The 2014 Chicago Cubs season was the 143rd season of the franchise, the 139th in the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...

and the 99th at

Wrigley Field Wrigley Field is a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman's Chicago ...

. The Cubs were managed by

Rick Renteria Richard Avina Renteria (born December 25, 1961) is a Mexican-American former professional baseball infielder and former manager of the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Renteria played in parts of five seasons bet ...

in his only year as Cubs manager and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of the

National League Central Division The National League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was created in 1994, by moving two teams from the National League West (the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros) and three teams from the National Leagu ...

. 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 Dale Curtis Sveum ( ; born November 23, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager. He most recently served as the bench coach for the Kansas City Royals. As a player, Sveum saw action in 12 major league seasons bet ...

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 Glendale is the anglicised version of the Gaelic Gleann Dail, which means ''valley of fertile, low-lying arable land''. It may refer to: Places Australia * Glendale, New South Wales ** Stockland Glendale, a shopping centre *Glendale, Queensland, ...

Regular season

Opening day starters

Monday, March 31, 2014 at Pittsburgh Pirates

Season standings

National League Central

National League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Detailed record vs. opponents

Game log

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 1 , March 31 , @ Pirates , L 0–1 (10) ,

Morris Morris may refer to: Places Australia *St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia Canada * Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry * Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba ** Morris, Manitob ...

(1–0) , Villanueva (0–1) , , 39,833 , 0–1 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 2 , April 2 , @ Pirates , L 3–4 (16) , Pimentel (1–0) , Villanueva (0–2) , , 29,762 , 0–2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 3 , April 3 , @ Pirates , W 3–2 , Hammel (1–0) , Rodríguez (0–1) , Strop (1) , 11,418 , 1–2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 4 , April 4 ,

Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

, L 2–7 ,

Hernández Hernández is a widespread Spanish surname that became common around the 15th century. Originally a patronymic, it means son of Hernán, Hernando or Fernando—the Spanish version of Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is a very common variant of the n ...

(1–0) ,

Wood Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin ...

(0–1) , , 38,283 , 1–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 5 , April 5 ,

, L 0–2 , Lee (2–0) , Samardzija (0–1) , Papelbon (1) , 30,651 , 1–4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 6 , April 6 ,

, W 8–3 , Villanueva (1–2) , Burnett (0–1) , , 26,712 , 2–4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 7 , April 8 , Pirates , L 6–7 , Watson (2–0) , Strop (0–1) , Grilli (2) , 26,177 , 2–5 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 8 , April 9 , Pirates , W 7–5 , Hammel (2–0) , Rodríguez (0–2) , , 28,247 , 3–5 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 9 , April 10 , Pirates , L 4–5 ,

Cole Cole may refer to: Plants * Cole crops of the genus ''Brassica'', especially cabbage, kale, or rape (rapeseed). People * Cole (given name), people with the given name Cole * Cole (surname), people with the surname Cole Companies *Cole Motor ...

(2–0) , Russell (0–1) , Grilli (3) , 25,502 , 3–6 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 10 , April 11 , @

Cardinals Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

, W 6–3 ,

Grimm Grimm may refer to: People * Grimm (surname) * Brothers Grimm, German linguists ** Jacob Grimm (1785–1863), German philologist, jurist and mythologist ** Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm * Christia ...

(1–0) , Rosenthal (0–1) , Rondón (1) , 43,903 , 4–6 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 11 , April 12 , @

, L 4–10 , Wainwright (2–1) , Villanueva (1–3) , , 45,302 , 4–7 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 12 , April 13 , @

, L 4–6 , Wacha (2–0) ,

Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Qu ...

(0–1) , Rosenthal (4) , 44,135 , 4–8 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" , — , April 15 , @

Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

, colspan="6" , Postponed (inclement weather) ''(Makeup date: April 16)'' , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 13 , April 16 , @

, L 0–3 , Tanaka (2–0) , Hammel (2–1) ,

Kelley Kelley may refer to: * Kelley (name), a given name and surname Places ;United States * Kelley, Iowa * Kelley Hill in Fort Benning, Georgia * Kelley Park, in San Jose, California * Kelley Square, in Worcester, Massachusetts * Kelley Township, ...

