Team fielding report -- 1979 Chicago Cubs
Regular season -- as of 5/31/1979
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| Pos | Name | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | PCT | PB | SB | CS | SB% |
| p | Dennis Lamp | 9 | 9 | 69.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1.000 | | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| | Mike Krukow | 9 | 9 | 47.2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.000 | | 8 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Rick Reuschel | 9 | 9 | 63.0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | | 2 | 4 | .333 |
| | Ken Holtzman | 9 | 8 | 46.1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | | 2 | 3 | .400 |
| | Willie Hernandez | 25 | 0 | 30.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .857 | | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| | Lynn McGlothen | 13 | 9 | 55.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | | 7 | 1 | .875 |
| | Bruce Sutter | 18 | 0 | 24.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Donnie Moore | 18 | 0 | 26.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .667 | | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Ray Burris | 10 | 0 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Dick Tidrow | 5 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Bill Caudill | 6 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| | Total | 131 | 45 | 398.0 | 25 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 65 | .954 | | 27 | 15 | .643 |
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| c | Barry Foote | 40 | 40 | 351.0 | 235 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 260 | .996 | 1 | 24 | 14 | .632 |
| | Tim Blackwell | 8 | 5 | 47.0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | .971 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| | Total | 48 | 45 | 398.0 | 268 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 295 | .993 | 2 | 27 | 15 | .643 |
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| 1b | Bill Buckner | 45 | 45 | 395.0 | 400 | 25 | 3 | 31 | 428 | .993 | | | | |
| | Larry Biittner | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 47 | 45 | 398.0 | 402 | 25 | 3 | 31 | 430 | .993 | | | | |
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| 2b | Ted Sizemore | 44 | 44 | 379.0 | 92 | 122 | 6 | 25 | 220 | .973 | | | | |
| | Mick Kelleher | 2 | 1 | 9.1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .917 | | | | |
| | Steve Dillard | 8 | 0 | 9.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 54 | 45 | 398.0 | 99 | 130 | 7 | 29 | 236 | .970 | | | | |
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| 3b | Steve Ontiveros | 41 | 39 | 317.0 | 18 | 69 | 12 | 5 | 99 | .879 | | | | |
| | Mick Kelleher | 19 | 6 | 73.2 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 31 | .935 | | | | |
| | Steve Dillard | 4 | 0 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 64 | 45 | 398.0 | 28 | 90 | 14 | 9 | 132 | .894 | | | | |
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| ss | Ivan DeJesus | 43 | 42 | 373.0 | 66 | 152 | 8 | 23 | 226 | .965 | | | | |
| | Mick Kelleher | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .955 | | | | |
| | Total | 46 | 45 | 398.0 | 69 | 170 | 9 | 25 | 248 | .964 | | | | |
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| lf | Dave Kingman | 44 | 44 | 362.0 | 74 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 81 | .963 | | | | |
| | Sam Mejias | 12 | 0 | 23.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Mike Vail | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Scot Thompson | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Larry Biittner | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | | | |
| | Total | 60 | 45 | 398.0 | 82 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 89 | .966 | | | | |
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| cf | Jerry Martin | 40 | 39 | 336.1 | 108 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 114 | .982 | | | | |
| | Scot Thompson | 9 | 6 | 56.0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | .824 | | | | |
| | Sam Mejias | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | | | | |
| | Bobby Murcer | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | | | |
| | Total | 51 | 45 | 398.0 | 123 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 133 | .955 | | | | |
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| rf | Bobby Murcer | 37 | 36 | 308.0 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Mike Vail | 9 | 6 | 61.0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Scot Thompson | 6 | 3 | 27.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Larry Biittner | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 54 | 45 | 398.0 | 98 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 1.000 | | | | |
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| | Total | 45 | 45 | 398.0 | 1194 | 491 | 47 | 37 | 1732 | .973 | 2 | | | |