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Chicago Cubs Opening Day Lineups

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Game (# = Opp. LHS)	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	P	DH
2013. Mon, Apr 1 at PIT W (3-1)	Castillo	Rizzo	Lillibridge	Valbuena	Castro	Soriano	DeJesus	Schierholtz	Samardzija
2012. Thu, Apr 5 vs WSN L (1-2)	Soto	Baker	Barney	Stewart	Castro	Soriano	Byrd	DeJesus	Dempster
2011. Fri, Apr 1 vs PIT L (3-6)	Soto	Pena	Barney	Ramirez	Castro	Soriano	Byrd	Fukudome	Dempster
2010. Mon, Apr 5 at ATL L (5-16)	Soto	Lee	Fontenot	Ramirez	Theriot	Soriano	Byrd	Fukudome	Zambrano
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	de Jesus	Henderson	Thompson	Durham	Reuschel
1980. Thu, Apr 10 at NYM L (2-5)	Blackwell	Buckner	Randle	Ontiveros	de Jesus	Kingman	Lezcano	Henderson	Reuschel
1979. Thu, Apr 5 vs NYM L (6-10)	Foote	Buckner	Sizemore	Ontiveros	de Jesus	Kingman	Martin	Murcer	Reuschel
1978. Fri, Apr 7 at PIT L (0-1)#	Rader	Buckner	Trillo	Ontiveros	de Jesus	Kingman	Clines	Murcer	Reuschel
1977. Thu, Apr 7 vs NYM L (3-5)	Swisher	Biittner	Trillo	Ontiveros	de Jesus	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
1953. Tue, Apr 14 vs CIN W (3-2)#	McCullough	Fondy	Serena	Jackson	Miksis	Hermanski	Ward	Baumholtz	Rush
1952. Tue, Apr 15 at CIN W (6-5)	Atwell	Fondy	Miksis	Jackson	Smalley	Sauer	Jeffcoat	Baumholtz	Minner
1951. Tue, Apr 17 vs CIN W (8-3)#	Walker	Fondy	Terwilliger	Serena	Smalley	Sauer	Pafko	Baumholtz	Hiller
1950. Tue, Apr 18 at CIN W (9-6)#	Owen	Ward	Terwilliger	Serena	Smalley	Sauer	Pafko	Jeffcoat	Schmitz
1949. Tue, Apr 19 vs PIT L (0-1)	Scheffing	Cavarretta	Verban	Gustine	Smalley	Walker	Pafko	Jeffcoat	Leonard
1948. Tue, Apr 20 at PIT L (2-3)	McCullough	Waitkus	Schenz	Pafko	Smalley	Cavarretta	Jeffcoat	Nicholson	Meyer
1947. Tue, Apr 15 vs PIT L (0-1)	Scheffing	Waitkus	Johnson	Hack	Merullo	Cavarretta	Pafko	Nicholson	Borowy
1946. Tue, Apr 16 at CIN W (4-3)	Livingston	Cavarretta	Johnson	Hack	Merullo	Lowrey	Pafko	Rickert	Passeau
1945. Tue, Apr 17 vs STL W (3-2)	Livingston	Cavarretta	Johnson	Hack	Merullo	Sauer	Pafko	Nicholson	Derringer
1944. Tue, Apr 18 at CIN W (3-0)	Holm	Cavarretta	Johnson	York	Schuster	Goodman	Pafko	Nicholson	Wyse
1943. Wed, Apr 21 vs PIT L (0-6)	McCullough	Becker	Stanky	Hack	Merullo	Dallessandro	Cavarretta	Nicholson	Derringer
1942. Tue, Apr 14 at STL W (5-4)	McCullough	Cavarretta	Stringer	Hack	Sturgeon	Dallessandro	Gilbert	Nicholson	Passeau
1941. Tue, Apr 15 vs PIT W (7-4)	McCullough	Waitkus	Herman	Hack	Stringer	Novikoff	Dallessandro	Nicholson	Passeau
1940. Tue, Apr 16 at CIN L (1-2)	Todd	Russell	Herman	Hack	Sturgeon	Dallessandro	Galan	Leiber	Lee
1939. Fri, Apr 21 at STL W (4-2)	Mancuso	Cavarretta	Herman	Hack	Bartell	Gleeson	Leiber	Marty	Lee
1938. Tue, Apr 19 at CIN W (8-7)	Hartnett	Collins	Herman	Hack	Jurges	Triplett	Marty	Demaree	Bryant
1937. Tue, Apr 20 vs PIT L (0-5)	O'Dea	Collins	Herman	Hack	Jurges	Galan	Cavarretta	Demaree	French
1936. Tue, Apr 14 at STL W (12-7)	Hartnett	Grimm	Herman	Hack	Jurges	Demaree	Galan	Klein	Warneke
