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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1984 / 1986)
77-84, Finished 4th in NL East
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Scored 686 runs, Allowed 729 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 76-85
Manager: Jim Frey (77-84)
Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,161,534 (5th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 110, Pitching - 110; one-year: Batting - 115, Pitching - 116
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1984 / 1986 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 15, 1984
Bill Earley granted Free Agency.
Tom Filer granted Free Agency.
November 8, 1984
Dennis Eckersley granted Free Agency.
Rick Reuschel granted Free Agency.
Tim Stoddard granted Free Agency.
Rick Sutcliffe granted Free Agency.
Steve Trout granted Free Agency.
November 9, 1984
Signed Chico Walker as a free agent.
November 28, 1984
Signed Dennis Eckersley as a free agent.
December 2, 1984
Purchased Jamie Nelson from the Milwaukee Brewers.
December 4, 1984
Traded Porfi Altamirano, Rich Bordi, Henry Cotto and Ron Hassey to the New York Yankees. Received Brian Dayett and Ray Fontenot.
December 7, 1984
Signed Steve Trout as a free agent.
December 11, 1984
Traded Dickie Noles to the Texas Rangers. Received players to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Tim Henry (minors) (December 11, 1984) and Jorge Gomez (minors) (December 11, 1984) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
December 13, 1984
Signed Lary Sorensen as a free agent.
December 14, 1984
Signed Rick Sutcliffe as a free agent.
December 15, 1984
Signed Dave Pavlas as an amateur free agent.
January 3, 1985
Signed Guy Hoffman as a free agent.
Drafted Craig Worthington in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
March 18, 1985
Traded a player to be named later and Chuck Rainey to the Oakland Athletics. Received a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Davey Lopes (August 31, 1984) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade. The Chicago Cubs sent Damon Farmar (minors) (March 18, 1985) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.
March 22, 1985
Returned Jamie Nelson to the Milwaukee Brewers following previous purchase.
March 26, 1985
Signed Hector Villanueva as an amateur free agent.
April 1, 1985 (Standings)
Released Ray Soff.
Traded Dan Rohn to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jay Baller.
April 5, 1985 (Standings)
Released Tom Veryzer.
April 7, 1985 (Standings)
Signed Dave Gumpert as a free agent.
April 8, 1985 (Standings)
Signed Chris Speier as a free agent.
April 9, 1985 (Standings)
Released Jacob Brumfield.
May 12, 1985 (Standings)
Purchased Dave Hostetler from the Montreal Expos.
May 28, 1985 (Standings)
Signed Larry Gura as a free agent.
June 3, 1985 (Standings)
Drafted Rafael Palmeiro in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1985.
Drafted Greg Smith in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1985.
Drafted Rick Wrona in the 5th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1985.
Drafted Kevin Tapani in the 9th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Doug Dascenzo in the 12th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1985.
Drafted Joe Kraemer in the 16th round of the 1985 amateur draft.
Drafted Kelly Mann in the 20th round of the 1985 amateur draft.
Drafted Mark Grace in the 24th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed August 29, 1985.
June 13, 1985 (Standings)
Signed Les Lancaster as an amateur free agent.
July 26, 1985 (Standings)
Traded Tom Grant to the Cleveland Indians. Received Dave Beard.
August 13, 1985 (Standings)
Released Larry Bowa.
August 14, 1985 (Standings)
Released Larry Gura.
October 8, 1985 (Standings)
Released Jon Perlman.
October 22, 1985
Dave Hostetler granted Free Agency.
November 9, 1985
Signed Ced Landrum as an amateur free agent.
November 12, 1985
Richie Hebner granted Free Agency.
November 13, 1985
Released Dave Beard.
December 11, 1985
Traded Dave Owen to the San Francisco Giants. Received Manny Trillo.
December 16, 1985
Traded a player to be named later and Billy Hatcher to the Houston Astros. Received Jerry Mumphrey. The Chicago Cubs sent Steve Engel (July 24, 1986) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
December 20, 1985
Released Derek Botelho.
Released Lary Sorensen.
January 13, 1986
Traded Larry Whitford (minors) and Rich Rembielak (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Mike Martin.
January 14, 1986
Drafted Shawn Boskie in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 9, 1986.
Drafted Jerome Walton in the 2nd round of the 1986 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 12, 1986.
Drafted Ray Lankford in the 3rd round of the 1986 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Derek Lee in the 5th round of the 1986 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Ken Ramos in the 6th round of the 1986 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
January 15, 1986
Signed Steve Christmas as a free agent.
January 17, 1986
Signed Richie Hebner as a free agent.
Traded Gary Jones (minors) and John Cox (minors) to the Oakland Athletics. Received Bob Bathe (minors) and Phil Stephenson.
January 26, 1986
Signed Lary Sorensen as a free agent.
February 1, 1986
Signed Matt Keough as a free agent.
March 26, 1986
Released Lary Sorensen.
March 31, 1986
Released Reggie Patterson.
Released Gary Woods.
April 1, 1986
Released Richie Hebner.
