Cubs world series 1973 roster

All of the above were on the roster in 1966, leo durochers first year at. Joe wallis was drafted by the cubs in the 6th round. Baseball 20 mlb home run derby 2020 closer report injury report prospect rankings mlb champions. The mets of 1973 had a starting lineup vastly different from the one that stunned. They played their home games at wrigley field park factors. The 1973 chicago cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1973 season. Find out the cubs regular season record for every year in franchise history. The 1973 cincinnati reds, for example, with 99 wins, were upended in the. Jones also caught the final out of the 69 world series in left field, clenching it. Schwarber, who has spent the year rehabbing from a knee injury suffered in the third game of the season, was added.

The 70th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the american league al champion and defending world series champion oakland athletics and the national league nl champion new york mets. Prior to the world series, the last time they lost backtoback games had been on july. The 1973 chicago cubs season was the 102nd season of the chicago cubs franchise, the. They had lost 5 in a row after that, in 1955, 1965, 1973, 1980 and 2002. Social media clubhouse cubs fan clubs gift guide clarks crew cubs kids cubs summer camps cubs podcasts make it cubs free cubs newsletters cubs convention fantasy mlb beat the streak yahoo fantasy baseball r. The cardinals, pittsburgh pirates, montreal expos, and chicago cubs all finished. The 1973 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1973 season. The final wait for a cubs world series win mixed joy and.

Of the five pitchers on the cubs roster for all or most of those years, three. The 1973 chicago cubs team roster seen on this page includes. Rico carty was purchased by the cubs from the texas rangers. Mike krukow was drafted by the cubs in the 8th round. The 1973 new york mets narrowly won the world series with a record barely above. The athletics won the series in seven games for their second of three. The 1973 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1973. The 1973 chicago cubs played 161 games during the regular season, won 77 games, lost 84 games, and finished in fifth position. I thought it was going to happen, when i faced carlos zambrano of the cubs. Due to several rainouts, the cubs still had four games to play against the first place mets, so double headers were scheduled for september 30 and october 1, the day after the end of the season. Theo epstein president, baseball operations general manager. Cleveland all it took was two games, some batting practice and lots of hard work over the season by kyle schwarber to make it to the world series.