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Record: 79-83 .488.... 3rd in National League East
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,525,311

Top Draft Pick: Bill Hayes (#13) MLB
Manager - Herman Franks

Affiliates - AAA Wichita Aeros AA Midland Cubs A+ Pompano Beach Cubs A- Geneva Cubs Rk Gulf Coast Cubs

Team Leaders

HR: Kingman [28]
RBI: Kingman [79]
2B: Buckner [26]
SB: DeJesus [41]
W: Reuschel [14]
SV: Sutter [27]
SO: Reuschel [115]

Oldest Player: Woodie Fryman [38]
Youngest Player: Scot Thompson [22]
Longest Tenure: Rick Reuschel [7]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Karl Pagel (Sep 21) Scot Thompson (Sep 3)
Pitchers: Dave Geisel (Jun 13)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Kirk Aadland			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Jerome Ahlert	SS		Geneva	A-
Jesus Alfaro			Pompano Beach	A+
Larry Anderson	P	25	Wichita	AAA
Juan Araujo			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
John Bargfeldt	P-OF		Pompano Beach	A+
Lawrence Berkery	1B-P		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Larry Biittner	OF-1B	33	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Tim Blackwell	C	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	C		Wichita	AAA
Paul Brownlee	SS	23	Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Bill Buckner	1B-OF	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Jim Buckner	OF		Wichita	AAA
	OF		Midland	AA
Ray Burris	P	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Tim Carroll	OF		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Bill Caudill	P	22	Wichita	AAA
Robert Clark	P		Midland	AA
Gene Clines	OF	31	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Bruce Compton	OF		Geneva	A-
	OF		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Larry Cox	C	31	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Hector Cruz	OF-3B	25	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Steve Davis	2B-3B	24	Wichita	AAA
Johnny De la Cruz			Pompano Beach	A+
			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Dennis DeBarr	P	25	Wichita	AAA
Ivan DeJesus	SS	25	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Mark Deutsch			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Mike Diaz	1B-OF	18	Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Jeff Doyle	2B	21	Pompano Beach	A+
	2B		Geneva	A-
	2B		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Kevin Drury	SS		Wichita	AAA
	SS		Midland	AA
Keith Ebersole			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Lamont Ennis			Geneva	A-
Billy Evers	C	24	Wichita	AAA
	C		Midland	AA
	C		Pompano Beach	A+
Javier Fierro	3B		Midland	AA
Jesus Figueroa	OF	21	Wichita	AAA
Woodie Fryman	P	38	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Mike Gatlin	SS		Midland	AA
Dave Geisel	P	23	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	P		Wichita	AAA
Mark Gilbert	OF	22	Geneva	A-
Mike Godley	OF		Geneva	A-
	OF		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Mike Gordon	C	25	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	C		Wichita	AAA
Eric Grandy	1B-OF		Midland	AA
Greg Gross	OF	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Duane Gustavson	C		Midland	AA
	C		Pompano Beach	A+
Mel Hall	LF-OF	18	Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Jeff Hardy	SS		Pompano Beach	A+
Stephen Hartery			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
John Hartin	1B-OF		Midland	AA
	1B-OF		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Bill Hayes	C	20	Pompano Beach	A+
Joe Hernandez	OF		Midland	AA
Willie Hernandez	P	23	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Joe Hicks	1B		Pompano Beach	A+
	1B		Geneva	A-
Gordon Hodgson	3B		Pompano Beach	A+
Ken Holtzman	P	32	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Al Javier	OF	24	Wichita	AAA
Davey Johnson	2B	35	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Michael Karabin			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Greg Keatley	C	25	Midland	AA
Mick Kelleher	SS-3B	31	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Dave Kingman	OF-1B	29	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Bubba Kizer	SS		Geneva	A-
Craig Kornfeld			Pompano Beach	A+
			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Gene Krug	H	23	Midland	AA
Mike Krukow	P	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	P		Wichita	AAA
Dennis Lamp	P	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Steve Macko	2B-3B	24	Midland	AA
Randy Martz	P	22	Wichita	AAA
Ted May	C		Pompano Beach	A+
	C		Geneva	A-
Douglas McCracken	OF		Pompano Beach	A+
	OF		Geneva	A-
Lynn McGlothen	P	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Rudy Meoli	SS-3B	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	SS-3B		Wichita	AAA
James Messmer	3B		Pompano Beach	A+
James Mitchell	SS		Geneva	A-
Edwin Mohr	OF		Pompano Beach	A+
Donnie Moore	P	24	Chicago Cubs	MLB
William Morgan	OF		Geneva	A-
Andrew Muhlstock			Wichita	AAA
Bobby Murcer	OF	32	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Steve Ontiveros	3B	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Karl Pagel	1B	23	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	1B		Wichita	AAA
Mark Parker	P		Geneva	A-
Anthony Pepper			Wichita	AAA
			Midland	AA
John Pinakidis			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Wilfred Puentes	OF		Pompano Beach	A+
Ed Putman	C-1B	25	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	C-1B		Wichita	AAA
Dave Rader	C	29	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Aaron Randle			Midland	AA