(4) , 36,569 , 4–9 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 14 , April 16 , @

, L 0–2 , Pineda (2–1) ,

(0–2) ,

Warren A warren is a network of wild rodent or lagomorph, typically rabbit burrows. Domestic warrens are artificial, enclosed establishment of animal husbandry dedicated to the raising of rabbits for meat and fur. The term evolved from the medieval A ...

(1) , 40,073 , 4–10 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 15 , April 18 ,

Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

, L 1–4 , Simón (2–1) , Samardzija (0–2) , Broxton (2) , 28,699 , 4–11 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 16 , April 19 ,

, W 8–4 ,

(1–1) , Cingrani (1–2) , , 32,966 , 5–11 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 17 , April 20 ,

, L 2–8 , Bailey (1–1) , Villanueva (1–4) , , 27,927 , 5–12 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 18 , April 21 ,

Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The f ...

, W 5–1 ,

(1–2) , Arroyo (1–2) , , 32,439 , 6–12 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 19 , April 22 ,

, W 9–2 , Hammel (3–1) , McCarthy (0–4) , , 35,381 , 7–12 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 20 , April 23 ,

, L 5–7 , Cahill (1–4) , Strop (0–2) ,

Reed Reed or Reeds may refer to: Science, technology, biology, and medicine * Reed bird (disambiguation) * Reed pen, writing implement in use since ancient times * Reed (plant), one of several tall, grass-like wetland plants of the order Poales * ...

(4) , 32,323 , 7–13 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 21 , April 24 ,

, L 2–5 , Bolsinger (1–1) ,

(1–2) ,

(5) , 33,085 , 7–14 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 22 , April 25 , @ Brewers , L 2–5 , Garza (1–2) , Villanueva (1–5) , Rodríguez (10) , 32,868 , 7–15 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 23 , April 26 , @ Brewers , L 3–5 ,

Estrada Estrada is a Spanish surname and Portuguese term. Notable people with the surname include: * Armando Estrada, actually Hazem Ali, professional wrestler * Arturo Estrada Hernández, Mexican painter *Carla Estrada, Mexican producer *Chuck Estrada, Am ...

(2–1) ,

(1–3) , Rodríguez (11) , 40,008 , 7–16 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 24 , April 27 , @ Brewers , W 4–0 , Hammel (4–1) , Peralta (3–1) , , 45,286 , 8–16 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" , — , April 28 , @

, colspan="6" , Postponed (inclement weather) ''(Makeup date: July 8)'' , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 25 , April 29 , @

, L 2–3 , Simón (4–1) , Samardzija (0–3) , Broxton (5) , 17,579 , 8–17 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 26 , April 30 , @

, W 9–4 ,

(2–2) , Christiani (0–1) , , 21,847 , 9–17 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 27 , May 2 ,

, W 6–5 ,

(2–3) , Wainwright (5–2) , Rondón (2) , 28,160 , 10–17 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 28 , May 3 ,

, W 3–0 , Schlitter (1–0) , Wacha (2–3) , Rondón (3) , 37,874 , 11–17 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 29 , May 4 ,

, L 4–5 ,

Siegrist Siegrist is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * August Siegrist (1865–1947), Swiss ophthalmologist *Beatrice Siegrist (born 1934), French composer * Benjamin Siegrist (born 1992), Swiss football goalkeeper * Nico Siegrist (born ...

(1–1) , Rondón (0–1) , Rosenthal (8) , 30,023 , 11–18 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 30 , May 5 ,

White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ...

, L 1–3 (12) ,

Webb Webb most often refers to James Webb Space Telescope which is named after James E. Webb, second Administrator of NASA. It may also refer to: Places Antarctica * Webb Glacier (South Georgia) * Webb Glacier (Victoria Land) * Webb Névé, Victor ...

(3–0) ,

(1–1) , Lindstrom (5) , 33,146 , 11–19 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 31 , May 6 ,

, L 1–5 , Putnam (1–0) , Ramirez (0–1) , , 34,305 , 11–20 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 32 , May 7 , @

, L 3–8 , Danks (3–2) ,

(2–4) , , 21,075 , 11–21 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 33 , May 8 , @

, W 12–5 , Schlitter (2–0) , Carroll (1–2) , , 26,332 , 12–21 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 34 , May 9 , @ Braves , L 2–3 (10) ,

(3–5) ,

Wright Wright is an occupational surname originating in England. The term 'Wright' comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word 'wryhta' or 'wyrhta', meaning worker or shaper of wood. Later it became any occupational worker (for example, a shipwright i ...

(0–1) , , 27,145 , 12–22 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 35 , May 10 , @ Braves , L 0–2 ,

Santana Santana may refer to: Transportation * Volkswagen Santana, an automobile * Santana Cycles, manufacturer of tandem bicycles * Santana Motors, a former Spanish automobile manufacturer Boats * Santana 20, an American sailboat design by W. D. Sch ...

(4–0) , Schlitter (2–1) , Kimbrel (10) , 30,658 , 12–23 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb; " , 36 , May 11 , @ Braves , L 2–5 , Harang (4–3) ,

(2–3) , Carpenter (2) , 26,151 , 12–24 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 37 , May 12 , @

, W 17–5 ,

(3–4) , Lyons (0–3) , , 44,434 , 13–24 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 38 , May 13 , @

, L 3–4 (12) , Maness (1–2) ,

(1–2) , , 43,627 , 13–25 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" , — , May 14 , @

, colspan="6" , Postponed (inclement weather) ''(Makeup date: August 30)'' , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 39 , May 15 , @

, L 3–5 , Wacha (3–3) , Hammel (4–2) , Rosenthal (11) , 42,501 , 13–26 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 40 , May 16 , Brewers , L 3–4 , Lohse (5–1) , Samardzija (0–4) , Rodríguez (17) , 35,771 , 13–27 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 41 , May 17 , Brewers , W 3–0 ,

(3–3) , Garza (2–4) , Rondón (4) , 36,671 , 14–27 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 42 , May 18 , Brewers , W 4–2 ,

(4–4) ,

(3–2) , Rondón (5) , 37,631 , 15–27 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 43 , May 20 ,

, W 6–1 , Hammel (5–2) , Tanaka (6–1) , , 38,753 , 16–27 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 44 , May 21 ,

, L 2–4 (13) , Claiborne (2–0) , Veras (0–1) ,

Robertson Robertson may refer to: People * Robertson (surname) (includes a list of people with this name) * Robertson (given name) * Clan Robertson, a Scottish clan * Robertson, stage name of Belgian magician Étienne-Gaspard Robert (1763–1837) Places ...

(9) , 34,808 , 16–28 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 45 , May 22 , @

Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL pennan ...

, W 5–1 ,

Arrieta Arrieta (both in Basque and Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Arrieta is part of the ''comarca'' of Mungialdea. It had a population of 552 inhabitants as of 2007, and a populati ...

(1–0) , Stults (2–5) , Villanueva (1) , 21,263 , 17–28 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 46 , May 23 , @

, L 1–11 , Stauffer (2–0) ,

(3–4) , , 26,489 , 17–29 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 47 , May 24 , @

, W 3–2 ,

(5–4) , Buckner (0–1) , Rondón (6) , 42,107 , 18–29 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 48 , May 25 , @

, L 3–4 , Kennedy (3–6) , Hammel (5–3) , Street (14) , 32,167 , 18–30 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 49 , May 26 , @

Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

, W 8–4 , Samardzija (1–4) ,

Petit Petite or petite may refer to: *Petit (crater), a small, bowl-shaped lunar crater on Mare Spumans * ''Petit'' (EP), a 1995 EP by Japanese singer-songwriter Ua * Petit (typography), another name for brevier-size type *Petit four * Petit Gâteau *P ...

