The 2011 Chicago Cubs season was the 140th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 136th in the National League and the 96th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs, under new manager Mike Quade, finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 71–91. The Cubs displayed a patch on their uniforms to remember Cub broadcaster and player Ron Santo, who died in December 2010.
Regular season
Season standings National League Central
National League Wild Card
Game log + Legend Cubs Win Cubs Loss Game postponed 2011 Game Log April (12–14): Home (6–8); Road (6–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attend. Record 1 April 1 Pirates 3–6 Correia (1–0) Dempster (0–1) Hanrahan (1) 41,358 0–1 2 April 2 Pirates 5–3 Marshall (1–0) Meek (0–1) Mármol (1) 35,782 1–1 3 April 3 Pirates 4–5 Karstens (1–0) Mármol (0–1) Hanrahan (2) 30,857 1–2 4 April 4 Diamondbacks 4–1 Wells (1–0) Saunders (0–1) Mármol (2) 26,292 2–2 5 April 5 Diamondbacks 6–5 Russell (1–0) Demel (1–1) Marshall (1) 27,039 3–2 6 April 6 Diamondbacks 4–6 Galarraga (1–0) Dempster (0–2) Putz (2) 32,272 3–3 7 April 8 @ Brewers 7–4 Zambrano (1–0) Wolf (0–2) Mármol (3) 34,310 4–3 8 April 9 @ Brewers 0–6 Narveson (1–0) Garza (0–1) 42,478 4–4 9 April 10 @ Brewers 5–6 Loe (1–0) Wood (0–1) Axford (3) 37,193 4–5 10 April 11 @ Astros 5–4 Dempster (1–2) Figueroa (0–2) Mármol (4) 20,175 5–5 11 April 12 @ Astros 2–11 Myers (1–0) Russell (1–1) 23,523 5–6 12 April 13 @ Astros 9–5 Zambrano (2–0) W. Rodríguez (0–2) 20,987 6–6 13 April 15 @ Rockies 0–5 Chacín (3–0) Garza (0–2) 30,218 6–7 14 April 16 @ Rockies 8–3 Coleman (1–0) Hammel (1–1) 40,164 7–7 15 April 17 @ Rockies 5–9 Betancourt (1–0) Mateo (0–1) 42,061 7–8 16 April 18 Padres 1–0 Mármol (1–1) Qualls (0–1) 36,597 8–8 – April 19 Padres Postponed (rain) 17 April 20 Padres 2–1 Samardzija (1–0) Gregerson (0–1) 35,544 9–8 18 April 20 Padres 4–5 Harang (4–0) Russell (1–2) Bell (5) 35,095 9–9 19 April 22 Dodgers 2–12 Billingsley (2–1) Coleman (1–1) 36,595 9–10 20 April 23 Dodgers 10–8 Samardzija (2–0) Guerrier (1–1) Mármol (5) 41,161 10–10 21 April 24 Dodgers 3–7 Kuroda (3–2) Zambrano (2–1) 32,943 10–11 22 April 25 Rockies 3–5 Rogers (3–1) Garza (0–3) Street (8) 37,417 10–12 23 April 26 Rockies 3–4 de la Rosa (4–0) Russell (1–3) Street (9) 38,261 10–13 – April 27 Rockies Postponed (rain) 24 April 28 @ Diamondbacks 2–11 Enright (1–2) Dempster (1–3) 21,720 10–14 25 April 29 @ Diamondbacks 4–2 Zambrano (3–1) Galarraga (3–2) Mármol (6) 29,450 11–14 26 April 30 @ Diamondbacks 5–3 Garza (1–3) Putz (0–1) Mármol (7) 27,711 12–14 May (11–16): Home (6–10); Road (5–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attend. Record 27 May 1 @ Diamondbacks 3–4 D. Hudson (2–4) Coleman (1–2) Putz (6) 26,620 12–15 28 May 2 @ Dodgers 2–5 Kershaw (3–3) Russell (1–4) Broxton (7) 29,663 12–16 29 May 3 @ Dodgers 4–1 Wood (1–1) Broxton (1–2) Mármol (8) 38,017 13–16 30 May 4 @ Dodgers 5–1 Zambrano (4–1) Lilly (2–3) 28,419 14–16 31 May 6 Reds 4–5 Volquez (3–1) Garza (1–4) Cordero (5) 35,471 14–17 32 May 7 Reds 3–2 Mateo (1–1) Cordero (2–1) 37,666 15–17 33 May 8 Reds 0–2 Cueto (1–0) Dempster (1–4) Cordero (6) 31,931 15–18 34 May 10 Cardinals 4–6 Carpenter (1–2) Wood (1–2) Sánchez (4) 34,249 15–19 35 May 11 Cardinals 11–4 Garza (2–4) Westbrook (2–3) 34,439 16–19 36 May 12 Cardinals 1–9 García (5–0) Coleman (1–3) 32,559 16–20 37 May 13 Giants 11–4 Dempster (2–4) Bumgarner (0–6) 37,433 17–20 38 May 14 Giants 0–3 Vogelsong (3–0) Davis (0–1) 39,706 17–21 – May 15 Giants Postponed (rain) 39 May 16 @ Reds 4–7 Bailey (3–0) Zambrano (4–2) Cordero (8) 16,981 17–22 40 May 17 @ Reds 5–7 Bray (1–0) Wood (1–3) Masset (1) 18,861 17–23 41 May 18 @ Marlins 7–5 Samardzija (3–0) Mujica (4–2) Mármol (9) 14,422 18–23 42 May 19 @ Marlins 5–1 Coleman (2–3) Volstad (2–3) 16,345 19–23 43 May 20 @ Red Sox 5–15 Lester (6–1) Davis (0–2) Atchison (1) 37,140 19–24 44 May 21 @ Red Sox 9–3 Marshall (2–0) Albers (0–2) 37,798 20–24 45 May 22 @ Red Sox 1–5 Wakefield (1–1) Russell (1–5) 37,688 20–25 46 May 24 Mets 11–1 Dempster (3–4) Niese (3–5) 35,707 21–25 47 May 25 Mets 4–7 Gee (4–0) Coleman (2–4) 36,666 21–26 48 May 26 Mets 9–3 Zambrano (5–2) Beato (1–1) 33,378 22–26 49 May 27 Pirates 2–4 Correia (7–4) Davis (0–3) Hanrahan (14) 34,105 22–27 50 May 28 Pirates 0–10 Maholm (2–7) Wells (1–1) 38,413 22–28 51 May 29 Pirates 3–2 Dempster (4–4) Karstens (3–4) Mármol (10) 37,464 23–28 52 May 30 Astros 7–12 Escalona (1–0) Samardzija (3–1) 30,450 23–29 53 May 31 Astros 3–7 F. Rodriguez (1–0) Mármol (1–2) 31,178 23–30 June (11–18): Home (7–6); Road (4–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attend. Record 54 June 1 Astros 1–3 Myers (2–4) Davis (0–4) Melancon (4) 31,340 23–31 55 June 3 @ Cardinals 1–6 García (6–1) Dempster (4–5) 40,419 23–32 56 June 4 @ Cardinals 4–5 Sánchez (2–1) Samadzija (3–2) 43,195 23–33 57 June 5 @ Cardinals 2–3 Salas (3–0) López (0–1) 40,701 23–34 58 June 6 @ Reds 2–8 Leake (5–2) Garza (2–5) 22,568 23–35 59 June 7 @ Reds 2–8 Volquez (4–2) Davis (0–5) 24,921 23–36 60 June 8 @ Reds 4–1 Dempster (5–5) Arroyo (4–6) Mármol (11) 31,367 24–36 61 June 9 @ Phillies 4–3 Marshall (3–0) Herndon (0–1) Mármol (12) 44,906 25–36 62 June 10 @ Phillies 5–7 Halladay (9–3) Zambrano (5–3) Bastardo (2) 45,602 25–37 63 June 11 @ Phillies 1–7 Lee (6–5) Garza (2–6) 45,738 25–38 64 June 12 @ Phillies 3–4 Oswalt (4–4) Marshall (3–1) Madson (15) 45,361 25–39 65 June 13 Brewers 1–0 Samardzija (4–2) Loe (2–6) Mármol (13) 39,070 26–39 66 June 14 Brewers 5–4 