2010_Chicago_Cubs_season
2010 Chicago Cubs season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2010 Chicago Cubs season was the 139th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 135th in the National League and the 95th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 75–87.
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| 2010 Chicago Cubs | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Record | 75–87 (.463) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Family trust of Joe Ricketts | |||
| General managers | Jim Hendry | |||
| Managers | Lou Piniella (51-74) Mike Quade (24-13) | |||
| 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, Ron Santo, Judd Sirott) | |||
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The Cubs played 10 extra inning games during the season, the fewest of any MLB team in 2010.[1]
In December 2009, Florida Governor Charlie Crist met with Cubs president Crane Kenney, chairman Tom Ricketts and other team officials about possibly moving the Cubs' spring training and minor league facilities from Mesa to Naples.[2] In January 2010, however, the city of Mesa approved an agreement that would have the Cubs remain in that city for spring training through 2035, with the city building a new $84 million stadium and training facility. The agreement would take effect pending financing legislation and subsequent voter referendum in November 2010.[3]
Trades
| November 19, 2009 |
To Arizona Diamondbacks Aaron Heilman |
To Chicago Cubs Scott Maine and Ryne White |
| December 3, 2009 |
to Oakland Athletics Aaron Miles and Jake Fox |
to Chicago Cubs Jeff Gray and Minor League Prospects |
| December 18, 2009 |
to Seattle Mariners Milton Bradley |
to Chicago Cubs Carlos Silva |
Free agent acquisitions
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Players lost to free agency
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Midseason Trades
| March 27, 2010 |
to Texas Rangers Andrés Blanco |
to Chicago Cubs Player to be named, or cash |
| August 1, 2010 |
To Los Angeles Dodgers Ted Lilly and Ryan Theriot |
To Chicago Cubs Blake DeWitt, Kyle Smitt and Brett Wallach |
| August 12, 2010 |
to San Francisco Giants Mike Fontenot |
to Chicago Cubs Evan Crawford |
| August 19, 2010 |
to Atlanta Braves Derrek Lee |
to Chicago Cubs Robinson Lopez, Tyrelle Harris and Jeffrey Lorick |
Season standings
National League Central
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| NL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | — | 49–32 | 42–39 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 5 | 52–29 | 34–47 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 14 | 40–41 | 37–44 |
| Houston Astros | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 15 | 42–39 | 34–47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 16 | 35–46 | 40–41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 105 | 0.352 | 34 | 40–41 | 17–64 |
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National League Wild Card
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| Division leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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| Philadelphia Phillies | 97 | 65 | 0.599 |
| San Francisco Giants | 92 | 70 | 0.568 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 71 | 0.562 |
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| Wild Card team (Top team qualifies for postseason) |
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| Atlanta Braves | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | — |
| San Diego Padres | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 5 |
| Colorado Rockies | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 8 |
| Florida Marlins | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 11 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 11 |
| New York Mets | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 12 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 14 |
| Houston Astros | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 15 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 16 |
| Washington Nationals | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 22 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 26 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 105 | 0.352 | 34 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | – | 3–4 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 5–13 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 6–9 |
| Atlanta | 4–3 | – | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 11–7 | 5–1 | 5–3 | 5–2 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2–6 | 8–10 | 9–6 |
| Chicago | 6–1 | 2–4 | – | 4–12 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 7–11 | 3–4 | 9–6 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–10 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 9–6 | 4–2 | 8–10 |
| Cincinnati | 5–2 | 2–3 | 12–4 | – | 2–5 | 5–2 | 10–5 | 5–4 | 11–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 10–6 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 6–12 | 4–3 | 8–7 |
| Colorado | 9–9 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | – | 3–4 | 2–4 | 7–11 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 3–4 | 5–3 | 9–6 |
| Florida | 3–3 | 7–11 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | – | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 12–6 | 5–13 | 6–2 | 3–6 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 13–5 | 7–8 |
| Houston | 3–4 | 1–5 | 11–7 | 5–10 | 4–2 | 3–3 | – | 2–4 | 8–7 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 11–4 | 2–5 | 2–7 | 10–5 | 4–4 | 3–12 |
| Los Angeles | 13–5 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 4–5 | 11–7 | 2–4 | 4–2 | – | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–11 |
| Milwaukee | 4–3 | 2–5 | 6–9 | 3–11 | 4–5 | 4–4 | 7–8 | 2–4 | – | 5–2 | 1–5 | 13–5 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 8–7 | 4–2 | 9–6 |
