1975 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1975 Chicago Cubs logo.svg National League East Wrigley Field Chicago 75 87 y 5th Philip K. Wrigley John Holland Jim Marshall WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Jim West) WGN(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) chc CHC The 1975 Chicago Cubs season was the 104th 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. Offseason October 23, 1974: Billy Williams was traded by the Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Manny Trillo, Darold Knowles and Bob Locker.Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference December 2, 1974: Tim Hosley was selected by the Cubs from the Oakland Athletics in the rule 5 draft.Tim Hosley at Baseball Reference December 13, 1974: Carmen Fanzone was released by the Cubs.Carmen Fanzone at Baseball Reference 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).Ed Putman at Baseball Reference Regular season April 25, 1975: Rick Reuschel had three putouts in one inning for the Cubs. Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Notable transactions 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.Champ Summers page on Baseball Reference May 2, 1975: Burt Hooton was traded by the Cubs to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Geoff Zahn and Eddie Solomon.Geoff Zahn at Baseball Reference June 3, 1975: Lee Smith was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1975.Lee Smith at Baseball Reference July 22, 1975: Eddie Solomon was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Crosby.Ken Crosby at Baseball Reference Roster 1975 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 33 Bill Bonham 34 Ray Burris 39 Ken Crosby 32 Tom Dettore 47 Ken Frailing 44 Burt Hooton 32 Darold Knowles 36 Bob Locker 49 Donnie Moore 37 Willie Prall 43 Paul Reuschel 48 Rick Reuschel 35 Buddy Schultz 40 Eddie Solomon 30 Steve Stone 39 Eddie Watt 42 Milt Wilcox 38 Geoff Zahn 45 Oscar Zamora Catchers  6 Tim Hosley 15 George Mitterwald  9 Steve Swisher Infielders 22 Ron Dunn 28 Adrian Garrett 11 Don Kessinger 23 Pete LaCock 18 Bill Madlock 17 Dave Rosello 16 Rob Sperring 12 Andre Thornton 19 Manny Trillo Outfielders  1 José Cardenal  4 Vic Harris 21 Gene Hiser  7 Rick Monday 24 Jerry Morales 27 Champ Summers 27 Jim Tyrone 28 Joe Wallis Manager 25 Jim Marshall Coaches  3 Jack Bloomfield 46 Marv Grissom  5 Irv Noren  2 Jim Saul 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 93 254 54 .213 1 22 1B Andre Thornton 120 372 109 .293 18 60 2B Manny Trillo 154 545 135 .248 7 70 SS Don Kessinger 154 601 146 .243 0 46 3B Bill Madlock 130 514 182 .354 7 64 LF José Cardenal 154 574 182 .317 9 68 CF Rick Monday 136 491 131 .267 17 60 RF Jerry Morales 153 578 156 .270 12 91 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 Pete LaCock 106 249 57 .229 6 30 George Mitterwald 84 200 44 .220 5 26 Rob Sperring 65 144 30 .208 1 9 Tim Hosley 62 141 36 .255 6 20 Champ Summers 76 91 21 .231 1 16 Gene Hiser 45 62 15 .242 0 6 Dave Rosello 19 58 15 .259 1 8 Vic Harris Vic Harris (second baseman) 51 56 10 .179 0 5 Joe Wallis 16 56 16 .286 1 4 Ron Dunn 32 44 7 .159 1 6 Jim Tyrone 11 22 5 .227 0 3 Adrian Garrett 16 21 2 .095 1 6 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 Ray Burris 36 238.1 15 10 4.12 108 Rick Reuschel 38 234.0 11 17 3.73 155 Bill Bonham 38 229.1 13 15 4.71 165 Steve Stone 33 214.1 12 8 3.95 139 Willie Prall 3 14.2 0 2 8.59 7 Burt Hooton 3 11.0 0 2 8.18 5 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 Tom Dettore 36 85.1 5 4 5.38 46 Geoff Zahn 16 62.2 2 7 4.45 21 Donnie Moore 4 8.2 0 0 4.15 8 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 Darold Knowles 58 6 9 15 5.81 63 Oscar Zamora Oscar Zamora (baseball) 52 5 2 10 5.07 28 Ken Frailing 41 2 5 1 5.43 39 Paul Reuschel 28 1 3 5 3.50 12 Milt Wilcox 25 0 1 0 5.63 21 Bob Locker 22 0 1 0 4.96 14 Ken Crosby 9 1 0 0 3.24 6 Eddie Solomon 6 0 0 0 1.35 3 Eddie Watt 6 0 1 0 13.50 6 Buddy Schultz 6 2 0 0 6.35 4 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Wichita Aeros American Association Mike Roarke AA Midland Cubs Texas League Doc Edwards A Key West Conchs Florida State League Walt Dixon Rookie GCL Cubs Gulf Coast League Jack Hiatt LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Midland 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 1975 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs