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1973 Chicago Cubs (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1972/1974)
77-84, Finished 5th in NL Eastern Division
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Scored 614 runs, Allowed 655 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 76-85
Managed by Whitey Lockman

Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,351,705 (7th of 12)
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1973 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1972/1974) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 21, 1972

Traded Billy North to the Oakland Athletics. Received Bob Locker.

November 30, 1972

Traded Bill Hands, Joe Decker, and Bob Maneely (minors) to the Minnesota Twins. Received Dave LaRoche.

1973

Ossie Blanco sent to the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.

Danny Breeden sent to the San Diego Padres in an unknown transaction.

January 10, 1973

Drafted Donnie Moore in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed June 3, 1973.

March 26, 1973

Released J.C. Martin.

April 4, 1973 (Standings)

Sold Terry Hughes to the St. Louis Cardinals.

May 19, 1973 (Standings)

Traded Joe Pepitone to the Atlanta Braves. Received Andre Thornton.

June 5, 1973 (Standings)

Drafted Jerry Tabb in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1973.

Drafted Dave Geisel in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed August 24, 1973.

Drafted Joe Wallis in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1973.

Drafted Mike Krukow in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1973.

July 8, 1973 (Standings)

Sold Juan Pizarro to the Houston Astros.

Signed Bobby Fenwick as a free agent.

August 13, 1973 (Standings)

Purchased Rico Carty from the Texas Rangers.

August 29, 1973 (Standings)

Traded Pat Bourque to the Oakland Athletics. Received Gonzalo Marquez.

August 31, 1973 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers. Received Mike Paul. The Chicago Cubs sent Larry Gura (November 14, 1973) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

September 11, 1973 (Standings)

Sold Rico Carty to the Oakland Athletics.

October 25, 1973

Traded Fergie Jenkins to the Texas Rangers. Received Bill Madlock and Vic Harris.

November 3, 1973

Traded Bob Locker to the Oakland Athletics. Received Horacio Pina.

November 7, 1973

Traded Glenn Beckert and Bobby Fenwick to the San Diego Padres. Received Jerry Morales.

December 3, 1973

Drafted Herb Hutson from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

December 6, 1973

Traded Randy Hundley to the Minnesota Twins. Received George Mitterwald.

December 11, 1973

Traded Ron Santo to the Chicago White Sox. Received a player to be named later, Steve Stone, Ken Frailing, and Steve Swisher. The Chicago White Sox sent Jim Kremmel (December 18, 1973) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

1974

Brock Davis received from the San Diego Padres in an unknown transaction.

Sold Tony LaRussa to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

January 13, 1974

Released Jack Aker.

March 19, 1974

Traded Ken Rudolph to the San Francisco Giants. Received Willie Prall.

March 23, 1974

Traded Jim Hickman to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Scipio Spinks.

April 1, 1974

Traded Paul Popovich to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Tom Dettore and cash.

Released Milt Pappas.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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