2014 Chicago Cubs season
2014 Chicago Cubs | |
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Record | 73–89 (.451) |
Divisional place | 5th |
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Owner(s) | Tom Ricketts |
General manager(s) | Jed Hoyer |
Manager(s) | Rick Renteria |
Local television | WGN-TV WGN America CSN Chicago CSN Chicago Plus WCIU-TV (Len Kasper, Jim Deshaies) |
Local radio | WGN (AM) Chicago Cubs Radio Network (Pat Hughes, Ron Coomer, Judd Sirott) |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 2014 Chicago Cubs season was the 143rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 139th in the National League and the 99th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs began the season on the road against the Pittsburgh Pirates on March 31, 2014 and finished the regular season on September 28, 2014, on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs hosted the Philadelphia Phillies for Opening Day at Wrigley Field on April 4, 2014. The Cubs' interleague opponents were the American League East, in addition to their cross-town rivals, the Chicago White Sox. The Cubs finished the season with a 73-89 record in Rick Renteria's first and only season as manager.[1]
This season marked the 100th season of play at Wrigley Field, though the Cubs did not start playing there until 1916. To mark the occasion, the Cubs wore different uniforms to represent each decade during ten homestands throughout the season.
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Offseason
Dale Sveum was fired as manager on September 30, 2013. His total record with the Cubs in two years was 127-197. Rick Renteria was hired as the manager of the Chicago Cubs on November 7, 2013 and signed a three-year contract.[2]
Season notes
Spring training
The Cubs opened a new spring training facility in Mesa, Arizona called Cubs Park. The park replaces HoHoKam Stadium which had been their spring training home since 1979.[3] With a capacity of 15,000, Cubs Park becomes the largest spring training stadium by capacity in Major League Baseball, surpassing Camelback Ranch in Glendale.[4]
Opening day starters
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Name | Position |
Emilio Bonifacio | CF |
Starlin Castro | SS |
Darwin Barney | 2B |
Anthony Rizzo | 1B |
Nate Schierholtz | RF |
Welington Castillo | C |
Mike Olt | 3B |
Junior Lake | LF |
Jeff Samardzija | SP |
Trades
- The Cubs traded Jason Hammel and Jeff Samardzija in early July to the Oakland A's for minor leaguers Addison Russell, Billy McKinney and major league pitcher Dan Straily.[5] Russell is considered a top-five prospect in baseball.
- On July 28, Darwin Barney was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers[6] for minor league pitcher Jonathan Martinez.[7]
- On July 30, the Cubs acquired Félix Doubront from the Boston Red Sox.
- On July 31, pitcher James Russell and infielder Emilio Bonifacio were traded to the Atlanta Braves for 20-year-old catcher Victor Caratini.
- On August 15, the Cubs traded outfielder Brett Jackson to the Arizona Diamondbacks for pitcher Blake Cooper.
Home record
The Cubs finished their first winning season at Wrigley Field since 2009 with a record of 41–40.[8] 2,652,113 fans attended Cubs home games which is the best since the 2008 season.[9]
Season standings
National League Central
NL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 51–30 | 39–42 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 2 | 51–30 | 37–44 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 8 | 42–39 | 40–41 |
Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 14 | 44–37 | 32–49 |
Chicago Cubs | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 17 | 41–40 | 32–49 |
National League Wild Card
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Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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(1) Washington Nationals | 96 | 66 | 0.593 |
(2) Los Angeles Dodgers | 94 | 68 | 0.580 |
(3) St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | 0.556 |
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Wild Card teamsW | L | Pct. | GB |
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(4) Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — |
(5) San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — |
Milwaukee Brewers | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 6 |
New York Mets | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 9 |
Atlanta Braves | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 9 |
San Diego Padres | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 11 |
Miami Marlins | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 11 |
Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 12 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 15 |
Chicago Cubs | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 15 |
Colorado Rockies | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 22 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 24 |
Record vs. opponents
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2014 National League Records
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Team | ARI | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
Arizona | – | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 4–15 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 6–13 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 7–13 |
Atlanta | 3–3 | – | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 7–13 |
Chicago | 2–5 | 1–5 | – | 8–11 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 9–11 |
Cincinnati | 4–3 | 2–5 | 11–8 | – | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12-7 | 1–5 | 5–2 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 6–14 |
Colorado | 10–9 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | – | 6–13 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 7–13 |
Los Angeles | 15–4 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 13–6 | – | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 11–9 |
Miami | 4–3 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–3 | – | 3–4 | 8–11 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 6–13 | 13–7 |
Milwaukee | 4–3 | 2–5 | 8–11 | 9–10 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 4–3 | – | 4–3 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 11–9 |
New York | 4–2 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 3–4 | – | 13–6 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 4–15 | 11–9 |
Philadelphia | 4–2 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 6–13 | – | 1–6 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 7–13 |
Pittsburgh | 4–3 | 4–3 | 14–5 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 7-12 | 4–3 | 6–1 | – | 3–3 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 11–9 |
San Diego | 7–12 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 9–10 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | – | 10–9 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 9–11 |
San Francisco | 13–6 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 9–10 | – | 4–3 | 2–5 | 10–10 |
St. Louis | 5–1 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 3–4 | – | 5–2 | 8–12 |
