Chicago Cubs Opening Day Starters

Chicago Cubs Opening Day Lineups

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left-hander Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Shading is not used to differentiate the players' performances. It is merely used to quickly illustrate long strings of games/years played by a single player. When a player in the column changes, so does the color of the shading.

Game	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	SP	DH
2009. Mon, Apr 6 at HOU W (4-2)	Soto	Lee	Fontenot	Ramirez	Theriot	Soriano	Fukudome	Bradley	Zambrano
2008. Mon, Mar 31 vs MIL L (3-4)	Soto	Lee	DeRosa	Ramirez	Theriot	Soriano	Pie	Fukudome	Zambrano
2007. Mon, Apr 2 at CIN L (1-5)	Barrett	Lee	DeRosa	Ramirez	Izturis	Murton	Soriano	Jones	Zambrano
2006. Mon, Apr 3 at CIN W (16-7)	Barrett	Lee	Walker	Ramirez	Cedeno	Murton	Pierre	Jones	Zambrano
2005. Mon, Apr 4 at ARI W (16-6)	Barrett	Lee	Walker	Ramirez	Garciaparra	Hollandsworth	Patterson	Burnitz	Zambrano
2004. Mon, Apr 5 at CIN W (7-4)	Barrett	Lee	Grudzielanek	Ramirez	Gonzalez	Alou	Patterson	Sosa	Wood
2003. Mon, Mar 31 at NYM W (15-2)#	Miller	Choi	Grudzielanek	Bellhorn	Gonzalez	Alou	Patterson	Sosa	Wood
2002. Mon, Apr 1 at CIN L (4-5)	Hundley	McGriff	DeShields	Stynes	Gonzalez	Brown	Patterson	Sosa	Lieber
2001. Mon, Apr 2 vs MON L (4-5)	Girardi	Stairs	Young	Mueller	Gutierrez	White	Buford	Sosa	Lieber
2000. Wed, Mar 29 at NYM W (5-3)#	Girardi	Grace	Young	Andrews	Nieves	Rodriguez	Buford	Sosa	Lieber
1999. Tue, Apr 6 at HOU L (2-4)	Santiago	Grace	Morandini	Gaetti	Hernandez	Rodriguez	Johnson	Sosa	Trachsel
1998. Tue, Mar 31 at FLA L (6-11)	Servais	Grace	Morandini	Orie	Blauser	Rodriguez	Johnson	Sosa	Tapani
1997. Tue, Apr 1 at FLA L (2-4)	Servais	Grace	Sandberg	Orie	Dunston	Brown	McRae	Sosa	Mulholland
1996. Mon, Apr 1 vs SDP W (5-4)	Servais	Grace	Sandberg	Hernandez	Sanchez	Gonzalez	McRae	Sosa	Navarro
1995. Wed, Apr 26 at CIN W (7-1)	Wilkins	Grace	Sanchez	Buechele	Dunston	Bullett	McRae	Sosa	Bullinger
1994. Mon, Apr 4 vs NYM L (8-12)	Wilkins	Grace	Sandberg	Buechele	Dunston	May	Rhodes	Sosa	Morgan
1993. Mon, Apr 5 vs ATL L (0-1)	Wilkins	Grace	Vizcaino	Buechele	Sanchez	Maldonado	Wilson	Sosa	Morgan
1992. Tue, Apr 7 at PHI W (4-3)#	Villanueva	Grace	Sandberg	Scott	Dunston	Salazar	Sosa	Dawson	Maddux
1991. Tue, Apr 9 vs STL L (1-4)	Berryhill	Grace	Sandberg	Scott	Dunston	Bell	Walton	Dawson	Jackson
1990. Tue, Apr 10 vs PHI W (2-1)#	Girardi	Grace	Sandberg	Salazar	Dunston	McClendon	Walton	Smith	Bielecki
1989. Tue, Apr 4 vs PHI W (5-4)	Girardi	Grace	Sandberg	Law	Dunston	Webster	Walton	Dawson	Sutcliffe
1988. Tue, Apr 5 at ATL W (10-9)	Davis	Durham	Sandberg	Law	Dunston	Palmeiro	Martinez	Dawson	Sutcliffe
1987. Tue, Apr 7 vs STL L (3-9)#	Davis	Durham	Sandberg	Moreland	Dunston	Dayett	Dernier	Dawson	Sutcliffe
1986. Tue, Apr 8 at STL L (1-2)#	Davis	Durham	Sandberg	Trillo	Dunston	Dayett	Dernier	Moreland	Sutcliffe
1985. Tue, Apr 9 vs PIT W (2-1)	Davis	Durham	Sandberg	Cey	Dunston	Matthews	Dernier	Moreland	Sutcliffe
1984. Tue, Apr 3 at SFG W (5-3)#	Davis	Durham	Sandberg	Cey	Bowa	Matthews	Dernier	Moreland	Ruthven
1983. Wed, Apr 6 vs MON L (0-3)	Davis	Buckner	Sandberg	Cey	Bowa	Hall	Durham	Moreland	Jenkins
1982. Mon, Apr 5 at CIN W (3-2)	Moreland	Buckner	Wills	Sandberg	Bowa	Henderson	Waller	Durham	Bird
1981. Thu, Apr 9 vs NYM L (0-2)	Blackwell	Buckner	Strain	Reitz	DeJesus	Henderson	Thompson	Durham	Reuschel
1980. Thu, Apr 10 at NYM L (2-5)	Blackwell	Buckner	Randle	Ontiveros	DeJesus	Kingman	Lezcano	Henderson	Reuschel
1979. Thu, Apr 5 vs NYM L (6-10)	Foote	Buckner	Sizemore	Ontiveros	DeJesus	Kingman	Martin	Murcer	Reuschel
1978. Fri, Apr 7 at PIT L (0-1)#	Rader	Buckner	Trillo	Ontiveros	DeJesus	Kingman	Clines	Murcer	Reuschel
1977. Thu, Apr 7 vs NYM L (3-5)	Swisher	Biittner	Trillo	Ontiveros	DeJesus	Cardenal	Morales	Murcer	Burris
1976. Fri, Apr 9 at STL L (0-5)	Swisher	Thornton	Trillo	Madlock	Rosello	Cardenal	Monday	Morales	Burris
1975. Thu, Apr 10 vs PIT L (4-8)	Swisher	LaCock	Trillo	Madlock	Kessinger	Cardenal	Monday	Morales	Bonham
1974. Tue, Apr 9 vs PHI W (2-0)	Mitterwald	Williams	Harris	Madlock	Kessinger	Morales	Monday	Cardenal	Bonham
1973. Fri, Apr 6 vs MON W (3-2)	Hundley	Pepitone	Beckert	Santo	Kessinger	Williams	Monday	Cardenal	Jenkins
1972. Sat, Apr 15 vs PHI L (2-4)#	Hundley	Pepitone	Beckert	Santo	Kessinger	Williams	Monday	Cardenal	Jenkins
1971. Tue, Apr 6 vs STL W (2-1)	Rudolph	Pepitone	Beckert	Santo	Kessinger	Williams	Ortiz	Callison	Jenkins
1970. Tue, Apr 7 at PHI L (0-2)#	Martin	Banks	Beckert	Santo	Kessinger	Williams	Hickman	Callison	Jenkins
1969. Tue, Apr 8 vs PHI W (7-6)#	Hundley	Banks	Beckert	Santo	Kessinger	Williams	Young	Hickman	Jenkins
1968. Wed, Apr 10 at CIN L (4-9)	Hundley	Banks	Arcia	Santo	Kessinger	Williams	Phillips	Johnson	Niekro
1967. Tue, Apr 11 vs PHI W (4-2)	Bertell	Banks	Beckert	Santo	Kessinger	Williams	Phillips	Thomas	Jenkins
1966. Tue, Apr 12 at SFG L (1-9)	Hundley	Banks	Beckert	Santo	Kessinger	Altman	Cline	Williams	Jackson
1965. Mon, Apr 12 vs STL T (10-10)	Bertell	Banks	Beckert	Santo	Pena	Altman	Williams	Clemens	Jackson
1964. Tue, Apr 14 at PIT W (8-4)#	Bertell	Banks	Stewart	Santo	Rodgers	Williams	Cowan	Brock	Jackson
1963. Tue, Apr 9 vs LAD L (1-5)	Bertell	Banks	Hubbs	Santo	Rodgers	Williams	Landrum	Brock	Jackson
1962. Tue, Apr 10 at HOU L (2-11)#	Barragan	Banks	Hubbs	Santo	White	Williams	Brock	Altman	Cardwell
1961. Tue, Apr 11 at CIN L (1-7)#	Thacker	Rodgers	Zimmer	Santo	Banks	Ashburn	Heist	Williams	Hobbie
1960. Tue, Apr 12 at LAD L (2-3)	Neeman	Altman	Taylor	Zimmer	Banks	Thomas	Ashburn	Will	Anderson
1959. Sat, Apr 11 vs LAD W (6-1)	Taylor	Long	Taylor	Averill	Banks	Moryn	Altman	Thomson	Anderson
1958. Tue, Apr 15 at STL W (4-0)#	Neeman	Long	Taylor	Goryl	Banks	Moryn	Thomson	Walls	Brosnan
1957. Tue, Apr 16 vs MLN L (1-4)#	Neeman	Fondy	Wise	Baker	Banks	Bolger	Will	Moryn	Rush
1956. Tue, Apr 17 at MLN L (0-6)	Landrith	Fondy	Baker	Hoak	Banks	Irvin	Wade	Moryn	Rush
1955. Mon, Apr 11 at CIN W (7-5)	Chiti	Fondy	Baker	Jackson	Banks	Sauer	Wade	Baumholtz	Rush
1954. Tue, Apr 13 at STL W (13-4)#	McCullough	Fondy	Baker	Jackson	Banks	Kiner	Talbot	Sauer	Minner
56 games	28 players	17 players	24 players	26 players	19 players	33 players	38 players	27 players	27 players	0 players
Most Common-games	Davis-6 Hundley-5 Girardi-4	Grace-12 Banks-9 Buckner-6	Sandberg-13 Beckert-8 Trillo-4	Santo-13 Ramirez-6 Ontiveros-4	Dunston-11 Kessinger-10 Banks-8	Williams-10 Cardenal-3 Rodriguez-3	Monday-5 Dernier-4 Patterson-4	Sosa-12 Dawson-5 Moreland-4	Jenkins-7 Sutcliffe-5 Zambrano-5	- - -

Most Common Lineups

55 total lineups (55 when including pitchers)