2014 Chicago Cubs season


The 2014 Chicago Cubs season was the 143rd season of the franchise, the 139th in the National League and the 99th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were managed by Rick Renteria in his only year as Cubs manager and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of the National League Central Division.
The Cubs began the season on the road against the Pittsburgh Pirates on March 31, 2014 and finished the regular season on September 28, 2014, on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Cubs finished the season with a 73–89 record to finish in last place in the Central Division.
This season marked the 100th season of play at Wrigley Field, though the Cubs did not start playing there until 1916. To mark the occasion, the Cubs wore different uniforms to represent each decade during ten homestands throughout the season.

Previous season

The Cubs finished the 2013 season 66–96 to finish in last place in the Central Division. Following the season, Dale Sveum was fired as manager on September 30, 2013. His total record with the Cubs in two years was 127–197. Rick Renteria was hired as the manager of the Chicago Cubs on November 7, 2013 and signed a three-year contract.

Offseason

Spring training facilities

The Cubs opened a new spring training facility in Mesa, Arizona called Sloan Park. The park replaces HoHoKam Stadium which had been their spring training home since 1979. With a capacity of 15,000, Cubs Park becomes the largest spring training stadium by capacity in Major League Baseball, surpassing Camelback Ranch in Glendale.

Regular season

Opening day starters

Monday, March 31, 2014 at Pittsburgh Pirates
NamePos.
Emilio BonifacioCF
Starlin CastroSS
Darwin Barney2B
Anthony Rizzo1B
Nate SchierholtzRF
Welington CastilloC
Mike Olt3B
Junior LakeLF
Jeff SamardzijaSP

Season standings

National League Central

National League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Detailed record vs. opponents



Game log

Note: The Cubs finished their first winning season at Wrigley Field since 2009 with a record of 41–40.
2,652,113 fans attended Cubs home games which was the best since the 2008 season.

Transactions

Statistics

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs Scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home Runs; Avg. = Batting Average; RBI = Runs Batted In; SB = Stolen Bases
Player
59238285181922.2148
38155192760918.1743
6316993370013.1950
721291847102216.2171
692763577143218.27914
10135225861901142.2440
134528581543311465.2924
1113374091235631.2706
4510212242404.2353
1033003063103925.2107
802122133701232.1560
129486811352313071.2784
812242963131628.2812
993132960103633.1924
124571650413.3560
77207225290320.2510
23422111013.2620
339382220310.2371
136436601083041648.2481
19447131015.2951
825031002.1201

Source

Pitching

Source

Team

Scoring by inning

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Awards and honors

Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Starlin Castro
  • Jeff Samardzija
  • Anthony Rizzo
Branch Rickey Award
  • Anthony Rizzo

    Major League Baseball draft

During the draft, the Cubs drafted Kyle Schwarber with the fourth overall pick of the 2014 Draft who would play an important role in the 2016 World Series.

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kane County
On September 16, 2014 the Cubs announced that they will be moving their top Class A affiliate from Daytona in the Florida State League to Myrtle Beach in the Carolina League for the 2015 season. Two days later, on the 18th, the Cubs signed a 4-year player development contract with the South Bend Silver Hawks of the Midwest League, ending their brief relationship with the Kane County Cougars. On the 25th, the Silver Hawks officially changed their name to the South Bend Cubs.