The 1992 Chicago Cubs season was the 121st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 117th in the National League and the 77th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 78–84.
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | Tribune Company | |
General managers | Larry Himes | |
Managers | Jim Lefebvre | |
Television | WGN-TV/Superstation WGN (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman) | |
Radio | WGN (Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Harry Caray) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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Offseason
edit- March 30, 1992: George Bell was traded by the Cubs to the Chicago White Sox for Sammy Sosa and Ken Patterson.[1]
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 53–28 | 43–38 |
Montreal Expos | 87 | 75 | .537 | 9 | 43–38 | 44–37 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | 45–36 | 38–43 |
Chicago Cubs | 78 | 84 | .481 | 18 | 43–38 | 35–46 |
New York Mets | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 | 41–40 | 31–50 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 70 | 92 | .432 | 26 | 41–40 | 29–52 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 10–2 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
Chicago | 2–10 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 11–7 | |||||
Cincinnati | 9–9 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 7–5 | |||||
Houston | 5–13 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 5–7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 6–12 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–13 | — | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 4–8 | |||||
Montreal | 8–4 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–12 | — | 6–12 | 4–14 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 9–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 5–13 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 7–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 13–5 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 15–3 | |||||
San Diego | 5–13 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–5 | — | 11–7 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 3–15 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |
Notable transactions
edit- July 7, 1992: Ced Landrum was traded by the Cubs to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jeff Kunkel.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos. | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Joe Girardi | 91 | 270 | 73 | .270 | 1 | 12 |
1B | Mark Grace | 158 | 603 | 185 | .307 | 9 | 79 |
2B | Ryne Sandberg | 158 | 612 | 186 | .304 | 26 | 87 |
3B | Steve Buechele | 65 | 239 | 66 | .276 | 1 | 21 |
SS | Rey Sánchez | 74 | 255 | 64 | .251 | 1 | 19 |
LF | Derrick May | 124 | 351 | 96 | .274 | 8 | 45 |
CF | Doug Dascenzo | 139 | 376 | 96 | .255 | 0 | 20 |
RF | Andre Dawson | 143 | 542 | 150 | .277 | 22 | 90 |
Other batters
editNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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José Vizcaíno | 86 | 285 | 64 | .225 | 1 | 17 |
Sammy Sosa | 67 | 262 | 68 | .260 | 8 | 25 |
Luis Salazar | 98 | 255 | 53 | .208 | 5 | 25 |
Rick Wilkins | 83 | 244 | 66 | .270 | 8 | 22 |
Dwight Smith | 109 | 217 | 60 | .276 | 3 | 24 |
Héctor Villanueva | 51 | 112 | 17 | .152 | 2 | 13 |
Kal Daniels | 48 | 108 | 27 | .250 | 4 | 17 |
Alex Arias | 32 | 99 | 29 | .293 | 0 | 7 |
Gary Scott | 36 | 96 | 15 | .156 | 2 | 11 |
Doug Strange | 52 | 94 | 15 | .160 | 1 | 5 |
Shawon Dunston | 18 | 73 | 23 | .315 | 0 | 2 |
Jerome Walton | 30 | 55 | 7 | .127 | 0 | 1 |
Jeff Kunkel | 20 | 29 | 4 | .138 | 0 | 1 |
Chico Walker | 19 | 26 | 3 | .115 | 0 | 2 |
Fernando Ramsey | 18 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 2 |
Jorge Pedre | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Greg Maddux | 35 | 268.0 | 20 | 11 | 2.18 | 199 |
Mike Morgan | 34 | 240.0 | 16 | 8 | 2.55 | 123 |
Frank Castillo | 33 | 205.1 | 10 | 11 | 3.46 | 135 |
Danny Jackson | 19 | 113.0 | 4 | 9 | 4.22 | 51 |
Shawn Boskie | 23 | 91.2 | 5 | 11 | 5.01 | 39 |
Mike Harkey | 7 | 38.0 | 4 | 0 | 1.89 | 21 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jim Bullinger | 39 | 85.0 | 2 | 8 | 4.66 | 36 |
Dennis Rasmussen | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Bob Scanlan | 69 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2.89 | 42 |
Chuck McElroy | 72 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3.55 | 83 |
Paul Assenmacher | 70 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4.10 | 67 |
Jeff Robinson | 49 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 46 |
Ken Patterson | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.89 | 23 |
Heathcliff Slocumb | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.50 | 27 |
Dave Smith | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.51 | 3 |
Jeff Hartsock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 6 |
Jessie Hollins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
Farm system
editLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Geneva
AZL club affiliation shared with Colorado Rockies[3]
References
edit- ^ Sammy Sosa at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ced Landrum at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
- 1992 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference