2011 Chicago Cubs season
2011 Chicago Cubs | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
City | Chicago, Illinois | |
Record | 71–91 (.438) | |
Divisional place | 5th | |
Owners | Tom Ricketts | |
General managers | Jim Hendry | |
Managers | Mike Quade | |
Television | WGN-TV WGN America CSN Chicago CSN Chicago Plus WCIU-TV (Len Kasper, Bob Brenly) | |
Radio | WGN (AM) Chicago Cubs Radio Network (Pat Hughes, Keith Moreland, Judd Sirott) | |
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The 2011 Chicago Cubs season was the 140th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 136th in the National League and the 96th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs, under new manager Mike Quade,[1] finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 71–91. The Cubs displayed a patch on their uniforms to remember Cub broadcaster and player Ron Santo, who died in December 2010.
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]National League Central
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Milwaukee Brewers | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 57–24 | 39–42 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 | 6 | 45–36 | 45–36 |
Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 83 | .488 | 17 | 42–39 | 37–44 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 | 36–45 | 36–45 |
Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 | 39–42 | 32–49 |
Houston Astros | 56 | 106 | .346 | 40 | 31–50 | 25–56 |
National League Wild Card
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 102 | 60 | .630 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 96 | 66 | .593 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 94 | 68 | .580 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 | — |
Atlanta Braves | 89 | 73 | .549 | 1 |
San Francisco Giants | 86 | 76 | .531 | 4 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 82 | 79 | .509 | 7½ |
Washington Nationals | 80 | 81 | .497 | 9½ |
Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 |
New York Mets | 77 | 85 | .475 | 13 |
Colorado Rockies | 73 | 89 | .451 | 17 |
Florida Marlins | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 |
Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | .438 | 19 |
San Diego Padres | 71 | 91 | .438 | 19 |
Houston Astros | 56 | 106 | .346 | 34 |
Game log
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Roster
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Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
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| Manager Coaching Staff
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Rotation
[edit]The starting rotation for the 2011 Chicago Cubs at the beginning of the season included Ryan Dempster, Carlos Zambrano, Matt Garza, Randy Wells, and Andrew Cashner.
Transactions
[edit]Date | Transaction | Acquired | From | For | Notes |
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November 17, 2010 | Released | Free agency | N/A | Micah Hoffpauir | Signed with Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
December 8, 2010 | Signed | Carlos Peña | Free agency | 1 year, $10 million | $2 million signing bonus, $5 million deferred to January 2012 |
December 9, 2010 | Claimed | Mason Tobin | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | No return | Rule 5 draft |
December 9, 2010 | Traded for | Cash considerations | Texas Rangers | Mason Tobin | |
December 9, 2010 | Waived | No return | New York Mets | Ronny Morla | AAA Rule 5 draft |
December 9, 2010 | Waived | No return | Baltimore Orioles | Casey Lambert | AAA Rule 5 draft |
December 15, 2010 | Signed | Ángel Guzmán | Free agency | Minor League contract | Former Cub: 2006–2009 |
December 15, 2010 | Signed | Scott Moore | Free agency | Minor League contract | Former Cub: 2006–2007 |
December 15, 2010 | Signed | Scott Rice | Free agency | Minor League contract | |
December 15, 2010 | Signed | Bobby Scales | Free agency | Minor League contract | Former Cub: 2009–2010 |
December 17, 2010 | Signed | Kerry Wood | Free agency | 1 year, $1.5 million | Former Cub: 1998–2008 |
December 21, 2010 | Signed | Polín Trinidad | Free agency | Minor League contract | |
January 5, 2011 | Waived | No return | New York Yankees | Brian Schlitter | |
January 8, 2011 | Traded for | Matt Garza, Fernando Perez, and Zac Rosscup | Tampa Bay Rays | Chris Archer, Robinson Chirinos, Brandon Guyer, Sam Fuld, and Hak-Ju Lee | |
January 10, 2011 | Claimed | Max Ramírez | Boston Red Sox | No return | |
January 12, 2011 | Signed | Reed Johnson | Free agency | Minor League contract | Former Cub: 2008–2009 |
January 12, 2011 | Purchased | John Urick | Chico Outlaws | Cash considerations | |
January 17, 2011 | Traded for | A. J. Morris, Michael Burgess, and Graham Hicks | Washington Nationals | Tom Gorzelanny | |
January 18, 2011 | Signed | Lou Montañez | Free agency | Minor League contract | Former Cubs Prospect |
January 25, 2011 | Signed | Todd Wellemeyer | Free agency | Minor League contract | Former Cub: 2003–2005 |
January 27, 2011 | Signed | Braden Looper | Free agency | Minor League contract | |
January 27, 2011 | Signed | Augie Ojeda | Free agency | Minor League contract | Former Cub: 2000–2003 |
January 27, 2011 | Signed | Rubi Silva | International free agency | Undisclosed, $1.2 million signing bonus | |
January 27, 2011 | Signed | Yaniel Cabezas | International free agency | Undisclosed, $500K signing bonus | |
February 15, 2011 | Traded for | Robert Coello | Boston Red Sox | Tony Thomas | |
March 27, 2011 | Released | Free Agency | N/A | Carlos Silva | |
April 10, 2011 | Signed | Ramón Ortiz | Free agency | Minor League contract | |
April 12, 2011 | Signed | Doug Davis | Free agency | Minor League contract | |
May 6, 2011 | Released | Free Agency | N/A | Max Ramírez | Signed Minor League contract with the San Francisco Giants |
May 7, 2011 | Retired | N/A | Chicago Cubs | Todd Wellemeyer | Two stints with the Cubs 2003–2005 and 2011 (minors) |
May 26, 2011 | Traded for | Rodrigo López | Atlanta Braves | Ryan Buchter | |
June 27, 2011 | Released | Free Agency | N/A | Bobby Scales | Signed with Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
June 29, 2011 | Released | Free Agency | N/A | Doug Davis | Signed Minor League contract with the Chicago White Sox |
July 7, 2011 | Released | Free Agency | N/A | Fernando Perez | Signed Minor League contract with the New York Mets |
