2007 Chicago Cubs season

Major League Baseball team season

2007 Chicago Cubs

National League Central champions
League| National League
Division| Central
Ballpark| Wrigley Field
City| Chicago
Record| 85–77 (.525)
Divisional place| 1st
Owners| Tribune Company
General managers| Jim Hendry
Managers| Lou Piniella
Television| CSN Chicago
Superstation WGN
WCIU-TV
(Len Kasper, Bob Brenly, Cory Provus)
Radio| WGN (AM) 720
(Pat Hughes, Ron Santo, Cory Provus)
Stats| ESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 2007 Chicago Cubs season was the 136th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 132nd in the National League and the 92nd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs, trying to rebound after a season in which they finished last in their division for the first time since 2000, finished first in the National League Central with a record of 85–77. They were swept three games to none by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLDS.

## Offseason

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In an attempt to rebuild the team, the Cubs were very aggressive in the free-agent market, signing a number of players with the goal of overtaking the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals in a competitive NL Central to win the World Series for the first time since 1908.

The first change was the signing of a new manager. On October 17, 2006, Lou Piniella signed a three-year deal with an option for a fourth season to manage the Cubs — the 50th manager in team history after Dusty Baker was not offered an extension of his contract following the 2006 season.[1]

On November 14, 2006, the Cubs improved their depth by signing Mark DeRosa to a three-year, $13 million contract.[2] DeRosa had played several positions for the Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves earlier in his career. Two days later on November 16, Neal Cotts was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Chicago Cubs for David Aardsma and Carlos Vásquez (minors).[3]

The Cubs made the largest acquisition in their team's history on November 20, 2006, as Alfonso Soriano agreed to an eight-year contract worth $136 million, an average of $17 million per year.[4]

On December 7, Josh Hamilton was drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2006 rule 5 draft. Several hours later, Hamilton was purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Chicago Cubs.[5]

The Cubs added two starting pitchers to the rotation, starting with the signing of Ted Lilly[6] on December 15, 2006, to a four-year, $40 million deal.[7] This was followed on December 19, 2006, with the signing of Jason Marquis to a three-year contract worth $21 million.[8]

## Regular season

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Cubs and fans celebrate the 2007 National League Central Championship. Cubs Win flags abound.

### Season summary

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The Cubs got off to a poor start after the first two months of the season, posting a 22–29 record going into a home series against the Atlanta Braves during the first weekend after Memorial Day. Derrek Lee led a players only meeting on May 30 attempting to turn around the team's poor performance.[9] On the Friday start at Wrigley, Carlos Zambrano took the mound and the Cubs fell behind 7–1, including allowing five runs (four earned) in the fifth inning.[10] Included in the inning was a passed ball and throwing error by catcher Michael Barrett.[10] An altercation ensued between the pitcher and catcher in the dugout, in full view of the television camera crews.[10] Zambrano was pulled from the game after the scuffle in which he gave up thirteen hits and had zero strikeouts, and Barrett was replaced by backup Koyie Hill.[10]

On Saturday, the weekend series continued to be interesting, albeit outside of the boxscore. The Braves took an early 3–0 lead in the fourth inning against starting pitcher Rich Hill, but the Cubs clawed back with single runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings, tying the game 3–3.[11] The Braves regained the lead in the eighth against reliever Will Ohman, but in the bottom of the frame, rookie Ángel Pagán led off by lining a ball into the right-field corner, and stopped at second with a double.[11] Two pitches later, Pagán attempted to advance to third on a wild pitch, but was thrown out on a close play.[11] Both Piniella and third-base coach Mike Quade argued the call with umpire Mark Wegner, and Piniella began kicking dirt, throwing and kicking his cap until being thrown out of the game.[11] Allegedly, Piniella kicked umpire Wegner, and was reported to the MLB offices by crew chief Bruce Froemming.[11] Play was delayed for seven minutes while the grounds crew cleaned up debris in the outfield.[11] The Cubs lost the game 5–3, worsening their record to a season-low nine games below .500 at 22–31.[11] Piniella was suspended for four games for the incident, and later recognized that Wegner made the right call.[9]

Two weeks later, Barrett was recorded having a heated discussion with starter Rich Hill.[12] Questions quickly surfaced to the level of friction between the two players due to the recent incident with Zambrano, but both players indicated that there was no issue, rather frustration due to the opposing pitcher Jarrod Washburn hitting a hanging slider that put the Mariners up 3–2.[12] The Cubs ultimately lost the game 5–3 in extra innings on another contentious play where Barrett dropped the ball on a throw to the plate.[12] After the altercations with Zambrano and Hill, Barrett lost his role as the everyday catcher for the team.[13] Just one week later, Barrett was traded to the San Diego Padres for catcher Rob Bowen.[14]

The Cubs improved their play during the month of June, upping their record to 38–39 after a stretch of 16–8 after the Piniella ejection.[15] They finished June with a key series at home against the first-place Milwaukee Brewers starting on June 29. Rich Hill once again took the mound, but gave up five runs in the first inning and lasted just three innings.[15] The Cubs relievers kept the game close, but they still trailed 5–3 going into the bottom of the ninth against Francisco Cordero. Going into the game, Cordero led the league with 27 saves, and had blown only two.[15] After retiring the first player in the inning, Cordero gave up back-to-back singles, and with runners at first and third allowing the potential winning run to come to the plate in the player of Derrek Lee. Lee hit a deep fly ball, but the wind knocked it down and was caught for a sacrifice fly.[15] That made it two outs bringing third baseman Aramis Ramírez to the plate. Ramirez hit the first pitch into the left-center bleachers, winning the game 6–5.[15] The victory pulled the Cubs back to .500, and trimmed the Brewers lead down to 6½ games. The Cubs ended the first half of the season 4.5 games out of first place, behind the Milwaukee Brewers, with a record of 44 wins and 43 losses.

The Chicago Cubs got off to a good start in the second half by sweeping the Houston Astros at home and taking three of four from the San Francisco Giants. In those series Ted Lilly won his third and fourth starts in a row, helping pitch the Cubs to 9–3 and 9–8 victories. On July 22, the Cubs passed the two-million attendance mark at Wrigley Field averaging over 40,000 fans per game at home through the first 49 games of the season and on pace to set a new home attendance record for the club.[16] The Cubs spent a majority of July in hopes of claiming first place. After finishing the month with seventeen wins and nine losses, the team was merely half a game behind the Brewers by July 31.[17] The Cubs won their final game in July and first game in August. The latter win, coupled with an earlier Brewers' loss, allowed the two teams to be tied for first place in the NL Central.[18] However, the Cubs began to struggle in their next outings. They failed to win three consecutive series, and later temporarily lost Alfonso Soriano, Ángel Pagán, and Will Ohman to injuries.[19] Despite the slump, the Cubs only managed to remain half a game behind the Brewers, who managed to lose thirteen of eighteen games.[20][21] They closed out the final weeks of the season by having a successful home stand, where they won five of six games and took a three and a half game lead over the Brewers.

At their final home game, the Cubs' organization reported that they had set a franchise attendance record of 3,252,462 fans over the season.[22]

During the month of June, the Cubs ended up winning seventeen games, making that their best month of the season: taking two of three from Milwaukee, two of three from the Seattle, sweeping the White Sox as well as the Rockies, and then taking another two of three games from Milwaukee. The Cubs won another seventeen games during that month; taking three of four from the Nationals, sweeping the Giants, two of three from the Cardinals, and two of three from the Phillies. During this three-month-long hot streak, the Cubs managed to sign Carlos Zambrano to a five-year, ninety million dollar contract. Also, the Cubs left fielder, Alfonso Soriano, was named the June National League player of the Month; followed by the Cubs ace, Carlos Zambrano, being named the National League Pitcher of the month. The team struggled throughout August, but managed to surpass the Milwaukee Brewers and win the division.

Going into the last week of the season, the Cubs won ten of twelve games and had a three-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers. However, the Cubs dropped three in a row to the Florida Marlins, a team that the Cubs did not win a single game against during the whole season. Meanwhile, the Brewers lost two out of three, hurting their chance at taking over the top of the division. On September 28, thanks to a Cubs 6–0 win over the Cincinnati Reds and a Brewers 6–3 loss to the San Diego Padres, the Cubs clinched the NL Central division.

### Postseason

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The Cubs played the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Division Series. After falling 3–1 to Arizona on October 3 and an 8–4 loss on October 4, the Cubs returned on October 6 to Wrigley Field to lose the third game of the series by score of 5–1. The loss eliminated the Cubs from postseason play.

### In-season trades

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* On June 20, the Cubs traded catcher Michael Barrett to the San Diego Padres for catcher Rob Bowen and a minor league outfielder Kyler Burke.[23]
* On July 16, the Cubs acquired Jason Kendall from the Oakland Athletics for fellow catcher Rob Bowen and minor league pitcher Jerry Blevins.[24]
* On July 19, the Cubs traded César Izturis, along with a cash settlement, to the Pittsburgh Pirates.[25]
* On August 23, the Cubs acquired Craig Monroe from the Detroit Tigers for Clay Rapada.[26]
* On August 31, the Cubs acquired pitcher Steve Trachsel from the Baltimore Orioles for pitcher Rocky Cherry and third baseman Scott Moore.[27]

### First-year player draft

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The Cubs selected high school third baseman Josh Vitters with the third overall pick of the 2007 MLB draft.

### Season standings

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#### National League Central

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NL Central Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Chicago Cubs | 85 | 77  | .525  | —  | 44‍–‍37  | 41‍–‍40
Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79  | .512  | 2  | 51‍–‍30  | 32‍–‍49
St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 84  | .481  | 7  | 43‍–‍38  | 35‍–‍46
Houston Astros | 73 | 89  | .451  | 12  | 42‍–‍39  | 31‍–‍50
Cincinnati Reds | 72 | 90  | .444  | 13  | 39‍–‍42  | 33‍–‍48
Pittsburgh Pirates | 68 | 94  | .420  | 17  | 37‍–‍44  | 31‍–‍50

#### Record vs. opponents

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2007 National League record

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Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2007

Team  | AZ  | ATL  | CHC  | CIN  | COL  | FLA  | HOU  | LAD  | MIL  | NYM  | PHI  | PIT  | SD  | SF  | STL  | WAS  | AL
Arizona | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 8–10 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 5–4 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 8–7
Atlanta | 2–4 | — | 5–4 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 10–8 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 11–7 | 4–11
Chicago | 2–4 | 4–5 | — | 9–9 | 5–2 | 0–6 | 8–7 | 2–5 | 9–6 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 8–7 | 3–5 | 5–2 | 11–5 | 6–1 | 8–4
Cincinnati | 4–2 | 6–1 | 9–9 | — | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–11 | 2–4 | 8–7 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 9–7 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 6–9 | 1–6 | 7-11
Colorado | 10–8 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 3–3 | 3–4 | 12–6 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 10–8 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–8
Florida | 1–6 | 8–10 | 6–0 | 3–4 | 3–3 | — | 2–3 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 9–9
Houston | 2–5 | 3–3 | 7–8 | 11–4 | 4–3 | 3-2 | — | 4–3 | 5–13 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 5–10 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 7–9 | 2–5 | 9–9
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 6–12 | 3–4 | 3–4 | — | 3–3 | 5–5 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–10
Milwaukee | 5–2 | 2–5 | 6–9 | 7–8 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 13–5 | 3–3 | — | 2–4 | 3–4 | 10–6 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 7–8 | 4–2 | 8–7
New York | 4–3 | 9–9 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 11–7 | 5–2 | 5–5 | 4–2 | — | 6–12 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 9–9 | 8–7
Philadelphia | 1-5 | 9–9 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 12–6 | — | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 6–3 | 12–6 | 8–7
Pittsburgh | 4–5 | 1–5 | 7–8 | 7–9 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–5 | 2–5 | 6–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | — | 1–6 | 4–2 | 6–12 | 4–2 | 5–10
San Diego | 8–10 | 2–5 | 5–3 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 10–8 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | — | 14–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 6–9
San Francisco | 8–10 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 8–10 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 8–10 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 4–14 | — | 4–1 | 3–4 | 5–10
St. Louis | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–11 | 9–6 | 4–3 | 4-2 | 9–7 | 3–3 | 8–7 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 12–6 | 4–3 | 1–4 | — | 1–5 | 6–9
Washington | 1–6 | 7–11 | 1–6 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 10-8 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 5–1 | — | 9–9

### Roster

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2007 Chicago Cubs

Roster
Pitchers

* 58 Rocky Cherry
* 48,46 Neal Cotts
* 46 Ryan Dempster
* 47 Scott Eyre
* 36 Sean Gallagher
* 37 Ángel Guzmán
* 55 Kevin Hart
* 53 Rich Hill
* 62 Bob Howry
* 30,31 Ted Lilly
* 21 Jason Marquis
* 49 Carlos Mármol
* 45 Sean Marshall
* 52 Wade Miller
* 13 Will Ohman
* 56 Billy Petrick
* 63 Carmen Pignatiello
* 50 Clay Rapada
* 52 Steve Trachsel
* 34 Kerry Wood
* 43 Michael Wuertz
* 38 Carlos Zambrano

|  | Catchers

* 8 Michael Barrett
* 24 Henry Blanco
* 4 Rob Bowen
* 55 Koyie Hill
* 18 Jason Kendall
* 58 Geovany Soto