Paul Reuschel	P	31	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Rick Reuschel	P	29	Chicago Cubs	MLB
George Riley	P	21	Wichita	AAA
Dave Roberts	P	34	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Chuck Rogers	P		Wichita	AAA
Wayne Rohlfing			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Dan Rohn	2B-3B	22	Pompano Beach	A+
Brian Rosinski	OF		Midland	AA
Philip Rossi	SS	22	Pompano Beach	A+
Rodney Scott	2B-SS	24	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	2B-SS		Wichita	AAA
Herman Segelke	P	20	Midland	AA
Kurt Seibert	2B	22	Midland	AA
Mike Sember	3B	25	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	3B		Wichita	AAA
Manny Seoane	P	23	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	P		Wichita	AAA
Michael Shepston	C		Wichita	AAA
	C		Pompano Beach	A+
	C		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Carl Spikes	OF		Pompano Beach	A+
David Stockstill			Pompano Beach	A+
			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
John Stockstill	SS		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Bruce Sutter	P	25	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Scot Thompson	OF-1B	22	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	OF-1B		Wichita	AAA
Jim Tracy	OF	22	Midland	AA
	OF		Pompano Beach	A+
Ted Trevino	C		Geneva	A-
Manny Trillo	2B	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Robert Triplett	C		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Mike Turgeon	SS		Pompano Beach	A+
	SS		Geneva	A-
Darrel Turner	P		Wichita	AAA
Mike Vail	OF	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Steve Verban			Pompano Beach	A+
Andrew Walker	C		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Joe Wallis	OF	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Jerry White	OF	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Byron Wilkerson	P		Wichita	AAA
Todd Winterfeldt			Pompano Beach	A+
Jeffrey Youngbauer			Wichita	AAA
Lawrence Zerante			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Jeff Albert	-3	Midland	AA
Michael Allen		Midland	AA
Larry Anderson	25	Wichita	AAA
Jeff Andrews	19	Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Richard Aspenieiter		Pompano Beach	A+
		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Mario Avallone		Pompano Beach	A+
Miguel Barreto		Pompano Beach	A+
Calvin Beal		Pompano Beach	A+
Ray Burris	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Thomas Butler		Midland	AA
Roberto Cabrera		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Bill Caudill	22	Wichita	AAA
Norm Churchill	20	Pompano Beach	A+
Randy Clark		Pompano Beach	A+
		Geneva	A-
Robert Clark		Midland	AA
Joey Cole		Geneva	A-
Ron Davis	23	Midland	AA
Dennis DeBarr	25	Wichita	AAA
Mark Deutsch		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Bill Earley	22	Geneva	A-
John Faley		Pompano Beach	A+
Woodie Fryman	38	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Dave Geisel	23	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	23	Wichita	AAA
Eric Gorman		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Lawrence Groover		Wichita	AAA
		Midland	AA
Stephen Hartery		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
John Hartin		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Richard Herendeen		Pompano Beach	A+
Willie Hernandez	23	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Ken Holtzman	32	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Kevin Kirby		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Mike Krukow	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	26	Wichita	AAA
Dennis Lamp	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Charles Ledbetter		Midland	AA
Donald Lowe		Pompano Beach	A+
Henry Mack		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Russ Maher		Pompano Beach	A+
		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Mike Martin		Wichita	AAA
Randy Martz	22	Wichita	AAA
	22	Midland	AA
Joe McClain		Geneva	A-
Richard McClure		Pompano Beach	A+
Lynn McGlothen	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Donnie Moore	24	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Andrew Muhlstock		Wichita	AAA
Miguel Nava		Pompano Beach	A+
		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Alex Negron	-	Pompano Beach	A+
David Overstreet		Wichita	AAA
		Midland	AA
		Pompano Beach	A+
Albert Paglione		Pompano Beach	A+
Mark Parker		Geneva	A-
Gerry Pirtle	30	Wichita	AAA
Paul Reuschel	31	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Rick Reuschel	29	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Jeff Rhodes		Geneva	A-
		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
George Riley	21	Wichita	AAA
	21	Midland	AA
Dave Roberts	34	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Chuck Rogers		Wichita	AAA
William Ross		Geneva	A-
Herman Segelke	20	Midland	AA
Manny Seoane	23	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	23	Wichita	AAA
Lee Smith	20	Midland	AA
Thomas Spino		Geneva	A-
Joseph Stethers		Pompano Beach	A+
		Geneva	A-
Bruce Sutter	25	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Glenn Swaggerty		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Michael Taylor		Pompano Beach	A+
Charles Tewell		Pompano Beach	A+
Darrel Turner		Wichita	AAA
		Midland	AA
Jack Uhey		Midland	AA
Mark Vaji	17	Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Vincent Valentini		Pompano Beach	A+
Neal Van Zutphen		Pompano Beach	A+
Steve Viskas	18	Pompano Beach	A+
Louis Whetstone		Geneva	A-
Byron Wilkerson		Wichita	AAA
		Pompano Beach	A+
Michael Wright		Pompano Beach	A+