1928 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1928 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1928 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1928 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1928 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1928 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1928 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"He (Kiki Cuyler) was a loner. He kept to himself. He liked to dance and he'd go out, never palled around with a single player on the club. They didn't really dislike him, but he wasn't one of the boys." - Woody English
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1928 Chicago Cubs



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Complete Roster  
 

n/a Sheriff Blake 6-00 180 Right Both 1899-09-17
n/a Guy Bush 6-00 175 Right Right 1901-08-23
n/a Hal Carlson 6-00 180 Right Right 1892-05-17
n/a Ed Holley 6-01½ 195 Right Right 1899-07-23
n/a Percy Jones 5-11½ 175 Left Right 1899-10-28
n/a Pat Malone 6-00 200 Right Left 1902-09-25
n/a Art Nehf 5-09½ 176 Left Left 1892-07-31
n/a Charlie Root 5-10½ 190 Right Right 1899-03-17
n/a Ben Tincup 6-01 180 Right Left 1893-04-14
n/a Lefty Weinert 6-01 195 Left Left 1902-04-21
n/a Johnny Welch 6-03 184 Right Left 1906-12-02
n/a Mike Gonzalez 6-01 200 Right Right 1890-09-24
n/a Gabby Hartnett 6-01 195 Right Right 1900-12-20
n/a Clyde Beck 5-10 176 Right Right 1900-01-06
n/a Johnny Butler 6-00 175 Right Right 1893-03-20
n/a Woody English 5-10 155 Right Right 1906-03-02
n/a Charlie Grimm 5-11½ 173 Left Left 1898-08-28
n/a Joe Kelly 6-00 180 Left Left 1900-04-23
n/a Freddie Maguire 5-11 155 Right Right 1899-05-10
n/a Norm McMillan 6-00 175 Right Right 1895-10-05
n/a Elmer Yoter 5-07 155 Right Right 1900-06-26
n/a Kiki Cuyler 5-10½ 180 Right Right 1898-08-30
n/a Cliff Heathcote 5-10½ 160 Left Left 1898-01-24
n/a Riggs Stephenson 5-10 185 Right Right 1898-01-05
n/a Earl Webb 6-01 185 Right Left 1897-09-17
n/a Hack Wilson 5-06 190 Right Right 1900-04-26
n/a Ray Jacobs 6-00 160 Right Right 1902-01-02
n/a Johnny Moore 5-10½ 175 Right Left 1902-03-23
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The 1928 Chicago Cubs played 154 games during the regular season, won 91 games, lost 63 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 99/96) where 1,143,740 fans witnessed their 1928 Cubs finish the season with a .591 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1928 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1928 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1928 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1928 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1928 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Johnny Butler
Kiki Cuyler
Woody English
Charlie Grimm
Gabby Hartnett
Freddie Maguire
Charlie Root
Riggs Stephenson
Hack Wilson

1928 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Gabby Hartnett (118)
1B Charlie Grimm (147)
2B Freddie Maguire (138)
3B Clyde Beck (87)
SS Woody English (114)
LF Riggs Stephenson (135)
CF Hack Wilson (143)
RF Kiki Cuyler (108)
  
SP Sheriff Blake
SP Guy Bush
SP Percy Jones
SP Pat Malone
SP Art Nehf
SP Charlie Root
  
CL Hal Carlson


1928 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1928 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1928 Chicago Cubs Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?