(3–2) , , 42,257 , 19–30 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 50 , May 27 , @

, L 0–4 , Hudson (5–2) ,

(1–1) , , 41,060 , 19–31 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 51 , May 28 , @

, L 0–5 , Kontos (1–0) ,

(3–5) , , 41,186 , 19–32 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 52 , May 30 , @ Brewers , L 5–11 ,

(5–2) ,

(5–5) , , 36,100 , 19–33 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 53 , May 31 , @ Brewers , W 8-0 , Hammel (6–3) , Peralta (4–5) , , 42,332 , 20–33 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 54 , June 1 , @ Brewers , L 0–9 , Lohse (7–1) , Samardzija (1–5) , , 36,277 , 20–34 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 55 , June 3 ,

Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

, W 2–1 , Rondón (1–1) ,

Rice Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and '' Porteresia'', both wild and domesticat ...

(1–2) , , 34,697 , 21–34 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 56 , June 4 ,

, W 5–4 ,

(4–5) , Eveland (0–1) , Rondón (7) , 28,185 , 22–34 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 57 , June 5 ,

, W 7–4 ,

(2–2) ,

Black Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white ...

(1–1) , Ramirez (1) , 28,833 , 23–34 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 58 , June 6 ,

Marlins The marlin is a large billfish sometimes also known as the ''spearfish.'' Marlin may also refer to: Places *Marlín, Castile-Leon, a village in Spain *Marlin, Texas, city in Falls County, Texas, United States Sports *Cincinnati Marlins, a swim t ...

, W 5–3 (13) , Villanueva (2–5) , Slowey (1–1) , , 28,495 , 24–34 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 59 , June 7 ,

, W 5–2 , Samardzija (2–5) ,

Wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly un ...

(1–2) , Strop (2) , 33,786 , 25–34 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 60 , June 8 ,

, L 3–4 , Dunn (5–3) , Strop (0–3) , Cishek (14) , 33,134 , 25–35 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 61 , June 9 , @ Pirates , L 2–6 ,

Morton Morton may refer to: People * Morton (surname) * Morton (given name) Fictional * Morton Koopa, Jr., a character and boss in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' * A character in the ''Charlie and Lola'' franchise * A character in the 2008 film '' Horton H ...

(3–7) ,

(4–6) , , 24,075 , 25–36 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 62 , June 10 , @ Pirates , W 7–3 ,

(6–5) , Sadler (0–1) , , 31,567 , 26–36 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 63 , June 11 , @ Pirates , L 2–4 , Cumpton (2–2) , Hammel (6–4) , Grilli (10) , 20,540 , 26–37 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 64 , June 12 , @ Pirates , L 0–4 , Vólquez (4–5) , Samardzija (2–6) , , 25,431 , 26–38 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 65 , June 13 , @

, W 2–1 ,

(2–1) ,

(2–5) , Ramirez (2) , 26,154 , 27–38 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 66 , June 14 , @

, L 4–7 , Buchanan (2–3) ,

(4–7) , Papelbon (15) , 31,524 , 27–39 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 67 , June 15 , @

, W 3–0 ,

(7–5) , Burnett (4–6) , Ramirez (3) , 41,238 , 28–39 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 68 , June 16 , @

, W 5–4 , Villanueva (3–5) ,

Turner Turner may refer to: People and fictional characters *Turner (surname), a common surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Turner (given name), a list of people with the given name *One who uses a lathe for turni ...

(2–5) , Russell (1) , 19,170 , 29–39 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 69 , June 17 , @

, L 5–6 ,

Dyson Dyson may refer to: * Dyson (surname), people with the surname Dyson * Dyson (company), a Singaporean multinational home appliances company founded by James Dyson * Dyson (crater), a crater on the Moon * Dyson (operating system), a Unix general-pur ...

(1–0) , Schlitter (2–2) , Cishek (16) , 20,860 , 29–40 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 70 , June 18 , @

, W 6–1 ,

(3–1) , Eovaldi (4–3) , , 27,032 , 30–40 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 71 , June 20 , Pirates , W 6–3 ,

(5–7) ,

(4–8) , Rondón (8) , 36,423 , 31–40 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 72 , June 21 , Pirates , L 3–5 ,

Worley Worley may refer to: Places * Worley, Idaho, United States * Worley, Kentucky, United States * Worley, West Virginia, United States * Worley Point, Antarctica People * Worley (surname), people with the surname ''Worley'' * Worley baronets * ...

