1974 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1974 Chicago Cubs logo.svg National League East Wrigley Field Chicago 66 96 y 6th Philip K. Wrigley John Holland Whitey Lockman, Jim Marshall WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Jim West) WGN(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) chc CHC The 1974 Chicago Cubs season was the 103rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 99th in the National League and the 59th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth and last in the National League East with a record of 66–96. Offseason October 25, 1973: Ferguson Jenkins was traded by the Cubs to the Texas Rangers for Bill Madlock and Vic Harris.Bill Madlock page at Baseball Reference November 3, 1973: Bob Locker was traded by the Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Horacio Piña.Horacio Piña page at Baseball Reference November 7, 1973: Glenn Beckert and Bobby Fenwick were traded by the Cubs to the San Diego Padres for Jerry Morales.Glenn Beckert page at Baseball Reference December 11, 1973: Ron Santo was traded by the Cubs to the Chicago White Sox for Steve Stone, Ken Frailing, and Steve Swisher and a player to be named later. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Jim Kremmel to the Cubs on December 18.Ron Santo page at Baseball Reference March 19, 1974: Ken Rudolph was traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Willie Prall.Willie Prall page at Baseball Reference Regular season July 31, 1974: Bill Bonham had four strikeouts in one inning.4 Strikeouts In 1 Inning : A Baseball Almanac Fabulous Feat Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Notable transactions April 1, 1974: Paul Popovich was traded by the Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tom Dettore and cash.Paul Popovich page at Baseball Reference June 5, 1974: George Riley was drafted by the Cubs in the 4th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.George Riley page at Baseball Reference June 17, 1974: Oscar Zamora was purchased by the Cubs from the Houston Astros.Oscar Zamora page at Baseball Reference July 28, 1974: Horacio Piña was traded by the Cubs to the California Angels for Rick Stelmaszek. Roster 1974 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 33 Bill Bonham 34 Ray Burris 32 Tom Dettore 47 Ken Frailing 44 Burt Hooton 40 Herb Hutson 49 Jim Kremmel 17 Dave LaRoche 35 Mike Paul 36 Horacio Piña 48 Rick Reuschel 30 Steve Stone 39 Jim Todd 45 Oscar Zamora Catchers  5 Adrian Garrett  8 Tom Lundstedt 15 George Mitterwald  8 Rick Stelmaszek  9 Steve Swisher Infielders 42 Matt Alexander 28 Ron Dunn 23 Carmen Fanzone 10 Billy Grabarkewitz  4 Vic Harris 11 Don Kessinger 18 Bill Madlock 19 Gonzalo Márquez 29 Dave Rosello 16 Rob Sperring 12 Andre Thornton 26 Billy Williams Outfielders  1 José Cardenal 21 Gene Hiser 22 Pete LaCock  7 Rick Monday 24 Jerry Morales 27 Jim Tyrone 20 Chris Ward Manager 16 Whitey Lockman 25 Jim Marshall Coaches 37 Hank Aguirre  2 Jim Marshall  6 J. C. Martin 46 Pete Reiser  3 Al Spangler Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league 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 Steve Swisher 90 280 60 .214 5 27 1B Andre Thornton 107 303 79 .261 10 46 2B Vic Harris Vic Harris (second baseman) 62 200 39 .195 0 11 3B Bill Madlock 128 453 142 .313 9 54 SS Don Kessinger 153 599 155 .259 1 42 LF Jerry Morales 151 534 146 .273 15 82 CF Rick Monday 142 538 158 .294 20 58 RF José Cardenal 143 542 159 .293 13 72 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 Billy Williams Billy Williams (left fielder) 117 404 113 .280 16 68 George Mitterwald 78 215 54 .251 7 28 Carmen Fanzone 65 158 30 .190 4 22 Dave Rosello 62 148 30 .203 0 10 Chris Ward Chris Ward (baseball) 92 137 28 .204 1 15 Billy Grabarkewitz 53 125 31 .248 1 12 Pete LaCock 35 110 20 .182 1 8 Rob Sperring 42 107 22 .206 1 5 Jim Tyrone 57 81 15 .185 3 3 Ron Dunn 23 68 20 .294 2 15 Matt Alexander 45 54 11 .204 0 0 Rick Stelmaszek 25 44 10 .227 1 7 Tom Lundstedt 22 32 3 .094 0 0 Gene Hiser 12 17 4 .235 0 1 Gonzalo Márquez 11 11 0 .000 0 0 Adrian Garrett 10 8 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 Bill Bonham 44 242.2 11 22 3.86 191 Rick Reuschel 41 240.2 13 12 4.30 160 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 Burt Hooton 48 176.1 7 11 4.80 94 Steve Stone Steve Stone (baseball) 38 169.2 8 6 4.14 90 Ken Frailing 55 125.1 6 9 3.88 71 Jim Todd Jim Todd (baseball) 43 88.0 4 2 3.89 42 Ray Burris 40 75.0 3 5 6.60 40 Tom Dettore 16 64.2 3 5 4.18 43 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 Oscar Zamora Oscar Zamora (baseball) 56 3 9 10 3.12 38 Dave LaRoche 49 5 6 5 4.79 49 Horacio Piña 34 3 4 4 3.99 32 Jim Kremmel 23 0 2 0 5.23 22 Herb Hutson 20 0 2 0 3.45 22 Mike Paul 2 0 1 0 27.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Wichita Aeros American Association Mike Roarke AA Midland Cubs Texas League Walt Dixon A Key West Conchs Florida State League Jack Mull and Q. V. Lowe Rookie GCL Cubs Gulf Coast League Jack Mull LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Cubs 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 1974 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs