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
Record vs. opponents
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 Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
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 90 280 60 .214 5 27 1B Andre Thornton 107 303 79 .261 10 46 2B 62 200 39 .195 0 11 3B 128 453 142 .313 9 54 SS 153 599 155 .259 1 42 LF 151 534 146 .273 15 82 CF 142 538 158 .294 20 58 RF 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 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 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 57 81 15 .185 3 3 Ron Dunn 23 68 20 .294 2 15 Matt Alexander 45 54 11 .204 0 0 25 44 10 .227 1 7 22 32 3 .094 0 0 Gene Hiser 12 17 4 .235 0 1 11 11 0 .000 0 0 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 44 242.2 11 22 3.86 191 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 48 176.1 7 11 4.80 94 38 169.2 8 6 4.14 90 55 125.1 6 9 3.88 71 43 88.0 4 2 3.89 42 40 75.0 3 5 6.60 40 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 56 3 9 10 3.12 38 49 5 6 5 4.79 49 34 3 4 4 3.99 32 23 0 2 0 5.23 22 20 0 2 0 3.45 22 2 0 1 0 27.00 1
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Cubs
Notes
References
1974 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference