1974 Chicago Cubs

66-96 • .407 Win% • 6th in NL E

The 1974 Chicago Cubs went 66-96 (.407) finishing 6th in the NL E division. The club scored 669 runs, allowed 826, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Rick Monday (20 HR, 58 RBI) and Rick Reuschel (13-12, 4.30 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

66 Wins
96 Losses
.407 Win %
6th Rank
669 R 826 RA
Diff -157

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669 Runs Scored
826 Runs Allowed
-157 Run Diff
1,015K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 NL Average

Batting Avg .250 2% below the 1974 league average (.255)
OBP .326 equal to the 1974 league average (.325)
SLG .364 1% below the 1974 league average (.366)
Team ERA 4.28 18% worse than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 669 1% below the 1974 league average (672 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,015,378
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Avg per Game 12,535

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Bill Madlock 0.313 2 Ron Dunn 0.294 3 Rick Monday 0.294 4 Jose Cardenal 0.293 5 Billy Williams 0.280

Home Runs

1 Rick Monday 20 2 Billy Williams 16 3 Jerry Morales 15 4 Jose Cardenal 13 5 Andre Thornton 10

RBI

1 Jerry Morales 82 2 Jose Cardenal 72 3 Billy Williams 68 4 Rick Monday 58 5 Bill Madlock 54
1974 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Kessinger 153 599 83 155 20 7 1 42 62 54 7 0.259
Jose Cardenal 143 542 75 159 35 3 13 72 56 67 23 0.293
Rick Monday 142 538 84 158 19 7 20 58 70 94 7 0.294
Jerry Morales 151 534 70 146 21 7 15 82 46 63 2 0.273
Bill Madlock 128 453 65 142 21 5 9 54 42 39 11 0.313
Billy Williams 117 404 55 113 22 0 16 68 67 44 4 0.280
Andre Thornton 107 303 41 79 16 4 10 46 48 50 2 0.261
Steve Swisher 90 280 21 60 5 0 5 27 37 63 0 0.214
George Mitterwald 78 215 17 54 7 0 7 28 18 42 1 0.251
Vic Harris 62 200 18 39 6 3 0 11 29 26 9 0.195
Carmen Fanzone 65 158 13 30 6 0 4 22 15 27 0 0.190
Dave Rosello 62 148 9 30 7 0 0 10 10 28 1 0.203
Chris Ward 92 137 8 28 4 0 1 15 18 13 0 0.204
Billy Grabarkewitz 53 125 21 31 3 2 1 12 21 28 1 0.248
Pete LaCock 35 110 9 20 4 1 1 8 12 16 0 0.182
Rob Sperring 42 107 9 22 3 0 1 5 9 28 1 0.206
Rick Reuschel 41 86 4 19 4 1 0 2 0 27 0 0.221
Bill Bonham 48 84 8 12 2 0 0 4 2 25 0 0.143
Jim Tyrone 57 81 19 15 0 1 3 3 6 8 1 0.185
Ron Dunn 23 68 6 20 7 0 2 15 12 8 0 0.294
Steve Stone 42 58 2 7 0 0 0 2 2 20 0 0.121
Matt Alexander 45 54 15 11 2 1 0 0 12 12 8 0.204
Burt Hooton 48 50 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 22 0 0.060
Rick Stelmaszek 25 44 2 10 2 0 1 7 10 6 0 0.227
Tom Lundstedt 22 32 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 0.094
Ken Frailing 58 31 4 8 0 0 0 6 1 10 0 0.258
Dave LaRoche 50 27 4 9 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.333
Tom Dettore 16 20 1 5 1 0 0 5 3 4 0 0.250
Gene Hiser 12 17 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.235
Jim Todd 43 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.062
Ray Burris 41 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.077
Gonzalo Marquez 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Oscar Zamora 56 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.182
Adrian Garrett 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Horacio Pina 34 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Jim Kremmel 23 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Herb Hutson 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Paul 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Oscar Zamora 3.12 2 Bill Bonham 3.86 3 Ken Frailing 3.88 4 Jim Todd 3.89 5 Horacio Pina 3.99

Wins

1 Rick Reuschel 13 2 Bill Bonham 11 3 Steve Stone 8 4 Burt Hooton 7 5 Ken Frailing 6

Strikeouts

1 Bill Bonham 191 2 Rick Reuschel 160 3 Burt Hooton 94 4 Steve Stone 90 5 Ken Frailing 71
1974 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Bonham 11 22 3.86 44 36 1 242.2 246 104 109 191
Rick Reuschel 13 12 4.30 41 38 0 240.2 262 115 83 160
Burt Hooton 7 11 4.80 48 21 1 176.1 214 94 51 94
Steve Stone 8 6 4.14 38 23 0 169.2 185 78 64 90
Ken Frailing 6 9 3.88 55 16 1 125.1 150 54 43 71
Dave LaRoche 5 6 4.79 49 4 5 92.0 103 49 47 49
Jim Todd 4 2 3.89 43 6 3 88.0 82 38 41 42
Oscar Zamora 3 9 3.12 56 0 10 83.2 82 29 19 38
Ray Burris 3 5 6.60 40 5 1 75.0 91 55 26 40
Tom Dettore 3 5 4.18 16 9 0 64.2 64 30 31 43
Horacio Pina 3 4 3.99 34 0 4 47.1 49 21 28 32
Jim Kremmel 0 2 5.23 23 2 0 31.0 37 18 18 22
Herb Hutson 0 2 3.45 20 2 0 28.2 24 11 15 22
Mike Paul 0 1 27.00 2 0 0 1.1 4 4 1 1

👥 Roster (38)

Matt Alexander Bill Bonham Ray Burris Jose Cardenal Tom Dettore Ron Dunn Carmen Fanzone Ken Frailing Adrian Garrett Billy Grabarkewitz Vic Harris Gene Hiser +26 more

38 players

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The 1974 Chicago Cubs in brief

A 66-96 record (.407) put the 1974 Chicago Cubs 6th in the NL East. Runs came in at 669 scored against 826 allowed (-157). At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .250, 2% worse than the league's .255. Pitchers allowed 4.28 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.62. The 669 runs scored compare with a league average of 672 per club, 1% fewer.

Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 1,015,378 fans came through the gates. Rick Monday led the club in home runs with 20. Jerry Morales led in RBI with 82. The pitching staff's wins leader was Rick Reuschel (13). Bill Bonham struck out 191, the most on the club. The saves leader was Oscar Zamora with 10.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1974 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1974 Chicago Cubs finished 66-96 (.407 win pct).
Who led the 1974 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Rick Monday led the 1974 Chicago Cubs with 20 home runs.
What was the 1974 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1974 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.28.
Did the 1974 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1974 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1974 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1974 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rick Monday (20 HR, 58 RBI) and Rick Reuschel (13-12, 4.30 ERA).
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