Infielders

* 5 Ronny Cedeño
* 7 Mark DeRosa
* 29,17 Mike Fontenot
* 3 César Izturis
* 25 Derrek Lee
* 4 Scott Moore
* 16 Aramis Ramírez
* 2 Ryan Theriot
* 32,12 Daryle Ward

Outfielders

* 15,30 Cliff Floyd
* 9 Jake Fox
* 57 Sam Fuld
* 11 Jacque Jones
* 27 Craig Monroe
* 19 Matt Murton
* 29 Ángel Pagán
* 3 Eric Patterson
* 17,68 Félix Pie
* 12 Alfonso Soriano

|  | Manager

* 41 Lou Piniella

Coaches

* 59 Iván DeJesús (special asst)
* 28 Gerald Perry (hitting)
* 8 Mike Quade (third base)
* 40 Larry Rothschild (pitching)
* 39 Matt Sinatro (first base)
* 35 Lester Strode (bullpen)
* 6 Alan Trammell (bench)

### Game log

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2007 Game Log (85–77)

April: 10–14 (Home: 4–9; Away: 6–5)

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1 | April 2 | @ Reds | 5–1 | Harang (1–0) | Zambrano (0–1) |  | 42,720 | 0–1 | [1]
2 | April 4 | @ Reds | 4–1 | Lilly (1–0) | Arroyo (0–1) | Dempster (1) | 25,965 | 1–1 | [2]
3 | April 5 | @ Reds | 5–2 | Santos (1–0) | Howry (0–1) | Weathers (1) | 25,070 | 1–2 | [3]
4 | April 6 | @ Brewers | 9–3 | Hill (1–0) | Bush (0–1) |  | 41,758 | 2–2 | [4]
5 | April 7 | @ Brewers | 6–3 | Zambrano (1–1) | Sheets (1–1) | Dempster (2) | 41,282 | 3–2 | [5]
6 | April 8 | @ Brewers | 9–4 | Capuano (1–0) | Miller (0–1) |  | 28,019 | 3–3 | [6]
7 | April 9 | Astros | 5–3 | Qualls (1–1) | Howry (0–2) | Wheeler (1) | 41,388 | 3–4 | [7]
8 | April 10 | Astros | 4–2 | Sampson (1–0) | Marquis (0–1) |  | 35,924 | 3–5 | [8]
– | April 11 | Astros | Postponed (snow) Rescheduled for June 11
9 | April 13 | Reds | 6–5 | Coffey (1–0) | Zambrano (1–2) | Weathers (4) | 37,267 | 3–6 | [9]
10 | April 14 | Reds | 7–0 | Hill (2–0) | Arroyo (0–2) |  | 38,598 | 4–6 | [10]
11 | April 15 | Reds | 1–0 | Lohse (1–0) | Lilly (1–1) | Weathers (5) | 39,820 | 4–7 | [11]
12 | April 16 | Padres | 12–4 | Marquis (1–1) | Hensley (0–3) |  | 32,126 | 5–7 | [12]
13 | April 17 | Padres | 4–3 (14) | Brocail (1–0) | Ohman (0–1) | Hoffman (3) | 36,021 | 5–8 | [13]
14 | April 18 | @ Braves | 8–6 | Villarreal (1–0) | Eyre (0–1) | Wickman (5) | 26,837 | 5–9 | [14]
15 | April 19 | @ Braves | 3–0 | Hill (3–0) | Redman (0–3) | Dempster (3) | 31,603 | 6–9 | [15]
16 | April 20 | Cardinals | 2–1 | Looper (3–1) | Lilly (1–2) | Isringhausen (4) | 38,955 | 6–10 | [16]
17 | April 21 | Cardinals | 6–0 | Marquis (2–1) | Reyes (0–3) |  | 41,637 | 7–10 | [17]
18 | April 22 | Cardinals | 12–9 (10) | Isringhausen (1–0) | Dempster (0–1) |  | 40,193 | 7–11 | [18]
19 | April 23 | Brewers | 5–4 (12) | Villanueva (1–0) | Cherry (0–1) | Turnbow (1) | 33,920 | 7–12 | [19]
20 | April 24 | Brewers | 4–1 | Suppan (2–2) | Hill (3–1) | Cordero (8) | 34,382 | 7–13 | [20]
21 | April 25 | Brewers | 9–3 | Lilly (2–2) | Dessens (1–1) |  | 38,581 | 8–13 | [21]
22 | April 27 | @ Cardinals | 5–3 | Marquis (3–1) | Reyes (0–4) | Dempster (4) | 45,131 | 9–13 | [22]
23 | April 28 | @ Cardinals | 8–1 | Zambrano (2–2) | Wainwright (1–2) |  | 45,015 | 10–13 | [23]
– | April 29 | @ Cardinals | Postponed (death of Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock) Rescheduled for September 15
24 | April 30 | @ Pirates | 3–2 | Capps (2–0) | Wuertz (0–1) | Torres (8) | 11,437 | 10–14 | [24]

May: 12–15 (Home: 6–6; Away: 6–9)

