# 1975 Chicago Cubs season

The 1975 Chicago Cubs season was the 104th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 100th in the National League and the 60th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 75–87.

## Offseason

* October 23, 1974: Billy Williams was traded by the Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Manny Trillo, Darold Knowles and Bob Locker.
* December 2, 1974: Tim Hosley was selected by the Cubs from the Oakland Athletics in the rule 5 draft.
* December 13, 1974: Carmen Fanzone was released by the Cubs.
* January 9, 1975: Ed Putman was drafted by the Cubs in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase).

## Regular season

* April 25, 1975: Rick Reuschel had three putouts in one inning for the Cubs.

### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 69 | .571 | — | 52‍–‍28 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6½ | 51‍–‍30 | 35‍–‍46 |
| New York Mets | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10½ | 42‍–‍39 | 40‍–‍41 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10½ | 45‍–‍36 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17½ | 42‍–‍39 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Montreal Expos | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17½ | 39‍–‍42 | 36‍–‍45 |

### Record vs. opponents

1975 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 3–15 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 8–9 | 3–9 |
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 1–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 11–7 |
| Cincinnati | 15–3 | 11–1 | — | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–4 |
| Houston | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 4–8–1 |
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 12–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 |
| Montreal | 4–8 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 |
| New York | 8–4 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 5–13 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–9 |
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 11–7 | — | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 |
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 |
| San Diego | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 |
| San Francisco | 9–8 | 7–5 | 5–13 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 |
| St. Louis | 9–3 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 6, 1975: Jim Todd was traded by the Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later and cash. The Athletics completed the deal by sending Champ Summers to the Cubs on April 29.
* May 2, 1975: Burt Hooton was traded by the Cubs to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Geoff Zahn and Eddie Solomon.
* June 3, 1975: Lee Smith was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1975.
* July 22, 1975: Eddie Solomon was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Crosby.

### 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 | Steve Swisher | 93 | 254 | 54 | .213 | 1 | 22 |
| 1B | Andre Thornton | 120 | 372 | 109 | .293 | 18 | 60 |
| 2B | Manny Trillo | 154 | 545 | 135 | .248 | 7 | 70 |
| SS | Don Kessinger | 154 | 601 | 146 | .243 | 0 | 46 |
| 3B | Bill Madlock | 130 | 514 | 182 | .354 | 7 | 64 |
| LF | José Cardenal | 154 | 574 | 182 | .317 | 9 | 68 |
| CF | Rick Monday | 136 | 491 | 131 | .267 | 17 | 60 |
| RF | Jerry Morales | 153 | 578 | 156 | .270 | 12 | 91 |

#### 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 |
| Pete LaCock | 106 | 249 | 57 | .229 | 6 | 30 |
| George Mitterwald | 84 | 200 | 44 | .220 | 5 | 26 |
| Rob Sperring | 65 | 144 | 30 | .208 | 1 | 9 |
| Tim Hosley | 62 | 141 | 36 | .255 | 6 | 20 |
| Champ Summers | 76 | 91 | 21 | .231 | 1 | 16 |
| Gene Hiser | 45 | 62 | 15 | .242 | 0 | 6 |
| Dave Rosello | 19 | 58 | 15 | .259 | 1 | 8 |
| Vic Harris | 51 | 56 | 10 | .179 | 0 | 5 |
| Joe Wallis | 16 | 56 | 16 | .286 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Dunn | 32 | 44 | 7 | .159 | 1 | 6 |
| Jim Tyrone | 11 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 3 |
| Adrian Garrett | 16 | 21 | 2 | .095 | 1 | 6 |

### 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 |
| Ray Burris | 36 | 238.1 | 15 | 10 | 4.12 | 108 |
| Rick Reuschel | 38 | 234.0 | 11 | 17 | 3.73 | 155 |
| Bill Bonham | 38 | 229.1 | 13 | 15 | 4.71 | 165 |
| Steve Stone | 33 | 214.1 | 12 | 8 | 3.95 | 139 |
| Willie Prall | 3 | 14.2 | 0 | 2 | 8.59 | 7 |
| Burt Hooton | 3 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 8.18 | 5 |

#### 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 |
| Tom Dettore | 36 | 85.1 | 5 | 4 | 5.38 | 46 |
| Geoff Zahn | 16 | 62.2 | 2 | 7 | 4.45 | 21 |
| Donnie Moore | 4 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 8 |

#### 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 |
| Darold Knowles | 58 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5.81 | 63 |
| Oscar Zamora | 52 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5.07 | 28 |
| Ken Frailing | 41 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5.43 | 39 |
| Paul Reuschel | 28 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.50 | 12 |
| Milt Wilcox | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.63 | 21 |
| Bob Locker | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.96 | 14 |
| Ken Crosby | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.24 | 6 |
| Eddie Solomon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 3 |
| Eddie Watt | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 6 |
| Buddy Schultz | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 4 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Wichita Aeros | American Association | Mike Roarke |
| AA | Midland Cubs | Texas League | Doc Edwards |
| A | Key West Conchs | Florida State League | Walt Dixon |
| Rookie | GCL Cubs | Gulf Coast League | Jack Hiatt |
LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Midland