Other relievers who got away

An effective stopper might have vaulted the Cubs into the pennantrace, but the Cubs have had many wear their uniform: BILL CAUDILL

Acquired from the Cincinnati Reds in October, 1977, with WoodieFryman for Bill Bonham. In three seasons as a starter and reliever,Caudill was 6-18 with a 4.27 ERA and one save. Bonham pitched sevenyears for the Cubs, was 53-70 with a 3.99 ERA and 11 saves. He was astarter for three seasons for the Reds and was 22-13 with a 4.02 ERA.

Caudill was traded in a three-way deal involving the New YorkYankees and Seattle Mariners, the Cubs trading Jay Howell and Caudilland getting Pat Tabler, Howell going to the Yankees and the Yankeestrading Caudill to the Mariners for Gene Nelson and Bobby Brown.Caudill pitched two seasons for the Mariners, going 14-17 with 3.53ERA and 52 saves. He was 9-7 with a 2.71 ERA and 36 saves in oneseason with the Oakland Athletics and in two seasons with the TorontoBlue Jays was 6-10 with a 4.59 ERA and 16 saves. WILLIE HERNANDEZ

Played 6 1/2 years with the Cubs, compiling a 25-28 record, 3.85ERA and 19 saves. Traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in May, 1983,for Dick Ruthven and Bill Johnson. He pitched for the Phillies forone season, was 8-4 with a 3.28 ERA and eight saves, then was tradedto the Detroit Tigers in 1984, where he was voted league MVP and CyYoung winner for the world champion Tigers, going 9-3 with a 1.92 ERAand 32 saves. He pitched five more seasons for the Tigers, going27-28 with 88 saves and a 3.74 ERA.

Ruthven pitched four seasons for the Cubs, going 22-26 with a4.75 ERA. Johnson appeared in 14 games as a reliever in two seasons,going 1-0 with a 3.57 ERA. DENNIS ECKERSLEY

Acquired in May, 1984, from the Boston Red Sox with Mike Brumleyfor Bill Buckner. Pitched three seasons for Cubs as a starter, going27-26 with a 3.75 ERA. Traded in 1987 to the Athletics for minorleaguers David Wilder, Brian Guinn and Mark Leonette. Eckersley wasconverted to relief by the A's. Entering the 1991 season, he was14-10 with a 2.31 ERA and 94 saves. This season, he's 1-2 with a2.53 ERA and 33 saves.

Wilder, Guinn and Leonette never played in the majors. BRUCE SUTTER

Played five seasons with the Cubs, compiling a 32-30 record,2.42 ERA and 133 saves. Was traded in December, 1980, to the St.Louis Cardinals for Leon Durham, Ken Reitz and Tye Waller. In fourseasons with the Cardinals, Sutter was 26-30 with a 2.83 ERA and 127saves. The Atlanta Braves signed him as a free agent in 1985. Hepitched three seasons for them, going 10-11 with a 4.53 ERA and 40saves.

Durham played seven seasons for the Cubs, hitting .279 with 138homers and 482 RBI. Reitz played one season with the Cubs, hitting.215 with two homers and 28 RBI. Waller played in 47 games in twoseasons with the Cubs, hitting .253 with three homers and 14 RBI. LEE SMITH

Played eight seasons for the Cubs, compiling a 40-51 record,2.95 ERA and 180 saves. Traded in December, 1987, to the Red Sox forpitchers Calvin Schiraldi and Al Nipper. Pitched two seasons withthe Red Sox, compiling 8-2 record, 2.73 ERA and 29 saves. Traded tothe Cardinals in May, 1990, where he was 3-4 with a 2.10 ERA and 27saves last season. This season, he is 6-3 with a 2.59 ERA and 31saves.

Schiraldi pitched 1 1/2 seasons with the Cubs, going 12-19 with a3.95 ERA before being traded to the San Diego Padres in 1989 withoutfielder Darrin Jackson and first baseman Phil Stephenson foroutfielder Marvell Wynne and infielder Luis Salazar.

Nipper, who in five seasons for the Red Sox was 42-43 with a4.20 ERA, pitched the 1988 season for the Cubs, going 2-4 with a 3.04ERA and one save before being released. MITCH WILLIAMS

Pitched three seasons with the Texas Rangers, compiling 18-19record, 3.81 ERA and 32 saves. Acquired in December, 1988, withpitchers Paul Kilgus, Steve Wilson and infielder Curtis Wilkerson forfirst baseman Rafael Palmeiro and pitchers Jamie Moyer and Drew Hall.In two seasons with the Cubs, he compiled a 5-12 record, 3.28 ERA and52 saves. Was traded in April to the Phillies for pitchers BobScanlan and Chuck McElroy.

Kilgus pitched one season with the Cubs, going 6-10 with a 4.39ERA and two saves. Was traded to the Blue Jays in December, 1989,for pitcher Jose Nunez.

Wilson was 6-4 with a 4.20 ERA and two saves in 1989 and 4-9with a 4.79 ERA and one save in 1990. He has spent most of the 1991season at Class AAA Iowa.

Wilkerson hit .244 with a homer and 10 RBI in 1989 and .220 with16 RBI in 1990. Wilkerson signed as a free agent with the PittsburghPirates.

Palmeiro hit .247, .276 and .307 for the Cubs in 1986-88. Hehit .275 for the Rangers in 1989, .319 in 1990. This season, he ishitting a league-leading .343 with 156 hits, 20 homers and 64 RBI.

Moyer was 28-34 with a 4.54 ERA in three seasons for the Cubsand 6-15 with a 4.76 ERA in two seasons with the Rangers.

Hall was 3-4 with a 6.37 ERA in three seasons with the Cubs and2-1 with a 3.70 ERA for the Rangers in 1989.

Scanlan is 5-5 with a 3.93 ERA and no saves; McElroy is 5-1 witha 1.60 ERA and three saves.