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Record: 80-82 .494.... 5th in National League East
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,648,587

Top Draft Pick: Jon Perlman (#12) MLB
Manager - Joey Amalfitano, Herman Franks

Affiliates - AAA Wichita Aeros AA Midland Cubs A Quad Cities Cubs A- Geneva Cubs Rk Gulf Coast Cubs

Team Leaders

HR: Kingman [48]
RBI: Kingman [115]
2B: Buckner, Martin [34]
SB: DeJesus [24]
W: Reuschel [18]
SV: Sutter [37]
SO: McGlothen [147]

Oldest Player: Ted Sizemore [34]
Youngest Player: George Riley [22]
Longest Tenure: Rick Reuschel [8]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Steve Davis (Sep 23) Steve Macko (Aug 18) Kurt Seibert (Sep 3)
Pitchers: Bill Caudill (May 12) George Riley (Sep 15)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Jerome Ahlert	SS		Quad Cities	A
Jesus Alfam			Midland	AA
Shane Allen	IF		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Juan Araujo			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Terry Austin	OF		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
John Bargfeldt	P-OF		Quad Cities	A
Pedro Bazan	C		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Calvin Beal			Midland	AA
Phillip Belmonte	IF		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Anthony Biafore	SS		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Larry Biittner	OF-1B	34	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Tim Blackwell	C	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Derek Botelho	P	23	Wichita	AAA
Bill Buckner	1B-OF	29	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Ray Burris	P	29	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Doug Capilla	P	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	P		Wichita	AAA
Tim Carroll	OF		Quad Cities	A
Bill Caudill	P	23	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Norm Churchill	P	21	Wichita	AAA
Gene Clines	OF	32	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Bruce Compton	OF		Geneva	A-
Gregg Creten	IF		Geneva	A-
Steve Davis	2B-3B	25	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	2B-3B		Wichita	AAA
Ivan DeJesus	SS	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Luis Delgado			Wichita	AAA
Bobby Deloach			Geneva	A-
Mike Diaz	1B-OF	19	Geneva	A-
Steve Dillard	2B-3B	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Miguel Dilone	OF	24	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Kevin Drury	SS		Wichita	AAA
Billy Evers	C	25	Wichita	AAA
	C		Midland	AA
Javier Fierro	3B		Midland	AA
Jesus Figueroa	OF	22	Wichita	AAA
Joseph Fiori			Geneva	A-
Scott Fletcher	SS-2B	21	Geneva	A-
Barry Foote	C	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Dave Geisel	P	24	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	P		Wichita	AAA
Carlos Gil			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Mark Gilbert	OF	23	Quad Cities	A
Mike Godley	OF		Quad Cities	A
Mike Gordon	C	26	Wichita	AAA
Bob Gorinski	OF	27	Wichita	AAA
Eric Grandy	1B-OF		Midland	AA
Tom Grant	OF	22	Geneva	A-
Mel Hall	LF-OF	19	Geneva	A-
Bill Hayes	C	21	Midland	AA
Ken Henderson	OF	33	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Joe Hernandez	OF		Wichita	AAA
Willie Hernandez	P	24	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Joe Hicks	1B		Quad Cities	A
Gordon Hodgson	3B		Quad Cities	A
Ken Holtzman	P	33	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Al Javier	OF	25	Wichita	AAA
Thomas Johnson			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Greg Keatley	C	26	Wichita	AAA
Mick Kelleher	SS-3B	32	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Michael Kelley	OF		Geneva	A-
Bruce Kimm	C	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Dave Kingman	OF-1B	30	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Bubba Kizer	SS		Quad Cities	A
David Knoll			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Craig Kornfeld			Quad Cities	A
Gene Krug	H	24	Wichita	AAA
	H		Midland	AA
Mike Krukow	P	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Dennis Lamp	P	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Randy LaVigne	OF		Geneva	A-
Carlos Lezcano	OF	24	Midland	AA
James Lockett	OF		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Steve Macko	2B-3B	25	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	2B-3B		Wichita	AAA
Jared Martin	OF		Midland	AA
Jerry Martin	OF	30	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Angel Martinez			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Carmelo Martinez	OF-1B	19	Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Randy Martz	P	23	Wichita	AAA
Ted May	C		Midland	AA
	C		Quad Cities	A
Lynn McGlothen	P	29	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Sam Mejias	OF	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
James Messmer	3B		Quad Cities	A
Glenn Millhauser	OF		Geneva	A-
Tim Millner	OF		Geneva	A-
James Mitchell	SS		Quad Cities	A
Edwin Mohr	OF		Quad Cities	A
Donnie Moore	P	25	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Edmund Moore	P		Quad Cities	A
William Morgan	OF		Quad Cities	A
Dennis Mork	OF		Wichita	AAA
	OF		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Bobby Murcer	OF	33	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Steve Ontiveros	3B	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Kirk Ortega	C		Geneva	A-
Dave Owen	SS-3B	21	Quad Cities	A
	SS-3B		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Karl Pagel	1B	24	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	1B		Wichita	AAA
Mark Parker	P		Midland	AA
Rick Reuschel	P	30	Chicago Cubs	MLB
George Riley	P	22	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	P		Wichita	AAA
Chuck Rogers	P		Wichita	AAA
Wayne Rohlfing			Quad Cities	A
Dan Rohn	2B-3B	23	Midland	AA
Brian Rosinski	OF		Midland	AA
Herman Segelke	P	21	Midland	AA
Kurt Seibert	2B	23	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	2B		Wichita	AAA
Paul Semall			Wichita	AAA
Manny Seoane	P	24	Wichita	AAA
Howie Shapiro	2B		Geneva	A-
Michael Shepston	C		Quad Cities	A
Ted Sizemore	2B	34	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Sidney Smith	OF		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Thomas Spino	P		Quad Cities	A
John Stockstill	SS		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Don Stricklen			Wichita	AAA
			Geneva	A-
Bruce Sutter	P	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Glenn Swaggerty	P		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Michael Thompson	P		Wichita	AAA
	P		Midland	AA
Scot Thompson	OF-1B	23	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Dick Tidrow	P	32	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Jim Tracy	OF	23	Wichita	AAA
	OF		Midland	AA
Ted Trevino	C		Midland	AA
	C		Quad Cities	A
Robert Triplett	C		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Mike Turgeon	SS		Midland	AA
Jack Upton	1B-3B		Geneva	A-
Mike Vail	OF	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Vincent Valentini	P		Wichita	AAA
	P		Midland	AA
Anthony Veith	1B		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Andrew Walker	C		Quad Cities	A
Byron Wilkerson	P		Wichita	AAA
Jim Willoughby	P	30	Wichita	AAA
Michael Wilson			Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Darrell Woodard	2B	22	Wichita	AAA
	2B		Midland	AA

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Tim Albert	10	Midland	AA
Michael Allen		Midland	AA
John Bargfeldt		Quad Cities	A
Calvin Beal		Midland	AA
Robert Blyth	23	Geneva	A-
Derek Botelho	23	Wichita	AAA
Ray Burris	29	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Thomas Butler		Midland	AA
Doug Capilla	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	27	Wichita	AAA
Bill Caudill	23	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	23	Wichita	AAA
Norm Churchill	21	Wichita	AAA
	21	Quad Cities	A
Randy Clark		Quad Cities	A
Robert Clark		Midland	AA
Joey Cole		Quad Cities	A
		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Russell Crawford		Geneva	A-
James Crout		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Bill Earley	23	Midland	AA
Ray Gault		Wichita	AAA
		Geneva	A-
Dave Geisel	24	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	24	Wichita	AAA
Carlos Gil		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Eric Gorman		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Brian Hardy		Geneva	A-
Bill Harris		Wichita	AAA
Willie Hernandez	24	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Ken Holtzman	33	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Mike Krukow	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Stan Kyles		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Dennis Lamp	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Charles Ledbetter		Midland	AA
Henry Mack		Midland	AA
Robert Madden		Quad Cities	A
Randy Martz	23	Wichita	AAA
Joe McClain		Midland	AA
		Quad Cities	A
Richard McClure		Quad Cities	A
Lynn McGlothen	29	Chicago Cubs	MLB
James McManus		Geneva	A-
John Miglio	18	Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Tim Millner		Geneva	A-
Gerry Mims		Geneva	A-
Donnie Moore	25	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	25	Wichita	AAA
Edmund Moore		Quad Cities	A
Thomas Morris		Quad Cities	A
Mark Parker		Wichita	AAA
		Midland	AA
Jon Perlman	22	Midland	AA
Richard Renwick		Geneva	A-
Rick Reuschel	30	Chicago Cubs	MLB
George Riley	22	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	22	Wichita	AAA
Chuck Rogers		Wichita	AAA
Mark Schiewe		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Herman Segelke	21	Midland	AA
Paul Semall		Wichita	AAA
Manny Seoane	24	Wichita	AAA
Lee Smith	21	Midland	AA
Sidney Smith		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Ray Soff	20	Geneva	A-
Thomas Spino		Quad Cities	A
Bruce Sutter	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Glenn Swaggerty		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Michael Thompson		Geneva	A-
Dick Tidrow	32	Chicago Cubs	MLB
William Trapani		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Darrel Turner		Midland	AA
Mark Vaji	18	Geneva	A-
Vincent Valentini		Wichita	AAA
		Midland	AA
Steve Viskas	19	Quad Cities	A
David Watson		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Craig Weissmann		Gulf Coast Cubs	Rk
Byron Wilkerson		Wichita	AAA
Mark Wilkins		Geneva	A-
Jim Willoughby	30	Wichita	AAA
Michael Wright		Quad Cities	A