1969 Chicago Cubs

92-70 • .568 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1969 Chicago Cubs went 92-70 (.568) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 720 runs, allowed 611, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Ron Santo (29 HR, 123 RBI) and Fergie Jenkins (21-15, 3.21 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

92 Wins
70 Losses
.568 Win %
2nd Rank
720 R 611 RA
Diff +109

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720 Runs Scored
611 Runs Allowed
+109 Run Diff
1,674K Attendance

📈 vs. 1969 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 1% above the 1969 league average (.250)
OBP .323 1% above the 1969 league average (.319)
SLG .383 4% above the 1969 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.34 7% better than the 1969 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 720 10% above the 1969 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,674,953
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Avg per Game 20,426

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1969

Batting Avg

1 Paul Popovich 0.312 2 Billy Williams 0.293 3 Glenn Beckert 0.291 4 Ron Santo 0.289 5 Don Kessinger 0.273

Home Runs

1 Ron Santo 29 2 Ernie Banks 23 3 Jim Hickman 21 4 Billy Williams 21 5 Randy Hundley 18

RBI

1 Ron Santo 123 2 Ernie Banks 106 3 Billy Williams 95 4 Randy Hundley 64 5 Jim Hickman 54
1969 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Kessinger 158 664 109 181 38 6 4 53 61 70 11 0.273
Billy Williams 163 642 103 188 33 10 21 95 59 70 3 0.293
Ron Santo 160 575 97 166 18 4 29 123 96 97 1 0.289
Ernie Banks 155 565 60 143 19 2 23 106 42 101 0 0.253
Glenn Beckert 131 543 69 158 22 1 1 37 24 24 6 0.291
Randy Hundley 151 522 67 133 15 1 18 64 61 90 2 0.255
Jim Hickman 134 338 38 80 11 2 21 54 47 74 2 0.237
Don Young 101 272 36 65 12 3 6 27 38 74 1 0.239
Al Spangler 82 213 23 45 8 1 4 23 21 16 0 0.211
Willie Smith 103 195 21 48 9 1 9 25 25 49 1 0.246
Paul Popovich 60 154 26 48 6 0 1 14 18 14 0 0.312
Jim Qualls 43 120 12 30 5 3 0 9 2 14 2 0.250
Fergie Jenkins 43 108 6 15 2 1 1 9 6 42 0 0.139
Ken Holtzman 39 100 5 15 1 1 1 7 2 32 0 0.150
Bill Hands 41 98 5 9 0 0 0 3 4 45 0 0.092
Oscar Gamble 24 71 6 16 1 1 1 5 10 12 0 0.225
Dick Selma 36 52 3 8 1 1 0 0 1 17 0 0.154
Adolfo Phillips 28 49 5 11 3 1 0 1 16 15 1 0.224
Nate Oliver 44 44 15 7 3 0 1 4 1 10 0 0.159
Ken Rudolph 27 34 7 7 1 0 1 6 6 11 0 0.206
Bill Heath 27 32 1 5 0 1 0 1 12 4 0 0.156
Gene Oliver 23 27 0 6 3 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.222
Jimmie Hall 11 24 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.208
Rich Nye 36 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.062
Phil Regan 71 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.067
Rick Bladt 10 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.154
Ted Abernathy 56 8 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
Manny Jimenez 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Hank Aguirre 41 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Joe Niekro 4 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.200
John Hairston 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Ken Johnson 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Jim Colborn 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Randy Bobb 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Decker 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Charley Smith 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Lemonds 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don Nottebart 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Archie Reynolds 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Alec Distaso 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Ross 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1969

ERA

1 Bill Hands 2.49 2 Hank Aguirre 2.60 3 Ted Abernathy 3.16 4 Fergie Jenkins 3.21 5 Ken Holtzman 3.58

Wins

1 Fergie Jenkins 21 2 Bill Hands 20 3 Ken Holtzman 17 4 Phil Regan 12 5 Dick Selma 10

Strikeouts

1 Fergie Jenkins 273 2 Bill Hands 181 3 Ken Holtzman 176 4 Dick Selma 161 5 Phil Regan 56
1969 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Fergie Jenkins 21 15 3.21 43 42 1 311.1 284 111 71 273
Bill Hands 20 14 2.49 41 41 0 300.0 268 83 73 181
Ken Holtzman 17 13 3.58 39 39 0 261.1 248 104 93 176
Dick Selma 10 8 3.63 36 25 1 168.2 137 68 72 161
Phil Regan 12 6 3.70 71 0 17 112.0 120 46 35 56
Ted Abernathy 4 3 3.16 56 0 3 85.1 75 30 42 55
Rich Nye 3 5 5.11 34 5 3 68.2 72 39 21 39
Hank Aguirre 1 0 2.60 41 0 1 45.0 45 13 12 19
Joe Niekro 0 1 3.72 4 3 0 19.1 24 8 6 7
Ken Johnson 1 2 2.84 9 1 1 19.0 17 6 13 18
Don Nottebart 1 1 7.00 16 0 0 18.0 28 14 7 8
Jim Colborn 1 0 3.07 6 2 0 14.2 15 5 9 4
Joe Decker 1 0 2.92 4 1 0 12.1 10 4 6 13
Archie Reynolds 0 1 2.45 2 2 0 7.1 11 2 7 4
Alec Distaso 0 0 3.86 2 0 0 4.2 6 2 1 1
Dave Lemonds 0 1 3.86 2 1 0 4.2 5 2 5 0
Gary Ross 0 0 13.50 2 1 0 2.0 1 3 2 2

👥 Roster (41)

Ted Abernathy Hank Aguirre Ernie Banks Glenn Beckert Rick Bladt Randy Bobb Jim Colborn Joe Decker Alec Distaso Oscar Gamble John Hairston Jimmie Hall +29 more

41 players

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The 1969 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1969 Chicago Cubs won 92 games and lost 70, ending up 2nd in the NL East. With 720 runs scored and 611 given up, the 1969 differential was +109. Against a league average of .250, the 1969 Chicago Cubs batted .253. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 3.34 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.60. League clubs averaged 658 runs that year, so the Chicago Cubs scored 10% more.

Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 1,674,953 fans came through the gates. For power, Ron Santo led the way with 29 homers. Billy Williams collected the most hits, 188. The pitching staff's wins leader was Fergie Jenkins (21). The saves leader was Phil Regan with 17. The 1969 roster runs to 41 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1969 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1969 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1969 Chicago Cubs finished 92-70 (.568 win pct).
Who led the 1969 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Ron Santo led the 1969 Chicago Cubs with 29 home runs.
What was the 1969 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1969 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.34.
Did the 1969 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1969 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1969 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1969 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1969 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ron Santo (29 HR, 123 RBI) and Fergie Jenkins (21-15, 3.21 ERA).
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