1955 Chicago Cubs Roster (40-man)

1954 Season 1956 Season

Record: 72-81-1, Finished 6th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Stan Hack (72-81-1)

General Manager: Wid Matthews

Ballpark: Wrigley Field

Attendance: 875,800 (4th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 102
One-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 102

Pythagorean W-L: 67-86, 626 Runs, 713 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	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
Vicente Amor	22	cu CU	R	R	6' 3"	182	Aug 8, 1932	1st	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$5,000
John André	32	us US	L	R	6' 4"	200	Jan 3, 1923	1st	22	3	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Gene Baker	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Jun 15, 1925	4	154	154	154	154	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.7	$10,000	All-Star
Ernie Banks HOF	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Jan 31, 1931	3	154	154	154	154	0	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.1	$10,000	All-Star
Frank Baumholtz	36	us US	L	L	5' 10"	175	Oct 7, 1918	8	105	63	105	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	0	24	63	42	0	-0.1	$16,000
Jim Bolger	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Feb 23, 1932	4	64	44	64	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	49	0	51	1	14	-0.2	$5,000
Harry Chiti	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	221	Nov 16, 1932	4	113	103	113	113	0	113	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.6
Bubba Church	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Sep 12, 1924	6	3	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.1
Hy Cohen	24	us US	R	R	6' 5"	220	Jan 29, 1931	1st	7	1	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Walker Cooper	40	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Jan 8, 1915	16	54	21	54	31	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	0.7
Jim Davis	30	us US	B	L	6' 0"	180	Sep 15, 1924	2	42	16	42	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Jim Fanning	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Sep 14, 1927	2	5	4	5	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Dee Fondy	30	us US	L	L	6' 3"	195	Oct 31, 1924	5	150	147	150	147	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.1
Owen Friend	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Mar 21, 1927	4	6	2	6	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.1
Warren Hacker	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Nov 21, 1924	8	35	30	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3
Dave Hillman	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	168	Sep 14, 1927	1st	26	3	26	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Randy Jackson	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Feb 10, 1926	6	138	134	138	134	0	0	0	0	134	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1.9		All-Star
Hal Jeffcoat	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Sep 6, 1924	8	52	1	52	50	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2.2
Sam Jones	29	us US	R	R	6' 4"	192	Dec 14, 1925	5	36	34	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0		All-Star
Don Kaiser	20	us US	R	R	6' 5"	195	Feb 3, 1935	1st	11	0	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Jim King	22	us US	L	R	6' 0"	185	Aug 27, 1932	1st	113	71	113	93	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	76	93	22	2	1.6
Al Lary	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Sep 26, 1928	2	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Clyde McCullough	38	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Mar 4, 1917	14	44	26	44	37	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	-0.8
Lloyd Merriman	30	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Aug 2, 1924	5	72	32	72	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	37	3	49	22	6	-0.2
Eddie Miksis	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Sep 11, 1926	11	131	126	131	129	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	75	42	111	2	0	0.3
Paul Minner	31	us US	L	L	6' 5"	200	Jul 30, 1923	9	22	22	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5
Vern Morgan	26	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Aug 8, 1928	2	7	1	7	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.0
Harry Perkowski	32	us US	L	L	6' 2"	196	Sep 6, 1922	8	26	4	26	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.5
Howie Pollet	34	us US	L	L	6' 1"	175	Jun 26, 1921	13	24	7	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Bob Rush	29	us US	R	R	6' 4"	205	Dec 21, 1925	8	33	33	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.2
Hank Sauer	38	us US	R	R	6' 3"	198	Mar 17, 1917	11	79	68	79	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	0	0	68	11	0	0.2
Bob Speake	24	us US	L	L	6' 1"	178	Aug 22, 1930	1st	95	62	95	62	0	0	8	0	0	0	49	0	8	55	31	2	0.5
El Tappe	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	May 21, 1927	2	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Ted Tappe	24	us US	L	R	6' 3"	185	Feb 2, 1931	3	23	13	23	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	15	10	0	0.6
Bob Thorpe	20	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Jun 12, 1935	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Bill Tremel	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jul 4, 1929	2	23	0	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Gale Wade	26	us US	L	R	6' 1"	185	Jan 20, 1929	1st	9	7	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	9	0	1	-0.4
Name	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

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Stan Hack	45	us US	Dec 6, 1909	Manager	Apr 11	Sep 25
Dutch Leonard	46	us US	Mar 25, 1909	Pitching	Apr 11	Sep 25
Ray Blades	58	us US	Aug 6, 1896		Apr 11	Sep 25
Ray Hayworth	51	us US	Jan 29, 1904		Apr 11	Sep 25
Bob Scheffing	41	us US	Aug 11, 1913		Apr 11	Sep 25
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date