1978 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1978 Chicago Cubs logo.svg National League East Wrigley Field Chicago 79 83 y 3rd William Wrigley III Bob Kennedy Herman Franks WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Lou Boudreau) WGN(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) chc CHC 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. Offseason October 13, 1977: Keith Drumright was traded by the Cubs to the Houston Astros for Al Javier.Keith Drumright at Baseball-Reference October 31, 1977: Bill Bonham was traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Woodie Fryman and Bill Caudill.Woodie Fryman at Baseball-Reference December 5, 1977: Dave Rosello was traded by the Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for Bruce Compton (minors) and Norm Churchill (minors).Dave Rosello at Baseball-Reference December 5, 1977: Jesús Figueroa was drafted by the Cubs from the New York Yankees in the 1977 rule 5 draft.Jesús Figueroa at Baseball-Reference Regular season 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. Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Notable transactions June 6, 1978: Mike Diaz was drafted by the Cubs in the 30th round of the 1978 Major League Baseball draft.Mike Diaz at Baseball-Reference June 9, 1978: Woodie Fryman was traded by the Cubs to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Jerry White to the Cubs on June 23. June 10, 1978: The Cubs traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Ken Holtzman. The Cubs completed the trade by sending Ron Davis to the Yankees on June 12.Ken Holtzman at Baseball-Reference June 15, 1978: Joe Wallis was traded by the Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for Mike Vail.Joe Wallis at Baseball-Reference June 26, 1978: Paul Reuschel was traded by the Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for Dennis DeBarr.Paul Reuschel at Baseball-Reference Roster 1978 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 34 Ray Burris 35 Woodie Fryman 46 Dave Geisel 38 Willie Hernández 30 Ken Holtzman 39 Mike Krukow 47 Dennis Lamp 40 Lynn McGlothen 49 Donnie Moore 43 Paul Reuschel 48 Rick Reuschel 41 Dave Roberts 37 Manny Seoane 42 Bruce Sutter Catchers  9 Tim Blackwell  6 Larry Cox 23 Mike Gordon  8 Dave Rader Infielders 26 Larry Biittner 22 Bill Buckner 11 Iván DeJesús 31 Davey Johnson 20 Mick Kelleher 12 Rudy Meoli 16 Steve Ontiveros 17 Ed Putman 24,32 Rodney Scott 29 Mike Sember 19 Manny Trillo Outfielders 18 Gene Clines 24 Héctor Cruz 21 Greg Gross 10 Dave Kingman  7 Bobby Murcer 25 Scot Thompson 27 Mike Vail  9 Joe Wallis 24,32 Jerry White Other batters 45 Karl Pagel Manager  3 Herman Franks Coaches  5 Joey Amalfitano 45 Jack Bloomfield  2 Peanuts Lowrey  4 Mike Roarke  1 Cookie Rojas Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 C Dave Rader Dave Rader (baseball) 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 Steve Ontiveros (infielder) 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 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 Larry Biittner 120 343 88 .257 4 50 Gene Clines 109 229 59 .258 0 17 Rodney Scott Rodney Scott (baseball) 78 227 64 .282 0 15 Mike Vail 74 180 60 .333 4 33 Jerry White Jerry White (baseball) 59 136 37 .272 1 10 Larry Cox Larry Cox (baseball) 59 121 34 .281 2 18 Tim Blackwell 49 103 23 .223 0 7 Mick Kelleher 68 95 24 .253 0 6 Héctor Cruz Héctor Cruz (baseball) 30 76 18 .237 2 9 Joe Wallis 28 55 17 .309 1 6 Davey Johnson 24 49 15 .306 2 6 Scot Thompson Scot Thompson (baseball) 19 36 15 .417 0 2 Rudy Meoli 47 29 3 .103 0 2 Ed Putman 17 25 5 .200 0 3 Mike Gordon Mike Gordon (baseball) 4 5 1 .200 0 0 Mike Sember 9 3 1 .333 0 0 Karl Pagel 2 2 0 .000 0 0 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 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 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 Dave Roberts Dave Roberts (pitcher) 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 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 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 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Wichita Aeros American Association Harry Dunlop AA Midland Cubs Texas League Jim Saul A Pompano Beach Cubs Florida State League Jack Hiatt A-Short Season Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League Bob Hartsfield Rookie GCL Cubs Gulf Coast League Randy Hundley LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Geneva Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1978 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs