1979 Chicago Cubs season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name=Chicago Cubs
season=1979
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, Joey Amalfitano
television = WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Lou Boudreau)
radio = WGN
(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
espntn=chc
brtn=CHC|

Offseason

February 23, 1979: Manny Trillo, Greg Gross, and Dave Rader were traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Barry Foote, Ted Sizemore, Jerry Martin, Derek Botelho, and Henry Mack (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/trillma01.shtml Manny Trillo page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

eason standings

Transactions

*May 23, 1979: Ray Burris was traded by the Cubs to the New York Yankees for Dick Tidrow. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/burrira01.shtml Ray Burris page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 26, 1979: Bobby Murcer was traded by the Cubs to the New York Yankees for Paul Semall (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/murcebo01.shtml Bobby Murcer 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; Jack Hiatt, manager)
* Class AA: Midland Cubs (Texas League; Randy Hundley, manager)
* Class A: Quad Cities Cubs (Midwest League; Jim Napier, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class SS-A: Geneva Cubs (New York-Penn League; Bob Hartsfield, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Cubs (Gulf Coast League; Ken Rudolph, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1979.shtml 1979 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]