1977 Chicago Cubs

81-81 • .500 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 1977 Chicago Cubs went 81-81 (.500) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 692 runs, allowed 739, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Bobby Murcer (27 HR, 89 RBI) and Rick Reuschel (20-10, 2.79 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

81 Wins
81 Losses
.500 Win %
4th Rank
692 R 739 RA
Diff -47

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692 Runs Scored
739 Runs Allowed
-47 Run Diff
1,440K Attendance

📈 vs. 1977 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 1% above the 1977 league average (.261)
OBP .329 1% above the 1977 league average (.327)
SLG .386 2% below the 1977 league average (.396)
Team ERA 4.01 3% worse than the 1977 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 692 3% below the 1977 league average (713 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,440,753
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Avg per Game 17,787

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1977

Batting Avg

1 Greg Gross 0.322 2 Steve Ontiveros 0.299 3 Larry Biittner 0.298 4 Gene Clines 0.293 5 Jerry Morales 0.290

Home Runs

1 Bobby Murcer 27 2 Larry Biittner 12 3 Bill Buckner 11 4 Jerry Morales 11 5 Steve Ontiveros 10

RBI

1 Bobby Murcer 89 2 Jerry Morales 69 3 Steve Ontiveros 68 4 Larry Biittner 62 5 Bill Buckner 60
1977 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ivan de Jesus 155 624 91 166 31 7 3 40 56 90 24 0.266
Bobby Murcer 154 554 90 147 18 3 27 89 80 77 16 0.265
Steve Ontiveros 156 546 54 163 32 3 10 68 81 69 3 0.299
Manny Trillo 152 504 51 141 18 5 7 57 44 58 3 0.280
Larry Biittner 138 493 74 147 28 1 12 62 35 36 2 0.298
Jerry Morales 136 490 56 142 34 5 11 69 43 75 0 0.290
Bill Buckner 122 426 40 121 27 0 11 60 21 23 7 0.284
George Mitterwald 110 349 40 83 22 0 9 43 28 69 3 0.238
Gene Clines 101 239 27 70 12 2 3 41 25 25 1 0.293
Greg Gross 115 239 43 77 10 4 5 32 33 19 0 0.322
Jose Cardenal 100 226 33 54 12 1 3 18 28 30 5 0.239
Steve Swisher 74 205 21 39 7 0 5 15 9 47 0 0.190
Mick Kelleher 63 122 14 28 5 2 0 11 9 12 0 0.230
Rick Reuschel 41 87 9 18 3 1 1 8 1 18 0 0.207
Dave Rosello 56 82 18 18 2 1 1 9 12 12 0 0.220
Joe Wallis 56 80 14 20 3 0 2 8 16 25 0 0.250
Ray Burris 40 69 4 12 2 1 1 8 4 22 0 0.174
Bill Bonham 35 65 3 15 3 0 0 3 1 14 0 0.231
Mike Krukow 34 55 4 11 1 0 0 2 1 14 0 0.200
Mike Gordon 8 23 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 8 0 0.043
Bruce Sutter 62 20 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0.150
Dave Roberts 17 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.059
Willie Hernandez 67 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.062
Bobby Darwin 11 12 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.167
Steve Renko 13 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.167
Paul Reuschel 69 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Donnie Moore 27 10 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 5 0 0.300
Dennis Lamp 11 8 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.375
Pete Broberg 22 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Randy Hundley 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Sember 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Mike Adams 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Giusti 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ramon Hernandez 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Todd 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1977

ERA

1 Bruce Sutter 1.34 2 Rick Reuschel 2.79 3 Willie Hernandez 3.03 4 Dave Roberts 3.23 5 Donnie Moore 4.07

Wins

1 Rick Reuschel 20 2 Ray Burris 14 3 Bill Bonham 10 4 Willie Hernandez 8 5 Mike Krukow 8

Strikeouts

1 Rick Reuschel 166 2 Bill Bonham 134 3 Bruce Sutter 129 4 Mike Krukow 106 5 Ray Burris 105
1977 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Reuschel 20 10 2.79 39 37 1 252.0 233 78 74 166
Ray Burris 14 16 4.72 39 39 0 221.0 270 116 67 105
Bill Bonham 10 13 4.36 34 34 0 214.2 207 104 82 134
Mike Krukow 8 14 4.40 34 33 0 172.0 195 84 61 106
Willie Hernandez 8 7 3.03 67 1 4 110.0 94 37 28 78
Bruce Sutter 7 3 1.34 62 0 31 107.1 69 16 23 129
Paul Reuschel 5 6 4.37 69 0 4 107.0 105 52 40 62
Dave Roberts 1 1 3.23 17 6 1 53.0 55 19 12 23
Steve Renko 2 2 4.56 13 8 1 51.1 51 26 21 34
Donnie Moore 4 2 4.07 27 1 0 48.2 51 22 18 34
Pete Broberg 1 2 4.75 22 0 0 36.0 34 19 18 20
Jim Todd 1 1 9.10 20 0 0 30.2 47 31 19 17
Dennis Lamp 0 2 6.30 11 3 0 30.0 43 21 8 12
Dave Giusti 0 2 6.04 20 0 1 25.1 30 17 14 15
Ramon Hernandez 0 0 8.22 6 0 1 7.2 11 7 3 4
Larry Biittner 0 0 40.50 1 0 0 1.1 5 6 1 3

👥 Roster (35)

Mike Adams Larry Biittner Bill Bonham Pete Broberg Bill Buckner Ray Burris Jose Cardenal Gene Clines Bobby Darwin Dave Giusti Mike Gordon Greg Gross +23 more

35 players

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The 1977 Chicago Cubs in brief

The record for the 1977 Chicago Cubs reads 81 wins and 81 losses, good for 4th in the NL East. The run column shows 692 for and 739 against. The team batting average of .265 was 1% above the 1977 league mark of .261. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 4.01 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.91. The 692 runs scored compare with a league average of 713 per club, 3% fewer.

Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 1,440,753 fans came through the gates. Bobby Murcer led the club in home runs with 27. Ivan de Jesus collected the most hits, 166. Rick Reuschel led the pitchers with 20 wins. The saves leader was Bruce Sutter with 31.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1977 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1977 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1977 Chicago Cubs finished 81-81 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1977 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Bobby Murcer led the 1977 Chicago Cubs with 27 home runs.
What was the 1977 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1977 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.01.
Did the 1977 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1977 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1977 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1977 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1977 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Murcer (27 HR, 89 RBI) and Rick Reuschel (20-10, 2.79 ERA).
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