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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980 / 1982)
First Half: 15-37, Finished 6th
Second Half: 23-28, Finished 5th
Overall: 38-65, Finished 6th in NL East
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Scored 370 runs, Allowed 483 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 39-64
Manager: Joey Amalfitano (38-65)
Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 565,637 (11th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 106; one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 106
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1980 / 1982 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 17, 1980
Traded Mike O'Berry to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Jay Howell.
October 20, 1980
Released Bill Landrum.
October 23, 1980
Larry Biittner granted Free Agency.
Mick Kelleher granted Free Agency.
October 24, 1980
Len Randle granted Free Agency.
December 8, 1980
Drafted Jody Davis from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
December 9, 1980
Traded Bruce Sutter to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received a player to be named later, Leon Durham and Ken Reitz. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Ty Waller (December 22, 1980) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
December 11, 1980
Traded Keith Drumright and Cliff Johnson to the Oakland Athletics. Received Michael King (minors).
December 12, 1980
Traded a player to be named later, Jesus Figueroa and Jerry Martin to the San Francisco Giants. Received Philip Nastu and Joe Strain. The Chicago Cubs sent Mike Turgeon (minors) (August 11, 1981) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
Traded Mike Vail to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Hector Cruz.
January 7, 1981
Signed Rawly Eastwick as a free agent.
January 13, 1981
Drafted Billy Hatcher in the 6th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 22, 1981.
February 16, 1981
Traded Greg Keatley to the Kansas City Royals. Received Dennis Webb (minors).
February 17, 1981
Signed Jerry Morales as a free agent.
February 26, 1981
Released George Riley.
February 28, 1981
Traded Dave Kingman to the New York Mets. Received Steve Henderson and cash.
March 8, 1981
Signed Mick Kelleher as a free agent.
March 28, 1981
Traded Dennis Lamp to the Chicago White Sox. Received Ken Kravec.
April 1, 1981 (Standings)
Sold Mick Kelleher to the Detroit Tigers.
April 6, 1981 (Standings)
Received Butch Benton from the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal.
April 27, 1981 (Standings)
Traded Barry Foote to the New York Yankees. Received Tom Filer and cash.
May 17, 1981 (Standings)
Signed Mike Lum as a free agent.
June 4, 1981 (Standings)
Purchased Bobby Bonds from the Texas Rangers.
June 8, 1981 (Standings)
Drafted Joe Carter in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1981 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1981.
Drafted Vance Lovelace in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.
Drafted Darrin Jackson in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1981.
June 12, 1981 (Standings)
Traded Rick Reuschel to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later, Doug Bird and $400,000. The New York Yankees sent Mike Griffin (August 5, 1981) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
August 15, 1981 (Standings)
Traded Lynn McGlothen to the Chicago White Sox. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Bob Molinaro (March 29, 1982) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
August 19, 1981 (Standings)
Traded players to be named later to the New York Yankees. Received Pat Tabler. The Chicago Cubs sent Bill Caudill (April 1, 1982) and Jay Howell (August 2, 1982) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
October 23, 1981
Released Bobby Bonds.
Purchased Junior Kennedy from the Cincinnati Reds for $50,000.
November 13, 1981
Tim Blackwell granted Free Agency.
Hector Cruz granted Free Agency.
Dick Tidrow granted Free Agency.
December 7, 1981
Traded Doug Capilla to the San Francisco Giants. Received Allen Ripley.
December 8, 1981
Signed Bill Campbell as a free agent.
Signed Fergie Jenkins as a free agent.
Traded Mike Krukow and cash to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dan Larson, Keith Moreland and Dickie Noles.
December 9, 1981
Traded Jim Tracy to the Houston Astros. Received Gary Woods.
December 17, 1981
Released Steve Dillard.
Released Mike Lum.
December 28, 1981
Traded a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Paul Mirabella. The Chicago Cubs sent Dave Geisel (March 25, 1982) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.
January 12, 1982
Drafted Alex Madrid in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
January 27, 1982
Traded Ivan DeJesus to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Larry Bowa and Ryne Sandberg.
January 28, 1982
Signed Larry Cox as a free agent.
February 19, 1982
Signed Dick Tidrow as a free agent.
March 11, 1982
Signed Tony Fossas as a free agent.
March 15, 1982
Released Mike Tyson.
March 16, 1982
Traded a player to be named later to the Montreal Expos. Received Dan Briggs. The Chicago Cubs sent Mike Griffin (March 26, 1982) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
March 26, 1982
Traded a player to be named later, Paul Mirabella and cash to the Texas Rangers. Received Bump Wills. The Chicago Cubs sent Paul Semall (minors) (April 21, 1982) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
April 1, 1982
Released Rawly Eastwick.
Released Ken Reitz.