| New York | 1–5 | 7–11 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–12 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 2–5 | – | 9–9 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–9 | 13–5 |
| Philadelphia | 4–2 | 10–8 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 13–5 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 9–9 | – | 2–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 12–6 | 10–8 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–2 | 3–6 | 10–5 | 6–10 | 4–3 | 2–6 | 4–11 | 3–4 | 5–13 | 1–6 | 4–2 | – | 0–6 | 2–4 | 6–9 | 1–5 | 2–13 |
| San Diego | 10–8 | 2–4 | 5–3 | 4–2 | 6–12 | 6–3 | 5–2 | 10–8 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 6–0 | – | 12–6 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–6 |
| San Francisco | 13–5 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 9–9 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 10–8 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 6–12 | – | 3–3 | 4–2 | 7–8 |
| St. Louis | 5–4 | 6–2 | 6–9 | 12–6 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 5–10 | 4–3 | 7–8 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 9–6 | 4–3 | 3–3 | – | 3–3 | 9–6 |
| Washington | 4–3 | 10–8 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 5–13 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | – | 5–13 |
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Game log
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April: 11–13 (Home: 5–6; Away: 6–7)
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May: 13–15 (Home: 9–7; Away: 4–8)
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June: 10–16 (Home: 5–7; Away: 5–9)
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July: 12–14 (Home: 7–7; Away: 5–7)
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August: 10–19 (Home: 3–12; Away: 7–7)
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September: 17–9 (Home: 6–7; Away: 11–1)
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Roster
Batting
Starters by position
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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
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| 2B,3B,1B | Jeff Baker | 79 | 206 | 29 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 21 | .272 | 1 |
| 2B | Darwin Barney | 30 | 79 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 | 0 |
| CF | Marlon Byrd | 152 | 580 | 84 | 170 | 39 | 2 | 12 | 66 | .293 | 5 |
| C | Welington Castillo | 7 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .300 | 0 |
| SS | Starlin Castro | 125 | 463 | 53 | 139 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 41 | .300 | 10 |
| OF | Tyler Colvin | 135 | 358 | 60 | 91 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 56 | .254 | 6 |
| 2B | Blake DeWitt | 53 | 184 | 18 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | .250 | 1 |
| 2B,3B,SS | Mike Fontenot | 76 | 170 | 14 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 20 | .282 | 1 |
| RF | Kosuke Fukudome | 130 | 358 | 45 | 94 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 44 | .263 | 7 |
| OF | Sam Fuld | 19 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | 0 |
| C | Koyie Hill | 77 | 215 | 18 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .214 | 1 |
| RF,1B | Micah Hoffpauir | 24 | 52 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .173 | 0 |
| 1B | Derrek Lee | 109 | 418 | 63 | 105 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 56 | .251 | 1 |
| OF,1B | Xavier Nady | 119 | 317 | 33 | 81 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 33 | .256 | 0 |
| 3B | Aramis Ramírez | 124 | 465 | 61 | 112 | 21 | 1 | 25 | 83 | .241 | 0 |
| 3B | Bobby Scales | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 | 1 |
| RF | Brad Snyder | 12 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .185 | 0 |
| LF | Alfonso Soriano | 147 | 496 | 67 | 128 | 40 | 3 | 24 | 79 | .258 | 5 |
| C | Geovany Soto | 105 | 322 | 47 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 53 | .280 | 0 |
| 2B | Ryan Theriot | 96 | 388 | 45 | 110 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | .284 | 16 |
| 3B,1B | Chad Tracy | 28 | 44 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .250 | 0 |
| Non-Pitcher Totals | 162 | 5202 | 671 | 1374 | 293 | 27 | 148 | 639 | .264 | 55 |
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Pitchers batting
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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
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| P | Mitch Atkins | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| P | Andrew Cashner | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| P | Casey Coleman | 12 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | 0 |
| P | Ryan Dempster | 33 | 59 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .136 | 0 |
| P | Thomas Diamond | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| P | Tom Gorzelanny | 28 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | 0 |
| P | Ted Lilly | 16 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .032 | 0 |
| P | Sean Marshall | 74 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| P | Marcos Mateo | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| P | James Russell | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| P | Jeff Samardzija | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 0 |
| P | Carlos Silva | 19 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .065 | 0 |
| P | Randy Wells | 30 | 52 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .173 | 0 |
| P | Carlos Zambrano | 40 | 52 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .231 | 0 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 310 | 14 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .129 | 0 |
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Note: All pitchers who batted during the season is noted above.
