
| L 0–1 (10)
| Morris (1–0)
| Villanueva (0–1)
|
| 39,833
| 0–1
|-
y Chicago Cubs; April: 9–16 (Home: 5–8; Away: 4–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 2
| April 2
| @ Pirates
| L 3–4 (16)
| Pimentel (1–0)
| Villanueva (0–2)
|
| 29,762
| 0–2
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb"
| 3
| April 3
| @ Pirates
| W 3–2
| Hammel (1–0)
| Rodríguez (0–1)
| Strop (1)
| 11,418
| 1–2
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 4
| April 4
| Phillies
| L 2–7
| Hernández (1–0)
| Wood (0–1)
|
| 38,283
| 1–3
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 5
| April 5
| Phillies
| L 0–2
| Lee (2–0)
| Samardzija (0–1)
| Papelbon (1)
| 30,651
| 1–4
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb"
| 6
| April 6
| Phillies
| W 8–3
| Villanueva (1–2)
| Burnett (0–1)
|
| 26,712
| 2–4
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 7
| April 8
| Pirates
| L 6–7
| Watson (2–0)
| Strop (0–1)
| Grilli (2)
| 26,177
| 2–5
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb"
| 8
| April 9
| Pirates
| W 7–5
| Hammel (2–0)
| Rodríguez (0–2)
|
| 28,247
| 3–5
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 9
| April 10
| Pirates
| L 4–5
| Cole (2–0)
| Russell (0–1)
| Grilli (3)
| 25,502
| 3–6
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb"
| 10
| April 11
| @ Cardinals
| W 6–3
| Grimm (1–0)
| Rosenthal (0–1)
| Rondón (1)
| 43,903
| 4–6
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 11
| April 12
| @ Cardinals
| L 4–10
| Wainwright (2–1)
| Villanueva (1–3)
|
| 45,302
| 4–7
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 12
| April 13
| @ Cardinals
| L 4–6
| Wacha (2–0)
| Jackson (0–1)
| Rosenthal (4)
| 44,135
| 4–8
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;"
| —
| April 15
| @ Yankees
| colspan="6" | Postponed (inclement weather) (Makeup date: April 16)
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 13
| April 16
| @ Yankees
| L 0–3
| Tanaka (2–0)
| Hammel (2–1)
| Kelley (4)
| 36,569
| 4–9
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 14
| April 16
| @ Yankees
| L 0–2
| Pineda (2–1)
| Wood (0–2)
| Warren (1)
| 40,073
| 4–10
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 15
| April 18
| Reds
| L 1–4
| Simón (2–1)
| Samardzija (0–2)
| Broxton (2)
| 28,699
| 4–11
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 16
| April 19
| Reds
| W 8–4
| Jackson (1–1)
| Cingrani (1–2)
|
| 32,966
| 5–11
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 17
| April 20
| Reds
| L 2–8
| Bailey (1–1)
| Villanueva (1–4)
|
| 27,927
| 5–12
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 18
| April 21
| Diamondbacks
| W 5–1
| Wood (1–2)
| Arroyo (1–2)
|
| 32,439
| 6–12
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 19
| April 22
| Diamondbacks
| W 9–2
| Hammel (3–1)
| McCarthy (0–4)
|
| 35,381
| 7–12
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 20
| April 23
| Diamondbacks
| L 5–7
| Cahill (1–4)
| Strop (0–2)
| Reed (4)
| 32,323
| 7–13
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 21
| April 24
| Diamondbacks
| L 2–5
| Bolsinger (1–1)
| Jackson (1–2)
| Reed (5)
| 33,085
| 7–14
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 22
| April 25
| @ Brewers
| L 2–5
| Garza (1–2)
| Villanueva (1–5)
| Rodríguez (10)
| 32,868
| 7–15
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 23
| April 26
| @ Brewers
| L 3–5
| Estrada (2–1)
| Wood (1–3)
| Rodríguez (11)
| 40,008
| 7–16
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 24
| April 27
| @ Brewers
| W 4–0
| Hammel (4–1)
| Peralta (3–1)
|
| 45,286
| 8–16
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;"
| —
| April 28
| @ Reds
| colspan="6" | Postponed (inclement weather) (Makeup date: July 8)
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 25
| April 29
| @ Reds
| L 2–3
| Simón (4–1)
| Samardzija (0–3)
| Broxton (5)
| 17,579
| 8–17
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 26
| April 30
| @ Reds
| W 9–4
| Jackson (2–2)
| Christiani (0–1)
|
| 21,847
| 9–17
|-
y Chicago Cubs; May: 11–16 (Home: 5–5; Away: 6–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 27
| May 2
| Cardinals
| W 6–5
| Wood (2–3)
| Wainwright (5–2)
| Rondón (2)
| 28,160
| 10–17
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 28
| May 3
| Cardinals
| W 3–0
| Schlitter (1–0)
| Wacha (2–3)
| Rondón (3)
| 37,874
| 11–17
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 29
| May 4
| Cardinals
| L 4–5
| Siegrist (1–1)
| Rondón (0–1)
| Rosenthal (8)
| 30,023
| 11–18
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 30
| May 5
| White Sox
| L 1–3 (12)
| Webb (3–0)
| Grimm (1–1)
| Lindstrom (5)
| 33,146
| 11–19
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 31
| May 6
| White Sox
| L 1–5
| Putnam (1–0)
| Ramirez (0–1)
|
| 34,305
| 11–20
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 32
| May 7
| @ White Sox
| L 3–8
| Danks (3–2)
| Wood (2–4)
|
| 21,075
| 11–21
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 33
| May 8
| @ White Sox
| W 12–5
| Schlitter (2–0)
| Carroll (1–2)
|
| 26,332
| 12–21
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 34
| May 9
| @ Braves
| L 2–3 (10)
| Wood (3–5)
| Wright (0–1)
|
| 27,145
| 12–22
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 35
| May 10
| @ Braves
| L 0–2
| Santana (4–0)
| Schlitter (2–1)
| Kimbrel (10)
| 30,658
| 12–23
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb; "
| 36
| May 11
| @ Braves
| L 2–5
| Harang (4–3)
| Jackson (2–3)
| Carpenter (2)
| 26,151
| 12–24
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 37
| May 12
| @ Cardinals
| W 17–5
| Wood (3–4)
| Lyons (0–3)
|
| 44,434
| 13–24
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 38
| May 13
| @ Cardinals
| L 3–4 (12)
| Maness (1–2)
| Grimm (1–2)
|
| 43,627
| 13–25
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;"
| —
| May 14
| @ Cardinals
| colspan="6" | Postponed (inclement weather) (Makeup date: August 30)
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 39
| May 15
| @ Cardinals
| L 3–5
| Wacha (3–3)
| Hammel (4–2)
| Rosenthal (11)
| 42,501
| 13–26
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 40
| May 16
| Brewers
| L 3–4
| Lohse (5–1)
| Samardzija (0–4)
| Rodríguez (17)
| 35,771
| 13–27
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 41
| May 17
| Brewers
| W 3–0
| Jackson (3–3)
| Garza (2–4)
| Rondón (4)
| 36,671
| 14–27
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 42
| May 18
| Brewers
| W 4–2
| Wood (4–4)
| Estrada (3–2)
| Rondón (5)
| 37,631
| 15–27
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 43
| May 20
| Yankees
| W 6–1
| Hammel (5–2)
| Tanaka (6–1)
|
| 38,753
| 16–27
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 44
| May 21
| Yankees
| L 2–4 (13)
| Claiborne (2–0)
| Veras (0–1)
| Robertson (9)
| 34,808
| 16–28
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 45
| May 22
| @ Padres
| W 5–1
| Arrieta (1–0)
| Stults (2–5)
| Villanueva (1)
| 21,263
| 17–28
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 46
| May 23
| @ Padres
| L 1–11
| Stauffer (2–0)
| Jackson (3–4)
|
| 26,489
| 17–29
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 47
| May 24
| @ Padres
| W 3–2
| Wood (5–4)
| Buckner (0–1)
| Rondón (6)
| 42,107
| 18–29
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 48
| May 25
| @ Padres
| L 3–4
| Kennedy (3–6)
| Hammel (5–3)
| Street (14)
| 32,167
| 18–30
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 49
| May 26
| @ Giants
| W 8–4
| Samardzija (1–4)
| Petit (3–2)
|
| 42,257
| 19–30
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 50
| May 27
| @ Giants
| L 0–4
| Hudson (5–2)
| Arrieta (1–1)
|
| 41,060
| 19–31
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 51
| May 28
| @ Giants
| L 0–5
| Kontos (1–0)
| Jackson (3–5)
|
| 41,186
| 19–32
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 52
| May 30
| @ Brewers
| L 5–11
| Estrada (5–2)
| Wood (5–5)
|
| 36,100
| 19–33
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 53
| May 31
| @ Brewers
| W 8-0
| Hammel (6–3)
| Peralta (4–5)
|
| 42,332
| 20–33
|-
y Chicago Cubs; June: 14–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 5–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 54
| June 1
| @ Brewers
| L 0–9
| Lohse (7–1)
| Samardzija (1–5)
|
| 36,277
| 20–34
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 55
| June 3
| Mets
| W 2–1
| Rondón (1–1)
| Rice (1–2)
|
| 34,697
| 21–34
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 56
| June 4
| Mets
| W 5–4
| Jackson (4–5)
| Eveland (0–1)
| Rondón (7)
| 28,185
| 22–34
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 57
| June 5
| Mets
| W 7–4
| Grimm (2–2)
| Black (1–1)
| Ramirez (1)
| 28,833
| 23–34
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 58
| June 6
| Marlins
| W 5–3 (13)
| Villanueva (2–5)
| Slowey (1–1)
|
| 28,495
| 24–34
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 59
| June 7
| Marlins
| W 5–2
| Samardzija (2–5)
| Wolf (1–2)
| Strop (2)
| 33,786
| 25–34
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 60
| June 8
| Marlins
| L 3–4
| Dunn (5–3)
| Strop (0–3)
| Cishek (14)
| 33,134
| 25–35
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 61
| June 9
| @ Pirates
| L 2–6
| Morton (3–7)
| Jackson (4–6)
|
| 24,075
| 25–36
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 62
| June 10
| @ Pirates
| W 7–3
| Wood (6–5)
| Sadler (0–1)
|
| 31,567
| 26–36
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 63
| June 11
| @ Pirates
| L 2–4
| Cumpton (2–2)
| Hammel (6–4)
| Grilli (10)
| 20,540
| 26–37
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 64
| June 12
| @ Pirates
| L 0–4
| Vólquez (4–5)
| Samardzija (2–6)
|
| 25,431
| 26–38
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 65
| June 13
| @ Phillies
| W 2–1
| Arrieta (2–1)
| Hernández (2–5)
| Ramirez (2)
| 26,154
| 27–38
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 66
| June 14
| @ Phillies
| L 4–7
| Buchanan (2–3)
| Jackson (4–7)
| Papelbon (15)
| 31,524
| 27–39
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 67
| June 15
| @ Phillies
| W 3–0
| Wood (7–5)
| Burnett (4–6)
| Ramirez (3)
| 41,238
| 28–39
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 68
| June 16
| @ Marlins
| W 5–4
| Villanueva (3–5)
| Turner (2–5)
| Russell (1)
| 19,170
| 29–39
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 69
| June 17
| @ Marlins
| L 5–6
| Dyson (1–0)
| Schlitter (2–2)
| Cishek (16)
| 20,860
| 29–40
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 70
| June 18
| @ Marlins
| W 6–1
| Arrieta (3–1)
| Eovaldi (4–3)
|
| 27,032
| 30–40
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 71
| June 20
| Pirates
| W 6–3
| Jackson (5–7)
| Morton (4–8)
| Rondón (8)
| 36,423
| 31–40
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 72
| June 21
| Pirates
| L 3–5
| Worley (1–0)
| Wood (7–6)
| Melancon (11)
| 36,563
| 31–41
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 73
| June 22
| Pirates
| L 1–2
| Cumpton (3–2)
| Hammel (6–5)
| Melancon (12)
| 33,573
| 31–42
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"
| 74
| June 23
| Reds
| L 1–6
| Broxton (3–0)
| Rondón (1–2)
|
| 27,747
| 31–43
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb"
| 75
| June 24
| Reds
| W 7–3
| Arrieta (4–1)
| Bailey (7–4)
| —
| 28,226
| 32–43
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"
| 76
| June 25
| Reds
| L 1–4
| Latos (1–0)
| Jackson (5–8)
| Chapman (14)
| 28,207
| 32–44
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb"
| 77
| June 26
| Nationals
| W 5–3
| Ramirez (1–1)
| Stammen (0–3)
| Rondón (9)
| 28,867
| 33–44
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb"
| 78
| June 27
| Nationals
| W 7–2
| Hammel (7–5)
| Roark (7–5)
|
| 30,683
| 34–44
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"
| 79
| June 28
| Nationals
| L 0–3
| Gonzalez (5–4)
| Beeler (0–1)
| Soriano (19)
| 35,770
| 34–45
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"
| 80
| June 28
| Nationals
| L 2–7
| Treinen (1–3)
| Samardzija (2–7)
| Detwiler (1)
| 32,267
| 34–46
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 81
| June 30
| @ Red Sox
| W 2–0
| Arrieta (5–1)
| Peavy (1–7)
| Rondon (10)
| 37,814
| 35–46
|-
y Chicago Cubs; July: 10–16 (Home: 6–7; Away: 4–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 82
| July 1
| @ Red Sox
| W 2–1
| Strop (1–3)
| Uehara (3–2)
| Rondón (11)
| 36,748
| 36–46
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 83
| July 2
| @ Red Sox
| W 16–9
| Villanueva (4–5)
| Workman (1–2)
|
| 37,055
| 37–46
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 84
| July 4
| @ Nationals
| W 7–2
| Hammel (8–5)
| Roark (7–6)
|
| 41,274
| 38–46
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"
| 85
| July 5
| @ Nationals
| L 0–13
| González (6–4)
| Villanueva (4–6)
|
| 38,473
| 38–47
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"
| 86
| July 6
| @ Nationals
| L 1–2
| Clippard (6–2)
| Strop (1–4)
| Soriano (21)
| 32,941
| 38–48
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 87
| July 7
| @ Reds
| L 3–9
| Leake (7–7)
