2014 Chicago Cubs season
| 2014 Chicago Cubs | |
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| Record | 73–89 (.451) |
| Divisional place | 5th |
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| Owner(s) | Tom Ricketts |
| General manager(s) | Jed Hoyer |
| Manager(s) | Rick Renteria |
| Local television |
WGN-TV WGN America CSN Chicago CSN Chicago Plus WCIU-TV (Len Kasper, Jim Deshaies) |
| Local radio |
WGN (AM) Chicago Cubs Radio Network (Pat Hughes, Ron Coomer, Judd Sirott) |
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ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 2014 Chicago Cubs season was the 143rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 139th in the National League and the 99th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs began the season on the road against the Pittsburgh Pirates on March 31, 2014 and finished the regular season on September 28, 2014, on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs hosted the Philadelphia Phillies for Opening Day at Wrigley Field on April 4, 2014. The Cubs' interleague opponents were the American League East, in addition to their cross-town rivals, the Chicago White Sox. The Cubs finished the season with a 73–89 record in Rick Renteria's first and only season as manager.
This season marked the 100th season of play at Wrigley Field, though the Cubs did not start playing there until 1916. To mark the occasion, the Cubs wore different uniforms to represent each decade during ten homestands throughout the season.
Dale Sveum was fired as manager on September 30, 2013. His total record with the Cubs in two years was 127–197. Rick Renteria was hired as the manager of the Chicago Cubs on November 7, 2013 and signed a three-year contract.
The Cubs opened a new spring training facility in Mesa, Arizona called Cubs Park. The park replaces HoHoKam Stadium which had been their spring training home since 1979. With a capacity of 15,000, Cubs Park becomes the largest spring training stadium by capacity in Major League Baseball, surpassing Camelback Ranch in Glendale.
The Cubs finished their first winning season at Wrigley Field since 2009 with a record of 41–40. 2,652,113 fans attended Cubs home games which is the best since the 2008 season.
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