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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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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
26	Larry Biittner	OF-1B	33	L	L	6-2	205	7/27/1945	Pocohontas, IA	MLB	1970-1983
9	Tim Blackwell	C	26	B	R	5-11	180	8/19/1952	San Diego, CA	MLB	1974-1983
22	Bill Buckner	1B-OF	29	L	L	6-0	185	12/14/1949	Vallejo, CA	MLB	1969-1990
34	Ray Burris	P	28	R	R	6-5	200	8/22/1950	Idabel, OK	MLB	1973-1987
35	Doug Capilla	P	27	L	L	5-8	175	1/7/1952	Honolulu, HI	MLB	1976-1981
36	Bill Caudill	P	22	R	R	6-1	210	7/13/1956	Santa Monica, CA	MLB	1979-1987
18	Gene Clines	OF	32	R	R	5-9	170	10/6/1946	San Pablo, CA	MLB	1970-1979
29	Steve Davis	2B-3B	25	R	R	6-1	200	12/30/1953	Oakland, CA	MLB	1979-1979
11	Ivan DeJesus	SS	26	R	R	5-11	175	1/9/1953	Santurce, PR	MLB	1974-1988
15	Steve Dillard	2B-3B	28	R	R	6-1	180	2/8/1951	Memphis, TN	MLB	1975-1982
32	Miguel Dilone	OF	24	B	R	6-0	160	11/1/1954	Santiago, DR	MLB	1974-1985
8	Barry Foote	C	27	R	R	6-3	210	2/16/1952	Smithfield, NC	MLB	1973-1982
46	Dave Geisel	P	24	L	L	6-3	210	1/18/1955	Windber, PA	MLB	1978-1985
24	Ken Henderson	OF	33	B	R	6-2	180	6/15/1946	Carroll, IA	MLB	1965-1980
38	Willie Hernandez	P	24	L	L	6-3	180	11/14/1954	Aguada, PR	MLB	1977-1989
30	Ken Holtzman	P	33	R	L	6-2	175	11/3/1945	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1965-1979
20	Mick Kelleher	SS-3B	31	R	R	5-9	176	7/25/1947	Seattle, WA	MLB	1972-1982
7	Bruce Kimm	C	28	R	R	5-11	175	6/29/1951	Cedar Rapids, IA	MLB	1976-1980
10	Dave Kingman	OF-1B	30	R	R	6-6	210	12/21/1948	Pendleton, OR	MLB	1971-1986
39	Mike Krukow	P	27	R	R	6-5	205	1/21/1952	Long Beach, CA	MLB	1976-1989
47	Dennis Lamp	P	26	R	R	6-3	200	9/23/1952	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1977-1992
12	Steve Macko	2B-3B	24	L	R	5-10	160	9/6/1954	Burlington, IA	MLB	1979-1980
28	Jerry Martin	OF	30	R	R	6-1	195	5/11/1949	Columbia, SC	MLB	1974-1984
40	Lynn McGlothen	P	29	L	R	6-2	195	3/27/1950	Monroe, LA	MLB	1972-1982
32	Sam Mejias	OF	27	R	R	6-0	170	5/9/1952	Santiago, DR	MLB	1976-1981
49	Donnie Moore	P	25	L	R	6-0	185	2/13/1954	Lubbock, TX	MLB	1975-1988
7	Bobby Murcer	OF	33	L	R	5-11	180	5/20/1946	Oklahoma City, OK	MLB	1965-1983
16	Steve Ontiveros	3B	27	B	R	6-0	185	10/26/1951	Bakersfield, CA	MLB	1973-1980
45	Karl Pagel	1B	24	L	L	6-2	190	3/29/1955	Madison, WI	MLB	1978-1983
48	Rick Reuschel	P	30	R	R	6-3	235	5/16/1949	Quincy, IL	MLB	1972-1991
33	George Riley	P	22	L	L	6-2	210	10/6/1956	Philadelphia, PA	MLB	1979-1986
17	Kurt Seibert	2B	23	B	R	6-0	166	10/16/1955	Cheverly, MD	MLB	1979-1979
6	Ted Sizemore	2B	34	R	R	5-10	165	4/15/1945	Gadsden, AL	MLB	1969-1980
42	Bruce Sutter	P	26	R	R	6-2	190	1/8/1953	Lancaster, PA	MLB	1976-1988
25	Scot Thompson	OF-1B	23	L	L	6-3	195	12/7/1955	Grove City, PA	MLB	1978-1985
41	Dick Tidrow	P	32	R	R	6-4	213	5/14/1947	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1972-1984
27	Mike Vail	OF	27	R	R	6-0	185	11/10/1951	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1975-1984