| Jackson (5–9)
|
| 26,558
| 38–49
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 88
| July 8
| @ Reds
| L 2–4
| Cueto (9–6)
| Wood (7–7)
| Chapman (18)
| 17,371
| 38–50
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 89
| July 8
| @ Reds
| L 5–6
| Ondrusek (3–2)
| Rondón (1–3)
|
| 29,991
| 38–51
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 90
| July 9
| @ Reds
| L 1–4
| Simón (12–3)
| Beeler (0–2)
| Chapman (19)
| 32,810
| 38–52
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 91
| July 10
| @ Reds
| W 6–4
| Parker (1–0)
| Hoover (1–6)
|
| 31,983
| 39–52
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 92
| July 11
| Braves
| W 5–4
| Rondón (2–3)
| Walden (0–1)
|
| 39,544
| 40–52
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 93
| July 12
| Braves
| L 6–11
| Minor (3–5)
| Jackson (5–10)
| Carpenter (3)
| 36,806
| 40–53
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 94
| July 13
| Braves
| L 7–10
| Teherán (9–6)
| Wood (7–8)
| Kimbrel (29)
| 36,363
| 40–54
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;"
| colspan="10" | 85th All-Star Game in Minneapolis, Minnesota
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"
| 95
| July 18
| @ Diamondbacks
| L 4–5
| De La Rosa (1–0)
| Schlitter (2–3)
| Reed (22)
| 32,619
| 40–55
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"
| 96
| July 19
| @ Diamondbacks
| L 3–9
| Miley (6–6)
| Wood (7–9)
|
| 32,528
| 40–56
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"
| 97
| July 20
| @ Diamondbacks
| L 2–3
| Collmenter (8–5)
| Arrieta (5–2)
| Reed (23)
| 37,131
| 40–57
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb"
| 98
| July 22
| Padres
| W 6–0
| Hendricks (1–0)
| Stults (3–12)
|
| 32,730
| 41–57
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"
| 99
| July 23
| Padres
| L 3–8
| Kennedy (8–9)
| Wada (0–1)
|
| 30,718
| 41–58
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"
| 100
| July 24
| Padres
| L 3–13
| Ross (9–10)
| Jackson (5–11)
|
| 31,321
| 41–59
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb"
| 101
| July 25
| Cardinals
| W 7–6
| Grimm (3–2)
| Siegrist (1–2)
| Rondón (12)
| 41,534
| 42–59
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"
| 102
| July 26
| Cardinals
| L 3–6
| Choate (2–2)
| Russell (0–2)
| Rosenthal (31)
| 41,927
| 42–60
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb"
| 103
| July 27
| Cardinals
| L 0–1
| Wainwright (13–5)
| Hendricks (1–1)
| Rosenthal (32)
| 35,256
| 42–61
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb"
| 104
| July 28
| Rockies
| W 4–1
| Wada (1–1)
| Flande (0–3)
| Rondón (13)
| 29,702
| 43–61
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb"
| 105
| July 29
| Rockies
| W 4–3 (16)
| Baker (1–0)
| Matzek (2–5)
|
| 28,590
| 44–61
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 106
| July 30
| Rockies
| L 4–6 (10)
| Scahill (1–0)
| Wright (0–2)
| Ottavino (1)
| 29,491
| 44–62
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 107
| July 31
| Rockies
| W 3–1
| Arrieta (6–2)
| Hernández (0–1)
| Rondón (14)
| 35,729
| 45–62
|-
y Chicago Cubs; August: 16–14 (Home: 7–6; Away: 9–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 108
| August 1
| @ Dodgers
| W 8–2
| Hendricks (2–1)
| Haren (8–9)
|
| 47,900
| 46–62
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 109
| August 2
| @ Dodgers
| L 2–5 (12)
| Wright (4–2)
| Parker (1–1)
|
| 53,354
| 46–63
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 110
| August 3
| @ Dodgers
| W 7–3
| Jackson (6–11)
| Beckett (6–6)
|
| 44,713
| 47–63
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 111
| August 5
| @ Rockies
| W 6–5 (12)
| Rondón (3–3)
| Logan (2–2)
| Villanueva (2)
| 35,043
| 48–63
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 112
| August 6
| @ Rockies
| L 4–13
| Lyles (6–1)
| Arrieta (6–3)
|
| 35,804
| 48–64
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 113
| August 7
| @ Rockies
| W 6–2
| Hendricks (3–1)
| Flande (0–4)
|
| 32,585
| 49–64
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 114
| August 8
| Rays
| L 3–4
| Boxberger (3–1)
| Rondón (3–4)
|
| 34,937
| 49–65
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 115
| August 9
| Rays
| L 0–4
| Odorizzi (8–9)
| Jackson (6–12)
|
| 36,739
| 49–66
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 116
| August 10
| Rays
| W 3–2 (12)
