1975 Chicago Cubs

75-87 • .463 Win% • 5th in NL E

The 1975 Chicago Cubs went 75-87 (.463) finishing 5th in the NL E division. The club scored 712 runs, allowed 827, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Andre Thornton (18 HR, 60 RBI) and Ray Burris (15-10, 4.12 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

75 Wins
87 Losses
.463 Win %
5th Rank
712 R 827 RA
Diff -115

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712 Runs Scored
827 Runs Allowed
-115 Run Diff
1,034K Attendance

📈 vs. 1975 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 1% above the 1975 league average (.257)
OBP .337 3% above the 1975 league average (.326)
SLG .368 equal to the 1975 league average (.369)
Team ERA 4.49 24% worse than the 1975 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 712 7% above the 1975 league average (668 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,034,819
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Avg per Game 12,775

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1975

Batting Avg

1 Bill Madlock 0.354 2 Jose Cardenal 0.317 3 Andre Thornton 0.293 4 Joe Wallis 0.286 5 Jerry Morales 0.270

Home Runs

1 Andre Thornton 18 2 Rick Monday 17 3 Jerry Morales 12 4 Jose Cardenal 9 5 Bill Madlock 7

RBI

1 Jerry Morales 91 2 Manny Trillo 70 3 Jose Cardenal 68 4 Bill Madlock 64 5 Rick Monday 60
1975 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Kessinger 154 601 77 146 26 10 0 46 68 47 4 0.243
Jerry Morales 153 578 62 156 21 0 12 91 50 65 3 0.270
Jose Cardenal 154 574 85 182 30 2 9 68 77 50 34 0.317
Manny Trillo 154 545 55 135 12 2 7 70 45 78 1 0.248
Bill Madlock 130 514 77 182 29 7 7 64 42 34 9 0.354
Rick Monday 136 491 89 131 29 4 17 60 83 95 8 0.267
Andre Thornton 120 372 70 109 21 4 18 60 88 63 3 0.293
Steve Swisher 93 254 20 54 16 2 1 22 30 57 1 0.213
Pete LaCock 106 249 30 57 8 1 6 30 37 27 0 0.229
George Mitterwald 84 200 19 44 4 3 5 26 19 42 0 0.220
Rob Sperring 65 144 25 30 4 1 1 9 16 31 0 0.208
Tim Hosley 62 141 22 36 7 0 6 20 27 25 1 0.255
Champ Summers 76 91 14 21 5 1 1 16 10 13 0 0.231
Bill Bonham 40 82 8 15 1 1 0 6 1 19 0 0.183
Ray Burris 38 82 10 15 2 0 0 4 7 24 0 0.183
Rick Reuschel 38 77 3 16 2 0 1 7 3 11 0 0.208
Steve Stone 34 72 3 8 2 0 0 3 3 29 0 0.111
Gene Hiser 45 62 11 15 3 0 0 6 11 7 0 0.242
Dave Rosello 19 58 7 15 2 0 1 8 9 8 0 0.259
Vic Harris 51 56 6 10 0 0 0 5 6 7 0 0.179
Joe Wallis 16 56 9 16 2 2 1 4 5 14 2 0.286
Ron Dunn 32 44 2 7 3 0 1 6 6 17 0 0.159
Tom Dettore 36 24 2 6 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.250
Jim Tyrone 11 22 0 5 0 1 0 3 1 4 1 0.227
Adrian Garrett 16 21 1 2 0 0 1 6 1 8 0 0.095
Darold Knowles 58 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.067
Geoff Zahn 16 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.133
Ken Frailing 41 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.143
Oscar Zamora 52 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Willie Prall 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.000
Paul Reuschel 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Burt Hooton 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Donnie Moore 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Milt Wilcox 25 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Ken Crosby 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bob Locker 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Schultz 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Solomon 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Watt 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1975

ERA

1 Paul Reuschel 3.50 2 Rick Reuschel 3.73 3 Steve Stone 3.95 4 Ray Burris 4.12 5 Geoff Zahn 4.45

Wins

1 Ray Burris 15 2 Bill Bonham 13 3 Steve Stone 12 4 Rick Reuschel 11 5 Darold Knowles 6

Strikeouts

1 Bill Bonham 165 2 Rick Reuschel 155 3 Steve Stone 139 4 Ray Burris 108 5 Darold Knowles 63
1975 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ray Burris 15 10 4.12 36 35 0 238.1 259 109 73 108
Rick Reuschel 11 17 3.73 38 37 1 234.0 244 97 67 155
Bill Bonham 13 15 4.71 38 36 0 229.1 254 120 109 165
Steve Stone 12 8 3.95 33 32 0 214.1 198 94 80 139
Darold Knowles 6 9 5.81 58 0 15 88.1 107 57 36 63
Tom Dettore 5 4 5.38 36 5 0 85.1 88 51 31 46
Oscar Zamora 5 2 5.07 52 0 10 71.0 84 40 15 28
Geoff Zahn 2 7 4.45 16 10 1 62.2 67 31 26 21
Ken Frailing 2 5 5.43 41 0 1 53.0 61 32 26 39
Milt Wilcox 0 1 5.63 25 0 0 38.1 50 24 17 21
Paul Reuschel 1 3 3.50 28 0 5 36.0 44 14 13 12
Bob Locker 0 1 4.96 22 0 0 32.2 38 18 16 14
Willie Prall 0 2 8.59 3 3 0 14.2 21 14 8 7
Burt Hooton 0 2 8.18 3 3 0 11.0 18 10 4 5
Donnie Moore 0 0 4.15 4 1 0 8.2 12 4 4 8
Ken Crosby 1 0 3.24 9 0 0 8.1 10 3 7 6
Eddie Solomon 0 0 1.35 6 0 0 6.2 7 1 6 3
Eddie Watt 0 1 13.50 6 0 0 6.0 14 9 8 6
Buddy Schultz 2 0 6.35 6 0 0 5.2 11 4 5 4

👥 Roster (39)

Bill Bonham Ray Burris Jose Cardenal Ken Crosby Tom Dettore Ron Dunn Ken Frailing Adrian Garrett Vic Harris Gene Hiser Burt Hooton Tim Hosley +27 more

39 players

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The 1975 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1975 Chicago Cubs won 75 games and lost 87, ending up 5th in the NL East. With 712 runs scored and 827 given up, the 1975 differential was -115. Against a league average of .257, the 1975 Chicago Cubs batted .259. Pitchers allowed 4.49 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.62. The 1975 Chicago Cubs outscored the average club by 7% (712 against 668).

The home park, Wrigley Field, recorded 1,034,819 in attendance, about 12,775 a game. Andre Thornton led the club in home runs with 18. Jerry Morales drove in a team-high 91 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ray Burris (15). Bill Bonham struck out 165, the most on the club. Darold Knowles saved 15 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1975 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1975 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1975 Chicago Cubs finished 75-87 (.463 win pct).
Who led the 1975 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Andre Thornton led the 1975 Chicago Cubs with 18 home runs.
What was the 1975 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1975 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.49.
Did the 1975 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1975 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1975 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1975 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1975 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Andre Thornton (18 HR, 60 RBI) and Ray Burris (15-10, 4.12 ERA).
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