(1–0) ,

(7–6) , Melancon (11) , 36,563 , 31–41 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 73 , June 22 , Pirates , L 1–2 , Cumpton (3–2) , Hammel (6–5) , Melancon (12) , 33,573 , 31–42 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 74 , June 23 ,

, L 1–6 , Broxton (3–0) , Rondón (1–2) , , 27,747 , 31–43 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 75 , June 24 ,

, W 7–3 ,

(4–1) , Bailey (7–4) , — , 28,226 , 32–43 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 76 , June 25 ,

, L 1–4 , Latos (1–0) ,

(5–8) , Chapman (14) , 28,207 , 32–44 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 77 , June 26 , Nationals , W 5–3 , Ramirez (1–1) , Stammen (0–3) , Rondón (9) , 28,867 , 33–44 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 78 , June 27 , Nationals , W 7–2 , Hammel (7–5) , Roark (7–5) , , 30,683 , 34–44 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 79 , June 28 , Nationals , L 0–3 , Gonzalez (5–4) , Beeler (0–1) , Soriano (19) , 35,770 , 34–45 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 80 , June 28 , Nationals , L 2–7 , Treinen (1–3) , Samardzija (2–7) , Detwiler (1) , 32,267 , 34–46 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 81 , June 30 , @

Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

, W 2–0 ,

(5–1) , Peavy (1–7) , Rondon (10) , 37,814 , 35–46 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 82 , July 1 , @

, W 2–1 , Strop (1–3) , Uehara (3–2) , Rondón (11) , 36,748 , 36–46 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 83 , July 2 , @

, W 16–9 , Villanueva (4–5) , Workman (1–2) , , 37,055 , 37–46 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 84 , July 4 , @ Nationals , W 7–2 , Hammel (8–5) , Roark (7–6) , , 41,274 , 38–46 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 85 , July 5 , @ Nationals , L 0–13 , González (6–4) , Villanueva (4–6) , , 38,473 , 38–47 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 86 , July 6 , @ Nationals , L 1–2 , Clippard (6–2) , Strop (1–4) , Soriano (21) , 32,941 , 38–48 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 87 , July 7 , @

, L 3–9 , Leake (7–7) ,

(5–9) , , 26,558 , 38–49 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 88 , July 8 , @

, L 2–4 , Cueto (9–6) ,

(7–7) , Chapman (18) , 17,371 , 38–50 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 89 , July 8 , @

, L 5–6 , Ondrusek (3–2) , Rondón (1–3) , , 29,991 , 38–51 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 90 , July 9 , @

, L 1–4 , Simón (12–3) , Beeler (0–2) , Chapman (19) , 32,810 , 38–52 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 91 , July 10 , @

, W 6–4 , Parker (1–0) , Hoover (1–6) , , 31,983 , 39–52 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 92 , July 11 , Braves , W 5–4 , Rondón (2–3) ,

Walden ''Walden'' (; first published in 1854 as ''Walden; or, Life in the Woods'') is a book by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon the author's simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part ...

(0–1) , , 39,544 , 40–52 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 93 , July 12 , Braves , L 6–11 , Minor (3–5) ,

(5–10) , Carpenter (3) , 36,806 , 40–53 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 94 , July 13 , Braves , L 7–10 , Teherán (9–6) ,

(7–8) , Kimbrel (29) , 36,363 , 40–54 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;" , colspan="10" , 85th All-Star Game in Minneapolis, Minnesota , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 95 , July 18 , @

, L 4–5 , De La Rosa (1–0) , Schlitter (2–3) ,

(22) , 32,619 , 40–55 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 96 , July 19 , @

, L 3–9 , Miley (6–6) ,

(7–9) , , 32,528 , 40–56 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 97 , July 20 , @

