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Although the Cubs had won only two World Series in their first 100 years of Major League baseball, they did win 10 NL pennants, and have usually been close. What do you remember about the Cubs in the 1970s? I hope that you enjoy it. :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
245,286

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Cubs began the 1970s decade under the helm of Leo Durocher. They finished second in the NL East to the Pirates by five games. Who was the Cubs' only 20-game winner in 1970? Hint

Bill Hands

Milt Pappas

Ken Holtzman

Fergie Jenkins

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Question 2 of 10

2. 1971 saw the final season of the great 'Mr. Cub', Ernie Banks. Ernie played in only 39 games in the season. Who replaced him in the starting line-up as the Cubs' first baseman in 1971? Hint

Chris Cannizzaro

Joe Pepitone

Glenn Beckert

Rusty Staub

3. In 1972, the Cubs finished in second place once again behind the Pirates. This was the second time already in the 1970s that the Cubs were runner-ups to Pittsburgh. The Cubs were led by which slugger that hit 37 home runs in the season? Hint

Jim Hickman

Billy Williams

Ron Santo

Jose Cardenal

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Question 4 of 10

4. The 1973 Cubs were led by manager Whitey Lockman in his first full season of being a manager. The Cubs finished second to last place in the NL East in the season, but still only five games back of the division winning Mets who went on to the World Series. Who led the Cubs in home runs in the season, and was the first time he had ever hit 20 home runs? Hint

Rick Monday

Glenn Beckert

Don Kessinger

Randy Hundley

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1974, with two different managers in the season, the Cubs seemed to fall apart as a team and finished last in the NL East, 22 games behind the division winner Pittsburgh Pirates. How many pitchers won 15 or more games in the season for the Cubs? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Pirates in 1975 continued to dominate the 1970s while watching the Cubs finish last in the NL East for the second consecutive season under manager Jim Marshall. Chicago did not even have a player hit 20 home runs in the season or have a 20-game winner. It was not a total loss as the team saw which former Cub be inducted into the Hall of Fame? Hint

Billy Herman

Rabbit Maranville

Gabby Hartnett

Mordecai Brown

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who led the 1976 Cubs in home runs in the season? Hint

Tommy Helms

Bake McBride

Greg Luzinski

Rick Monday

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Question 8 of 10

8. 1977 saw the great Ernie Banks inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame. Nicknamed 'Mr. Cub', Ernie hit more than 40 home runs in a season five times. Retiring with 512 home runs, tied him with the great Eddie Mathews of the Braves. Which of the following awards did Banks never win? Hint

Season MVP

Rookie of the Year

Gold Glove

Lou Gehrig Memorial

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the second season with manager Herman Franks in 1978, the Cubs finished third in the NL East. The Cubs picked up a player for the season who played with four different teams in 1977. This player was the only Cub in 1978 to hit in double-figures for home runs. Who was this player who smacked 28 home runs? Hint

Dave Kingman

Eddie Murray

Dave Winfield

Rickey Henderson

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Question 10 of 10

10. Closing out the 1970s, the Cubs changed managers mid-season from Herman Franks to Joey Amalfitano. Rick Reuschel led the team with his 18-12 record. The Cubs rostered 14 pitchers in 1979. They all moved throughout their careers to different teams, and all 14 pitchers played for a combined 61 different teams in their careers. Which of the following teams did not even one 1979 Cub pitch for in his career? Hint

Montreal Expos

San Francisco Giants

Los Angeles Dodgers

Toronto Blue Jays

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Cubs began the 1970s decade under the helm of Leo Durocher. They finished second in the NL East to the Pirates by five games. Who was the Cubs' only 20-game winner in 1970?

Answer: Fergie Jenkins

Jenkins was in his fifth season in Chicago after coming from the Phillies in his second season in the majors in 1966. He had won only two games for Philadelphia. In his first full season with the Cubs, then five more thereafter, Fergie ran off 20+ wins in every season.

In 1970, Jenkins went 22-16 with 274 strikeouts to finish third in the Cy Young voting. Fergie would go on to win the Cy Young in 1971 over Tom Seaver of the Mets, and Al Downing of the Dodgers. With the Texas Rangers in 1974, Jenkins was also the Cy Young runner-up to the great Jim 'Catfish' Hunter of the Oakland Athletics.

2. 1971 saw the final season of the great 'Mr. Cub', Ernie Banks. Ernie played in only 39 games in the season. Who replaced him in the starting line-up as the Cubs' first baseman in 1971?

Answer: Joe Pepitone

After playing eight seasons with the Yankees, Pepitone split the 1970 season with Houston and Chicago, before taking over the first baseman duties in 1971 for Banks. Joe batted .307 for the Cubs in 1971, then retired in 1973 after 12 seasons.

Answer: Billy Williams

The others ironically all hit 17 in the season. Williams in his 14th of 16 seasons with the Cubs, hit his 350th career home run in the season. Billy went to the Oakland A's for his final two seasons beginning in 1975, then retired in 1976 with 426 home runs. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987 along with Ray Dandridge and Catfish Hunter.

Answer: Rick Monday

The others were all Cubs in 1973, but none of the others ever hit 20 home runs in a season during their entire career. Monday came from the Athletics after the 1971 season. His Cub season high was 32 home runs in 1976, just before the Dodgers grabbed him in 1977. Rick retired as a Dodger after 19 seasons in the big leagues in 1984.

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The Cubs were managed by Whitey Lockman who made his departure, then welcomed manager Jim Marshall who lost 44 of the last 69 games in 1974. The pitching staff who weren't that bad in the season, was led by Rick Reuschel who went 13-12, then Bill Bonham who went 11-22. The Cubs' pitching staff did not fail as much as the lack of offensive support in runs.

Answer: Billy Herman

The others were all Chicago Cub Hall of Famers, but were all inducted 20 years or more earlier than Billy Herman. Herman was a second baseman who played for the Cubs from 1931 to 1941. Billy went to three World Series with the Cubs in 1932, 1935, and 1938, but lost them all. He was inducted with four other baseball greats including Bucky Harris and Ralph Kiner.

7. Who led the 1976 Cubs in home runs in the season?

Answer: Rick Monday

In his final season before joining the Dodgers in 1977, Monday hit a career high 32 round-trippers along with another career high of 107 runs scored and 77 RBIs. Helms was with the Pirates, Greg Luzinski with the Phillies, and Bake McBride was a Cardinal in 1976.

Answer: Rookie of the Year

Ernie's first full season was in 1954, and he finished second in the Rookie of the Year balloting to Wally Moon of the Cardinals. He won consecutive NL MVP awards in 1958 and 1959. Banks' only Gold Glove came in 1960 when he played shortstop. The Lou Gehrig award came in 1967. Ernie was an all-star 11 times, and unfortunately never played in a postseason game during his entire 19 season Cub career.

He retired in 1971.

Answer: Dave Kingman

Winfield and Murray never played for the Cubs, and amazingly, with Henderson moving 12 times during his career, Rickey never donned the Cubs uniform either. Kingman was passed around in 1977 like a hot potato, playing for the Mets, Padres, Angels, and Yankees.

He played in the Cubs outfield with Bobby Murcer and Greg Gross. In 1979, Dave Kingman led the National League by hitting 48 home runs.

Answer: Los Angeles Dodgers

Amazingly enough, the 1979 Cubs had numerous players that were former or future Dodgers, including Ivan DeJesus, Ted Sizemore, Bill Buckner, and even manager Joey Amalfitano later joined the Dodgers' coaching staff.

Source: Author Nightmare

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