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1938 Chicago Cubs

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1937 / 1939

89-63, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Charlie Grimm (45-36) and Gabby Hartnett (44-27)
Scored 713 runs, Allowed 597 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-64

Ballparks: Wrigley Field · Attendance: 951,640 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 103

Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-0) to New York Yankees

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1937 / 1939 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary
Jim Asbell 24 R R 6' 0" 195 Jun 22, 1914 1st 18 6 18 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 3 11 7 0 -0.2 $
Clay Bryant 26 R R 6' 2" 195 Nov 26, 1911 4 50 30 50 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5.5 $
Tex Carleton 31 B R 6' 1" 180 Aug 19, 1906 7 33 24 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2.1 $
Phil Cavarretta 21 L L 5' 11" 175 Jul 19, 1916 5 92 65 92 77 0 0 27 0 0 0 7 8 38 53 14 1 -1.1 $
Ripper Collins 34 B L 5' 9" 165 Mar 30, 1904 8 143 133 143 135 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2.4 $
Dizzy Dean HOF 28 R R 6' 2" 182 Jan 16, 1910 8 13 10 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 $
Frank Demaree 28 R R 5' 11" 185 Jun 10, 1910 6 129 121 129 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 119 125 4 0 0.5 $
Al Epperly 20 L R 6' 2" 194 May 7, 1918 1st 9 4 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 $
Larry French 30 R L 6' 1" 195 Nov 1, 1907 10 43 27 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 $
Augie Galan 26 B R 6' 0" 175 May 23, 1912 5 110 103 110 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 103 0 0 103 7 0 2.2 $
Bob Garbark 28 R R 5' 11" 178 Nov 13, 1909 4 23 14 23 21 0 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 -0.2 $
Stan Hack 28 L R 6' 0" 170 Dec 6, 1909 7 152 152 152 152 0 0 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.7 $ All-Star
Gabby Hartnett HOF 37 R R 6' 1" 195 Dec 20, 1900 17 88 81 88 83 0 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2.5 $ All-Star
Billy Herman HOF 28 R R 5' 11" 180 Jul 7, 1909 8 152 151 152 151 0 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.3 $20,000 All-Star
Kirby Higbe 23 R R 5' 11" 190 Apr 8, 1915 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Billy Jurges 30 R R 5' 11" 175 May 9, 1908 8 137 136 137 136 0 0 0 0 0 136 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.2 $
Newt Kimball 23 R R 6' 2" 190 Mar 27, 1915 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
Tony Lazzeri HOF 34 R R 5' 11" 170 Dec 6, 1903 13 54 23 54 38 0 0 0 4 7 26 1 0 0 1 16 0 1.0 $
Bill Lee 28 R R 6' 3" 195 Oct 21, 1909 5 44 37 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.3 $ All-Star
Bob Logan 28 R L 5' 10" 170 Feb 10, 1910 3 14 0 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 $
Joe Marty 24 R R 6' 0" 182 Sep 1, 1913 2 76 56 76 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 6 68 7 1 -0.3 $
Bobby Mattick 22 R R 5' 11" 178 Dec 5, 1915 1st 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
Steve Mesner 20 R R 5' 9" 178 Jan 13, 1918 1st 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 $
Ken O'Dea 25 L R 6' 0" 180 Mar 16, 1913 4 86 59 86 72 0 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 -0.1 $
Vance Page 32 R R 6' 0" 180 Sep 15, 1905 1st 13 9 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 $
Carl Reynolds 35 R R 6' 0" 194 Feb 1, 1903 12 125 123 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 97 3 125 0 0 1.8 $
Charlie Root 39 R R 5' 10" 190 Mar 17, 1899 14 44 11 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 $
Jack Russell 32 R R 6' 1" 178 Oct 24, 1905 13 42 0 42 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 $
Coaker Triplett 26 R R 5' 11" 185 Dec 18, 1911 1st 12 8 12 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 9 3 0 -0.1 $
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Gabby Hartnett
Ripper Collins
Billy Herman
Billy Jurges
Stan Hack
Augie Galan
Joe Marty
Frank Demaree

Bill Lee
Ken O'Dea
Larry French
Tony Lazzeri
Tex Carleton
Charlie Root
Clay Bryant
Steve Mesner

Dizzy Dean
Phil Cavarretta
Kirby Higbe
Newt Kimball
Steve Mesner
Jack Russell
Kirby Higbe
Bobby Mattick
Jim Asbell
Newt Kimball
Coaker Triplett

Bob Garbark
Bob Logan
Vance Page
Carl Reynolds
Al Epperly

1937 / 1939 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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