1935. Tue, Apr 16 vs STL W (4-3)	Hartnett	Grimm	Herman	Lindstrom	Jurges	Galan	Cuyler	Klein	Warneke
1934. Tue, Apr 17 at CIN W (6-0)	Hartnett	Grimm	Herman	English	Jurges	Klein	Stainback	Herman	Warneke
1933. Wed, Apr 12 vs STL W (3-0)	Hartnett	Grimm	Herman	English	Jurges	Stephenson	Demaree	Herman	Warneke
1932. Tue, Apr 12 at CIN L (4-5)	Hartnett	Grimm	Herman	Hack	Jurges	Stephenson	Cuyler	Barton	Root
1931. Tue, Apr 14 vs PIT W (6-2)#	Hartnett	Grimm	Hornsby	Bell	English	Stephenson	Wilson	Cuyler	Root
1930. Tue, Apr 15 at STL W (9-8)	Hartnett	Grimm	Hornsby	Blair	English	Stephenson	Wilson	Cuyler	Blake
1929. Tue, Apr 16 vs PIT L (3-4)	Gonzalez	Grimm	Hornsby	Beck	English	Stephenson	Wilson	Cuyler	Root
1928. Wed, Apr 11 at CIN L (1-5)	Hartnett	Grimm	Maguire	Butler	English	Stephenson	Wilson	Cuyler	Root
1927. Tue, Apr 12 vs STL W (10-1)	Gonzalez	Grimm	Adams	Stephenson	Cooney	Webb	Wilson	Heathcote	Root
1926. Tue, Apr 13 at CIN L (6-7)	Hartnett	Grimm	Adams	Freigau	Cooney	Heathcote	Wilson	Munson	Cooper
1925. Tue, Apr 14 vs PIT W (8-2)#	Hartnett	Grimm	Adams	Friberg	McAuley	Miller	Statz	Heathcote	Alexander
1924. Tue, Apr 15 at STL L (5-6)	O'Farrell	Grimes	Grantham	Friberg	Adams	Miller	Statz	Vogel	Aldridge
1923. Tue, Apr 17 vs PIT L (2-3)	O'Farrell	Grimes	Grantham	Friberg	Kelleher	Miller	Statz	Heathcote	Osborne
1922. Wed, Apr 12 at CIN W (7-3)#	Hartnett	Grimes	Krug	Kelleher	Hollocher	Miller	Statz	Friberg	Alexander
1921. Wed, Apr 13 vs STL W (5-2)	O'Farrell	Grimes	Terry	Deal	Hollocher	Barber	Maisel	Flack	Alexander
1920. Wed, Apr 14 at CIN L (3-7)#	Killefer	Barber	Herzog	Deal	Hollocher	Twombly	Paskert	Flack	Alexander
1919. Thu, Apr 24 vs PIT W (5-1)#	Killefer	Merkle	Pick	Kilduff	Hollocher	Mann	Paskert	Flack	Vaughn
1918. Tue, Apr 16 at STL L (2-4)	Killefer	Merkle	Kilduff	Deal	Hollocher	Mann	Paskert	Flack	Alexander
1917. Wed, Apr 11 vs PIT W (5-3)	Elliott	Saier	Doyle	Deal	Wortman	Flack	Williams	Wolter	Vaughn
1916. Wed, Apr 12 at CIN W (7-1)	Archer	Saier	Yerkes	Zimmerman	Mulligan	Schulte	Williams	Flack	McConnell
98 Games	44 Players	31 Players	46 Players	46 Players	36 Players	55 Players	57 Players	45 Players	49 Players	0 Players
Most-Games	Hartnett-12 McCullough-6 Davis-6 Soto-5 Hundley-5 Barrett-4 Girardi-4 Bertell-4 O'Farrell-3 Servais-3	Grace-12 Grimm-12 Banks-9 Fondy-7 Lee-7 Buckner-6 Cavarretta-6 Durham-5 Grimes-4 Waitkus-3	Sandberg-13 Herman-10 Beckert-8 Johnson-4 Trillo-4 Hornsby-3 Adams-3 Baker-3 Taylor-3 Barney-2	Santo-13 Hack-12 Ramirez-8 Deal-4 Ontiveros-4 Jackson-4 Friberg-3 Buechele-3 Cey-3 Madlock-3	Dunston-11 Kessinger-10 Banks-8 Jurges-7 Hollocher-5 Smalley-5 de Jesus-5 English-4 Merullo-4 Gonzalez-3	Williams-10 Stephenson-6 Soriano-6 Miller-4 Sauer-4 Rodriguez-3 Cardenal-3 Dallessandro-3 Kingman-3 Moryn-2	Pafko-7 Wilson-6 Monday-5 Dernier-4 Statz-4 Patterson-4 McRae-3 Walton-3 Paskert-3 Byrd-3	Sosa-12 Nicholson-7 Flack-5 Dawson-5 Moreland-4 Baumholtz-4 Cuyler-4 Heathcote-3 Murcer-3 Cardenal-3	Jenkins-7 Zambrano-6 Alexander-5 Root-5 Sutcliffe-5 Rush-4 Warneke-4 Jackson-4 Reuschel-4 Passeau-3

