# 2014 Chicago Cubs season

The 2014 Chicago Cubs season was the 143rd season of the franchise, the 139th in the National League and the 99th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were managed by Rick Renteria in his only year as Cubs manager and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of the National League Central.
The Cubs began the season on the road against the Pittsburgh Pirates on March 31, 2014 and finished the regular season on September 28, 2014, on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Cubs finished the season with a 73–89 record to finish in last place in the Central Division.
This season marked the 100th season of play at Wrigley Field, though the Cubs did not start playing there until 1916. To mark the occasion, the Cubs wore different uniforms to represent each decade during ten homestands throughout the season.

## Previous season

The Cubs finished the 2013 season 66–96 to finish in last place in the Central Division. Following the season, Dale Sveum was fired as manager on September 30, 2013. His total record with the Cubs in two years was 127–197. Rick Renteria was hired as the manager of the Chicago Cubs on November 7, 2013 and signed a three-year contract.

## Offseason
### Spring training facilities

The Cubs opened a new spring training facility in Mesa, Arizona called Sloan Park. The park replaces HoHoKam Stadium which had been their spring training home since 1979. With a capacity of 15,000, Cubs Park becomes the largest spring training stadium by capacity in Major League Baseball, surpassing Camelback Ranch in Glendale.

## Regular season
### Opening day starters

Monday, March 31, 2014 at Pittsburgh Pirates
| Name | Pos. |
| Emilio Bonifacio | CF |
| Starlin Castro | SS |
| Darwin Barney | 2B |
| Anthony Rizzo | 1B |
| Nate Schierholtz | RF |
| Welington Castillo | C |
| Mike Olt | 3B |
| Junior Lake | LF |
| Jeff Samardzija | SP |

### Season standings
#### National League Central

vteNL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 51‍–‍30 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 74 | .543 | 2 | 51‍–‍30 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8 | 42‍–‍39 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | 44‍–‍37 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Chicago Cubs | 73 | 89 | .451 | 17 | 41‍–‍40 | 32‍–‍49 |

#### National League Wild Card

vteDivision Leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Washington Nationals | 96 | 66 | .593 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 94 | 68 | .580 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
| San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 |
| New York Mets | 79 | 83 | .488 | 9 |
| Atlanta Braves | 79 | 83 | .488 | 9 |
| San Diego Padres | 77 | 85 | .475 | 11 |
| Miami Marlins | 77 | 85 | .475 | 11 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 86 | .469 | 12 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 89 | .451 | 15 |
| Chicago Cubs | 73 | 89 | .451 | 15 |
| Colorado Rockies | 66 | 96 | .407 | 22 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 64 | 98 | .395 | 24 |

### Record vs. opponents

2014 National League recordvte Source: Head-to-Head Records :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | – | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 4–15 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 6–13 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 7–13 |
| Atlanta | 3–3 | – | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 7–13 |
| Chicago | 2–5 | 1–5 | – | 8–11 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 9–11 |
| Cincinnati | 4–3 | 2–5 | 11–8 | – | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–7 | 1–5 | 5–2 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 6–14 |
| Colorado | 10–9 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | – | 6–13 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 7–13 |
| Los Angeles | 15–4 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 13–6 | – | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 11–9 |
| Miami | 4–3 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–3 | – | 3–4 | 8–11 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 6–13 | 13–7 |
| Milwaukee | 4–3 | 2–5 | 8–11 | 9–10 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 4–3 | – | 4–3 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 11–9 |
| New York | 4–2 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 3–4 | – | 13–6 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 4–15 | 11–9 |
| Philadelphia | 4–2 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 6–13 | – | 1–6 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 7–13 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–3 | 4–3 | 14–5 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 6–1 | – | 3–3 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 11–9 |
| San Diego | 7–12 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 9–10 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | – | 10–9 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 9–11 |
| San Francisco | 13–6 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 9–10 | – | 4–3 | 2–5 | 10–10 |
| St. Louis | 5–1 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 3–4 | – | 5–2 | 8–12 |
| Washington | 6–1 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 15–4 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–5 | – | 10–10 |

