1977 Chicago Cubs season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name=Chicago Cubs
season=1977
misc=
logo=Chicago Cubs Logo.pngcurrent league=National League
y1=1876
division=Eastern Division
y2=1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark=Wrigley Field
y4=1916
city=Chicago, Illinois
y5=1876
owners=Philip K. Wrigley, William Wrigley III
general managers = Bob Kennedy
managers=Herman Franks
television = WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Lou Boudreau)
radio = WGN
(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
espntn=chc
brtn=CHC|

Offseason

*December 6, 1976: Willie Hernández was drafted by the Cubs from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1976 rule 5 draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hernawi01.shtml Willie Hernández page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 8, 1976: Julio González was traded by the Cubs to the Houston Astros for Greg Gross. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gonzaju02.shtml Julio González page at Baseball Reference] ]
*January 11, 1977: Rick Monday and Mike Garman were traded by Cubs to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Bill Buckner, Iván DeJesús and Jeff Albert (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bucknbi01.shtml Bill Buckner page at Baseball Reference] ]
*February 5, 1977: Darold Knowles was traded by the Cubs to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later and cash. The Rangers completed the trade by sending Gene Clines to the Cubs on February 15. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/knowlda01.shtml Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference] ]
*February 11, 1977: Bill Madlock and Rob Sperring were traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Bobby Murcer, Steve Ontiveros, and Andy Muhlstock (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/madlobi01.shtml Bill Madlock page at Baseball Reference] ]
*February 16, 1977: Champ Summers was traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds for Dave Schneck. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/summech01.shtml Champ Summers page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

In 1977, the franchise experienced one of its [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1977.shtml biggest collapses.] The Cubs hit a high-water mark on June 28th at 47-22 with an 8 1/2 game NL East lead led by Bobby Murcer (27 Hr/89 RBI), and Rick Reuschel (20-10). However, the Philadelphia Phillies cut the lead to two by the All-star break, as the Cubs sat 19 games over .500, but they swooned late in the season, going 20-40 after July 31st, finishing in fourth place at 81-81.

eason standings

Notable Transactions

*March 15, 1977: Joe Coleman was traded by the Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Jim Todd. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/toddji01.shtml Jim Todd page at Baseball Reference] ]
*April 20, 1977: The Cubs traded a player to be named later to the Seattle Mariners for Pete Broberg. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Jim Todd to the Mariners on October 25.
*June 7, 1977: Terry Francona was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/francte01.shtml Terry Francona page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball," 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Wichita Aeros (American Association; Harry Dunlop, manager)
* Class AA: Midland Cubs (Texas League; Jim Saul, manager)
* Class A: Pompano Beach Cubs (Florida State League; Jack Hiatt, manager)
* Class SS-A: Geneva Cubs (New York-Penn League; Bob Hartsfield, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Cubs (Gulf Coast League; Ron Matney, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1977.shtml 1977 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]