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
Record vs. opponents
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 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 93 254 54 .213 1 22 1B 120 372 109 .293 18 60 2B 154 545 135 .248 7 70 SS 154 601 146 .243 0 46 3B 130 514 182 .354 7 64 LF 154 574 182 .317 9 68 CF 136 491 131 .267 17 60 RF 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 62 141 36 .255 6 20 76 91 21 .231 1 16 Gene Hiser 45 62 15 .242 0 6 Dave Rosello 19 58 15 .259 1 8 51 56 10 .179 0 5 16 56 16 .286 1 4 Ron Dunn 32 44 7 .159 1 6 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 36 238.1 15 10 4.12 108 38 234.0 11 17 3.73 155 38 229.1 13 15 4.71 165 Steve Stone 33 214.1 12 8 3.95 139 3 14.2 0 2 8.59 7 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 36 85.1 5 4 5.38 46 16 62.2 2 7 4.45 21 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 58 6 9 15 5.81 63 52 5 2 10 5.07 28 41 2 5 1 5.43 39 28 1 3 5 3.50 12 Milt Wilcox 25 0 1 0 5.63 21 22 0 1 0 4.96 14 9 1 0 0 3.24 6 6 0 0 0 1.35 3 Eddie Watt 6 0 1 0 13.50 6 6 2 0 0 6.35 4
Farm system
LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Midland
Notes
References
1975 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference