1992 Chicago Cubs season

The 1992 Chicago Cubs season was the 121st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 117th in the National League and the 77th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 78–84.

1992 Chicago Cubs
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Wrigley Field
City	Chicago
Owners	Tribune Company
General managers	Larry Himes
Managers	Jim Lefebvre
Television	WGN-TV/Superstation WGN (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman)
Radio	WGN (Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Harry Caray)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
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Offseason

• March 30, 1992: George Bell was traded by the Cubs to the Chicago White Sox for Sammy Sosa and Ken Patterson.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

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NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	96	66	.593	—	53‍–‍28	43‍–‍38
Montreal Expos	87	75	.537	9	43‍–‍38	44‍–‍37
St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	.512	13	45‍–‍36	38‍–‍43
Chicago Cubs	78	84	.481	18	43‍–‍38	35‍–‍46
New York Mets	72	90	.444	24	41‍–‍40	31‍–‍50
Philadelphia Phillies	70	92	.432	26	41‍–‍40	29‍–‍52

Record vs. opponents

1992 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	10–2	9–9	13–5	12–6	4–8	7–5	6–6	7–5	13–5	11–7	6–6
Chicago	2–10	—	5–7	8–4	6–6	7–11	9–9	9–9	8–10	5–7	8–4	11–7
Cincinnati	9–9	7–5	—	10–8	11–7	5–7	7–5	7–5	6–6	11–7	10–8	7–5
Houston	5–13	4–8	8–10	—	13–5	8–4	5–7	8–4	6–6	7–11	12–6	5–7
Los Angeles	6–12	6–6	7–11	5–13	—	4–8	5–7	5–7	5–7	9–9	7–11	4–8
Montreal	8–4	11–7	7–5	4–8	8–4	—	12–6	9–9	9–9	8–4	5–7	6–12
New York	5–7	9–9	5–7	7–5	7–5	6–12	—	6–12	4–14	4–8	10–2	9–9
Philadelphia	6-6	9–9	5–7	4–8	7–5	9–9	12–6	—	5–13	3–9	3–9	7–11
Pittsburgh	5–7	10–8	6–6	6–6	7–5	9–9	14–4	13–5	—	5–7	6–6	15–3
San Diego	5–13	7–5	7–11	11–7	9–9	4–8	8–4	9–3	7–5	—	11–7	4–8
San Francisco	7–11	4–8	8–10	6–12	11–7	7–5	2–10	9–3	6–6	7–11	—	5–7
St. Louis	6–6	7–11	5–7	7–5	8–4	12–6	9–9	11–7	3–15	8–4	7–5	—

Notable transactions

• July 7, 1992: Ced Landrum was traded by the Cubs to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jeff Kunkel.^[2]

Roster

1992 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 45 Paul Assenmacher 47 Shawn Boskie 52 Jim Bullinger 49 Frank Castillo 22 Mike Harkey 44 Jeff Hartsock 32 Jessie Hollins 32 Danny Jackson 31 Greg Maddux 35 Chuck McElroy 35 Mike Morgan 34 Ken Patterson 48 Dennis Rasmussen 38 Jeff Robinson 30 Bob Scanlan 51 Heathcliff Slocumb 42 Dave Smith		Catchers  7 Joe Girardi 53 Jorge Pedre 19 Héctor Villanueva  2 Rick Wilkins Infielders 24,50 Alex Arias 24 Steve Buechele 12 Shawon Dunston 17 Mark Grace 11 Jeff Kunkel 10 Luis Salazar  8 Rey Sánchez 23 Ryne Sandberg 25 Gary Scott  1 Doug Strange 16 José Vizcaíno		Outfielders 28 Kal Daniels 29 Doug Dascenzo  8 Andre Dawson 27 Derrick May 40 Fernando Ramsey 18 Dwight Smith 21 Sammy Sosa 24 Chico Walker 20 Jerome Walton		Manager  5 Jim Lefebvre Coaches 38 Billy Connors (pitching) 15 Chuck Cottier (third base)  3 José Martínez (first base) 41 Tom Trebelhorn (bench) 26 Billy Williams (hitting) 46 Sammy Ellis (bullpen)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos.	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Joe Girardi	91	270	73	.270	1	12
1B	Mark Grace	158	603	185	.307	9	79
2B	Ryne Sandberg	158	612	186	.304	26	87
3B	Steve Buechele	65	239	66	.276	1	21
SS	Rey Sánchez	74	255	64	.251	1	19
LF	Derrick May	124	351	96	.274	8	45
CF	Doug Dascenzo	139	376	96	.255	0	20
RF	Andre Dawson	143	542	150	.277	22	90

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
José Vizcaíno	86	285	64	.225	1	17
Sammy Sosa	67	262	68	.260	8	25
Luis Salazar	98	255	53	.208	5	25
Rick Wilkins	83	244	66	.270	8	22
Dwight Smith	109	217	60	.276	3	24
Héctor Villanueva	51	112	17	.152	2	13
Kal Daniels	48	108	27	.250	4	17
Alex Arias	32	99	29	.293	0	7
Gary Scott	36	96	15	.156	2	11
Doug Strange	52	94	15	.160	1	5
Shawon Dunston	18	73	23	.315	0	2
Jerome Walton	30	55	7	.127	0	1
Jeff Kunkel	20	29	4	.138	0	1
Chico Walker	19	26	3	.115	0	2
Fernando Ramsey	18	25	3	.120	0	2
Jorge Pedre	4	4	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Greg Maddux	35	268.0	20	11	2.18	199
Mike Morgan	34	240.0	16	8	2.55	123
Frank Castillo	33	205.1	10	11	3.46	135
Danny Jackson	19	113.0	4	9	4.22	51
Shawn Boskie	23	91.2	5	11	5.01	39
Mike Harkey	7	38.0	4	0	1.89	21

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jim Bullinger	39	85.0	2	8	4.66	36
Dennis Rasmussen	3	5.0	0	0	10.80	0

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Bob Scanlan	69	3	6	14	2.89	42
Chuck McElroy	72	4	7	6	3.55	83
Paul Assenmacher	70	4	4	8	4.10	67
Jeff Robinson	49	4	3	1	3.00	46
Ken Patterson	32	2	3	0	3.89	23
Heathcliff Slocumb	30	0	3	1	6.50	27
Dave Smith	11	0	0	0	2.51	3
Jeff Hartsock	4	0	0	0	6.75	6
Jessie Hollins	4	0	0	0	13.50	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Iowa Cubs	American Association	Brad Mills
AA	Charlotte Knights	Southern League	Marv Foley
A	Winston-Salem Spirits	Carolina League	Bill Hayes
A	Peoria Chiefs	Midwest League	Steve Roadcap
A-Short Season	Geneva Cubs	New York–Penn League	Greg Mahlberg
Rookie	Huntington Cubs	Appalachian League	Phil Hannon
Rookie	AZL Cubs/Rockies	Arizona League	Paul Zuvella

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Geneva
AZL club affiliation shared with Colorado Rockies^[3]

References

1. Sammy Sosa at Baseball Reference
2. Ced Landrum at Baseball Reference
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

• 1992 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference