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1985 Chicago Cubs

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1984 / 1986

77-84, Finished 4th in NL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jim Frey (77-84)
Scored 686 runs, Allowed 729 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 76-85

Ballparks: Wrigley Field · Attendance: 2,161,534 (5th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 110, Pitching - 110 · one-year: Batting - 115, Pitching - 116

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1984 / 1986 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
Johnny Abrego 22 R R 6' 0" 185 Jul 4, 1962 1st 6 5 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 $
Jay Baller 24 R R 6' 6" 215 Oct 6, 1960 2 20 4 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 $
Dave Beard 25 L R 6' 5" 190 Oct 2, 1959 6 9 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Thad Bosley 28 L L 6' 3" 175 Sep 17, 1956 9 108 30 108 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 7 8 61 69 0 2.2 $215,000
Derek Botelho 28 R R 6' 2" 180 Aug 2, 1956 2 11 7 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
Larry Bowa 39 B R 5' 10" 155 Dec 6, 1945 16 72 60 72 66 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 0 0 2 5 0.1 $
Warren Brusstar 33 R R 6' 3" 200 Feb 2, 1952 9 51 0 51 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.4 $375,000
Ron Cey 37 R R 5' 10" 185 Feb 15, 1948 15 145 138 145 140 0 0 0 0 140 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.7 $1,450,000
Jody Davis 28 R R 6' 4" 192 Nov 12, 1956 5 142 129 142 138 0 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 2.0 $550,000
Brian Dayett 28 R R 5' 10" 180 Jan 22, 1957 3 22 3 22 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 15 0 0.1 $
Bob Dernier 28 R R 6' 0" 160 Jan 5, 1957 6 121 112 121 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116 0 116 5 0 0.1 $406,250
Shawon Dunston 22 R R 6' 1" 175 Mar 21, 1963 1st 74 71 74 73 0 0 0 0 0 73 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.2 $
Leon Durham 27 L L 6' 1" 185 Jul 31, 1957 6 153 144 153 151 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2.0 $800,000
Dennis Eckersley HOF 30 R R 6' 2" 190 Oct 3, 1954 11 26 25 26 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.4 $750,000
Steve Engel 23 R L 6' 3" 216 Dec 31, 1961 1st 11 8 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Ray Fontenot 27 L L 6' 0" 175 Aug 8, 1957 3 38 23 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 $200,000
George Frazier 30 R R 6' 5" 205 Oct 13, 1954 8 51 0 51 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.9 $483,333
Dave Gumpert 27 R R 6' 1" 190 May 5, 1958 3 9 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Larry Gura 37 B L 6' 0" 170 Nov 26, 1947 16 5 4 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 $
Billy Hatcher 24 R R 5' 9" 175 Oct 4, 1960 2 53 37 53 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 27 3 46 10 2 -0.6 $
Richie Hebner 37 L R 6' 1" 195 Nov 26, 1947 18 83 16 83 19 0 0 12 0 7 0 1 0 0 1 65 1 -0.5 $310,000
Darrin Jackson 21 R R 6' 0" 185 Aug 22, 1963 1st 5 4 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 1 0 -0.2 $
Steve Lake 28 R R 6' 1" 180 Mar 14, 1957 3 58 33 58 55 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 -0.3 $
Davey Lopes 40 R R 5' 9" 170 May 3, 1945 14 99 67 99 82 0 0 0 1 4 0 48 25 17 90 25 5 1.7 $490,000
Gary Matthews 34 R R 6' 2" 185 Jul 5, 1950 14 97 85 97 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 85 12 0 0.3 $600,000
Ron Meridith 28 L L 6' 0" 175 Nov 26, 1956 2 32 0 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 $
Keith Moreland 31 R R 6' 0" 190 May 2, 1954 8 161 157 161 160 0 2 12 0 11 0 0 0 148 148 3 0 1.1 $865,000
Dave Owen 27 B R 6' 2" 170 Apr 25, 1958 3 22 2 22 18 0 0 0 4 7 7 0 0 0 0 3 6 0.0 $
Reggie Patterson 26 R R 6' 4" 180 Nov 7, 1958 4 8 5 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 $
Jon Perlman 28 L R 6' 3" 185 Dec 13, 1956 1st 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 $
Dick Ruthven 34 R R 6' 3" 190 Mar 27, 1951 13 20 15 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 $766,667
Ryne Sandberg HOF 25 R R 6' 1" 175 Sep 18, 1959 5 153 152 153 153 0 0 0 153 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.1 $505,000 All-Star
Scott Sanderson 28 R R 6' 5" 195 Jul 22, 1956 8 19 19 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 $500,000
Lee Smith 27 R R 6' 5" 220 Dec 4, 1957 6 65 0 65 65 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 $670,000
Lary Sorensen 29 R R 6' 2" 200 Oct 4, 1955 9 45 3 45 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.2 $320,000
Chris Speier 35 R R 6' 1" 175 Jun 28, 1950 15 106 46 106 98 0 0 0 13 32 58 0 0 0 0 14 4 -0.6 $225,000
Rick Sutcliffe 29 L R 6' 7" 215 Jun 21, 1956 9 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 $1,260,000
Steve Trout 27 L L 6' 4" 195 Jul 30, 1957 8 24 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 $640,000
Chico Walker 26 B R 5' 9" 170 Nov 25, 1958 5 21 1 21 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 3 6 8 7 -0.2 $
Gary Woods 30 R R 6' 2" 185 Jul 20, 1954 9 81 9 81 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 4 12 60 31 7 0.1 $321,667
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
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

Larry Bowa

Keith Moreland

Jody Davis

Leon Durham

Ron Cey

Shawon Dunston

Davey Lopes

Steve Lake

Richie Hebner

Dave Owen

Bob Dernier

Scott Sanderson

Billy Hatcher

Ryne Sandberg

Brian Dayett

Gary Woods

Thad Bosley

Chris Speier

Darrin Jackson
Chico Walker

Ray Fontenot

Johnny Abrego
Larry Gura

Steve Trout

Jon Perlman

Gary Matthews

Ron Meridith

George Frazier

Rick Sutcliffe

Warren Brusstar

Lary Sorensen

Dennis Eckersley

Dick Ruthven

Dave Gumpert

Lee Smith

Derek Botelho

Jay Baller

Steve Engel

Dave Beard

Reggie Patterson

1984 / 1986 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers