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1959 Chicago Cubs Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1958 / 1960)
74-80, Finished 5th in National League
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Scored 673 runs, Allowed 688 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 75-79
Manager: Bob Scheffing (74-80)
Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 858,255 (6th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100;   one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98
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1958 / 1960 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Bobby Adams 37 R R 5' 10" 170 Dec 14, 1921 14 3 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
George Altman 26 L R 6' 4" 200 Mar 20, 1933 1st 135 103 135 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 1 121 16 3
Bob Anderson 23 R R 210 Sep 29, 1935 3 37 36 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earl Averill 27 R R 5' 10" 190 Sep 9, 1931 3 74 43 74 74 0 32 0 2 13 0 5 0 0 5 29 0
Ernie Banks HOF 28 R R 6' 1" 180 Jan 31, 1931 7 155 154 155 155 0 0 0 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 1 0 All-Star
John Buzhardt 22 R R 6' 2" 198 Aug 17, 1936 2 31 10 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Art Ceccarelli 29 R L 6' 0" 190 Apr 2, 1930 4 18 15 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alvin Dark 37 R R 5' 11" 185 Jan 7, 1922 13 136 125 136 136 0 0 4 0 131 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
Ed Donnelly 24 R R 6' 0" 175 Dec 10, 1934 1st 9 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moe Drabowsky 23 R R 6' 2" 200 Jul 21, 1935 4 31 23 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Drott 22 R R 6' 0" 185 Jul 1, 1936 3 8 6 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don Eaddy 25 R R 5' 11" 165 Feb 16, 1934 1st 15 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
Don Elston 30 R R 6' 0" 170 Apr 6, 1929 4 65 0 65 65 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Johnny Goryl 25 R R 5' 10" 175 Oct 21, 1933 3 25 9 25 25 0 0 0 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Bill Henry 31 L L 6' 2" 180 Oct 15, 1927 6 65 0 65 65 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Hillman 31 R R 5' 11" 168 Sep 14, 1927 5 42 24 42 42 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Glen Hobbie 23 R R 6' 2" 195 Apr 24, 1936 3 46 33 46 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lou Jackson 23 L R 5' 10" 168 Jul 26, 1935 2 6 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Randy Jackson 33 R R 180 Feb 10, 1926 10 41 19 41 41 0 0 0 0 22 0 1 0 0 1 19 0
Ben Johnson 28 R R 6' 2" 190 May 16, 1931 1st 4 2 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chick King 28 R R 6' 2" 190 Nov 10, 1930 5 7 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6
Dale Long 33 L L 6' 4" 210 Feb 6, 1926 6 110 72 110 110 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
Jim Marshall 28 L L 6' 1" 190 May 25, 1931 2 108 66 108 108 0 0 72 0 0 0 7 0 2 8 36 1
Morrie Martin 36 L L 6' 0" 180 Sep 3, 1922 10 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seth Morehead 24 L L 6' 0" 195 Aug 15, 1934 3 11 2 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walt Moryn 33 L R 6' 2" 205 Apr 12, 1926 6 117 100 117 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 1 14 104 14 0
Cal Neeman 30 R R 6' 1" 192 Feb 18, 1929 3 44 34 44 44 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Irv Noren 34 L L 6' 0" 190 Nov 29, 1924 10 65 35 65 65 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 6 17 40 26 0
Taylor Phillips 26 L L 5' 11" 185 Jun 18, 1933 4 7 2 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Porterfield 35 R R 6' 0" 190 Aug 10, 1923 12 4 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Schaffernoth 21 R R 195 Aug 6, 1937 1st 5 1 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Art Schult 31 R R 6' 4" 220 Jun 20, 1928 4 42 31 42 42 0 0 23 0 0 0 12 0 6 15 11 0
Elmer Singleton 41 R R 6' 2" 174 Jun 26, 1918 8 21 1 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Smith 32 L L 6' 0" 185 May 13, 1927 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sammy Taylor 26 L R 6' 2" 185 Feb 27, 1933 2 110 96 110 110 0 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Tony Taylor 23 R R 5' 9" 179 Dec 19, 1935 2 150 149 150 150 0 0 0 149 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Thomson 35 R R 6' 2" 185 Oct 25, 1923 14 122 96 122 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 50 29 116 10 3
Lee Walls 26 R R 6' 3" 205 Jan 6, 1933 5 120 100 120 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 119 4 1
Billy Williams HOF 21 L R 6' 1" 175 Jun 15, 1938 1st 18 7 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 7 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1958 / 1960 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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