Pitching
Starting and other pitchers
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
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| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Casey Coleman | 4 | 2 | 4.11 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 57.0 | 56 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 |
| Ryan Dempster | 15 | 12 | 3.85 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 215.1 | 198 | 110 | 92 | 86 | 208 |
| Thomas Diamond | 1 | 3 | 6.83 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 29.0 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 36 |
| Tom Gorzelanny | 7 | 9 | 4.09 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 136.1 | 136 | 70 | 62 | 68 | 119 |
| Ted Lilly | 3 | 8 | 3.69 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 117.0 | 104 | 53 | 48 | 29 | 89 |
| Jeff Samardzija | 2 | 2 | 8.38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19.1 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 9 |
| Carlos Silva | 10 | 6 | 4.22 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 113.0 | 120 | 55 | 53 | 24 | 80 |
| Randy Wells | 8 | 14 | 4.26 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 194.1 | 209 | 97 | 92 | 63 | 144 |
| Carlos Zambrano | 11 | 6 | 3.33 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 129.2 | 119 | 55 | 48 | 69 | 117 |
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Relief pitchers
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
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| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Mitch Atkins | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Justin Berg | 0 | 1 | 5.18 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 45 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 14 |
| Esmailin Caridad | 0 | 1 | 11.25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Andrew Cashner | 2 | 6 | 4.80 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 54.1 | 55 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 50 |
| John Grabow | 1 | 3 | 7.36 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | 35 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 20 |
| Jeff Gray | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Bob Howry | 1 | 3 | 7.71 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 47 | 36 | 30 | 13 | 14 |
| Scott Maine | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Carlos Mármol | 2 | 3 | 2.55 | 77 | 0 | 38 | 77.2 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 52 | 138 |
| Sean Marshall | 7 | 5 | 2.65 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 74.2 | 58 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 90 |
| Marcos Mateo | 0 | 1 | 5.82 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 26 |
| James Russell | 1 | 1 | 4.96 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 55 | 37 | 27 | 11 | 42 |
| Brian Schlitter | 0 | 1 | 12.38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| Jeff Stevens | 0 | 0 | 6.11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
| Team Pitching Totals | 75 | 87 | 4.18 | 162 | 162 | 40 | 1436.2 | 1409 | 767 | 668 | 605 | 1268 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Iowa Cubs | Pacific Coast League | Ryne Sandberg |
| AA | Tennessee Smokies | Southern League | Bill Dancy |
| A | Daytona Cubs | Florida State League | Buddy Bailey |
| A | Peoria Chiefs | Midwest League | Casey Kopitzke |
| A-Short Season | Boise Hawks | Northwest League | Jody Davis |
| Rookie | AZL Cubs | Arizona League | Juan Cabreja |
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- "Team Batting Game Finder: For 2010, Only extra-inning games, sorted by greatest number of games in a single season matching the selected criteria". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- Cooper, Jonathan J. (February 17, 2010). "MLB commissioner opposes Ariz. legislation on Cubs". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- Bollinger, Rhett (January 25, 2010). "Agreement approved to keep Cubs in Mesa". mlb.com.
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