#### Detailed record vs. opponents

National League :
| Opponent | W | L | PER | RS | RA |
| NL East |||||||
| Atlanta Braves | 1 | 5 | 0.167 | 22 | 35 |
| Miami Marlins | 4 | 2 | 0.667 | 29 | 20 |
| New York Mets | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | 25 | 21 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 3 | 0.500 | 19 | 20 |
| Washington Nationals | 3 | 4 | 0.429 | 22 | 32 |
| Total | 16 | 14 | 0.500 | 117 | 128 |
| NL Central |||||||
| Chicago Cubs | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cincinnati Reds | 8 | 11 | 0.421 | 69 | 78 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 11 | 8 | 0.579 | 71 | 60 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 14 | 0.263 | 63 | 89 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 10 | 0.474 | 87 | 93 |
| Total | 32 | 43 | 0.434 | 290 | 320 |
| NL West |||||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 2 | 5 | 0.286 | 30 | 32 |
| Colorado Rockies | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | 31 | 31 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 4 | 0.429 | 39 | 47 |
| San Diego Padres | 3 | 4 | 0.429 | 24 | 39 |
| San Francisco Giants | 2 | 4 | 0.333 | 16 | 27 |
| Total | 14 | 18 | 0.455 | 135 | 168 |
| American League |||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 4 |
| Boston Red Sox | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 20 | 10 |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | 17 | 21 |
| New York Yankees | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | 8 | 10 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 6 | 10 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 3 | 28 |
| Total | 9 | 11 | 0.450 | 67 | 83 |
| Month | Games | W | L | PER | RS | RA |
| March/April | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0.346 | 99 | 108 |
| May | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0.407 | 108 | 108 |
| June | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0.536 | 98 | 101 |
| July | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0.385 | 107 | 141 |
| August | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0.533 | 111 | 120 |
| September | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0.480 | 91 | 129 |
| Home | 81 | 41 | 40 | 0.506 | 308 | 329 |
| Away | 81 | 32 | 49 | 0.395 | 306 | 378 |
| Total | 162 | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 614 | 707 |

