The 1975 Chicago Cubs season was the 104th season of the
Chicago Cubs franchise, the 100th in the
National League
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and the 60th at
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman's Chicago ...
. The Cubs finished fifth in the
National League East
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The division was created when the National Leag ...
with a record of 75–87.
Offseason
* October 23, 1974:
Billy Williams was traded by the Cubs to the
Oakland Athletics for
Manny Trillo
Jesús Manuel Marcano Trillo (born December 25, 1950), also nicknamed "Indio", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball second baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics (–), Chicago Cubs (–, –), Phil ...
,
Darold Knowles
Darold Duane Knowles (born December 9, 1941) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from through , most notably as a member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecu ...
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
Carmen Ronald Fanzone (born August 30, 1941) is a former utility man who played between 1970 and 1974 in Major League Baseball. Listed at , , he batted and threw right-handed. Fanzone was a versatile and effective utility man who was able to play ...
was released by the Cubs.
* January 9, 1975:
Ed Putman
Eddy William Putman is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played parts of three seasons in the major leagues between and . He played mostly behind the plate, but also played some first base and third base
A third baseman, abbreviated ...
was drafted by the Cubs in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the
1975 Major League Baseball draft
First round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1975 Major League Baseball draft. Many baseball draft experts consider the 1975 draft to be the weakest in MLB history.
Other notable selections
''*'' Did not sign
N ...
(Secondary Phase).
Regular season
* April 25, 1975:
Rick Reuschel
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*Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name
*Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality
*Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...
had three
putouts in one inning for the Cubs.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
* April 6, 1975:
Jim Todd
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NBA coaching career Los Angeles Clippers
He was the coach at Salem State College for nearly ten years, an ...
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
John Junior "Champ" Summers (June 15, 1946 – October 11, 2012) was a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman for six teams during his eleven-year career that spanned from 1974 to 1984. Summers played with the Oakland Athletics, Chic ...
to the Cubs on April 29.
* May 2, 1975:
Burt Hooton
Burt Carlton Hooton (born February 7, 1950), nicknamed "Happy", is an American former right-handed starting pitcher and former coach in Major League Baseball. He won 151 games over a 15-year career, mostly with the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dod ...
was traded by the Cubs to the
Los Angeles Dodgers
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for
Geoff Zahn
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and
Eddie Solomon.
* June 3, 1975:
Lee Smith Lee Smith is the name of:
Arts, entertainment and media
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* Lee Smith (film editor) (born 1960), Australian film editor
* Lee Smith (musician) (born 1983), American drummer
* Lee Sm ...
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
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...
for
Ken Crosby.
Ken Crosby
at ''Baseball Reference''
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''
Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
Pitching
Starting pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Other pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Relief pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Farm system
LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Midland
Notes
References
*
1975 Chicago Cubs season
at ''Baseball Reference''
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