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25 | May 1 | @ Pirates | 8–6 | Cherry (1–1) | Bayliss (2–2) | Dempster (5) | 13,082 | 11–14 | [25]
26 | May 2 | @ Pirates | 7–1 | Marquis (4–1) | Snell (2–2) |  | 21,765 | 12–14 | [26]
27 | May 4 | Nationals | 6–4 | Zambrano (3–2) | Bergmann (0–3) | Dempster (6) | 39,444 | 13–14 | [27]
28 | May 5 | Nationals | 5–3 | Hill (4–1) | Patterson (1–5) | Dempster (7) | 40,267 | 14–14 | [28]
29 | May 6 | Nationals | 4–3 (10) | Dempster (1–1) | Wagner (0–2) |  | 40,481 | 15–14 | [29]
30 | May 8 | Pirates | 4–3 (15) | Bayliss (3–2) | Cotts (0–1) | Torres (10) | 39,708 | 15–15 | [30]
31 | May 9 | Pirates | 1–0 | Marquis (5–1) | Gorzelanny (4–2) |  | 40,264 | 16–15 | [31]
32 | May 10 | Pirates | 6–4 | Maholm (2–4) | Zambrano (3–3) | Torres (11) | 41,101 | 16–16 | [32]
33 | May 11 | @ Phillies | 7–2 | Hamels (5–1) | Hill (4–2) |  | 42,473 | 16–17 | [33]
34 | May 12 | @ Phillies | 11–7 | Alfonseca (2–1) | Howry (0–3) |  | 45,026 | 16–18 | [34]
35 | May 13 | @ Phillies | 4–1 | Lilly (3–2) | Lieber (1–2) | Dempster (8) | 45,129 | 17–18 | [35]
36 | May 14 | @ Mets | 5–4 | Heilman (4–2) | Wuertz (0–2) |  | 34,033 | 17–19 | [36]
37 | May 15 | @ Mets | 10–1 | Zambrano (4–3) | Maine (5–1) |  | 37,487 | 18–19 | [37]
38 | May 16 | @ Mets | 8–1 | Sosa (3–0) | Hill (4–3) |  | 37,483 | 18–20 | [38]
39 | May 17 | @ Mets | 6–5 | Burgos (1–0) | Dempster (1–2) |  | 42,667 | 18–21 | [39]
40 | May 18 | White Sox | 6–3 | Lilly (4–2) | MacDougal (1–1) | Dempster (9) | 40,874 | 19–21 | [40]
41 | May 19 | White Sox | 11–6 | Howry (1–3) | Aardsma (2–1) |  | 41,101 | 20–21 | [41]
42 | May 20 | White Sox | 10–6 | Masset (2–1) | Zambrano (4–4) |  | 41,164 | 20–22 | [42]
43 | May 22 | @ Padres | 5–1 | Peavy (6–1) | Hill (4–4) | Hoffman (12) | 26,192 | 20–23 | [43]
44 | May 23 | @ Padres | 2–1 | Wells (2–2) | Marshall (0–1) | Hoffman (11) | 27,535 | 20–24 | [44]
45 | May 24 | @ Padres | 3–1 | Howry (2–3) | Meredith (1–2) | Dempster (10) | 32,258 | 21–24 | [45]
46 | May 25 | @ Dodgers | 9–8 | Seánez (2–0) | Ohman (0–2) | Saito (15) | 46,011 | 21–25 | [46]
47 | May 26 | @ Dodgers | 4–2 | Zambrano (5–4) | Hendrickson (2–2) | Dempster (11) | 48,243 | 22–25 | [47]
48 | May 27 | @ Dodgers | 2–1 (11) | Billingsley (3–0) | Guzmán (0–1) |  | 51,198 | 22–26 | [48]
49 | May 28 | Marlins | 5–3 | Kim (3–2) | Marshall (0–2) | Gregg (5) | 41,630 | 22–27 | [49]
50 | May 29 | Marlins | 9–4 | Willis (7–3) | Marquis (5–2) | Gregg (6) | 39,788 | 22–28 | [50]
51 | May 30 | Marlins | 9–0 | Messenger (1–1) | Lilly (4–3) |  | 36,699 | 22–29 | [51]

June: 17–11 (Home: 9–6; Away: 8–5)

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52 | June 1 | Braves | 8–5 | Davies (1–1) | Zambrano (5–5) |  | 39,523 | 22–30 | [52]
53 | June 2 | Braves | 5–3 | Yates (2–0) | Ohman (0–3) | Wickman (9) | 40,290 | 22–31 | [53]
54 | June 3 | Braves | 10–1 | Marshall (1–2) | Cormier (0–1) |  | 40,155 | 23–31 | [54]
55 | June 4 | @ Brewers | 7–2 | Mármol (1–0) | Bush (3–6) |  | 35,760 | 24–31 | [55]
56 | June 5 | @ Brewers | 7–5 | Vargas (4–1) | Lilly (4–4) | Cordero (22) | 38,535 | 24–32 | [56]
57 | June 6 | @ Brewers | 6–2 | Zambrano (6–5) | Suppan (7–6) |  | 40,186 | 25–32 | [57]
58 | June 7 | @ Braves | 2–1 | Hill (5–4) | James (5–5) | Dempster (12) | 32,902 | 26–32 | [58]
59 | June 8 | @ Braves | 9–1 | Marshall (2–2) | Cormier (0–2) |  | 37,123 | 27–32 | [59]
60 | June 9 | @ Braves | 9–5 | Moylan (2–1) | Marquis (5–3) |  | 51,816 | 27–33 | [60]
61 | June 10 | @ Braves | 5–4 | Paronto (3–1) | Dempster (1–3) | Wickman (11) | 32,752 | 27–34 | [61]
62 | June 11 | Astros | 2–1 | Zambrano (7–5) | Williams (2–9) | Dempster (13) | 37,947 | 28–34 | [62]
63 | June 12 | Mariners | 5–3 (13) | O'Flaherty (3–0) | Ohman (0–4) | Putz (18) | 40,071 | 28–35 | [63]
64 | June 13 | Mariners | 3–2 | Marshall (3–2) | Batista (7–5) | Dempster (14) | 40,163 | 29–35 | [64]
65 | June 14 | Mariners | 5–4 | Howry (3–3) | Morrow (3–1) |  | 39,846 | 30–35 | [65]
66 | June 15 | Padres | 4–1 | Lilly (5–4) | Wells (3–4) | Dempster (15) | 40,479 | 31–35 | [66]
67 | June 16 | Padres | 1–0 | Bell (1–2) | Zambrano (7–6) | Hoffman (19) | 41,632 | 31–36 | [67]
68 | June 17 | Padres | 11–3 | Maddux (6–3) | Hill (5–5) |  | 40,964 | 31–37 | [68]
69 | June 19 | @ Rangers | 5–4 | Mármol (2–0) | Benoit (2–2) | Dempster (16) | 38,290 | 32–37 | [69]
70 | June 20 | @ Rangers | 7–3 | Loe (3–6) | Marquis (5–4) |  | 37,564 | 32–38 | [70]
71 | June 21 | @ Rangers | 6–5 | Gagné (2–0) | Howry (3–4) |  | 38,406 | 32–39 | [71]
72 | June 22 | @ White Sox | 5–1 | Zambrano (8–6) | Buehrle (4–4) |  | 39,046 | 33–39 | [72]
73 | June 23 | @ White Sox | 2–1 | Wuertz (1–2) | Jenks (2–3) | Howry (1) | 39,043 | 34–39 | [73]
74 | June 24 | @ White Sox | 3–0 | Marshall (4–2) | Contreras (5–8) | Howry (2) | 39,194 | 35–39 | [74]
75 | June 25 | Rockies | 10–9 | Howry (4–4) | Fuentes (0–2) |  | 40,269 | 36–39 | [75]
76 | June 26 | Rockies | 8–5 | Lilly (6–4) | López (4–1) | Ohman (1) | 40,121 | 37–39 | [76]
77 | June 27 | Rockies | 6–4 | Zambrano (9–6) | Hirsh (3–7) | Mármol (1) | 39,972 | 38–39 | [77]
78 | June 29 | Brewers | 6–5 | Howry (5–4) | Cordero (0–2) |  | 41,909 | 39–39 | [78]
79 | June 30 | Brewers | 13–4 | Sheets (10–3) | Marshall (4–3) |  | 41,415 | 39–40 | [79]

July: 17–9 (Home: 9–4; Away: 8–5)

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80 | July 1 | Brewers | 5–1 | Marquis (6–4) | Bush (6–7) |  | 41,486 | 40–40 | [80]
81 | July 2 | @ Nationals | 7–2 | Lilly (7–4) | Simontacchi (5–6) |  | 24,015 | 41–40 | [81]
82 | July 3 | @ Nationals | 3–1 | Zambrano (10–6) | Redding (0–1) | Howry (3) | 30,106 | 42–40 | [82]
83 | July 4 | @ Nationals | 6–0 | Chico (4–5) | Hill (5–6) |  | 39,207 | 42–41 | [83]
84 | July 5 | @ Nationals | 4–2 | Ohman (1–4) | Ayala (0–1) | Howry (4) | 22,594 | 43–41 | [84]
85 | July 6 | @ Pirates | 8–4 | Maholm (5–11) | Marquis (6–5) |  | 27,868 | 43–42 | [85]
86 | July 7 | @ Pirates | 7–1 | Lilly (8–4) | Van Benschoten (0–3) |  | 33,293 | 44–42 | [86]
87 | July 8 | @ Pirates | 6–2 | Youman (2–0) | Zambrano (10–7) |  | 22,470 | 44–43 | [87]
All–Star Break (July 9–12)
88 | July 13 | Astros | 6–0 | Zambrano (11–7) | Jennings (1–5) |  | 41,593 | 45–43 | [88]
89 | July 14 | Astros | 9–3 | Lilly (9–4) | Oswalt (8–6) |  | 41,448 | 46–43 | [89]
90 | July 15 | Astros | 7–6 | Wuertz (2–2) | Rodríguez (6–8) | Howry (5) | 41,757 | 47–43 | [90]
91 | July 16 | Giants | 3–2 | Hill (6–6) | Correia (1–5) | Howry (6) | 40,282 | 48–43 | [91]
92 | July 17 | Giants | 4–2 | Zito (7–9) | Mármol (2–1) | Hennessey (6) | 41,102 | 48–44 | [92]
93 | July 18 | Giants | 12–1 | Zambrano (12–7) | Cain (3–11) | Gallagher (1) | 39,792 | 49–44 | [93]
94 | July 19 | Giants | 9–8 | Lilly (10–4) | Morris (7–6) | Howry (7) | 40,198 | 50–44 | [94]
95 | July 20 | D-backs | 6–2 | Marquis (7–5) | Webb (8–8) |  | 41,071 | 51–44 | [95]
96 | July 21 | D-backs | 3–2 | Cruz (4–1) | Howry (5–5) | Valverde (29) | 41,632 | 51–45 | [96]
97 | July 22 | D-backs | 3–0 | Petit (2–2) | Marshall (4–4) | Valverde (30) | 41,705 | 51–46 | [97]
98 | July 24 | @ Cardinals | 4–3 | Zambrano (13–7) | Wells (4–13) | Dempster (17) | 45,436 | 52–46 | [98]
99 | July 25 | @ Cardinals | 7–1 | Lilly (11–4) | Wainwright (9–8) |  | 45,316 | 53–46 | [99]
100 | July 26 | @ Cardinals | 11–1 | Looper (8–8) | Marquis (7–6) |  | 45,308 | 53–47 | [100]
101 | July 27 | @ Reds | 5–4 | Weathers (2–3) | Howry (5–6) |  | 36,635 | 53–48 | [101]
102 | July 28 | @ Reds | 8–1 | Marshall (5–4) | Harang (10–3) |  | 42,365 | 54–48 | [102]
103 | July 29 | @ Reds | 6–0 | Zambrano (14–7) | Belisle (5–8) |  | 33,061 | 55–48 | [103]
104 | July 30 | Phillies | 4–1 | Hamels (12–5) | Lilly (11–5) | Myers (7) | 41,686 | 55–49 | [104]
105 | July 31 | Phillies | 7–3 | Marquis (8–6) | Eaton (9–7) |  | 40,495 | 56–49 | [105]

August: 12–16 (Home: 7–8; Away: 5–8)

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106 | August 1 | Phillies | 5–4 | Dempster (2–3) | Myers (1–3) |  | 40,558 | 57–49 | [106]
107 | August 2 | Phillies | 10–6 | Durbin (4–2) | Marshall (5–5) |  | 40,988 | 57–50 | [107]
108 | August 3 | Mets | 6–2 | Mota (1–0) | Dempster (2–4) |  | 41,512 | 57–51 | [108]
109 | August 4 | Mets | 6–2 | Lilly (12–5) | Maine (12–6) |  | 41,412 | 58–51 | [109]
110 | August 5 | Mets | 8–3 | Glavine (10–6) | Marquis (8–7) |  | 41,599 | 58–52 | [110]
111 | August 6 | @ Astros | 2–1 (10) | Lidge (3–1) | Wuertz (2–3) |  | 36,459 | 58–53 | [111]
112 | August 7 | @ Astros | 5–2 | Williams (6–12) | Marshall (5–6) | Lidge (7) | 37,561 | 58–54 | [112]
113 | August 8 | @ Astros | 8–2 | Oswalt (12–6) | Zambrano (14–8) |  | 41,655 | 58–55 | [113]
114 | August 9 | @ Rockies | 10–2 | Lilly (13–5) | Jiménez (1–2) |  | 40,738 | 59–55 | [114]
115 | August 10 | @ Rockies | 6–2 | Marquis (9–7) | Cook (8–7) |  | 41,282 | 60–55 | [115]
116 | August 11 | @ Rockies | 15–2 | Fogg (7–7) | Hill (6–7) |  | 48,095 | 60–56 | [116]
117 | August 12 | @ Rockies | 6–3 | Herges (1–0) | Wood (0–1) | Corpas (9) | 39,176 | 60–57 | [117]
118 | August 14 | Reds | 6–5 | Harang (12–3) | Zambrano (14–9) | Weathers (23) | 40,750 | 60–58 | [118]
119 | August 15 | Reds | 11–9 | Bray (1–0) | Howry (5–7) | Weathers (24) | 40,162 | 60–59 | [119]
120 | August 16 | Reds | 12–4 | Marquis (10–7) | Livingston (3–3) |  | 40,372 | 61–59 | [120]
121 | August 17 | Cardinals | 2–1 | Hill (7–7) | Looper (10–10) | Dempster (18) | 41,634 | 62–59 | [121]
122 | August 18 | Cardinals | 5–3 | Marshall (6–6) | Reyes (2–12) | Dempster (19) | 41,369 | 63–59 | [122]
– | August 19 | Cardinals | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 10
123 | August 20 | Cardinals | 6–4 | Piñeiro (4–2) | Lilly (13–6) | Isringhausen (23) | 40,141 | 63–60 | [123]
124 | August 21 | @ Giants | 5–1 | Eyre (1–1) | Lincecum (7–4) |  | 41,242 | 64–60 | [124]
125 | August 22 | @ Giants | 4–2 | Mármol (3–1) | Misch (0–3) | Dempster (20) | 39,548 | 65–60 | [125]
126 | August 23 | @ Giants | 4–1 | Cain (6–13) | Zambrano (14–10) | Hennessey (13) | 41,558 | 65–61 | [126]
127 | August 24 | @ D-backs | 6–2 | Marshall (7–6) | Owings (6–7) | Dempster (21) | 36,700 | 66–61 | [127]
128 | August 25 | @ D-backs | 3–1 | Davis (11–11) | Lilly (13–7) | Valverde (39) | 46,173 | 66–62 | [128]
129 | August 26 | @ D-backs | 5–4 | González (6–2) | Marquis (10–8) | Valverde (40) | 38,902 | 66–63 | [129]
130 | August 28 | Brewers | 5–3 | Hill (8–7) | Linebrink (4–6) | Dempster (22) | 40,884 | 67–63 | [130]
131 | August 29 | Brewers | 6–1 | Sheets (11–4) | Zambrano (14–11) |  | 40,512 | 67–64 | [131]
132 | August 30 | Brewers | 5–4 | Mármol (4–1) | Capuano (5–12) | Dempster (23) | 40,790 | 68–64 | [132]
133 | August 31 | Astros | 6–1 | Rodríguez (8–12) | Marshall (7–7) |  | 41,297 | 68–65 | [133]

September: 17–12 (Home: 8–4; Away: 9–8 )

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134 | September 1 | Astros | 4–3 | Marquis (11–8) | Patton (0–2) | Dempster (24) | 40,606 | 69–65 | [134]
135 | September 2 | Astros | 6–5 | Mármol (5–1) | Qualls (6–4) | Dempster (25) | 41,415 | 70–65 | [135]
136 | September 3 | Dodgers | 11–3 | Loaiza (2–0) | Zambrano (14–12) |  | 41,070 | 70–66 | [136]
137 | September 4 | Dodgers | 6–2 | Penny (15–4) | Trachsel (6–9) |  | 37,834 | 70–67 | [137]
138 | September 5 | Dodgers | 8–2 | Lilly (14–7) | Stults (1–3) |  | 39,559 | 71–67 | [138]
139 | September 6 | Dodgers | 7–4 | Beimel (4–1) | Dempster (2–5) | Saito (37) | 39,397 | 71–68 | [139]
140 | September 7 | @ Pirates | 6–1 | Gorzelanny (14–7) | Hill (8–8) |  | 24,489 | 71–69 | [140]
141 | September 8 | @ Pirates | 5–1 | Zambrano (15–12) | Snell (9–12) |  | 33,373 | 72–69 | [141]
142 | September 9 | @ Pirates | 10–5 | Morris (9–9) | Trachsel (6–10) |  | 21,861 | 72–70 | [142]
143 | September 10 | Cardinals | 12–3 | Lilly (15–7) | Piñeiro (5–4) |  | 40,358 | 73–70 | [143]
144 | September 11 | @ Astros | 5–4 (11) | Lidge (4–2) | Dempster (2–6) |  | 33,493 | 73–71 | [144]
145 | September 12 | @ Astros | 3–2 | Hill (9–8) | Albers (4–8) | Dempster (26) | 33,115 | 74–71 | [145]
146 | September 13 | @ Astros | 6–2 | Trachsel (7–10) | Williams (8–15) |  | 34,234 | 75–71 | [146]
147 | September 14 | @ Cardinals | 5–3 | Zambrano (16–12) | Wainwright (13–11) | Howry (8) | 45,750 | 76–71 | [147]
148 | September 15 | @ Cardinals | 3–2 | Wood (1–1) | Franklin (4–4) | Dempster (27) | 45,918 | 77–71 | [148]
149 | September 15 | @ Cardinals | 4–3 | Piñeiro (6–4) | Marshall (7–8) | Isringhausen (29) | 45,894 | 77–72 | [149]
150 | September 16 | @ Cardinals | 4–2 | Marquis (12–8) | Mulder (0–3) | Dempster (28) | 45,735 | 78–72 | [150]
151 | September 17 | Reds | 7–6 | Ohman (2–4) | Weathers (2–6) |  | 39,075 | 79–72 | [151]
152 | September 18 | Reds | 5–2 | Harang (16–4) | Zambrano (16–13) | Weathers (31) | 40,801 | 79–73 | [152]
153 | September 19 | Reds | 3–2 | Howry (6–7) | Majewski (0–3) |  | 40,805 | 80–73 | [153]
154 | September 21 | Pirates | 13–8 | Eyre (2–1) | Osoria (0–2) |  | 41,591 | 81–73 | [154]
155 | September 22 | Pirates | 9–5 | Hill (10–8) | Duke (3–8) |  | 41,271 | 82–73 | [155]
156 | September 23 | Pirates | 8–0 | Zambrano (17–13) | Gorzelanny (14–9) |  | 41,364 | 83–73 | [156]
157 | September 25 | @ Marlins | 4–2 | Willis (10–15) | Lilly (15–8) | Tankersley (1) | 16,044 | 83–74 | [157]
158 | September 26 | @ Marlins | 7–4 | Kensing (2–0) | Marquis (12–9) | Gardner (2) | 19,051 | 83–75 | [158]
159 | September 27 | @ Marlins | 6–4 | Olsen (10–15) | Trachsel (7–11) | Gregg (31) | 24,809 | 83–76 | [159]
160 | September 28 | @ Reds | 6–0 | Zambrano (18–13) | Arroyo (9–15) |  | 32,193 | 84–76 | [160]
161 | September 29 | @ Reds | 4–0 | Hill (11–8) | Harang (16–6) |  | 38,936 | 85–76 | [161]
162 | September 30 | @ Reds | 8–4 | Bailey (4–2) | Dempster (2–7) |  | 32,620 | 85–77 | [162]

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Cubs team member

## Player stats

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### Batting

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player  | G  | AB  | R  | H  | 2B  | 3B  | HR  | RBI  | SB  | BB  | AVG  | SLG