### Game log

2014 game log: 73–89 (Home: 41–40; Away: 32–49) :
March: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1
March 31
@ Pirates
L 0–1 (10)
Morris (1–0)
Villanueva (0–1)
39,833
0–1 :
April: 9–16 (Home: 5–8; Away: 4–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
2
April 2
@ Pirates
L 3–4 (16)
Pimentel (1–0)
Villanueva (0–2)
29,762
0–2
3
April 3
@ Pirates
W 3–2
Hammel (1–0)
Rodríguez (0–1)
Strop (1)
11,418
1–2
4
April 4
Phillies
L 2–7
Hernández (1–0)
Wood (0–1)
38,283
1–3
5
April 5
Phillies
L 0–2
Lee (2–0)
Samardzija (0–1)
Papelbon (1)
30,651
1–4
6
April 6
Phillies
W 8–3
Villanueva (1–2)
Burnett (0–1)
26,712
2–4
7
April 8
Pirates
L 6–7
Watson (2–0)
Strop (0–1)
Grilli (2)
26,177
2–5
8
April 9
Pirates
W 7–5
Hammel (2–0)
Rodríguez (0–2)
28,247
3–5
9
April 10
Pirates
L 4–5
Cole (2–0)
Russell (0–1)
Grilli (3)
25,502
3–6
10
April 11
@ Cardinals
W 6–3
Grimm (1–0)
Rosenthal (0–1)
Rondón (1)
43,903
4–6
11
April 12
@ Cardinals
L 4–10
Wainwright (2–1)
Villanueva (1–3)
45,302
4–7
12
April 13
@ Cardinals
L 4–6
Wacha (2–0)
Jackson (0–1)
Rosenthal (4)
44,135
4–8
April 15
@ Yankees
Postponed (inclement weather) (Makeup date: April 16)
13
April 16
@ Yankees
L 0–3
Tanaka (2–0)
Hammel (2–1)
Kelley (4)
36,569
4–9
14
April 16
@ Yankees
L 0–2
Pineda (2–1)
Wood (0–2)
Warren (1)
40,073
4–10
15
April 18
Reds
L 1–4
Simón (2–1)
Samardzija (0–2)
Broxton (2)
28,699
4–11
16
April 19
Reds
W 8–4
Jackson (1–1)
Cingrani (1–2)
32,966
5–11
17
April 20
Reds
L 2–8
Bailey (1–1)
Villanueva (1–4)
27,927
5–12
18
April 21
Diamondbacks
W 5–1
Wood (1–2)
Arroyo (1–2)
32,439
6–12
19
April 22
Diamondbacks
W 9–2
Hammel (3–1)
McCarthy (0–4)
35,381
7–12
20
April 23
Diamondbacks
L 5–7
Cahill (1–4)
Strop (0–2)
Reed (4)
32,323
7–13
21
April 24
Diamondbacks
L 2–5
Bolsinger (1–1)
Jackson (1–2)
Reed (5)
33,085
7–14
22
April 25
@ Brewers
L 2–5
Garza (1–2)
Villanueva (1–5)
Rodríguez (10)
32,868
7–15
23
April 26
@ Brewers
L 3–5
Estrada (2–1)
Wood (1–3)
Rodríguez (11)
40,008
7–16
24
April 27
@ Brewers
W 4–0
Hammel (4–1)
Peralta (3–1)
45,286
8–16
April 28
@ Reds
Postponed (inclement weather) (Makeup date: July 8)
25
April 29
@ Reds
L 2–3
Simón (4–1)
Samardzija (0–3)
Broxton (5)
17,579
8–17
26
April 30
@ Reds
W 9–4
Jackson (2–2)
Christiani (0–1)
21,847
9–17 :
May: 11–16 (Home: 5–5; Away: 6–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
27
May 2
Cardinals
W 6–5
Wood (2–3)
Wainwright (5–2)
Rondón (2)
28,160
10–17
28
May 3
Cardinals
W 3–0
Schlitter (1–0)
Wacha (2–3)
Rondón (3)
37,874
11–17
29
May 4
Cardinals
L 4–5
Siegrist (1–1)
Rondón (0–1)
Rosenthal (8)
30,023
11–18
30
May 5
White Sox
L 1–3 (12)
Webb (3–0)
Grimm (1–1)
Lindstrom (5)
33,146
11–19
31
May 6
White Sox
L 1–5
Putnam (1–0)
Ramirez (0–1)
34,305
11–20
32
May 7
@ White Sox
L 3–8
Danks (3–2)
Wood (2–4)
21,075
11–21
33
May 8
@ White Sox
W 12–5
Schlitter (2–0)
Carroll (1–2)
26,332
12–21
34
May 9
@ Braves
L 2–3 (10)
Wood (3–5)
Wright (0–1)
27,145
12–22
35
May 10
@ Braves
L 0–2
Santana (4–0)
Schlitter (2–1)
Kimbrel (10)
30,658
12–23
36
May 11
@ Braves
L 2–5
Harang (4–3)
Jackson (2–3)
Carpenter (2)
26,151
12–24
37
May 12
@ Cardinals
W 17–5
Wood (3–4)
Lyons (0–3)
44,434
13–24
38
May 13
@ Cardinals
L 3–4 (12)
Maness (1–2)
Grimm (1–2)
43,627
13–25
May 14
@ Cardinals
Postponed (inclement weather) (Makeup date: August 30)
39
May 15
@ Cardinals
L 3–5