, L 2–3 , Collmenter (8–5) ,

(5–2) ,

(23) , 37,131 , 40–57 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 98 , July 22 ,

, W 6–0 , Hendricks (1–0) , Stults (3–12) , , 32,730 , 41–57 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 99 , July 23 ,

, L 3–8 , Kennedy (8–9) , Wada (0–1) , , 30,718 , 41–58 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 100 , July 24 ,

, L 3–13 , Ross (9–10) ,

(5–11) , , 31,321 , 41–59 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 101 , July 25 ,

, W 7–6 ,

(3–2) ,

(1–2) , Rondón (12) , 41,534 , 42–59 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 102 , July 26 ,

, L 3–6 ,

Choate Choate may refer to: Places Canada * Choate, British Columbia, a locality in the Fraser Canyon of British Columbia, Canada * , a lake in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada United States * Choate Mental Health and Development Center, a ...

(2–2) , Russell (0–2) , Rosenthal (31) , 41,927 , 42–60 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 103 , July 27 ,

, L 0–1 , Wainwright (13–5) , Hendricks (1–1) , Rosenthal (32) , 35,256 , 42–61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 104 , July 28 ,

Rockies The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in ...

, W 4–1 , Wada (1–1) , Flande (0–3) , Rondón (13) , 29,702 , 43–61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 105 , July 29 ,

, W 4–3 (16) , Baker (1–0) , Matzek (2–5) , , 28,590 , 44–61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 106 , July 30 ,

, L 4–6 (10) , Scahill (1–0) ,

(0–2) , Ottavino (1) , 29,491 , 44–62 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 107 , July 31 ,

, W 3–1 ,

(6–2) ,

(0–1) , Rondón (14) , 35,729 , 45–62 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 108 , August 1 , @

Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

, W 8–2 , Hendricks (2–1) , Haren (8–9) , , 47,900 , 46–62 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 109 , August 2 , @

, L 2–5 (12) ,

(4–2) , Parker (1–1) , , 53,354 , 46–63 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 110 , August 3 , @

, W 7–3 ,

(6–11) , Beckett (6–6) , , 44,713 , 47–63 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 111 , August 5 , @

, W 6–5 (12) , Rondón (3–3) , Logan (2–2) , Villanueva (2) , 35,043 , 48–63 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 112 , August 6 , @

, L 4–13 , Lyles (6–1) ,

(6–3) , , 35,804 , 48–64 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 113 , August 7 , @

, W 6–2 , Hendricks (3–1) , Flande (0–4) , , 32,585 , 49–64 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 114 , August 8 ,

Rays Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gra ...

, L 3–4 , Boxberger (3–1) , Rondón (3–4) , , 34,937 , 49–65 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 115 , August 9 ,

, L 0–4 , Odorizzi (8–9) ,

(6–12) , , 36,739 , 49–66 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 116 , August 10 ,

, W 3–2 (12) , Villanueva (5–6) ,

Ramos Ramos is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin that means "bouquets" or "branches". Notable people with the surname include: * Adrián Ramos (born 1986), Colombian footballer * Aldrech Ramos (born 1988), Filipino basketball player * Aleja ...

(2–4) , , 33,039 , 50–66 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 117 , August 11 , Brewers , L 1–3 , Gallardo (7–6) ,

(6–4) , Rodríguez (36) , 28,927 , 50–67 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 118 , August 12 , Brewers , W 3–0 , Hendricks (4–1) , Peralta (14–7) , Rondón (15) , 28,819 , 51–67 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 119 , August 13 , Brewers , W 4–2 , Wada (2–1) , Lohse (11–7) , Rondón (16) , 31,191 , 52–67 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 120 , August 14 , Brewers , L 2–6 , Fiers (2–1) ,

(6–13) , , 38,157 , 52–68 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 121 , August 15 , @

, L 2–3 ,

Wheeler Wheeler may refer to: Places United States * Wheeler, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, California, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, Illinois, a village * Wheeler, Indiana, a ...