| Villanueva (5–6)
| Ramos (2–4)
|
| 33,039
| 50–66
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 117
| August 11
| Brewers
| L 1–3
| Gallardo (7–6)
| Arrieta (6–4)
| Rodríguez (36)
| 28,927
| 50–67
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 118
| August 12
| Brewers
| W 3–0
| Hendricks (4–1)
| Peralta (14–7)
| Rondón (15)
| 28,819
| 51–67
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 119
| August 13
| Brewers
| W 4–2
| Wada (2–1)
| Lohse (11–7)
| Rondón (16)
| 31,191
| 52–67
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 120
| August 14
| Brewers
| L 2–6
| Fiers (2–1)
| Jackson (6–13)
|
| 38,157
| 52–68
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 121
| August 15
| @ Mets
| L 2–3
| Wheeler (8–8)
| Wood (7–10)
| Mejía (18)
| 25,016
| 52–69
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 122
| August 16
| @ Mets
| L 3–7
| Niese (7–8)
| Straily (1–3)
|
| 30,744
| 52–70
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 123
| August 17
| @ Mets
| W 2–1
| Strop (2–4)
| Mejía (5–6)
| Rondon (17)
| 27,938
| 53–70
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 124
| August 18
| @ Mets
| W 4–1
| Hendricks (5–1)
| Carlyle (1–1)
| Rondon (18)
| 23,271
| 54–70
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 125
| August 19
| Giants
| W 2–1
| Wada (3–1)
| Vogelsong (7–9)
| Rondon (19)
| 31,064
| 55–70
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 126
| August 20
| Giants
| L 3–8
| Peavy (3–12)
| Jackson (6–14)
|
| 30,633
| 55–71
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 127
| August 21
| Giants
| L 3–5
| Bumgarner (14–9)
| Wood (7–11)
| Casilla (11)
| 30,541
| 55–72
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 128
| August 22
| Orioles
| W 4–1
| Arrieta (7–4)
| Gausman (7–5)
| Rondon (20)
| 33,761
| 56–72
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 129
| August 23
| Orioles
| W 7–2
| Grimm (4–2)
| Norris (11–8)
|
| 37,156
| 57–72
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 130
| August 24
| Orioles
| W 2–1
| Wada (4–1)
| Gonzalez (6–7)
| Rondon (21)
| 32,774
| 58–72
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 131
| August 26
| @ Reds
| W 3–0
| Wood (8-11)
| Cueto (15-8)
| Rondon (22)
| 19,481
| 59–72
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 132
| August 27
| @ Reds
| L 5–7
| Latos (5-3)
| Turner (4-8)
| Chapman (28)
| 20,497
| 59-73
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 133
| August 28
| @ Reds
| L 2–7
| Axelrod (1-0)
| Arrieta (7-5)
|
| 21,316
| 59–74
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 134
| August 29
| @ Cardinals
| W 7–2
| Ramirez (2-1)
| Neshek (6-1)
|
| 43,181
| 60–74
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 135
| August 30
| @ Cardinals
| W 5–1
| Doubront (1-0)
| Masterson (2-3)
|
| 44,755
| 61–74
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 136
| August 30
| @ Cardinals
| L 13–2
| Gonzales (1-2)
| Wada (4-2)
|
| 44,762
| 61–75
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 137
| August 31
| @ Cardinals
| L 9–6
| Neshek (7-1)
| Villanueva (5-7)
| Rosenthal (40)
| 45,148
| 61–76
|-
y Chicago Cubs; September: 12–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 3–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 138
| September 1
| Brewers
| W 4–2
| Turner (5-8)
| Nelson (2-6)
| Rondon (23)
| 32,054
| 62–76
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 139
| September 2
| Brewers
| W 7–1
| Arrieta (8-5)
| Gallardo (8-8)
|
| 28,434
| 63–76
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 140
| September 3
| Brewers
| W 6–2
| Hendricks (6–1)
| Garza (7–8)
|
| 31,251
| 64–76
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 141
| September 5
| Pirates
| L 3–5 (11)
| Melancon (3–4)
| Wright (0–3)
| Holdzkom (1)
| 35,541
| 64–77
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 142
| September 6
| Pirates
| L 0–5
| Liriano (4–10)
| Doubront (3–5)
|
| 36,867
| 64–78
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 143
| September 7
| Pirates
| L 4–10
| Cole (8–5)
| Wood (8–12)
|
| 33,894
| 64–79
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 144
| September 8
| @ Blue Jays
| L 0–8
| Stroman (10–5)
| Turner (5–9)
|
| 16,879
| 64–80
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 145
| September 9
| @ Blue Jays
| L 2–9
| Buehrle (12–9)
| Ramirez (2–2)