Wacha (3–3)
Hammel (4–2)
Rosenthal (11)
42,501
13–26
40
May 16
Brewers
L 3–4
Lohse (5–1)
Samardzija (0–4)
Rodríguez (17)
35,771
13–27
41
May 17
Brewers
W 3–0
Jackson (3–3)
Garza (2–4)
Rondón (4)
36,671
14–27
42
May 18
Brewers
W 4–2
Wood (4–4)
Estrada (3–2)
Rondón (5)
37,631
15–27
43
May 20
Yankees
W 6–1
Hammel (5–2)
Tanaka (6–1)
38,753
16–27
44
May 21
Yankees
L 2–4 (13)
Claiborne (2–0)
Veras (0–1)
Robertson (9)
34,808
16–28
45
May 22
@ Padres
W 5–1
Arrieta (1–0)
Stults (2–5)
Villanueva (1)
21,263
17–28
46
May 23
@ Padres
L 1–11
Stauffer (2–0)
Jackson (3–4)
26,489
17–29
47
May 24
@ Padres
W 3–2
Wood (5–4)
Buckner (0–1)
Rondón (6)
42,107
18–29
48
May 25
@ Padres
L 3–4
Kennedy (3–6)
Hammel (5–3)
Street (14)
32,167
18–30
49
May 26
@ Giants
W 8–4
Samardzija (1–4)
Petit (3–2)
42,257
19–30
50
May 27
@ Giants
L 0–4
Hudson (5–2)
Arrieta (1–1)
41,060
19–31
51
May 28
@ Giants
L 0–5
Kontos (1–0)
Jackson (3–5)
41,186
19–32
52
May 30
@ Brewers
L 5–11
Estrada (5–2)
Wood (5–5)
36,100
19–33
53
May 31
@ Brewers
W 8-0
Hammel (6–3)
Peralta (4–5)
42,332
20–33 :
June: 14–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 5–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
54
June 1
@ Brewers
L 0–9
Lohse (7–1)
Samardzija (1–5)
36,277
20–34
55
June 3
Mets
W 2–1
Rondón (1–1)
Rice (1–2)
34,697
21–34
56
June 4
Mets
W 5–4
Jackson (4–5)
Eveland (0–1)
Rondón (7)
28,185
22–34
57
June 5
Mets
W 7–4
Grimm (2–2)
Black (1–1)
Ramirez (1)
28,833
23–34
58
June 6
Marlins
W 5–3 (13)
Villanueva (2–5)
Slowey (1–1)
28,495
24–34
59
June 7
Marlins
W 5–2
Samardzija (2–5)
Wolf (1–2)
Strop (2)
33,786
25–34
60
June 8
Marlins
L 3–4
Dunn (5–3)
Strop (0–3)
Cishek (14)
33,134
25–35
61
June 9
@ Pirates
L 2–6
Morton (3–7)
Jackson (4–6)
24,075
25–36
62
June 10
@ Pirates
W 7–3
Wood (6–5)
Sadler (0–1)
31,567
26–36
63
June 11
@ Pirates
L 2–4
Cumpton (2–2)
Hammel (6–4)
Grilli (10)
20,540
26–37
64
June 12
@ Pirates
L 0–4
Vólquez (4–5)
Samardzija (2–6)
25,431
26–38
65
June 13
@ Phillies
W 2–1
Arrieta (2–1)
Hernández (2–5)
Ramirez (2)
26,154
27–38
66
June 14
@ Phillies
L 4–7
Buchanan (2–3)
Jackson (4–7)
Papelbon (15)
31,524
27–39
67
June 15
@ Phillies
W 3–0
Wood (7–5)
Burnett (4–6)
Ramirez (3)
41,238
28–39
68
June 16
@ Marlins
W 5–4
Villanueva (3–5)
Turner (2–5)
Russell (1)
19,170
29–39
69
June 17
@ Marlins
L 5–6
Dyson (1–0)
Schlitter (2–2)
Cishek (16)
20,860
29–40
70
June 18
@ Marlins
W 6–1
Arrieta (3–1)
Eovaldi (4–3)
27,032
30–40
71
June 20
Pirates
W 6–3
Jackson (5–7)
Morton (4–8)
Rondón (8)
36,423
31–40
72
June 21
Pirates
L 3–5
Worley (1–0)
Wood (7–6)
Melancon (11)
36,563
31–41
73
June 22
Pirates
L 1–2
Cumpton (3–2)
Hammel (6–5)
Melancon (12)
33,573
31–42
74
June 23
Reds
L 1–6
Broxton (3–0)
Rondón (1–2)
27,747
31–43
75
June 24
Reds
W 7–3
Arrieta (4–1)
Bailey (7–4)
28,226
32–43
76
June 25
Reds
L 1–4
Latos (1–0)
Jackson (5–8)
Chapman (14)
28,207
32–44
77
June 26
Nationals
W 5–3
Ramirez (1–1)
Stammen (0–3)
Rondón (9)
28,867
33–44
78
June 27
Nationals
W 7–2
Hammel (7–5)
Roark (7–5)
30,683
34–44
79
June 28
Nationals
L 0–3
Gonzalez (5–4)
Beeler (0–1)
Soriano (19)
35,770
34–45
80
June 28
Nationals
L 2–7
Treinen (1–3)
Samardzija (2–7)
Detwiler (1)
32,267
34–46
81
June 30
@ Red Sox
W 2–0
Arrieta (5–1)
Peavy (1–7)
Rondon (10)
37,814
35–46 :
July: 10–16 (Home: 6–7; Away: 4–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
82
July 1
@ Red Sox
W 2–1
Strop (1–3)
Uehara (3–2)
Rondón (11)
36,748
36–46
83
July 2
@ Red Sox
W 16–9
Villanueva (4–5)
Workman (1–2)
37,055
37–46
84
July 4
@ Nationals
W 7–2
Hammel (8–5)
Roark (7–6)
41,274
38–46
85
July 5
@ Nationals
L 0–13
González (6–4)
Villanueva (4–6)
38,473
38–47
86
July 6
@ Nationals
L 1–2
Clippard (6–2)
Strop (1–4)
Soriano (21)
32,941
38–48
87
July 7
@ Reds
L 3–9
Leake (7–7)
Jackson (5–9)
26,558
38–49
88
July 8
@ Reds
L 2–4
Cueto (9–6)
Wood (7–7)
Chapman (18)
17,371
38–50
89
July 8
@ Reds
L 5–6
Ondrusek (3–2)
Rondón (1–3)
29,991
38–51
90
July 9
@ Reds
L 1–4
Simón (12–3)
Beeler (0–2)
Chapman (19)
32,810
38–52
91
July 10
@ Reds
W 6–4
Parker (1–0)
Hoover (1–6)
31,983
39–52
92
July 11
Braves
W 5–4
Rondón (2–3)
Walden (0–1)
39,544
40–52
93
July 12
Braves
L 6–11
Minor (3–5)
Jackson (5–10)
Carpenter (3)
36,806
40–53
94
July 13
Braves
L 7–10
Teherán (9–6)
Wood (7–8)
Kimbrel (29)
36,363
40–54
85th All-Star Game in Minneapolis, Minnesota
95
July 18
@ Diamondbacks
L 4–5
De La Rosa (1–0)
Schlitter (2–3)
Reed (22)
32,619
40–55
96
July 19
@ Diamondbacks
L 3–9
Miley (6–6)
Wood (7–9)
32,528
40–56
97
July 20
@ Diamondbacks
L 2–3
Collmenter (8–5)
Arrieta (5–2)
Reed (23)
37,131
40–57
98
July 22
Padres
W 6–0
Hendricks (1–0)
Stults (3–12)
32,730
41–57
99
July 23
Padres
L 3–8
Kennedy (8–9)
Wada (0–1)
30,718
41–58
100
July 24
Padres
L 3–13
Ross (9–10)
Jackson (5–11)
31,321
41–59
101
July 25
Cardinals
W 7–6
Grimm (3–2)
Siegrist (1–2)
Rondón (12)
41,534
42–59
102
July 26
Cardinals
L 3–6
Choate (2–2)
Russell (0–2)
Rosenthal (31)
41,927
42–60
103
July 27
Cardinals
L 0–1
Wainwright (13–5)
Hendricks (1–1)
Rosenthal (32)
35,256
42–61
104
July 28
Rockies
W 4–1
Wada (1–1)
Flande (0–3)
Rondón (13)
29,702
43–61
105
July 29
Rockies
W 4–3 (16)
Baker (1–0)
Matzek (2–5)
28,590
44–61
106
July 30
Rockies
L 4–6 (10)
Scahill (1–0)
Wright (0–2)
Ottavino (1)
29,491
44–62
107
July 31
Rockies
W 3–1
Arrieta (6–2)
Hernández (0–1)
Rondón (14)
35,729
45–62 :
August: 16–14 (Home: 7–6; Away: 9–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
108
August 1
@ Dodgers
W 8–2
Hendricks (2–1)
Haren (8–9)
47,900
46–62
109
August 2
@ Dodgers
L 2–5 (12)
Wright (4–2)
Parker (1–1)
53,354
46–63
110
August 3
@ Dodgers
W 7–3
Jackson (6–11)
Beckett (6–6)
44,713
47–63
111
August 5
@ Rockies
W 6–5 (12)
Rondón (3–3)
Logan (2–2)
Villanueva (2)
35,043
48–63
112
August 6
@ Rockies
L 4–13
Lyles (6–1)
Arrieta (6–3)
35,804
48–64
113
August 7
@ Rockies
W 6–2
Hendricks (3–1)
Flande (0–4)
32,585
49–64
114
August 8
Rays
L 3–4
Boxberger (3–1)
Rondón (3–4)
34,937
49–65
115
August 9
Rays
L 0–4
Odorizzi (8–9)
Jackson (6–12)
36,739
49–66
116
August 10
Rays
W 3–2 (12)
Villanueva (5–6)
Ramos (2–4)
33,039
50–66
117
August 11
Brewers
L 1–3
Gallardo (7–6)
Arrieta (6–4)
Rodríguez (36)
28,927
50–67
118
August 12
Brewers
W 3–0
Hendricks (4–1)
Peralta (14–7)
Rondón (15)
28,819
51–67
119
August 13
Brewers
W 4–2
Wada (2–1)
Lohse (11–7)
Rondón (16)
31,191
52–67
120
August 14
Brewers
L 2–6
Fiers (2–1)
Jackson (6–13)
38,157
52–68
121
August 15
@ Mets
L 2–3
Wheeler (8–8)
Wood (7–10)
Mejía (18)
25,016
52–69
122
August 16
@ Mets
L 3–7
Niese (7–8)
Straily (1–3)
30,744
52–70
123
August 17
@ Mets
W 2–1
Strop (2–4)
Mejía (5–6)
Rondon (17)
27,938
53–70
124
August 18
@ Mets
W 4–1
Hendricks (5–1)
Carlyle (1–1)
Rondon (18)
23,271
54–70