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Alfonso Soriano | 135 | 579 | 97 | 173 | 42 | 5 | 33 | 70 | 19 | 31 | .299 | .560
Derrek Lee | 150 | 567 | 91 | 180 | 43 | 1 | 22 | 82 | 6 | 71 | .317 | .513
Ryan Theriot | 148 | 537 | 80 | 143 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 28 | 49 | .266 | .346
Aramis Ramírez | 132 | 506 | 72 | 157 | 35 | 4 | 26 | 101 | 0 | 43 | .310 | .549
Mark DeRosa | 149 | 502 | 64 | 147 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 72 | 1 | 58 | .293 | .420
Jacque Jones | 135 | 453 | 52 | 129 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 66 | 6 | 34 | .285 | .400
Cliff Floyd | 108 | 282 | 40 | 80 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 35 | .284 | .422
Matt Murton | 94 | 235 | 35 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 26 | .281 | .438
Mike Fontenot | 86 | 234 | 32 | 65 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 5 | 22 | .278 | .402
Michael Barrett | 57 | 211 | 23 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 17 | .256 | .427
César Izturis | 65 | 191 | 15 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | .246 | .304
Félix Pie | 87 | 177 | 26 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 14 | .215 | .33
Jason Kendall | 57 | 174 | 21 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | .270 | .356
Ángel Pagán | 71 | 148 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 10 | .264 | .439
Daryle Ward | 79 | 110 | 16 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 22 | .327 | .527
Koyie Hill | 36 | 93 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | .161 | .269
Ronny Cedeño | 38 | 74 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 3 | .203 | .392
Geovany Soto | 18 | 54 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | .389 | .667
Henry Blanco | 22 | 54 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .222
Craig Monroe | 23 | 49 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .204 | .347
Rob Bowen | 10 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .065 | .097
Jake Fox | 7 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .286
Eric Patterson | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .375
Sam Fuld | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000
Scott Moore | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000
Pitcher Totals | 162 | 349 | 24 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 4 | .152 | .203
Team Totals | 162 | 5643 | 752 | 1530 | 340 | 28 | 151 | 711 | 86 | 500 | .271 | .422

Source:[163]

### Pitching

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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; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | W  | L  | ERA  | G  | GS  | SV  | IP  | H  | R  | ER  | BB  | SO

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Carlos Zambrano | 18 | 13 | 3.95 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 216.1 | 187 | 100 | 95 | 101 | 177
Ted Lilly | 15 | 8 | 3.83 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 207.0 | 181 | 91 | 88 | 55 | 174
Rich Hill | 11 | 8 | 3.92 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 195.0 | 170 | 89 | 85 | 63 | 183
Jason Marquis | 12 | 9 | 4.60 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 191.2 | 190 | 111 | 98 | 76 | 109
Sean Marshall | 7 | 8 | 3.92 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 103.1 | 107 | 52 | 45 | 35 | 67
Bob Howry | 6 | 7 | 3.32 | 78 | 0 | 8 | 81.1 | 76 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 72
Michael Wuertz | 2 | 3 | 3.48 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 72.1 | 64 | 30 | 28 | 35 | 79
Carlos Mármol | 5 | 1 | 1.43 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 69.1 | 41 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 96
Ryan Dempster | 2 | 7 | 4.73 | 66 | 0 | 28 | 66.2 | 59 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 55
Scott Eyre | 2 | 1 | 4.13 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 52.1 | 59 | 26 | 24 | 35 | 45
Will Ohman | 2 | 4 | 4.95 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 36.1 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 33
Ángel Guzmán | 0 | 1 | 3.56 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 30.1 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 26
Kerry Wood | 1 | 1 | 3.33 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 24
Steve Trachsel | 1 | 3 | 8.31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17.1 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 11
Neal Cotts | 0 | 1 | 4.86 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14
Rocky Cherry | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13
Sean Gallagher | 0 | 0 | 8.59 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14.2 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 5
Wade Miller | 0 | 1 | 10.54 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13.2 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6
Kevin Hart | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13
Billy Petrick | 0 | 0 | 7.45 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6
Carmen Pignatiello | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3
Clay Rapada | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Team Totals | 85 | 77 | 4.04 | 162 | 162 | 39 | 1446.2 | 1340 | 690 | 650 | 573 | 1211

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## Playoffs

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### NLDS vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

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Main article: 2007 National League Division Series

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1 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Arizona Diamondbacks 3 | October 3 | Carlos Zambrano (ND) vs. Brandon Webb (1–0) | 10:07 p.m.
2 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Arizona Diamondbacks 8 | October 4 | Ted Lilly (0–1) vs. Doug Davis (1–0) | 10:07 p.m.
3 | Arizona Diamondbacks 5 at Chicago Cubs 1 | October 6 | Liván Hernández (1–0) vs. Rich Hill (0–1) | 6:07 p.m.

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

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AAA | Iowa Cubs | Pacific Coast League | Buddy Bailey
AA | Tennessee Smokies | Southern League | Pat Listach
A | Daytona Cubs | Florida State League | Jody Davis
A | Peoria Chiefs | Midwest League | Ryne Sandberg
A-Short Season | Boise Hawks | Northwest League | Tom Beyers
Rookie | AZL Cubs | Arizona League | Ricardo Medina

## References

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* Team Roster: Chicago Cubs Roster on ESPN.com
* Batting Statistics: Chicago Cubs Stats on ESPN.com
* Pitching Statistics: Chicago Cubs Pitching Stats on ESPN.com
* Crosstown Classic: Cubs vs. Sox since 1997

## Notes

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1. ^ "Lou Piniella Bio". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
2. ^ "DeRosa cashes in on career year, to sign with Cubs". ESPN. November 14, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
3. ^ "Neal Cotts Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
4. ^ Muskat, Carrie (November 20, 2006). "Cubs complete blockbuster with Soriano". MLB.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
5. ^ Josh Hamilton Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
6. ^ "Ted Lilly Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
7. ^ "Cubs, Lilly make four-year, $40M deal official". ESPN. Associated Press. December 15, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
8. ^ "Cubs officially add Marquis to retooled rotation". ESPN. Associated Press. December 19, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
9. ^ a b Huang, Michael (July 1, 2007). "Anger Management". Chicago Cubs Vineline. Vol. 22, no. 7\. p. 14.
10. ^ a b c d "Zambrano, Barrett brawl in dugout during Cubs' loss". ESPN. Associated Press. June 1, 2007. Archived from the original on September 10, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
11. ^ a b c d e f g "Piniella ejected, game delayed as Cubs lose sixth straight". ESPN. Associated Press. June 2, 2007. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
12. ^ a b c "Cubs catcher has another face-to-face with starter". ESPN.com. June 13, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
13. ^ "Piniella still confident in Barrett, says he needs time off". ESPN.com. Associated Press. June 14, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
14. ^ "Cubs trade catcher Barrett to Padres". ESPN.com. June 20, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
15. ^ a b c d e "Ramirez lifts Cubs with two-out, two-run homer in ninth". ESPN. Associated Press. June 29, 2007. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
16. ^ "Diamondbacks 3, Cubs 0". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. July 22, 2007. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
17. ^ Sullivan, Paul (July 31, 2007). "Game of the Day | Cubs still looking up after defeat". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
18. ^ "Cubs overtake Brewers". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. August 2, 2007. p. B2. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
19. ^ Sullivan, Paul (August 8, 2007). "Ohman OK to go to Iowa". ChicagoSports.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
20. ^ Gano, Rick (August 16, 2007). "Mark DeRosa has 5 of Chicago's 20 hits as Cubs rout Cincinnati Reds 12-4". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
21. ^ Jenkins, Chris (August 16, 2007). "Adam Wainwright, Yadier Molina star as Cardinals win 8-0 to sweep Brewers". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
22. ^ News Service (September 24, 2007). "Cubs Hits". RedEye. p. 18.
23. ^ Muskat, Carrie (June 20, 2007). "Cubs deal Barrett to Padres". MLB.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
24. ^ Urban, Mychael (July 16, 2007). "A's deal catcher Kendall to Cubs". MLB.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2007.
25. ^ "Chicago Cubs trade Cesar Izturis to Pittsburgh for a player to be named later". MLB.com. July 19, 2007. Archived from the original on August 17, 2007. Retrieved August 11, 2007.
26. ^ "Cubs Acquire OF Monroe from Tigers". Comcast SportsNet. Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
27. ^ "Trachsel returns to Cubs in deal with O's". MLB.com. August 31, 2007. Archived from the original on September 3, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
28. ^ 2007 MLB Playoffs Schedule