|
| 17,903
| 64–81
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 146
| September 10
| @ Blue Jays
| L 1–11
| Hutchison (10–11)
| Hendricks (6–2)
|
| 19,411
| 64–82
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 147
| September 12
| @ Pirates
| L 3–7
| Cole (9–5)
| Wada (4–3)
|
| 35,638
| 64–83
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 148
| September 13
| @ Pirates
| W 6–4
| Doubront (4–5)
| Locke (7–5)
| Rondón (24)
| 38,024
| 65–83
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 149
| September 14
| @ Pirates
| L 3–7
| Vólquez (12-7)
| Turner (5-10)
|
| 37,655
| 65-84
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 150
| September 15
| Reds
| W 1–0
| Rondón (4–4)
| Villarreal (0–1)
|
| 33,144
| 66–84
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb "
| 151
| September 16
| Reds
| W 7–0
| Arrieta (9–5)
| Cueto (18–5)
|
| 33,812
| 67–84
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb "
| 152
| September 17
| Reds
| W 3–1
| Hendricks (7–2)
| Corcino (0–1)
| Rondón (25)
| 33,500
| 68–84
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 153
| September 18
| Dodgers
| L 4–8
| Rodriguez (1–0)
| Ramirez (2–3)
|
| 33,649
| 68–85
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 154
| September 19
| Dodgers
| L 5–14
| Kershaw (20–3)
| Jackson (6–15)
|
| 33,322
| 68–86
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 155
| September 20
| Dodgers
| W 8–7
| Grimm (5–2)
| Wilson (2–4)
| Rondón (26)
| 34,334
| 69–86
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 156
| September 21
| Dodgers
| L 5–8
| Perez (1–3)
| Turner (5–11)
| Jansen (43)
| 31,933
| 69–87
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb "
| 157
| September 22
| Cardinals
| L 0–8
| Wainwright (20–9)
| Wood (8–13)
|
| 28,893
| 69–88
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 158
| September 23
| Cardinals
| W 4–3
| Rosscup (1–0)
| Neshek (7–2)
|
| 29,754
| 70–88
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 159
| September 24
| Cardinals
| W 3–1
| Arrieta (10–5)
| Lackey (14–10)
| Rondón (27)
| 33,292
| 71–88
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb "
| 160
| September 26
| @ Brewers
| W 6–4
| Ramirez (3–3)
| Nelson (2–9)
| Rondón (28)
| 39,880
| 72–88
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
| 161
| September 27
| @ Brewers
| L 2–1
| Peralta (17–11)
| Wada (4–4)
| Rodríguez (44)
| 41,440
| 72–89
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb"
| 162
| September 28
| @ Brewers
| W 5–2
| Turner (6–11)
| Fiers (6–5)
| Rondón (29)
| 33,837
| 73–89
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Legend: #cfc darkgray = Win #fbb darkgray = Loss #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Cubs team member
Note: The Cubs finished their first winning season at Wrigley Field since 2009 with a record of 41–40.Sandolow Brian Cubs end 2014 with winning record at home http://voices.suntimes.com/sports/cubs-end-2014-with-winning-record-at-home/ Chicago Sun-Times 28 September 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140927220404/http://voices.suntimes.com/sports/cubs-end-2014-with-winning-record-at-home/ September 27, 2014 mdy-all
2,652,113 fans attended Cubs home games which was the best since the 2008 season.2014 MLB Attendance https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance ESPN MLB 30 September 2014
Transactions
The Cubs traded Jason Hammel and Jeff Samardzija on July 5 to the Oakland A's for minor leaguers Addison Russell, Billy McKinney and major league pitcher Dan Straily.Cubs trade Samardzija, Hammel to A's ESPN.com http://www.espn.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/11177585/chicago-cubs-trade-jeff-samardzija-jason-hammel-oakland-athletics 2016-10-20 Russell was considered a top-five prospect in baseball.
On July 28, Darwin Barney was traded to the Los Angeles DodgersAxisa Mike July 28, 2014 Dodgers acquire infielder Darwin Barney from Cubs http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24640170/dodgers-acquire-darwin-barney-from-cubs July 28, 2014 CBSsports.com for minor league pitcher Jonathan Martinez.July 30, 2014 Dodgers complete trade with Cubs ESPN.com Associated Press https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=11287106 July 31, 2014
On July 30, the Cubs acquired Félix Doubront from the Boston Red Sox.