125
August 19
Giants
W 2–1
Wada (3–1)
Vogelsong (7–9)
Rondon (19)
31,064
55–70
126
August 20
Giants
L 3–8
Peavy (3–12)
Jackson (6–14)
30,633
55–71
127
August 21
Giants
L 3–5
Bumgarner (14–9)
Wood (7–11)
Casilla (11)
30,541
55–72
128
August 22
Orioles
W 4–1
Arrieta (7–4)
Gausman (7–5)
Rondon (20)
33,761
56–72
129
August 23
Orioles
W 7–2
Grimm (4–2)
Norris (11–8)
37,156
57–72
130
August 24
Orioles
W 2–1
Wada (4–1)
Gonzalez (6–7)
Rondon (21)
32,774
58–72
131
August 26
@ Reds
W 3–0
Wood (8-11)
Cueto (15-8)
Rondon (22)
19,481
59–72
132
August 27
@ Reds
L 5–7
Latos (5-3)
Turner (4-8)
Chapman (28)
20,497
59-73
133
August 28
@ Reds
L 2–7
Axelrod (1-0)
Arrieta (7-5)
21,316
59–74
134
August 29
@ Cardinals
W 7–2
Ramirez (2-1)
Neshek (6-1)
43,181
60–74
135
August 30
@ Cardinals
W 5–1
Doubront (1-0)
Masterson (2-3)
44,755
61–74
136
August 30
@ Cardinals
L 13–2
Gonzales (1-2)
Wada (4-2)
44,762
61–75
137
August 31
@ Cardinals
L 9–6
Neshek (7-1)
Villanueva (5-7)
Rosenthal (40)
45,148
61–76 :
September: 12–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 3–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
138
September 1
Brewers
W 4–2
Turner (5-8)
Nelson (2-6)
Rondon (23)
32,054
62–76
139
September 2
Brewers
W 7–1
Arrieta (8-5)
Gallardo (8-8)
28,434
63–76
140
September 3
Brewers
W 6–2
Hendricks (6–1)
Garza (7–8)
31,251
64–76
141
September 5
Pirates
L 3–5 (11)
Melancon (3–4)
Wright (0–3)
Holdzkom (1)
35,541
64–77
142
September 6
Pirates
L 0–5
Liriano (4–10)
Doubront (3–5)
36,867
64–78
143
September 7
Pirates
L 4–10
Cole (8–5)
Wood (8–12)
33,894
64–79
144
September 8
@ Blue Jays
L 0–8
Stroman (10–5)
Turner (5–9)
16,879
64–80
145
September 9
@ Blue Jays
L 2–9
Buehrle (12–9)
Ramirez (2–2)
17,903
64–81
146
September 10
@ Blue Jays
L 1–11
Hutchison (10–11)
Hendricks (6–2)
19,411
64–82
147
September 12
@ Pirates
L 3–7
Cole (9–5)
Wada (4–3)
35,638
64–83
148
September 13
@ Pirates
W 6–4
Doubront (4–5)
Locke (7–5)
Rondón (24)
38,024
65–83
149
September 14
@ Pirates
L 3–7
Vólquez (12-7)
Turner (5-10)
37,655
65-84
150
September 15
Reds
W 1–0
Rondón (4–4)
Villarreal (0–1)
33,144
66–84
151
September 16
Reds
W 7–0
Arrieta (9–5)
Cueto (18–5)
33,812
67–84
152
September 17
Reds
W 3–1
Hendricks (7–2)
Corcino (0–1)
Rondón (25)
33,500
68–84
153
September 18
Dodgers
L 4–8
Rodriguez (1–0)
Ramirez (2–3)
33,649
68–85
154
September 19
Dodgers
L 5–14
Kershaw (20–3)
Jackson (6–15)
33,322
68–86
155
September 20
Dodgers
W 8–7
Grimm (5–2)
Wilson (2–4)
Rondón (26)
34,334
69–86
156
September 21
Dodgers
L 5–8
Perez (1–3)
Turner (5–11)
Jansen (43)
31,933
69–87
157
September 22
Cardinals
L 0–8
Wainwright (20–9)
Wood (8–13)
28,893
69–88
158
September 23
Cardinals
W 4–3
Rosscup (1–0)
Neshek (7–2)
29,754
70–88
159
September 24
Cardinals
W 3–1
Arrieta (10–5)
Lackey (14–10)
Rondón (27)
33,292
71–88
160
September 26
@ Brewers
W 6–4
Ramirez (3–3)
Nelson (2–9)
Rondón (28)
39,880
72–88
161
September 27
@ Brewers
L 2–1
Peralta (17–11)
Wada (4–4)
Rodríguez (44)
41,440
72–89
162
September 28
@ Brewers
W 5–2
Turner (6–11)
Fiers (6–5)
Rondón (29)
33,837
73–89 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Cubs team member :
Note: The Cubs finished their first winning season at Wrigley Field since 2009 with a record of 41–40. 2,652,113 fans attended Cubs home games which was the best since the 2008 season.

