1979 Chicago Cubs

80-82 • .494 Win% • 5th in NL E

The 1979 Chicago Cubs went 80-82 (.494) finishing 5th in the NL E division. The club scored 706 runs, allowed 707, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Dave Kingman (48 HR, 115 RBI) and Rick Reuschel (18-12, 3.62 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

80 Wins
82 Losses
.494 Win %
5th Rank
706 R 707 RA
Diff -1

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706 Runs Scored
707 Runs Allowed
-1 Run Diff
1,656K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 NL Average

Batting Avg .269 3% above the 1979 league average (.260)
OBP .328 1% above the 1979 league average (.324)
SLG .402 5% above the 1979 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.88 4% worse than the 1979 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 706 3% above the 1979 league average (682 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,656,343
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Avg per Game 20,448

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Mike Vail 0.335 2 Mike Krukow 0.314 3 Larry Biittner 0.290 4 Scot Thompson 0.289 5 Dave Kingman 0.288

Home Runs

1 Dave Kingman 48 2 Jerry Martin 19 3 Barry Foote 16 4 Bill Buckner 14 5 Bobby Murcer 7

RBI

1 Dave Kingman 115 2 Jerry Martin 73 3 Bill Buckner 66 4 Steve Ontiveros 57 5 Barry Foote 56
1979 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ivan de Jesus 160 636 92 180 26 10 5 52 59 82 24 0.283
Bill Buckner 149 591 72 168 34 7 14 66 30 28 9 0.284
Jerry Martin 150 534 74 145 34 3 19 73 38 85 2 0.272
Dave Kingman 145 532 97 153 19 5 48 115 45 131 4 0.288
Steve Ontiveros 152 519 58 148 28 2 4 57 58 68 0 0.285
Barry Foote 132 429 47 109 26 0 16 56 34 49 5 0.254
Scot Thompson 128 346 36 100 13 5 2 29 17 37 4 0.289
Ted Sizemore 98 330 36 82 17 0 2 24 32 25 3 0.248
Larry Biittner 111 272 35 79 13 3 3 50 21 23 1 0.290
Bobby Murcer 58 190 22 49 4 1 7 22 36 20 2 0.258
Mike Vail 87 179 28 60 8 2 7 35 14 27 0 0.335
Steve Dillard 89 166 31 47 6 1 5 24 17 24 1 0.283
Mick Kelleher 73 142 14 36 4 1 0 10 7 9 2 0.254
Tim Blackwell 63 122 8 20 3 1 0 12 32 25 0 0.164
Ken Henderson 62 81 11 19 2 0 2 8 15 16 0 0.235
Rick Reuschel 38 79 8 13 2 1 0 6 7 26 0 0.165
Lynn McGlothen 42 71 6 16 3 0 0 3 1 10 0 0.225
Dennis Lamp 38 58 2 9 1 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.155
Mike Krukow 28 51 4 16 2 0 1 8 0 8 0 0.314
Ken Holtzman 24 43 2 10 3 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.233
Steve Macko 19 40 2 9 1 0 0 3 4 8 0 0.225
Miguel Dilone 43 36 14 11 0 0 0 1 2 5 15 0.306
Bill Caudill 29 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.059
Donnie Moore 39 13 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.154
Bruce Sutter 62 12 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 5 1 0.250
Bruce Kimm 9 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.091
Sam Mejias 31 11 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.182
Gene Clines 10 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Dick Tidrow 63 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.200
Willie Hernandez 52 8 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.250
Steve Davis 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
George Riley 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Kurt Seibert 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ray Burris 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Dave Geisel 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Karl Pagel 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Doug Capilla 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Bruce Sutter 2.22 2 Dick Tidrow 2.72 3 Dennis Lamp 3.50 4 Rick Reuschel 3.62 5 Lynn McGlothen 4.12

Wins

1 Rick Reuschel 18 2 Lynn McGlothen 13 3 Dennis Lamp 11 4 Dick Tidrow 11 5 Mike Krukow 9

Strikeouts

1 Lynn McGlothen 147 2 Rick Reuschel 125 3 Mike Krukow 119 4 Bruce Sutter 110 5 Bill Caudill 104
1979 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Reuschel 18 12 3.62 36 36 0 239.0 251 96 75 125
Lynn McGlothen 13 14 4.12 42 29 2 212.0 236 97 55 147
Dennis Lamp 11 10 3.50 38 32 0 200.1 223 78 46 86
Mike Krukow 9 9 4.21 28 28 0 164.2 172 77 81 119
Ken Holtzman 6 9 4.59 23 20 0 117.2 133 60 53 44
Dick Tidrow 11 5 2.72 63 0 4 102.2 86 31 42 68
Bruce Sutter 6 6 2.22 62 0 37 101.1 67 25 32 110
Bill Caudill 1 7 4.80 29 12 0 90.0 89 48 41 104
Willie Hernandez 4 4 5.01 51 2 0 79.0 85 44 39 53
Donnie Moore 1 4 5.18 39 1 1 73.0 95 42 25 43
Ray Burris 0 0 6.23 14 0 0 21.2 23 15 15 14
Doug Capilla 0 1 2.60 13 1 0 17.1 14 5 7 10
Dave Geisel 0 0 0.60 7 0 0 15.0 10 1 4 5
George Riley 0 1 5.54 4 1 0 13.0 16 8 6 5

👥 Roster (37)

Larry Biittner Tim Blackwell Bill Buckner Ray Burris Doug Capilla Bill Caudill Gene Clines Steve Davis Steve Dillard Miguel Dilone Barry Foote Dave Geisel +25 more

37 players

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The 1979 Chicago Cubs in brief

A 80-82 record (.494) put the 1979 Chicago Cubs 5th in the NL East. The Chicago Cubs scored 706 runs and allowed 707, a run differential of -1. Against a league average of .260, the 1979 Chicago Cubs batted .269. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 3.88 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.73. The 1979 Chicago Cubs outscored the average club by 3% (706 against 682). Attendance at Wrigley Field totaled 1,656,343 for the year.

Dave Kingman topped the Chicago Cubs with 48 home runs. The hits leader was Ivan de Jesus with 180. On the mound, Rick Reuschel won 18 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Lynn McGlothen with 147. Bruce Sutter saved 37 games. In all, the roster shows 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1979 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1979 Chicago Cubs finished 80-82 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1979 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Dave Kingman led the 1979 Chicago Cubs with 48 home runs.
What was the 1979 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1979 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.88.
Did the 1979 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1979 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1979 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1979 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Kingman (48 HR, 115 RBI) and Rick Reuschel (18-12, 3.62 ERA).
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