1979 Chicago Cubs Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 80-82
Finished 5th in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 1,656,343, Avg. 21,794
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Herman Franks (78-77)
Manager: Joey Amalfitano (2-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1979 Chicago Cubs Statistics
1979 Chicago Cubs Results

The Chicago Cubs of the National League ended the 1979 season with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses, finishing fifth in the NL's East Division.

The Cubs plated 706 runs and conceded 707 runs. Dave Kingman walloped 48 home runs for Chicago, while Barry Foote and Jerry Martin added 20 or more as well. Dave Kingman drove in 115 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .288 average. Rick Reuschel led the team with 18 wins, and Dennis Lamp recorded a 3.50 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Herman Franks and Joey Amalfitano coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Larry BiittnerOFLLJuly 27, 19466'2"205Pocahontas, IA USA
Tim BlackwellCBRAugust 19, 19525'11"170San Diego, CA USA
Bill Buckner1BLLDecember 14, 19496'0"185Vallejo, CA USA
Ray BurrisPRRAugust 22, 19506'5"200Idabel, OK USA
Doug CapillaPLLJanuary 7, 19525'11"160Honolulu, HI USA
Bill CaudillPRRJuly 13, 19566'1"190Santa Monica, CA USA
Gene ClinesPRROctober 6, 19465'9"170San Pablo, CA USA
Steve Davis2BRRDecember 30, 19536'1"200Oakland, CA USA
Ivan de JesusSSRRJanuary 9, 19535'11"175Santurce, P.R.
Steve Dillard2BRRFebruary 8, 19516'1"180Memphis, TN USA
Miguel DiloneCFBRNovember 1, 19546'0"160Santiago, Sa D.R.
Barry FooteCRRFebruary 16, 19526'3"205Smithfield, NC USA
Dave GeiselPLLJanuary 18, 19556'3"210Windber, PA USA
Ken HendersonLFBRJune 15, 19466'2"180Carroll, IA USA
Willie HernandezPLLNovember 14, 19546'3"180Aguada, P.R.
Ken HoltzmanPRLNovember 3, 19456'2"175St. Louis, MO USA
Mick KelleherIFRRJuly 25, 19475'9"176Seattle, WA USA
Bruce KimmCRRJune 29, 19515'11"175Cedar Rapids, IA USA
Dave KingmanLFRRDecember 21, 19486'6"210Pendleton, OR USA
Mike KrukowPRRJanuary 21, 19526'5"205Long Beach, CA USA
Dennis LampPRRSeptember 23, 19526'4"200Los Angeles, CA USA
Steve Macko2BLRSeptember 6, 19545'10"160Burlington, IA USA
Jerry MartinCFRRMay 11, 19496'1"195Columbia, SC USA
Lynn McGlothenPLRMarch 27, 19506'2"185Monroe, LA USA
Sam MejiasLFRRMay 9, 19526'0"170Santiago, Sa D.R.
Donnie MoorePLRFebruary 13, 19546'0"185Lubbock, TX USA
Bobby MurcerRFLRMay 20, 19465'11"160Oklahoma City, OK USA
Steve Ontiveros3BBROctober 26, 19516'0"185Bakersfield, CA USA
Karl PagelPLLMarch 29, 19556'2"188Madison, WI USA
Rick ReuschelPRRMay 16, 19496'3"215Quincy, IL USA
George RileyPLLOctober 6, 19566'2"210Philadelphia, PA USA
Kurt Seibert2BBROctober 16, 19556'0"165Cheverly, MD USA
Ted Sizemore2BRRApril 15, 19455'10"165Gadsden, AL USA
Bruce SutterPRRJanuary 8, 19536'2"190Lancaster, PA USA
Scot ThompsonRFLLDecember 7, 19556'3"195Grove City, PA USA
Dick TidrowPRRMay 14, 19476'4"210San Francisco, CA USA
Mike VailRFRRNovember 10, 19516'1"180San Francisco, CA USA



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