### Transactions

* The Cubs traded Jason Hammel and Jeff Samardzija on July 5 to the Oakland A's for minor leaguers Addison Russell, Billy McKinney and major league pitcher Dan Straily. Russell was considered a top-five prospect in baseball.
* On July 28, Darwin Barney was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league pitcher Jonathan Martinez.
* On July 30, the Cubs acquired Félix Doubront from the Boston Red Sox.
* On July 31, pitcher James Russell and infielder Emilio Bonifacio were traded to the Atlanta Braves for 20-year-old catcher Victor Caratini.
* On August 15, the Cubs traded outfielder Brett Jackson to the Arizona Diamondbacks for pitcher Blake Cooper.

## Statistics
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; Avg. = Batting average; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
| Arismendy Alcántara | 59 | 238 | 28 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 22 | .214 | 8 |
| Javier Baez | 38 | 155 | 19 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 18 | .174 | 3 |
| John Baker | 63 | 169 | 9 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .195 | 0 |
| Darwin Barney | 72 | 129 | 18 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .217 | 1 |
| Emilio Bonifacio | 69 | 276 | 35 | 77 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 18 | .279 | 14 |
| Welington Castillo | 101 | 352 | 25 | 86 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 42 | .244 | 0 |
| Starlin Castro | 134 | 528 | 58 | 154 | 33 | 1 | 14 | 65 | .292 | 4 |
| Chris Coghlan | 111 | 337 | 40 | 91 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 31 | .270 | 6 |
| Ryan Kalish | 45 | 102 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .235 | 3 |
| Junior Lake | 103 | 300 | 30 | 63 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 25 | .210 | 7 |
| Raffy Lopez | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | 0 |
| Mike Olt | 80 | 212 | 21 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 32 | .156 | 0 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 129 | 486 | 81 | 135 | 23 | 1 | 30 | 71 | .278 | 4 |
| Justin Ruggiano | 81 | 224 | 29 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 28 | .281 | 2 |
| Nate Schierholtz | 99 | 313 | 29 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 33 | .192 | 4 |
| Jorge Soler | 12 | 45 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .356 | 0 |
| Ryan Sweeney | 77 | 207 | 22 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .251 | 0 |
| Matt Szczur | 23 | 42 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .262 | 0 |
| Chris Valaika | 33 | 93 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .237 | 1 |
| Luis Valbuena | 136 | 436 | 60 | 108 | 30 | 4 | 16 | 48 | .248 | 1 |
| Logan Watkins | 19 | 44 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .295 | 1 |
| Eli Whiteside | 8 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .120 | 1 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 289 | 20 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 20 | .159 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5508 | 614 | 1315 | 270 | 31 | 157 | 590 | .239 | 65 |
Source