Most Common Lineups

2 Games C. Hundley 1B. Pepitone 2B. Beckert 3B. Santo SS. Kessinger LF. Williams CF. Monday RF. Cardenal P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Barragan 1B. Banks 2B. Hubbs 3B. Santo SS. White LF. Williams CF. Brock RF. Altman P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Neeman 1B. Long 2B. Taylor 3B. Goryl SS. Banks LF. Moryn CF. Thomson RF. Walls P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Hartnett 1B. Grimm 2B. Herman 3B. English SS. Jurges LF. Klein CF. Stainback RF. Herman P. Pitcher	1 Game C. McCullough 1B. Cavarretta 2B. Stringer 3B. Hack SS. Sturgeon LF. Dallessandro CF. Gilbert RF. Nicholson P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Neeman 1B. Altman 2B. Taylor 3B. Zimmer SS. Banks LF. Thomas CF. Ashburn RF. Will P. Pitcher

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

1 Game
C. Barragan
1B. Banks
2B. Hubbs
3B. Santo
SS. White
LF. Williams
CF. Brock
RF. Altman
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Neeman
1B. Long
2B. Taylor
3B. Goryl
SS. Banks
LF. Moryn
CF. Thomson
RF. Walls
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Hartnett
1B. Grimm
2B. Herman
3B. English
SS. Jurges
LF. Klein
CF. Stainback
RF. Herman
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. McCullough
1B. Cavarretta
2B. Stringer
3B. Hack
SS. Sturgeon
LF. Dallessandro
CF. Gilbert
RF. Nicholson
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Neeman
1B. Altman
2B. Taylor
3B. Zimmer
SS. Banks
LF. Thomas
CF. Ashburn
RF. Will
P. Pitcher

97 total lineups (97 when including pitchers)

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