On July 31, pitcher James Russell and infielder Emilio Bonifacio were traded to the Atlanta Braves for 20-year-old catcher Victor Caratini.
On August 15, the Cubs traded outfielder Brett Jackson to the Arizona Diamondbacks for pitcher Blake Cooper.
Roster
2014 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers
49 Jake Arrieta
32 Dallas Beeler
22 Félix Doubront
11 Kyuji Fujikawa
52 Justin Grimm
39 Jason Hammel
28 Kyle Hendricks
36 Edwin Jackson
43 Eric Jokisch
50 Blake Parker
54 Neil Ramirez
56 Héctor Rondón
59 Zach Rosscup
18 Chris Rusin
40 James Russell
29 Jeff Samardzija
63 Brian Schlitter
19 Dan Straily
46 Pedro Strop
38 Jacob Turner
41 José Veras
33 Carlos Villanueva
47 Arodys Vizcaíno
67 Tsuyoshi Wada
37 Travis Wood
53 Wesley Wright Catchers
12 John Baker
5 Welington Castillo
51 Rafael Lopez
30 Eli Whiteside
Infielders
9 Javier Báez
15 Darwin Barney
13 Starlin Castro
30 Mike Olt
44 Anthony Rizzo
24 Luis Valbuena
4 Chris Valaika
22,45 Logan Watkins Outfielders
7 Arismendy Alcántara
64 Emilio Bonifacio
8 Chris Coghlan
51,61 Ryan Kalish
21 Junior Lake
20 Justin Ruggiano
19 Nate Schierholtz
68 Jorge Soler
6 Ryan Sweeney
41 Matt Szczur Manager
16 Rick Renteria
Coaching Staff
58 Mike Borzello (catching)
25 Chris Bosio (pitching)
96 Mike Brumley (assistant hitting)
74 Jose Castro (quality assurance)
77 Eric Hinske (first base)
17 Brandon Hyde (bench)
1 Gary Jones (third base)
3 Bill Mueller (hitting)
95 Chad Noble (bullpen catcher)
35 Lester Strode (bullpen)
Statistics
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; Avg. = Batting average; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player G Games played AB At bats R Runs H Hits 2B Doubles 3B Triples HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in AVG Batting average SB Stolen bases Arismendy Alcántara 59 238 28 51 8 1 9 22 .214 8 Javier Baez 38 155 19 27 6 0 9 18 .174 3 John Baker baseball 63 169 9 33 7 0 0 13 .195 0 Darwin Barney 72 129 18 47 10 2 2 16 .217 1 Emilio Bonifacio 69 276 35 77 14 3 2 18 .279 14 Welington Castillo 101 352 25 86 19 0 11 42 .244 0 Starlin Castro 134 528 58 154 33 1 14 65 .292 4 Chris Coghlan 111 337 40 91 23 5 6 31 .270 6 Ryan Kalish 45 102 12 24 2 4 0 4 .235 3 Junior Lake baseball 103 300 30 63 10 3 9 25 .210 7 Raffy Lopez 7 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 .182 0 Mike Olt 80 212 21 33 7 0 12 32 .156 0 Anthony Rizzo baseball 129 486 81 135 23 1 30 71 .278 4 Justin Ruggiano 81 224 29 63 13 1 6 28 .281 2 Nate Schierholtz 99 313 29 60 10 3 6 33 .192 4 Jorge Soler 12 45 7 16 5 0 4 13 .356 0 Ryan Sweeney baseball 77 207 22 52 9 0 3 20 .251 0 Matt Szczur 23 42 2 11 1 0 1 3 .262 0 Chris Valaika 33 93 8 22 2 0 3 10 .237 1 Luis Valbuena 136 436 60 108 30 4 16 48 .248 1 Logan Watkins 19 44 7 13 1 0 1 5 .295 1 Eli Whiteside 8 25 0 3 1 0 0 2 .120 1 Pitcher Totals 162 289 20 46 9 1 3 20 .159 0Team totals 1625508614131527031157590.23965
Sourcehttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/2014.shtml 2014 Chicago Cubs Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com en 2017-04-25
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average G Games played GS Games started SV Saves IP Innings pitched R Runs allowed ER Earned runs allowed BB Walks allowed K Strikeouts Jake Arrieta 10 5 2.53 25 25 0 156.2 46 44 41 167 John Baker 1 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0 Dallas Beeler 0 2 3.27 2 20 0 11.0 5 4 7 6 Felix Doubront 2 1 1.50 3 3 0 18.0 3 3 4 6 Kyuji Fujikawa 0 0 4.85 15 0 0 13.0 8 7 6 17 Justin Grimm 4 2 3.92 68 0 0 64.1 31 28 26 67 Jason Hammel baseball 8 5 2.98 17 17 0 108.2 36 36 23 104 Kyle Hendricks 6 2 2.38 11 11 0 68.0 20 18 14 39 Edwin Jackson baseball 6 15 6.33 28 27 0 140.2 105 99 63 123 Eric Jokisch 0 