(8–8) ,

(7–10) , Mejía (18) , 25,016 , 52–69 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 122 , August 16 , @

, L 3–7 , Niese (7–8) , Straily (1–3) , , 30,744 , 52–70 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 123 , August 17 , @

, W 2–1 , Strop (2–4) , Mejía (5–6) , Rondon (17) , 27,938 , 53–70 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 124 , August 18 , @

, W 4–1 , Hendricks (5–1) , Carlyle (1–1) , Rondon (18) , 23,271 , 54–70 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 125 , August 19 ,

, W 2–1 , Wada (3–1) , Vogelsong (7–9) , Rondon (19) , 31,064 , 55–70 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 126 , August 20 ,

, L 3–8 , Peavy (3–12) ,

(6–14) , , 30,633 , 55–71 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 127 , August 21 ,

, L 3–5 , Bumgarner (14–9) ,

(7–11) , Casilla (11) , 30,541 , 55–72 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 128 , August 22 ,

Orioles Oriole or Orioles may refer to: Animals * Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae * New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae Music * The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and earl ...

, W 4–1 ,

(7–4) , Gausman (7–5) , Rondon (20) , 33,761 , 56–72 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 129 , August 23 ,

, W 7–2 ,

(4–2) , Norris (11–8) , , 37,156 , 57–72 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 130 , August 24 ,

, W 2–1 , Wada (4–1) , Gonzalez (6–7) , Rondon (21) , 32,774 , 58–72 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 131 , August 26 , @

, W 3–0 ,

(8-11) , Cueto (15-8) , Rondon (22) , 19,481 , 59–72 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 132 , August 27 , @

, L 5–7 , Latos (5-3) ,

(4-8) , Chapman (28) , 20,497 , 59-73 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 133 , August 28 , @

, L 2–7 ,

Axelrod Axelrod or Akselrod (variant: Axelrad, meaning "axle wheel") is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Axelrod (1921–2004), American Olympic medalist foil fencer * Barry Axelrod (born 1946), American sports agent * Beth Axel ...

(1-0) ,

(7-5) , , 21,316 , 59–74 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 134 , August 29 , @

, W 7–2 , Ramirez (2-1) , Neshek (6-1) , , 43,181 , 60–74 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 135 , August 30 , @

, W 5–1 , Doubront (1-0) , Masterson (2-3) , , 44,755 , 61–74 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 136 , August 30 , @

, L 13–2 , Gonzales (1-2) , Wada (4-2) , , 44,762 , 61–75 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 137 , August 31 , @

, L 9–6 , Neshek (7-1) , Villanueva (5-7) , Rosenthal (40) , 45,148 , 61–76 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 138 , September 1 , Brewers , W 4–2 ,

(5-8) ,

Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

(2-6) , Rondon (23) , 32,054 , 62–76 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 139 , September 2 , Brewers , W 7–1 ,

(8-5) , Gallardo (8-8) , , 28,434 , 63–76 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 140 , September 3 , Brewers , W 6–2 , Hendricks (6–1) , Garza (7–8) , , 31,251 , 64–76 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 141 , September 5 , Pirates , L 3–5 (11) , Melancon (3–4) ,

(0–3) , Holdzkom (1) , 35,541 , 64–77 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 142 , September 6 , Pirates , L 0–5 , Liriano (4–10) , Doubront (3–5) , , 36,867 , 64–78 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 143 , September 7 , Pirates , L 4–10 ,

(8–5) ,

(8–12) , , 33,894 , 64–79 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 144 , September 8 , @ Blue Jays , L 0–8 , Stroman (10–5) ,

(5–9) , , 16,879 , 64–80 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 145 , September 9 , @ Blue Jays , L 2–9 , Buehrle (12–9) , Ramirez (2–2) , , 17,903 , 64–81 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 146 , September 10 , @ Blue Jays , L 1–11 , Hutchison (10–11) , Hendricks (6–2) , , 19,411 , 64–82 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 147 , September 12 , @ Pirates , L 3–7 ,

(9–5) , Wada (4–3) , , 35,638 , 64–83 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 148 , September 13 , @ Pirates , W 6–4 , Doubront (4–5) , Locke (7–5) , Rondón (24) , 38,024 , 65–83 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 149 , September 14 , @ Pirates , L 3–7 , Vólquez (12-7) ,

(5-10) , , 37,655 , 65-84 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 150 , September 15 ,

, W 1–0 , Rondón (4–4) ,

Villarreal Villarreal ( ca-valencia , Vila-real) is a city and municipality in the province of Castellón which is part of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain. The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's ...

