⭐ Division Winner

1984 Chicago Cubs

96-65 • .596 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1984 Chicago Cubs went 96-65 (.596) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won their division. The club scored 762 runs, allowed 658, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Ron Cey (25 HR, 97 RBI) and Rick Sutcliffe (16-1, 2.69 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

96 Wins
65 Losses
.596 Win %
1st Rank
762 R 658 RA
Diff +104

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762 Runs Scored
658 Runs Allowed
+104 Run Diff
2,108K Attendance

📈 vs. 1984 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 2% above the 1984 league average (.255)
OBP .330 4% above the 1984 league average (.318)
SLG .396 7% above the 1984 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.75 5% worse than the 1984 league average (3.59)
Runs Scored 762 16% above the 1984 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 2,108,055
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Avg per Game 26,350

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1984

Batting Avg

1 Richie Hebner 0.333 2 Ryne Sandberg 0.314 3 Thad Bosley 0.296 4 Gary Matthews 0.291 5 Jay Johnstone 0.288

Home Runs

1 Ron Cey 25 2 Leon Durham 23 3 Jody Davis 19 4 Ryne Sandberg 19 5 Keith Moreland 16

RBI

1 Ron Cey 97 2 Leon Durham 96 3 Jody Davis 94 4 Ryne Sandberg 84 5 Gary Matthews 82
1984 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ryne Sandberg 156 636 114 200 36 19 19 84 52 101 32 0.314
Bob Dernier 143 536 94 149 26 5 3 32 63 60 45 0.278
Jody Davis 150 523 55 134 25 2 19 94 47 99 5 0.256
Ron Cey 146 505 71 121 27 0 25 97 61 108 3 0.240
Keith Moreland 140 495 59 138 17 3 16 80 34 71 1 0.279
Gary Matthews 147 491 101 143 21 2 14 82 103 97 17 0.291
Leon Durham 137 473 86 132 30 4 23 96 69 86 16 0.279
Larry Bowa 133 391 33 87 14 2 0 17 28 24 10 0.223
Mel Hall 48 150 25 42 11 3 4 22 12 23 2 0.280
Henry Cotto 105 146 24 40 5 0 0 8 10 23 9 0.274
Thad Bosley 55 98 17 29 2 2 2 14 13 22 5 0.296
Gary Woods 87 98 13 23 4 1 3 10 15 21 2 0.235
Dave Owen 47 93 8 18 2 2 1 10 8 15 1 0.194
Richie Hebner 44 81 12 27 3 0 2 8 10 15 1 0.333
Tom Veryzer 44 74 5 14 1 0 0 4 3 11 0 0.189
Jay Johnstone 52 73 8 21 2 2 0 3 7 18 0 0.288
Steve Trout 32 61 4 8 0 0 0 3 4 21 0 0.131
Rick Sutcliffe 20 56 3 14 3 0 0 6 2 18 0 0.250
Dennis Eckersley 24 55 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 25 0 0.109
Steve Lake 25 54 4 12 4 0 2 7 0 7 0 0.222
Dick Ruthven 25 44 2 7 3 0 0 2 1 18 0 0.159
Bill Buckner 21 43 3 9 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.209
Scott Sanderson 24 42 3 5 0 0 0 5 3 18 0 0.119
Ron Hassey 19 33 5 11 0 0 2 5 4 6 0 0.333
Chuck Rainey 17 31 2 3 0 0 0 3 2 12 0 0.097
Dan Rohn 25 31 1 4 0 0 1 3 1 6 0 0.129
Rick Reuschel 20 29 2 7 3 0 0 3 2 8 0 0.241
Rich Bordi 31 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.053
Davey Lopes 16 17 5 4 1 0 0 0 6 5 3 0.235
Lee Smith 69 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.077
Tim Stoddard 58 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.091
Dickie Noles 21 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Billy Hatcher 8 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.111
George Frazier 37 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.286
Warren Brusstar 41 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.200
Porfi Altamirano 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Reggie Patterson 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Johnson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Meridith 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Schulze 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1984

ERA

1 Rick Sutcliffe 2.69 2 Dennis Eckersley 3.03 3 Warren Brusstar 3.11 4 Scott Sanderson 3.14 5 Steve Trout 3.41

Wins

1 Rick Sutcliffe 16 2 Steve Trout 13 3 Dennis Eckersley 10 4 Tim Stoddard 10 5 Lee Smith 9

Strikeouts

1 Rick Sutcliffe 155 2 Tim Stoddard 87 3 Lee Smith 86 4 Dennis Eckersley 81 5 Steve Trout 81
1984 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Trout 13 7 3.41 32 31 0 190.0 205 72 59 81
Dennis Eckersley 10 8 3.03 24 24 0 160.1 152 54 36 81
Rick Sutcliffe 16 1 2.69 20 20 0 150.1 123 45 39 155
Scott Sanderson 8 5 3.14 24 24 0 140.2 140 49 24 76
Dick Ruthven 6 10 5.04 23 22 0 126.2 154 71 41 55
Lee Smith 9 7 3.65 69 0 33 101.0 98 41 35 86
Rick Reuschel 5 5 5.17 19 14 0 92.1 123 53 23 43
Tim Stoddard 10 6 3.82 58 0 7 92.0 77 39 57 87
Chuck Rainey 5 7 4.28 17 16 0 88.1 102 42 38 45
Rich Bordi 5 2 3.46 31 7 4 83.1 78 32 20 41
Warren Brusstar 1 1 3.11 41 0 3 63.2 57 22 21 36
George Frazier 6 3 4.10 37 0 3 63.2 53 29 26 58
Dickie Noles 2 2 5.15 21 1 0 50.2 60 29 16 14
Porfi Altamirano 0 0 4.76 5 0 0 11.1 8 6 1 7
Reggie Patterson 0 1 10.50 3 1 0 6.0 10 7 2 5
Bill Johnson 0 0 1.69 4 0 0 5.1 4 1 1 3
Ron Meridith 0 0 3.38 3 0 0 5.1 6 2 2 4
Don Schulze 0 0 12.00 1 1 0 3.0 8 4 1 2

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to SDN 3-2

👥 Roster (40)

Porfi Altamirano Rich Bordi Thad Bosley Larry Bowa Warren Brusstar Bill Buckner Ron Cey Henry Cotto Jody Davis Bob Dernier Leon Durham Dennis Eckersley +28 more

40 players

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The 1984 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 1984 the Chicago Cubs posted a 96-65 mark (.596) and finished 1st in the NL East. That season the Chicago Cubs took the division title. The run column shows 762 for and 658 against. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .260, 2% better than the league's .255. Pitchers allowed 3.75 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.59. The 1984 Chicago Cubs outscored the average club by 16% (762 against 658).

Wrigley Field was home in 1984, drawing a total attendance of 2,108,055. Ron Cey led the club in home runs with 25. Ryne Sandberg collected the most hits, 200. Rick Sutcliffe led the pitchers with 16 wins. Lee Smith closed out 33 saves. In the NL Championship Series, the Chicago Cubs lost to SDN 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1984 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1984 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1984 Chicago Cubs finished 96-65 (.596 win pct).
Did the 1984 Chicago Cubs make the playoffs?
The 1984 Chicago Cubs finished first in their division.
Who led the 1984 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Ron Cey led the 1984 Chicago Cubs with 25 home runs.
What was the 1984 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1984 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.75.
Did the 1984 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1984 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1984 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1984 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
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