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Chicago Cubs Opening Day Lineups

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

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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
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Most Common Lineups

2 Games
C. Hundley
1B. Pepitone
2B. Beckert
3B. Santo
SS. Kessinger
LF. Williams
CF. Monday
RF. Cardenal
P. Pitcher

55 total lineups (55 when including pitchers)