(0–1) , , 33,144 , 66–84 , - style="text-align:center; background: #bfb " , 151 , September 16 ,

, W 7–0 ,

(9–5) , Cueto (18–5) , , 33,812 , 67–84 , - style="text-align:center; background: #bfb " , 152 , September 17 ,

, W 3–1 , Hendricks (7–2) , Corcino (0–1) , Rondón (25) , 33,500 , 68–84 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 153 , September 18 ,

, L 4–8 , Rodriguez (1–0) , Ramirez (2–3) , , 33,649 , 68–85 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 154 , September 19 ,

, L 5–14 , Kershaw (20–3) ,

(6–15) , , 33,322 , 68–86 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 155 , September 20 ,

, W 8–7 ,

(5–2) , Wilson (2–4) , Rondón (26) , 34,334 , 69–86 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 156 , September 21 ,

, L 5–8 , Perez (1–3) ,

(5–11) , Jansen (43) , 31,933 , 69–87 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb " , 157 , September 22 ,

, L 0–8 , Wainwright (20–9) ,

(8–13) , , 28,893 , 69–88 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 158 , September 23 ,

, W 4–3 , Rosscup (1–0) , Neshek (7–2) , , 29,754 , 70–88 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 159 , September 24 ,

, W 3–1 ,

(10–5) , Lackey (14–10) , Rondón (27) , 33,292 , 71–88 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb " , 160 , September 26 , @ Brewers , W 6–4 , Ramirez (3–3) ,

(2–9) , Rondón (28) , 39,880 , 72–88 , - style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" , 161 , September 27 , @ Brewers , L 2–1 , Peralta (17–11) , Wada (4–4) , Rodríguez (44) , 41,440 , 72–89 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 162 , September 28 , @ Brewers , W 5–2 ,

(6–11) , Fiers (6–5) , Rondón (29) , 33,837 , 73–89 , - , - style="text-align:center;" , Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Cubs team member 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

*The Cubs traded

Jason Hammel Jason Aaron Hammel (born September 2, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, ...

and

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on July 5 to the

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for minor leaguers

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, Billy McKinney and major league pitcher

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. Russell was considered a top-five prospect in baseball. *On July 28,

Darwin Barney Darwin James Kunane Barney (born November 8, 1985) is an American former professional baseball infielder and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Toronto Blue Jays. As a member of ...

was traded to the

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for minor league pitcher Jonathan Martinez. *On July 30, the Cubs acquired Félix Doubront from the

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. *On July 31, pitcher James Russell and infielder

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were traded to the

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for 20-year-old catcher

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. *On August 15, the Cubs traded outfielder Brett Jackson to the

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for pitcher Blake Cooper.

Roster

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'' Source

Pitching

''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts'' Source

Team

Scoring by inning

Source
Baseball-Reference

Awards and honors

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* Starlin Castro *

Anthony Rizzo Anthony Vincent Rizzo (born August 8, 1989) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs. He is a three-time ...

Branch Rickey Award The Branch Rickey Award was given annually to an individual in Major League Baseball (MLB) in recognition of his exceptional community service from 1992 to 2014. The award was named in honor of former player and executive Branch Rickey, who broke t ...

Major League Baseball draft

During the draft, the Cubs drafted

Kyle Schwarber Kyle Joseph Schwarber (born March 5, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Indiana Hoosiers and was a first-round selection in the 20 ...

with the fourth overall pick of the 2014 Draft who would play an important role in the

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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

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in the

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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 South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

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.

References

External links

Chicago Cubs schedule for the 2014 season 2014 Chicago Cubs season at ESPN2014 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference
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