Samardzija (5–2) Dillard (1–1) 39,151 27–39 67 June 15 Brewers 5–9 Narveson (4–4) Zambrano (5–4) 39,821 27–40 68 June 16 Brewers 12–7 Garza (3–6) Greinke (6–2) 40,024 28–40 69 June 17 Yankees 3–1 Davis (1–5) García (5–6) Mármol (14) 42,219 29–40 70 June 18 Yankees 3–4 Burnett (7–5) Dempster (5–6) Rivera (17) 42,236 29–41 71 June 19 Yankees 4–10 Sabathia (9–4) Marshall (3–2) 41,828 29–42 72 June 20 @ White Sox 6–3 Zambrano (6–4) Floyd (6–7) Mármol (15) 36,005 30–42 73 June 21 @ White Sox 2–3 Crain (3–2) Samardzija (5–3) Santos (13) 35,155 30–43 74 June 22 @ White Sox 3–4 Peavy (3–1) Davis (1–6) Santos (14) 35,403 30–44 75 June 24 @ Royals 6–4 Marshall (4–2) Crow (2–1) Mármol (16) 32,918 31–44 76 June 25 @ Royals 2–3 Holland (2–1) Samardzija (5–4) Soria (12) 38,744 31–45 77 June 26 @ Royals 3–6 Hochevar (5–8) Wells (1–2) Soria (13) 28,401 31–46 78 June 27 Rockies 7–3 Garza (4–6) Chacín (8–5) 40,854 32–46 79 June 28 Giants 7–13 Vogelsong (6–1) Davis (1–7) 39,157 32–47 80 June 28 Giants 3–6 Zito (1–1) López (0–2) Wilson (24) 38,360 32–48 81 June 29 Giants 2–1 Mármol (2–2) Romo (3–1) 37,221 33–48 82 June 30 Giants 5–2 Grabow (1–0) Ramírez (2–1) 38,158 34–48 July (9–17): Home (6–7); Road (3–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attend. Record 83 July 1 White Sox 4–6 Jackson (5–6) Wells (1–3) Santos (18) 41,486 34–49 84 July 2 White Sox 0–1 Humber (8–4) Garza (4–7) Thornton (3) 42,165 34–50 85 July 3 White Sox 3–1 López (1–2) Floyd (6–8) Mármol (17) 42,311 35–50 86 July 4 @ Nationals 4–5 Rodríguez (3–1) Mateo (1–2) 32,937 35–51 87 July 5 @ Nationals 2–3 Detwiler (1–0) Ortiz (0–1) Storen (21) 19,181 35–52 88 July 6 @ Nationals 4–5 Mattheus (2–0) Wood (1–4) Storen (22) 19,631 35–53 89 July 7 @ Nationals 10–9 Marshall (5–2) Rodríguez (3–2) Mármol (18) 22,016 36–53 90 July 8 @ Pirates 4–7 D. McCutchen (3–1) Marshall (5–3) Hanrahan (26) 37,140 36–54 91 July 9 @ Pirates 6–3 Dempster (6–6) Correia (11–7) Mármol (19) 39,235 37–54 92 July 10 @ Pirates 1–9 Maholm (6–9) Ortiz (0–2) 31,428 37–55 93 July 14 Marlins 3–6 Mujica (7–2) Mármol (2–3) 38,145 37–56 94 July 15 Marlins 2–1 Dempster (7–6) Nolasco (6–6) Marshall (2) 38,391 38–56 95 July 16 Marlins 3–13 Vázquez (6–8) Zambrano (6–5) 40,709 38–57 96 July 17 Marlins 5–7 Mujica (8–2) Wood (1–5) Oviedo (26) 37,634 38–58 97 July 18 Phillies 6–1 López (2–2) Halladay (11–4) 38,183 39–58 98 July 19 Phillies 2–4 Stutes (4–1) Marshall (5–4) Bastardo (7) 38,857 39–59 99 July 20 Phillies 1–9 Worley (6–1) Dempster (7–7) 37,864 39–60 100 July 22 Astros 4–2 Zambrano (7–5) Norris (5–7) Marshall (3) 39,855 40–60 101 July 23 Astros 5–1 Wells (2–3) W. Rodríguez (6–7) 40,486 41–60 102 July 24 Astros 5–4 Grabow (2–0) Carpenter (0–1) 40,406 42–60 103 July 26 @ Brewers 2–3 Narveson (7–6) Dempster (7–8) Axford (28) 39,183 42–61 104 July 27 @ Brewers 0–2 Greinke (8–4) Zambrano (7–6) Axford (29) 39,233 42–62 105 July 28 @ Brewers 2–4 Marcum (10–3) Wells (2–4) Axford (30) 40,008 42–63 106 July 29 @ Cardinals 2–9 Jackson (8–7) Garza (4–8) 42,042 42–64 107 July 30 @ Cardinals 5–13 Lohse (9–7) López (2–3) 43,784 42–65 108 July 31 @ Cardinals 6–3 Dempster (8–8) Westbrook (9–5) Mármol (20) 43,960 43–65 August (16–13): Home (7–6); Road (9–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attend. Record 109 August 1 @ Pirates 5–3 Zambrano (8–6) Maholm (6–11) Mármol (21) 22,248 44–65 110 August 2 @ Pirates 11–6 Wells (3–4) Correia (12–9) 26,109 45–65 111 August 3 @ Pirates 1–0 Garza (5–8) Resop (3–3) Mármol (22) 19,106 46–65 112 August 4 @ Pirates 7–6 Samardzija (6–4) D. McCutchen (3–3) Mármol (23) 29,317 47–65 113 August 5 Reds 4–3 Dempster (9–8) Leake (9–7) Mármol (24) 42,245 48–65 114 August 6 Reds 11–4 Zambrano (9–6) Cueto (7–5) 41,978 49–65 115 August 7 Reds 7–8 Masset (2–5) Marshall (5–5) Cordero (20) 39,619 49–66 – August 8 Nationals Postponed (rain) 116 August 9 Nationals 1–3 Wang (1–2) Garza (5–9) Storen (30) 37,109 49–67 117 August 10 Nationals 4–2 López (3–3) Detwiler (1–2) Mármol (25) 38,010 50–67 118 August 11 Nationals 4–3 Dempster (10–8) Zimmermann (7–10) Mármol (26) 34,733 51–67 119 August 12 @ Braves 4–10 Minor (2–2) Zambrano (9–7) 50,146 51–68 120 August 13 @ Braves 8–4 Wells (4–4) Lowe (7–11) Mármol (27) 49,781 52–68 121 August 14 @ Braves 6–5 Grabow (3–0) O'Flaherty (1–4) Mármol (28) 32,011 53–68 122 August 15 @ Astros 4–3 López (4–3) Sosa (0–2) Wood (1) 20,138 54–68 123 August 16 @ Astros 5–6 A. Rodríguez (1–4) Mármol (2–4) 23,736 54–69 124 August 17 @ Astros 3–4 Norris (6–8) Coleman (2–5) Melancon (12) 24,054 54–70 125 August 19 Cardinals 5–4 Marshall (6–5) Dotel (2–3) 42,343 55–70 126 August 20 Cardinals 3–0 Garza (6–9) Jackson (9–9) Mármol (29) 42,374 56–70 127 August 21 Cardinals 2–6 Westbrook (10–7) López (4–4) 39,420 56–71 128 August 22 Braves 0–3 Jurrjens (13–5) Dempster (10–9) Venters (5) 37,061 56–72 129 August 23 Braves 4–5 Minor (4–2) Coleman (2–6) Kimbrel (40) 36,639 56–73 130 August 24 Braves 3–2 Wells (5–4) Lowe (8–12) Mármol (30) 37,098 57–73 131 August 25 Braves 3–8 Beachy (7–2) Garza (6–10) 36,136 57–74 132 August 26 @ Brewers 2–5 Wolf (11–8) López (4–5) Axford (38) 41,661 57–75 133 August 27 @ Brewers 4–6 Gallardo (15–8) Dempster (10–10) Axford (39) 44,091 57–76 134 August 28 @ Brewers 2–3 Greinke (13–5) Coleman (2–7) Axford (40) 41,883 57–77 135 August 29 @ Giants 7–0 Wells (6–4) Lincecum (12–11) 41,063 58–77 136 August 30 @ Giants 5–2 Garza (7–10) Vogelsong (10–5) Mármol (31) 41,165 59–77 137 August 31 @ Giants 0–4 Bumgarner (9–12) López (4–6) 41,099 59–78