- 1978 Chicago Cubs season
MLB yearly infobox alt
name=Chicago Cubs
season=1978
misc=
logo=Chicago Cubs Logo.png
current league=National League
y1=1876
division=Eastern Division
y2=1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark=Wrigley Field
y4=1916
city=Chicago, Illinois
y5=1876
owners=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
*October 13, 1977:
Keith Drumright was traded by the Cubs to theHouston Astros forAl Javier . [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/drumrke01.shtml Keith Drumright page at Baseball Reference] ]
*October 31, 1977:Bill Bonham was traded by the Cubs to theCincinnati Reds to the Chicago Cubs forWoodie Fryman andBill Caudill . [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/frymawo01.shtml Woodie Fryman page at Baseball Reference] ]Regular season
* On June 14 in Cincinnati,
Pete Rose singled in the first inning off Cubs pitcher Dave Roberts; Rose would proceed to get a hit in every game he played until August 1.eason standings
Transactions
*June 9, 1978: Woodie Fryman was traded by the Cubs to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Jerry White to the Cubs on June 23.
*June 10, 1978: The Cubs traded a player to be named later to theNew York Yankees forKen Holtzman . The Cubs completed the trade by sendingRon Davis to the Yankees on June 12. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/holtzke01.shtml Ken Holtzman page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 15, 1978:Joe Wallis was traded by the Cubs to theCleveland Indians forMike Vail . [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wallijo01.shtml Joe Wallis 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) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Rookie: GCL Cubs (Gulf Coast League ;Randy Hundley , manager)References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1978.shtml 1978 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]
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