## External links

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* 2002: St. Louis Cardinals
* 2003: Chicago Cubs
* 2004: St. Louis Cardinals
* 2005: St. Louis Cardinals
* 2006: St. Louis Cardinals
* 2007: Chicago Cubs
* 2008: Chicago Cubs
* 2009: St. Louis Cardinals

2010s|

* 2010: Cincinnati Reds
* 2011: Milwaukee Brewers
* 2012: Cincinnati Reds
* 2013: St. Louis Cardinals
* 2014: St. Louis Cardinals
* 2015: St. Louis Cardinals
* 2016: Chicago Cubs
* 2017: Chicago Cubs
* 2018: Milwaukee Brewers
* 2019: St. Louis Cardinals

2020s|

* 2020: Chicago Cubs
* 2021: Milwaukee Brewers
* 2022: St. Louis Cardinals
* 2023: Milwaukee Brewers
* 2024: Milwaukee Brewers

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2007 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* New York
* Tampa Bay
* Toronto

|

AL Central|

* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Kansas City
* Minnesota

AL West|

* Los Angeles
* Oakland
* Seattle
* Texas

| NL East|

* Atlanta
* Florida
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Washington

|

NL Central|

* Chicago
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Milwaukee
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

NL West|

* Arizona
* Colorado
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 2007 MLB draft
* 2007 All-Star Game
* 2007 World Series

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Chicago Cubs

* Established in 1874
* Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans
* Based in Chicago, Illinois

Franchise|

* History
* Seasons
* Awards
* Records
* No-hitters
* Players
* Managers
* Owners and executives
* Broadcasters
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* First-round draft picks

Ballparks|

* 23rd Street Grounds
* Lakefront Park
* West Side Park I
* South Side Park
* West Side Park II
* Wrigley Field
* History
* List of events
* Renovations
* Wrigley Rooftops

Culture|

* Tinker to Evers to Chance
* Bleacher Bums
* The Dugout
* Wayne Messmer
* Ronnie Woo Woo
* Jerry Pritikin
* Yosh Kawano
* Life's Greatest Game
* Alibi Ike
* Mike Royko
* Holy Cow!
* Grant DePorter
* Wrigley Company
* Wrigley Field ivy
* Hey Hey Holy Mackerel
* Bill Holden
* The Heckler
* The Curse: Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Or Do They?
* We Believe: Chicago and Its Cubs
* Arne Harris
* "Go, Cubs, Go"
* "Sweet Home Chicago"
* "All the Way"
* "Jump"
* Cubs Win Flag
* Eamus Catuli
* Addison Red Line Station
* Sheridan Red Line Station
* Clark Street
* Addison Street
* The Winning Team
* Elmer, the Great
* Ferris Bueller's Day Off
* Rookie of the Year
* This Old Cub
* The Natural
* Taking Care of Business
* A League of Their Own
* The Cubs Fan's Guide To Happiness
* Pat Pieper
* The Cubby Bear
* Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse
* Bohemian National Cemetery Columbarium
* Clark
* Back to the Future Part II

Lore|

* Curse of the Billy Goat
* Ex-Cubs Factor
* Babe Ruth's called shot
* Steve Bartman incident
* Homer in the Gloamin'
* 1998 home run chase
* Brock for Broglio
* Merkle's Boner
* College of Coaches
* Ken Hubbs
* Billy Jurges incident
* June 23, 1984 game
* 1998 NL Wild Card tie-breaker game
* 2015 NL Wild Card Game
* 2015 NL Division Series
* 2016 NL Championship Series
* 2016 World Series
* 2018 NL Central tie-breaker game
* 2019 MLB Little League Classic
* MLB at Field of Dreams
* 2023 MLB London Series
* MLB Tokyo Series 2025

Rivalries|

* Chicago White Sox
* Milwaukee Brewers
* St. Louis Cardinals

Key personnel|

* Owner: Joe Ricketts family
* Chairman: Tom Ricketts
* President of Baseball Operations: Jed Hoyer
* General Manager: Carter Hawkins
* Manager: Craig Counsell

World Series
championships (3)|

* 1907
* 1908
* 2016

National League
championships (17)|

* 1876
* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1885
* 1886
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1910
* 1918
* 1929
* 1932
* 1935
* 1938
* 1945
* 2016

Division
championships|

| East (2)|

* 1984
* 1989

|

Central (6)|

* 2003
* 2007
* 2008
* 2016
* 2017
* 2020

Wild Card (3)|

* 1998
* 2015
* 2018

Minor league
affiliates|

* Iowa Cubs (Triple-A)
* Knoxville Smokies (Double-A)
* South Bend Cubs (High-A)
* Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Single-A)
* ACL Cubs (Rookie)
* DSL Cubs Blue (Rookie)
* DSL Cubs Red (Rookie)

Broadcasting|

| Television|

* Marquee Sports Network

|

Radio|

* Radio network
* WSCR

Broadcasters|

| Television|

* Jon Sciambi
* Jim Deshaies
* Alex Cohen

|

Radio|

* Pat Hughes
* Ron Coomer
* Zach Zaidman

Seasons (151)

1870s|

* 1870 ·  1871
* 1872 · 1873 ·  1874
* 1875
* 1876
* 1877
* 1878
* 1879

1880s|

* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889

1890s|

* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899

1900s|

* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909

1910s|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

1930s|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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