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
| Jake Arrieta | 10 | 5 | 2.53 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 156.2 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 167 |
| John Baker | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Beeler | 0 | 2 | 3.27 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 11.0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Felix Doubront | 2 | 1 | 1.50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | 0 | 0 | 4.85 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| Justin Grimm | 4 | 2 | 3.92 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 67 |
| Jason Hammel | 8 | 5 | 2.98 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 108.2 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 104 |
| Kyle Hendricks | 6 | 2 | 2.38 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 68.0 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 39 |
| Edwin Jackson | 6 | 15 | 6.33 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 140.2 | 105 | 99 | 63 | 123 |
| Eric Jokisch | 0 | 0 | 1.88 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14.1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Blake Parker | 1 | 1 | 6.35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 19 |
| Neil Ramirez | 2 | 2 | 1.38 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 39.0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 50 |
| Héctor Rondón | 3 | 4 | 2.72 | 57 | 0 | 24 | 56.1 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 60 |
| Zac Rosscup | 0 | 0 | 11.70 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
| Chris Rusin | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| James Russell | 0 | 2 | 3.51 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 33.1 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 26 |
| Jeff Samardzija | 2 | 7 | 2.83 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 108.0 | 44 | 34 | 31 | 103 |
| Brian Schlitter | 2 | 3 | 4.08 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 28 |
| Dan Straily | 0 | 1 | 10.45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10.1 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 9 |
| Pedro Strop | 2 | 4 | 2.29 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 55.0 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 63 |
| Jacob Turner | 1 | 2 | 5.31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20.1 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 11 |
| José Veras | 0 | 1 | 8.10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 13.1 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| Carlos Villanueva | 5 | 7 | 4.74 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 74.0 | 41 | 39 | 19 | 68 |
| Arodys Vizcaino | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | 4 | 3 | 3.34 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 59.1 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 48 |
| Travis Wood | 8 | 12 | 5.03 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 162.2 | 103 | 91 | 71 | 134 |
| Wesley Wright | 0 | 3 | 3.13 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 37 |
| Team Totals | 73 | 89 | 3.91 | 162 | 162 | 37 | 1463.1 | 707 | 636 | 504 | 1311 |
Source

### Team
#### Scoring by inning

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ≥10 | Total |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 64 | 71 | 76 | 66 | 84 | 63 | 63 | 49 | 14 | 614 |
| Opponents | 96 | 73 | 58 | 79 | 92 | 88 | 94 | 64 | 45 | 18 | 707 |
Source: Baseball-Reference

## Awards and honors

Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Starlin Castro
* Jeff Samardzija
* Anthony Rizzo
Branch Rickey Award
* Anthony Rizzo

## Major League Baseball draft

During the draft, the Cubs drafted Kyle Schwarber with the fourth overall pick of the 2014 Draft who would play an important role in the 2016 World Series.

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Iowa Cubs | Pacific Coast League | Marty Pevey |
| AA | Tennessee Smokies | Southern League | Buddy Bailey |
| A | Daytona Cubs | Florida State League | Dave Keller |
| A | Kane County Cougars | Midwest League | Mark Johnson |
| A-Short Season | Boise Hawks | Northwest League | Gary Van Tol |
| Rookie | AZL Cubs | Arizona League | Jimmy Gonzalez |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kane County
On September 16, 2014 the Cubs announced that they will be moving their top Class A affiliate from Daytona in the Florida State League to Myrtle Beach in the Carolina League for the 2015 season. Two days later, on the 18th, the Cubs signed a 4-year player development contract with the South Bend Silver Hawks of the Midwest League, ending their brief relationship with the Kane County Cougars. On the 25th, the Silver Hawks officially changed their name to the South Bend Cubs.