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1958 Chicago Cubs

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1957 / 1959

72-82, Finished 5th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bob Scheffing (72-82)
Scored 709 runs, Allowed 725 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 75-79

Ballparks: Wrigley Field · Attendance: 979,904 (6th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

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1957 / 1959 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
Bobby Adams 36 R R 5' 10" 160 Dec 14, 1921 13 62 12 62 25 0 0 11 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 42 3 0.2
Bob Anderson 22 R R 6' 4" 210 Sep 29, 1935 2 17 8 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7
Ernie Banks HOF 27 R R 6' 1" 180 Jan 31, 1931 6 154 154 154 154 0 0 0 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.7 All-Star
Jim Bolger 26 R R 6' 2" 180 Feb 23, 1932 6 84 20 84 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 5 6 37 57 0 -0.1
John Briggs 24 R R 5' 10" 175 Jan 24, 1934 3 20 17 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6
Jim Brosnan 28 R R 6' 4" 197 Oct 24, 1929 4 8 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9
John Buzhardt 21 R R 6' 2" 195 Aug 17, 1936 1st 6 2 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Al Dark 36 R R 5' 11" 185 Jan 7, 1922 12 114 111 114 111 0 0 0 0 111 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.0
Moe Drabowsky 22 R R 6' 3" 190 Jul 21, 1935 3 22 20 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2
Dick Drott 21 R R 6' 0" 185 Jul 1, 1936 2 39 31 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.8
Dick Ellsworth 18 L L 6' 3" 180 Mar 22, 1940 1st 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3
Don Elston 29 R R 6' 0" 165 Apr 6, 1929 3 69 0 69 69 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1
Frank Ernaga 27 R R 6' 1" 195 Aug 22, 1930 2 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 -0.1
Gene Fodge 26 R R 6' 0" 175 Jul 9, 1931 1st 16 4 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Hersh Freeman 29 R R 6' 3" 220 Jul 1, 1928 6 9 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7
Gabe Gabler 27 L R 6' 1" 190 Aug 4, 1930 1st 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 -0.1
Johnny Goryl 24 R R 5' 10" 175 Oct 21, 1933 2 83 57 83 72 0 0 0 35 44 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 0.4
Bill Henry 30 L L 6' 2" 180 Oct 15, 1927 5 44 0 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7
Dave Hillman 30 R R 5' 11" 168 Sep 14, 1927 4 32 16 32 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.5
Glen Hobbie 22 R R 6' 2" 195 Apr 24, 1936 2 55 16 55 55 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3
Lou Jackson 22 L R 5' 10" 168 Jul 26, 1935 1st 24 6 24 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 12 11 5 -0.2
Footer Johnson 26 L L 5' 11" 175 Feb 15, 1932 1st 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 -0.1
Jerry Kindall 23 R R 6' 2" 175 May 27, 1935 3 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Chick King 27 R R 6' 2" 190 Nov 10, 1930 4 8 2 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 1 0 0.0
Dale Long 32 L L 6' 4" 205 Feb 6, 1926 5 142 135 142 137 0 2 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1.5
Turk Lown 34 R R 6' 0" 180 May 30, 1924 7 4 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Jim Marshall 27 L L 6' 1" 190 May 25, 1931 1st 26 23 26 24 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 2 0 0.2
Gordon Massa 22 L R 6' 3" 210 Sep 2, 1935 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.1
Ed Mayer 26 L L 6' 2" 185 Nov 30, 1931 2 19 0 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Bobby Morgan 32 R R 5' 9" 175 Jun 29, 1926 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0
Walt Moryn 32 L R 6' 2" 205 Apr 12, 1926 5 143 136 143 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 0 141 7 0 3.7 All-Star
Cal Neeman 29 R R 6' 1" 192 Feb 18, 1929 2 76 57 76 71 0 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 1.6
Dolan Nichols 28 R R 6' 0" 195 Feb 28, 1930 1st 24 0 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8
Taylor Phillips 25 L L 5' 11" 185 Jun 18, 1933 3 39 27 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.1
Freddy Rodriguez 34 R R 6' 0" 180 Apr 29, 1924 1st 7 0 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2
Elmer Singleton 40 R R 6' 2" 174 Jun 26, 1918 7 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Paul Smith 27 L L 5' 8" 165 Mar 19, 1931 3 18 2 18 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 -0.2
Marcelino Solis 27 L L 6' 1" 185 Jul 19, 1930 1st 15 4 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.2
Chuck Tanner 29 L L 6' 0" 185 Jul 4, 1928 4 73 11 73 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 15 59 0 -0.2
El Tappe 31 R R 5' 11" 180 May 21, 1927 4 17 9 17 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.2
Sammy Taylor 25 L R 6' 2" 185 Feb 27, 1933 1st 96 81 96 87 0 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0.4
Tony Taylor 22 R R 5' 9" 170 Dec 19, 1935 1st 140 128 140 138 0 0 0 137 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -0.4
Moe Thacker 24 R R 6' 3" 205 May 21, 1934 1st 11 7 11 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.2
Bobby Thomson 34 R R 6' 2" 180 Oct 25, 1923 13 152 148 152 150 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 145 2 148 2 0 3.2
Lee Walls 25 R R 6' 3" 205 Jan 6, 1933 4 136 131 136 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 132 4 0 4.1 All-Star
Bob Will 26 L L 5' 10" 175 Jul 15, 1931 2 6 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Lee Walls
Jim Bolger
Johnny Goryl
Tony Taylor
Chuck Tanner
Walt Moryn
Dale Long
Bobby Thomson

El Tappe
Cal Neeman
Footer Johnson
Bobby Morgan
Ernie Banks
Sammy Taylor
Bobby Adams
Bob Will
Al Dark
Frank Ernaga
Dick Drott

Bill Henry
Paul Smith
Moe Thacker
Chick King
Ed Mayer
Elmer Singleton
Marcelino Solis
Dave Hillman
Lou Jackson
Gordon Massa
Freddy Rodriguez
Jim Brosnan
John Buzhardt
Jerry Kindall
Moe Thacker
Gene Fodge
Gabe Gabler
Moe Drabowsky
Jim Marshall
Dolan Nichols

Glen Hobbie
Taylor Phillips
John Briggs
Dick Ellsworth
Turk Lown
Bob Anderson
Hersh Freeman
Don Elston
Walt Moryn

1957 / 1959 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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