July 9, 2011 | Released | Free Agency | N/A | Augie Ojeda | |
July 15, 2011 | Signed | Dave Bush | Free agency | Minor League contract | |
July 28, 2011 | Traded for | Abner Abreu and Carlton Smith | Cleveland Indians | Kosuke Fukudome |
Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; 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
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
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2B,3B,1B,OF | Jeff Baker | 81 | 201 | 20 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 23 | .269 | 0 |
2B,SS | Darwin Barney | 143 | 529 | 66 | 146 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 43 | .276 | 9 |
CF | Marlon Byrd | 119 | 446 | 51 | 123 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 35 | .276 | 3 |
OF | Tony Campana | 95 | 143 | 24 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .259 | 24 |
C | Welington Castillo | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | 0 |
SS | Starlin Castro | 158 | 674 | 91 | 207 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 66 | .307 | 22 |
C | Steve Clevenger | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 0 |
OF,1B | Tyler Colvin | 80 | 206 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | .150 | 0 |
2B,3B,OF | Blake DeWitt | 121 | 230 | 21 | 61 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 26 | .265 | 1 |
RF | Kosuke Fukudome | 87 | 293 | 33 | 80 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .273 | 2 |
C | Koyie Hill | 46 | 134 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .194 | 1 |
OF | Reed Johnson | 111 | 246 | 33 | 76 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 28 | .309 | 2 |
1B | Bryan LaHair | 20 | 59 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .288 | 0 |
2B,3B | DJ LeMahieu | 37 | 60 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 0 |
OF | Lou Montañez | 36 | 54 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .222 | 0 |
1B | Carlos Peña | 153 | 493 | 72 | 111 | 27 | 3 | 28 | 80 | .225 | 2 |
3B | Aramis Ramírez | 149 | 565 | 80 | 173 | 35 | 1 | 26 | 93 | .306 | 1 |
OF | Brad Snyder | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | 0 |
LF | Alfonso Soriano | 137 | 475 | 50 | 116 | 27 | 1 | 26 | 88 | .244 | 2 |
C | Geovany Soto | 125 | 421 | 46 | 96 | 26 | 0 | 17 | 54 | .228 | 0 |
Non-Pitcher Totals | 162 | 5255 | 639 | 1385 | 282 | 35 | 146 | 603 | .264 | 69 |
Pitchers batting
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
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P | Justin Berg | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
P | Andrew Cashner | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
P | Casey Coleman | 21 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .160 | 0 |
P | Doug Davis | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
P | Ryan Dempster | 34 | 58 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .086 | 0 |
P | Matt Garza | 30 | 64 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .094 | 0 |
P | Rodrigo López | 25 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | 0 |
P | Ramón Ortiz | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
P | James Russell | 59 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | 0 |
P | Jeff Samardzija | 71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
P | Jeff Stevens | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
P | Randy Wells | 22 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .140 | 0 |
P | Carlos Zambrano | 22 | 44 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .318 | 0 |
Pitcher Totals | 162 | 294 | 15 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .129 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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Casey Coleman | 3 | 9 | 6.40 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 84.1 | 102 | 62 | 60 | 46 | 75 |
Doug Davis | 1 | 7 | 6.50 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 45.2 | 59 | 38 | 33 | 26 | 36 |
Ryan Dempster | 10 | 14 | 4.80 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 202.1 | 211 | 111 | 108 | 82 | 191 |
Matt Garza | 10 | 10 | 3.32 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 198.0 | 186 | 90 | 73 | 63 | 197 |
Rodrigo López | 6 | 6 | 4.42 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 97.2 | 116 | 56 | 48 | 29 | 54 |
Randy Wells | 7 | 6 | 4.99 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 135.1 | 141 | 76 | 75 | 47 | 82 |
Carlos Zambrano | 9 | 7 | 4.82 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 145.2 | 154 | 80 | 78 | 56 | 101 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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Justin Berg | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Chris Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 2.79 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
Andrew Cashner | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Rafael Dolis | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
John Gaub | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
John Grabow | 3 | 1 | 4.76 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 62.1 | 67 | 39 | 33 | 28 | 38 |
Scott Maine | 0 | 0 | 10.29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Carlos Mármol | 2 | 6 | 4.01 | 75 | 0 | 34 | 74.0 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 48 | 99 |
Sean Marshall | 6 | 6 | 2.26 | 78 | 0 | 5 | 75.2 | 66 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 79 |
Marcos Mateo | 1 | 2 | 4.30 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 25 |
Ramón Ortiz | 1 | 2 | 4.86 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 33.1 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 25 |
James Russell | 1 | 6 | 4.12 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 67.2 | 76 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 43 |
Jeff Samardzija | 8 | 4 | 2.97 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 88.0 | 64 | 35 | 29 | 50 | 87 |
Jeff Stevens | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Kerry Wood | 3 | 5 | 3.35 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 51.0 | 45 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 57 |
Team Pitching Totals | 71 | 91 | 4.33 | 162 | 162 | 40 | 1434.1 | 1439 | 756 | 690 | 580 | 1224 |
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Daytona
References
[edit]- ^ "Quade new Cubs manager". October 19, 2010.