0 1.88 4 1 0 14.1 6 3 4 10 Blake Parker 1 1 6.35 14 0 0 17.0 12 12 4 19 Neil Ramirez 2 2 1.38 45 0 3 39.0 6 6 15 50 Héctor Rondón 3 4 2.72 57 0 24 56.1 21 17 13 60 Zac Rosscup 0 0 11.70 14 0 0 10.0 13 13 11 13 Chris Rusin 0 0 7.11 4 0 0 12.2 10 10 5 8 James Russell baseball 0 2 3.51 44 0 1 33.1 14 13 16 26 Jeff Samardzija 2 7 2.83 17 17 0 108.0 44 34 31 103 Brian Schlitter 2 3 4.08 57 0 0 53.0 27 24 16 28 Dan Straily 0 1 10.45 4 1 0 10.1 14 12 6 9 Pedro Strop 2 4 2.29 59 0 2 55.0 18 14 24 63 Jacob Turner 1 2 5.31 5 3 0 20.1 13 12 4 11 José Veras 0 1 8.10 12 0 2 13.1 12 12 11 13 Carlos Villanueva baseball 5 7 4.74 40 5 2 74.0 41 39 19 68 Arodys Vizcaino 0 0 5.40 5 0 0 5.0 3 3 3 4 Tsuyoshi Wada 4 3 3.34 11 11 0 59.1 25 22 17 48 Travis Wood 8 12 5.03 29 29 0 162.2 103 91 71 134 Wesley Wright 0 3 3.13 56 0 0 46.0 18 16 18 37 Team totals73893.91162162371463.17076365041311
Source
Team
Scoring by inning
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ≥10 Total Chicago Cubs 64 64 71 76 66 84 63 63 49 14 614 Opponents 96 73 58 79 92 88 94 64 45 18 707
Source: Baseball-Reference
Awards and honors
Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Starlin Castro
Jeff Samardzija
Anthony Rizzo
Branch Rickey AwardCubs 1B Anthony Rizzowins Branch Rickey Award https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/09/18/rizzo-wins-2014-branch-rickey-award/15835927/ usatoday.com usatoday 18 September 2014
Anthony Rizzo
Major League Baseball draft
During the draft, the Cubs drafted Kyle Schwarber with the fourth overall pick of the 2014 draft who would play an important role in the 2016 World Series.https://www.mlb.com/news/chicago-cubs-draft-kyle-schwarber-c154613860 Chicago Cubs draft Kyle Schwarber Major League Baseball en-US 2017-04-25
Farm system
AAA Iowa Cubs Pacific Coast League Marty Pevey AA Tennessee Smokies Southern League Buddy Bailey A Daytona Cubs Florida State League Dave Keller A Kane County Cougars Midwest League Mark Johnson A-Short Season Boise Hawks Northwest League Gary Van Tol Rookie AZL Cubs Arizona League Jimmy GonzalezLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kane CountyLeventhal Josh Baseball America 2015 Almanac Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2014 978-1-932391-54-1
On September 16, 2014 the Cubs announced that they will be moving their top Class A affiliate from Daytona in the Florida State League to Myrtle Beach in the Carolina League for the 2015 season.Cubs moving Class A affiliate to Myrtle Beach https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/09/16/cubs-moving-class-a-affiliate-to-myrtle-beach/15750791/ USA Today 17 September 2014 Two days later, on the 18th, the Cubs signed a 4-year player development contract with the South Bend Silver Hawks of the Midwest League, ending their brief relationship with the Kane County Cougars.Leventhal Josh Tracking the Affiliation Shuffle http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-player-development-contracts/ baseballamerica.com Baseball America 19 September 2014 On the 25th, the Silver Hawks officially changed their name to the South Bend Cubs.South Bend Silver Hawks renamed South Bend Cubs http://www.wsbt.com/sports/future-of-south-bend-baseball-silver-hawks-get-new-name-today/28239050 25 September 2014 WSBT/Channel 22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140925112903/http://www.wsbt.com/sports/future-of-south-bend-baseball-silver-hawks-get-new-name-today/28239050 September 25, 2014 mdy-all
References
External links
Chicago Cubs schedule for the 2014 seasonJanuary 2025 medicmedic
2014 Chicago Cubs season at ESPN
2014 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference
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