1987 Chicago Cubs

76-85 • .472 Win% • 6th in NL E

The 1987 Chicago Cubs went 76-85 (.472) finishing 6th in the NL E division. The club scored 720 runs, allowed 801, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Andre Dawson (49 HR, 137 RBI) and Rick Sutcliffe (18-10, 3.68 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

76 Wins
85 Losses
.472 Win %
6th Rank
720 R 801 RA
Diff -81

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720 Runs Scored
801 Runs Allowed
-81 Run Diff
2,035K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 NL Average

Batting Avg .264 1% above the 1987 league average (.260)
OBP .325 1% below the 1987 league average (.328)
SLG .432 7% above the 1987 league average (.403)
Team ERA 4.55 11% worse than the 1987 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 720 1% below the 1987 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 2,035,202
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Avg per Game 25,440

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Jerry Mumphrey 0.333 2 Bob Dernier 0.317 3 Ryne Sandberg 0.294 4 Manny Trillo 0.294 5 Dave Martinez 0.292

Home Runs

1 Andre Dawson 49 2 Leon Durham 27 3 Keith Moreland 27 4 Jody Davis 19 5 Ryne Sandberg 16

RBI

1 Andre Dawson 137 2 Keith Moreland 88 3 Leon Durham 63 4 Ryne Sandberg 59 5 Jody Davis 51
1987 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Andre Dawson 153 621 90 178 24 2 49 137 32 103 11 0.287
Keith Moreland 153 563 63 150 29 1 27 88 39 66 3 0.266
Ryne Sandberg 132 523 81 154 25 2 16 59 59 79 21 0.294
Dave Martinez 142 459 70 134 18 8 8 36 57 96 16 0.292
Leon Durham 131 439 70 120 22 1 27 63 51 92 2 0.273
Jody Davis 125 428 57 106 12 2 19 51 52 91 1 0.248
Shawon Dunston 95 346 40 85 18 3 5 22 10 68 12 0.246
Jerry Mumphrey 118 309 41 103 19 2 13 44 35 47 1 0.333
Rafael Palmeiro 84 221 32 61 15 1 14 30 20 26 2 0.276
Manny Trillo 108 214 27 63 8 0 8 26 25 37 0 0.294
Bob Dernier 93 199 38 63 4 4 8 21 19 19 16 0.317
Paul Noce 70 180 17 41 9 2 3 14 6 49 5 0.228
Brian Dayett 97 177 20 49 14 1 5 25 20 37 0 0.277
Jim Sundberg 61 139 9 28 2 0 4 15 19 40 0 0.201
Chico Walker 47 105 15 21 4 0 0 7 12 23 11 0.200
Mike Brumley 39 104 8 21 2 2 1 9 10 30 7 0.202
Luis Quinones 49 101 12 22 6 0 0 8 10 16 0 0.218
Rick Sutcliffe 35 81 8 12 5 1 0 6 7 19 1 0.148
Jamie Moyer 39 61 3 14 1 0 0 3 6 17 0 0.230
Les Lancaster 27 49 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 19 0 0.082
Greg Maddux 34 42 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.119
Gary Matthews 44 42 3 11 3 0 0 8 4 11 0 0.262
Scott Sanderson 32 40 2 3 0 0 1 2 3 20 0 0.075
Wade Rowdon 11 31 2 7 1 1 1 4 3 10 0 0.226
Damon Berryhill 12 28 2 5 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.179
Steve Trout 11 26 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.154
Ed Lynch 58 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.188
Dickie Noles 41 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Mike Mason 18 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.222
Darrin Jackson 7 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.800
Bob Tewksbury 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Drew Hall 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Frank DiPino 69 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Lee Smith 63 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jay Baller 23 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ron Davis 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Steve Trout 3.00 2 Lee Smith 3.12 3 Frank DiPino 3.15 4 Dickie Noles 3.50 5 Rick Sutcliffe 3.68

Wins

1 Rick Sutcliffe 18 2 Jamie Moyer 12 3 Les Lancaster 8 4 Scott Sanderson 8 5 Greg Maddux 6

Strikeouts

1 Rick Sutcliffe 174 2 Jamie Moyer 147 3 Scott Sanderson 106 4 Greg Maddux 101 5 Lee Smith 96
1987 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Sutcliffe 18 10 3.68 34 34 0 237.1 223 97 106 174
Jamie Moyer 12 15 5.10 35 33 0 201.0 210 114 97 147
Greg Maddux 6 14 5.61 30 27 0 155.2 181 97 74 101
Scott Sanderson 8 9 4.29 32 22 2 144.2 156 69 50 106
Les Lancaster 8 3 4.90 27 18 0 132.1 138 72 51 78
Ed Lynch 2 9 5.38 58 8 4 110.1 130 66 48 80
Lee Smith 4 10 3.12 62 0 36 83.2 84 29 32 96
Frank DiPino 3 3 3.15 69 0 4 80.0 75 28 34 61
Steve Trout 6 3 3.00 11 11 0 75.0 72 25 27 32
Dickie Noles 4 2 3.50 41 1 2 64.1 59 25 27 33
Mike Mason 4 1 5.68 17 4 0 38.0 43 24 23 28
Drew Hall 1 1 6.89 21 0 0 32.2 40 25 14 20
Ron Davis 0 0 5.85 21 0 0 32.1 43 21 12 31
Jay Baller 0 1 6.75 23 0 0 29.1 38 22 20 27
Bob Tewksbury 0 4 6.50 7 3 0 18.0 32 13 13 10

👥 Roster (36)

Jay Baller Damon Berryhill Mike Brumley Jody Davis Ron Davis Andre Dawson Brian Dayett Bob Dernier Frank DiPino Shawon Dunston Leon Durham Drew Hall +24 more

36 players

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The 1987 Chicago Cubs in brief

The record for the 1987 Chicago Cubs reads 76 wins and 85 losses, good for 6th in the NL East. Runs came in at 720 scored against 801 allowed (-81). The team batting average of .264 was 1% above the 1987 league mark of .260. Pitchers allowed 4.55 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.08. The 1987 Chicago Cubs scored 1% fewer runs than the average club (720 against 731).

Attendance at Wrigley Field totaled 2,035,202 for the year. The home run leader was Andre Dawson, who hit 49. Rick Sutcliffe was the top winner, with 18 victories. Lee Smith saved 36 games. In all, the roster shows 36 players. The 1986 season and the 1988 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1987 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1987 Chicago Cubs finished 76-85 (.472 win pct).
Who led the 1987 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Andre Dawson led the 1987 Chicago Cubs with 49 home runs.
What was the 1987 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1987 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.55.
Did the 1987 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1987 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1987 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1987 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Andre Dawson (49 HR, 137 RBI) and Rick Sutcliffe (18-10, 3.68 ERA).
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