1978 Chicago Cubs

79-83 • .488 Win% • 3rd in NL E

The 1978 Chicago Cubs went 79-83 (.488) finishing 3rd in the NL E division. The club scored 664 runs, allowed 724, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Dave Kingman (28 HR, 79 RBI) and Rick Reuschel (14-15, 3.41 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

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
3rd Rank
664 R 724 RA
Diff -60

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664 Runs Scored
724 Runs Allowed
-60 Run Diff
1,524K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 NL Average

Batting Avg .264 4% above the 1978 league average (.254)
OBP .331 3% above the 1978 league average (.320)
SLG .360 3% below the 1978 league average (.371)
Team ERA 4.05 13% worse than the 1978 league average (3.57)
Runs Scored 664 3% above the 1978 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,524,311
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Avg per Game 18,589

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Mike Vail 0.333 2 Dave Roberts 0.327 3 Bill Buckner 0.323 4 Joe Wallis 0.309 5 Rodney Scott 0.282

Home Runs

1 Dave Kingman 28 2 Bobby Murcer 9 3 Bill Buckner 5 4 Larry Biittner 4 5 Manny Trillo 4

RBI

1 Dave Kingman 79 2 Bill Buckner 74 3 Bobby Murcer 64 4 Manny Trillo 55 5 Larry Biittner 50
1978 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ivan de Jesus 160 619 104 172 24 7 3 35 74 78 41 0.278
Manny Trillo 152 552 53 144 17 5 4 55 50 67 0 0.261
Bobby Murcer 146 499 66 140 22 6 9 64 80 57 14 0.281
Bill Buckner 117 446 47 144 26 1 5 74 18 17 7 0.323
Dave Kingman 119 395 65 105 17 4 28 79 39 111 3 0.266
Greg Gross 124 347 34 92 12 7 1 39 33 19 3 0.265
Larry Biittner 120 343 32 88 15 1 4 50 23 37 0 0.257
Dave Rader 116 305 29 62 13 3 3 36 34 26 1 0.203
Steve Ontiveros 82 276 34 67 14 4 1 22 34 33 0 0.243
Gene Clines 109 229 31 59 10 2 0 17 21 28 4 0.258
Rodney Scott 78 227 41 64 5 1 0 15 43 41 27 0.282
Mike Vail 74 180 15 60 6 2 4 33 3 24 0 0.333
Jerry White 59 136 22 37 6 0 1 10 23 16 4 0.272
Larry Cox 59 121 10 34 5 0 2 18 12 16 0 0.281
Tim Blackwell 49 103 8 23 3 0 0 7 23 17 0 0.223
Mick Kelleher 68 95 8 24 1 0 0 6 7 11 4 0.253
Hector Cruz 30 76 8 18 5 0 2 9 3 6 0 0.237
Dennis Lamp 37 73 1 15 2 0 0 3 0 17 0 0.205
Rick Reuschel 35 73 5 10 2 0 0 4 4 23 1 0.137
Ray Burris 41 61 3 7 1 2 0 2 2 13 0 0.115
Joe Wallis 28 55 7 17 2 1 1 6 5 13 0 0.309
Dave Roberts 37 52 4 17 3 0 2 7 2 7 0 0.327
Davey Johnson 24 49 5 15 1 1 2 6 5 9 0 0.306
Mike Krukow 27 45 4 11 5 0 0 3 2 13 0 0.244
Scot Thompson 19 36 7 15 3 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.417
Rudy Meoli 47 29 10 3 0 1 0 2 6 4 1 0.103
Ed Putman 17 25 2 5 0 0 0 3 4 6 0 0.200
Woodie Fryman 13 16 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.062
Donnie Moore 71 15 2 4 1 0 0 4 2 6 0 0.267
Lynn McGlothen 49 13 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.231
Bruce Sutter 64 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.077
Ken Holtzman 23 10 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.200
Mike Gordon 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.200
Paul Reuschel 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Geisel 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mike Sember 9 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Karl Pagel 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Willie Hernandez 55 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Manny Seoane 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Lynn McGlothen 3.04 2 Bruce Sutter 3.19 3 Dennis Lamp 3.30 4 Rick Reuschel 3.41 5 Willie Hernandez 3.77

Wins

1 Rick Reuschel 14 2 Mike Krukow 9 3 Donnie Moore 9 4 Willie Hernandez 8 5 Bruce Sutter 8

Strikeouts

1 Rick Reuschel 115 2 Bruce Sutter 106 3 Ray Burris 94 4 Mike Krukow 81 5 Dennis Lamp 73
1978 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Reuschel 14 15 3.41 35 35 0 242.2 235 92 54 115
Dennis Lamp 7 15 3.30 37 36 0 223.2 221 82 56 73
Ray Burris 7 13 4.75 40 32 1 199.0 210 105 79 94
Dave Roberts 6 8 5.25 35 20 1 142.1 159 83 56 54
Mike Krukow 9 3 3.90 27 20 0 138.1 125 60 53 81
Donnie Moore 9 7 4.12 71 1 4 102.2 117 47 31 50
Bruce Sutter 8 10 3.19 64 0 27 98.2 82 35 34 106
Lynn McGlothen 5 3 3.04 49 1 0 80.0 77 27 39 60
Willie Hernandez 8 2 3.77 54 0 3 59.2 57 25 35 38
Woodie Fryman 2 4 5.17 13 9 0 55.2 64 32 37 28
Ken Holtzman 0 3 6.11 23 6 2 53.0 61 36 35 36
Paul Reuschel 2 0 5.14 16 0 0 28.0 29 16 13 13
Dave Geisel 1 0 4.24 18 1 0 23.1 27 11 11 15
Manny Seoane 1 0 5.40 7 1 0 8.1 11 5 6 5

👥 Roster (39)

Larry Biittner Tim Blackwell Bill Buckner Ray Burris Gene Clines Larry Cox Hector Cruz Woodie Fryman Dave Geisel Mike Gordon Greg Gross Willie Hernandez +27 more

39 players

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The 1978 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1978 Chicago Cubs won 79 games and lost 83, ending up 3rd in the NL East. With 664 runs scored and 724 given up, the 1978 differential was -60. Against a league average of .254, the 1978 Chicago Cubs batted .264. Pitchers allowed 4.05 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.57. The 664 runs scored compare with a league average of 645 per club, 3% more.

The home park, Wrigley Field, recorded 1,524,311 in attendance, about 18,589 a game. Dave Kingman led the club in home runs with 28. Ivan de Jesus collected the most hits, 172. Rick Reuschel led the pitchers with 14 wins. Bruce Sutter saved 27 games. In all, the roster shows 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1978 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1978 Chicago Cubs finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1978 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Dave Kingman led the 1978 Chicago Cubs with 28 home runs.
What was the 1978 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1978 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.05.
Did the 1978 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1978 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1978 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1978 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Kingman (28 HR, 79 RBI) and Rick Reuschel (14-15, 3.41 ERA).
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