# 1992 Chicago Cubs season

The 1992 Chicago Cubs season was the 121st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 117th in the National League and the 77th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 78–84.

## Offseason

* March 30, 1992: George Bell was traded by the Cubs to the Chicago White Sox for Sammy Sosa and Ken Patterson.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 53‍–‍28 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Montreal Expos | 87 | 75 | .537 | 9 | 43‍–‍38 | 44‍–‍37 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | 45‍–‍36 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Chicago Cubs | 78 | 84 | .481 | 18 | 43‍–‍38 | 35‍–‍46 |
| New York Mets | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 | 41‍–‍40 | 31‍–‍50 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 70 | 92 | .432 | 26 | 41‍–‍40 | 29‍–‍52 |

### Record vs. opponents

1992 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 10–2 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 11–7 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 2–10 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 11–7 |
| Cincinnati | 9–9 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 7–5 |
| Houston | 5–13 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 5–7 |
| Los Angeles | 6–12 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–13 | — | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 4–8 |
| Montreal | 8–4 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–12 |
| New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–12 | — | 6–12 | 4–14 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 9–9 |
| Philadelphia | 6-6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 5–13 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 7–11 |
| Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 13–5 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 15–3 |
| San Diego | 5–13 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–5 | — | 11–7 | 4–8 |
| San Francisco | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 5–7 |
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 3–15 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |

### Notable transactions

* July 7, 1992: Ced Landrum was traded by the Cubs to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jeff Kunkel.

### Roster
## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos. | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Joe Girardi | 91 | 270 | 73 | .270 | 1 | 12 |
| 1B | Mark Grace | 158 | 603 | 185 | .307 | 9 | 79 |
| 2B | Ryne Sandberg | 158 | 612 | 186 | .304 | 26 | 87 |
| 3B | Steve Buechele | 65 | 239 | 66 | .276 | 1 | 21 |
| SS | Rey Sánchez | 74 | 255 | 64 | .251 | 1 | 19 |
| LF | Derrick May | 124 | 351 | 96 | .274 | 8 | 45 |
| CF | Doug Dascenzo | 139 | 376 | 96 | .255 | 0 | 20 |
| RF | Andre Dawson | 143 | 542 | 150 | .277 | 22 | 90 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| José Vizcaíno | 86 | 285 | 64 | .225 | 1 | 17 |
| Sammy Sosa | 67 | 262 | 68 | .260 | 8 | 25 |
| Luis Salazar | 98 | 255 | 53 | .208 | 5 | 25 |
| Rick Wilkins | 83 | 244 | 66 | .270 | 8 | 22 |
| Dwight Smith | 109 | 217 | 60 | .276 | 3 | 24 |
| Héctor Villanueva | 51 | 112 | 17 | .152 | 2 | 13 |
| Kal Daniels | 48 | 108 | 27 | .250 | 4 | 17 |
| Alex Arias | 32 | 99 | 29 | .293 | 0 | 7 |
| Gary Scott | 36 | 96 | 15 | .156 | 2 | 11 |
| Doug Strange | 52 | 94 | 15 | .160 | 1 | 5 |
| Shawon Dunston | 18 | 73 | 23 | .315 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerome Walton | 30 | 55 | 7 | .127 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Kunkel | 20 | 29 | 4 | .138 | 0 | 1 |
| Chico Walker | 19 | 26 | 3 | .115 | 0 | 2 |
| Fernando Ramsey | 18 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 2 |
| Jorge Pedre | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Greg Maddux | 35 | 268.0 | 20 | 11 | 2.18 | 199 |
| Mike Morgan | 34 | 240.0 | 16 | 8 | 2.55 | 123 |
| Frank Castillo | 33 | 205.1 | 10 | 11 | 3.46 | 135 |
| Danny Jackson | 19 | 113.0 | 4 | 9 | 4.22 | 51 |
| Shawn Boskie | 23 | 91.2 | 5 | 11 | 5.01 | 39 |
| Mike Harkey | 7 | 38.0 | 4 | 0 | 1.89 | 21 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Jim Bullinger | 39 | 85.0 | 2 | 8 | 4.66 | 36 |
| Dennis Rasmussen | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Bob Scanlan | 69 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2.89 | 42 |
| Chuck McElroy | 72 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3.55 | 83 |
| Paul Assenmacher | 70 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4.10 | 67 |
| Jeff Robinson | 49 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 46 |
| Ken Patterson | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.89 | 23 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.50 | 27 |
| Dave Smith | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.51 | 3 |
| Jeff Hartsock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 6 |
| Jessie Hollins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Iowa Cubs | American Association | Brad Mills |
| AA | Charlotte Knights | Southern League | Marv Foley |
| A | Winston-Salem Spirits | Carolina League | Bill Hayes |
| A | Peoria Chiefs | Midwest League | Steve Roadcap |
| A-Short Season | Geneva Cubs | New York–Penn League | Greg Mahlberg |
| Rookie | Huntington Cubs | Appalachian League | Phil Hannon |
| Rookie | AZL Cubs/Rockies | Arizona League | Paul Zuvella |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Geneva AZL club affiliation shared with Colorado Rockies