1978 Chicago Cubs season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name=Chicago Cubs
season=1978
misc=
logo=Chicago Cubs Logo.pngcurrent league=National League
y1=1876
division=Eastern Division
y2=1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark=Wrigley Field
y4=1916
city=Chicago, Illinois
y5=1876
owners=William Wrigley III
general managers = Bob Kennedy
managers=Herman Franks
television = WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Lou Boudreau)
radio = WGN
(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
espntn=chc
brtn=CHC|

Offseason

*October 13, 1977: Keith Drumright was traded by the Cubs to the Houston Astros for Al Javier. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/drumrke01.shtml Keith Drumright page at Baseball Reference] ]
*October 31, 1977: Bill Bonham was traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Woodie Fryman and Bill Caudill. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/frymawo01.shtml Woodie Fryman page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

* On June 14 in Cincinnati, Pete Rose singled in the first inning off Cubs pitcher Dave Roberts; Rose would proceed to get a hit in every game he played until August 1.

eason standings

Transactions

*June 9, 1978: Woodie Fryman was traded by the Cubs to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Jerry White to the Cubs on June 23.
*June 10, 1978: The Cubs traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Ken Holtzman. The Cubs completed the trade by sending Ron Davis to the Yankees on June 12. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/holtzke01.shtml Ken Holtzman page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 15, 1978: Joe Wallis was traded by the Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for Mike Vail. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wallijo01.shtml Joe Wallis page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball," 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Wichita Aeros (American Association; Harry Dunlop, manager)
* Class AA: Midland Cubs (Texas League; Jim Saul, manager)
* Class A: Pompano Beach Cubs (Florida State League; Jack Hiatt, manager)
* Class SS-A: Geneva Cubs (New York-Penn League; Bob Hartsfield, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Rookie: GCL Cubs (Gulf Coast League; Randy Hundley, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1978.shtml 1978 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]