1931 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1931 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1931 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 1931 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1931 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1931 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1931 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"He (Rogers Hornsby) didn't care about his players as people. Sam Breadon said that listening to Hornsby was like having the contents of a rock crusher emptied over his head." - Dick Bartell
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1931 Chicago Cubs



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Complete Roster  
 

n/a Ed Baecht 6-03 195 Right Right 1907-05-15
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 Pat Malone 6-00 200 Right Left 1902-09-25
n/a Jakie May 5-08 178 Left Right 1895-11-25
n/a Charlie Root 5-10½ 190 Right Right 1899-03-17
n/a Bob Smith 5-10 175 Right Right 1895-04-22
n/a Les Sweetland 5-11½ 155 Left Right 1901-08-15
n/a Bud Teachout 6-02 183 Left Right 1904-02-27
n/a Lon Warneke 6-02 185 Right Right 1909-03-28
n/a Johnny Welch 6-03 184 Right Left 1906-12-02
n/a Earl Grace 6-00 175 Right Left 1907-02-24
n/a Gabby Hartnett 6-01 195 Right Right 1900-12-20
n/a Rollie Hemsley 5-10 170 Right Right 1907-06-24
n/a Zack Taylor 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1898-07-27
n/a Jimmy Adair 5-10½ 154 Right Right 1907-01-25
n/a Les Bell 5-11 165 Right Right 1901-12-14
n/a Footsie Blair 6-01 180 Right Left 1900-07-13
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 Billy Herman 5-11 180 Right Right 1909-07-07
n/a Rogers Hornsby 5-11 175 Right Right 1896-04-27
n/a Billy Jurges 5-11 175 Right Right 1908-05-09
n/a Vince Barton 6-00 180 Right Left 1908-02-01
n/a Kiki Cuyler 5-10½ 180 Right Right 1898-08-30
n/a Mike Kreevich 5-07½ 168 Right Right 1908-06-10
n/a Johnny Moore 5-10½ 175 Right Left 1902-03-23
n/a Riggs Stephenson 5-10 185 Right Right 1898-01-05
n/a Danny Taylor 5-10 190 Right Right 1900-12-23
n/a Hack Wilson 5-06 190 Right Right 1900-04-26
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The 1931 Chicago Cubs played 154 games during the regular season, won 84 games, lost 70 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 102/100) where 1,086,422 fans witnessed their 1931 Cubs finish the season with a .545 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 1931 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1931 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1931 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1931 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1931 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Les Bell
Kiki Cuyler
Woody English
Charlie Grimm
Gabby Hartnett
Rogers Hornsby
Charlie Root
Riggs Stephenson
Hack Wilson

1931 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Gabby Hartnett (105)
1B Charlie Grimm (144)
2B Rogers Hornsby (69)
3B Les Bell (70)
SS Woody English (138)
LF Riggs Stephenson (66)
CF Kiki Cuyler (66)
RF Kiki Cuyler (84)
  
SP Guy Bush
SP Pat Malone
SP Bob Smith
  
RP Ed Baecht
RP Jakie May
RP Bud Teachout
RP Lon Warneke
CL Charlie Root


1931 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Rogers Hornsby $40,000.00
Hack Wilson $33,000.00


1931 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1931 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)?