Washington | 6–1 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 15–4 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–5 | – | 10–10 |
Detailed record vs. opponents
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March/April: 9–17 (Home: 5–8; Away: 4–9)
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May: 11–16 (Home: 5–5; Away: 6–11)
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June: 14–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 5–6)
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July: 10–16 (Home: 6–7; Away: 4–9)
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August: 16–14 (Home: 7–6; Away: 9–8)
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September: 12–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 3–6)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Cubs team member |
Roster
Statistics
Player
Batting
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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Arismendy Alcántara | 59 | 238 | 28 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 22 | .214 | 8 |
Javier Baez | 38 | 155 | 19 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 18 | .174 | 3 |
John Baker | 63 | 169 | 9 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .195 | 0 |
Darwin Barney | 72 | 129 | 18 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .217 | 1 |
Emilio Bonifacio | 69 | 276 | 35 | 77 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 18 | .279 | 14 |
Welington Castillo | 101 | 352 | 25 | 86 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 42 | .244 | 0 |
Starlin Castro | 134 | 528 | 58 | 154 | 33 | 1 | 14 | 65 | .292 | 4 |
Chris Coghlan | 111 | 337 | 40 | 91 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 31 | .270 | 6 |
Ryan Kalish | 45 | 102 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .235 | 3 |
Junior Lake | 103 | 300 | 30 | 63 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 25 | .210 | 7 |
Mike Olt | 80 | 212 | 21 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 32 | .156 | 0 |
Anthony Rizzo | 129 | 486 | 81 | 135 | 23 | 1 | 30 | 71 | .278 | 4 |
Justin Ruggiano | 81 | 224 | 29 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 28 | .281 | 2 |
Nate Schierholtz | 99 | 313 | 29 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 33 | .192 | 4 |
Jorge Soler | 12 | 45 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .356 | 0 |
Ryan Sweeney | 77 | 207 | 22 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .251 | 0 |
Matt Szczur | 23 | 42 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .262 | 0 |
Chris Valaika | 33 | 93 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .237 | 1 |
Luis Valbuena | 136 | 436 | 60 | 108 | 30 | 4 | 16 | 48 | .248 | 1 |
Logan Watkins | 19 | 44 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .295 | 1 |
Eli Whiteside | 8 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .120 | 1 |
Batting statistics from Baseball-Reference
Pitching
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
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Jake Arrieta | 10 | 5 | 2.53 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 156.2 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 167 |
Dallas Beeler | 0 | 2 | 3.27 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 11.0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
Felix Doubront | 2 | 1 | 1.50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Justin Grimm | 4 | 2 | 3.92 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 67 |
Jason Hammel | 8 | 5 | 2.98 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 108.2 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 104 |
Kyle Hendricks | 6 | 2 | 2.38 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 68.0 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 39 |
Edwin Jackson | 6 | 15 | 6.33 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 140.2 | 105 | 99 | 63 | 123 |
Blake Parker | 1 | 1 | 6.35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 19 |
Neil Ramirez | 2 | 2 | 1.38 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 39.0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 50 |
Héctor Rondón | 3 | 4 | 2.72 | 57 | 0 | 24 | 56.1 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 60 |
Zac Rosscup | 0 | 0 | 11.70 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
Chris Rusin | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
James Russell | 0 | 2 | 3.51 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 33.1 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 26 |
Jeff Samardzija | 2 | 7 | 2.83 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 108.0 | 44 | 34 | 31 | 103 |
Brian Schlitter | 2 | 3 | 4.08 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 28 |
Dan Straily | 0 | 1 | 10.45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10.1 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 9 |
Pedro Strop | 2 | 4 | 2.29 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 55.0 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 63 |
Jacob Turner | 1 | 2 | 5.31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20.1 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 11 |
José Veras | 0 | 1 | 8.10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 13.1 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Carlos Villanueva | 5 | 7 | 4.74 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 74.0 | 41 | 39 | 19 | 68 |
Tsuyoshi Wada | 4 | 3 | 3.34 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 59.1 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 48 |
Travis Wood | 8 | 12 | 5.03 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 162.2 | 103 | 91 | 71 | 134 |
Wesley Wright | 0 | 3 | 3.13 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 37 |
Pitching statistics from Baseball-Reference
Team
Scoring by inning
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ≥10 | Total | |
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Chicago Cubs | 55 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 59 | 77 | 57 | 58 | 45 | 13 | 559 |
Opponents | 85 | 71 | 48 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 87 | 61 | 43 | 18 | 642 |
Source: Baseball-Reference
Awards
2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Starlin Castro, IF, Reserve
- Jeff Samardzija, P, Reserve
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B, Reserve
Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Anthony Rizzo | National League Player of the Week (July 14–20) | July 21, 2014 | [10] |
On September 18 Anthony Rizzo received the Branch Rickey Award.[11]
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kane County[12]
On September 16, 2014 the Cubs announced that they will be moving their top Class A affiliate from Daytona in the Florida State League to Myrtle Beach in the Carolina League for the 2015 season.[13] Two days later, on the 18th, the Cubs signed a 4-year player development contract with the South Bend Silver Hawks of the Midwest League, ending their brief relationship with the Kane County Cougars.[14] On the 25th, the Silver Hawks officially changed their name to the South Bend Cubs.[15]
References
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