1961 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1961 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1961 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 1961 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1961 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1961 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1961 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Roster
Schedule
32 Bob Anderson 6-04½ 210 Right Right 1935-09-29
48 Jim Brewer 6-02 195 Left Left 1937-11-17
34 Dick Burwell 6-01 190 Right Right 1940-01-23
43 Don Cardwell 6-04 210 Right Right 1935-12-07
42 Jack Curtis 5-10 175 Left Left 1937-01-11
30 Dick Drott 6-00 185 Right Right 1936-07-01
37 Dick Ellsworth 6-04 195 Left Left 1940-03-22
36 Don Elston 6-00 170 Right Right 1929-04-06
40 Glen Hobbie 6-02 195 Right Right 1936-04-24
46 Joe Schaffernoth 6-04½ 195 Right Right 1937-08-06
41 Barney Schultz 6-02 200 Right Right 1926-08-15
45 Mel Wright 6-03 210 Right Right 1928-05-11
9 Cuno Barragan 5-11 180 Right Right 1932-06-20
6 Dick Bertell 6-00½ 200 Right Right 1935-11-21
7 Sammy Taylor 6-02 185 Right Left 1933-02-27
8 Moe Thacker 6-03 210 Right Right 1934-05-21
14 Ernie Banks 6-01 180 Right Right 1931-01-31
11 Ed Bouchee 6-01 205 Left Left 1933-03-07
33 Ken Hubbs 6-02 175 Right Right 1941-12-23
16 Jerry Kindall 6-02½ 175 Right Right 1935-05-27
25 Moe Morhardt 6-01 185 Left Left 1937-01-16
12 Mel Roach 6-01 190 Right Right 1933-01-25
18 Andre Rodgers 6-03 200 Right Right 1934-12-02
10 Ron Santo 6-00 190 Right Right 1940-02-25
17 Don Zimmer 5-09 177 Right Right 1931-01-17
21 George Altman 6-04 200 Right Left 1933-03-20
1 Richie Ashburn 5-10 170 Right Left 1927-03-19
24 Lou Brock 5-11½ 170 Left Left 1939-06-18
19 Sammy Drake 5-11 175 Right Both 1934-10-07
22 Al Heist 6-02 185 Right Right 1927-10-05
23 Nelson Mathews 6-04 195 Right Right 1941-07-21
20 Jim McAnany 5-10 196 Right Right 1936-09-04
27 Danny Murphy 5-11 185 Right Left 1942-08-23
25 Frank Thomas 6-03 205 Right Right 1929-06-11
28 Bob Will 5-10½ 175 Left Left 1931-07-15
26 Billy Williams 6-01 175 Right Left 1938-06-15
8 George Freese 6-00 190 Right Right 1926-09-12
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The 1961 Chicago Cubs played 154 games during the regular season, won 64 games, lost 90 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 101/104) where 673,057 fans witnessed their 1961 Cubs finish the season with a .416 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 1961 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1961 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1961 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1961 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1961 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Richie Ashburn
Ernie Banks
Al Heist
Glen Hobbie
Andre Rodgers
Ron Santo
Moe Thacker
Billy Williams
Don Zimmer

1961 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Dick Bertell (90)
1B Ed Bouchee (107)
2B Don Zimmer (116)
3B Ron Santo (153)
SS Ernie Banks (104)
LF Billy Williams (110)
CF Al Heist (99)
RF George Altman (115)
  
SP Don Cardwell
SP Jack Curtis
SP Dick Ellsworth
SP Glen Hobbie
  
RP Dick Drott
RP Joe Schaffernoth
RP Barney Schultz
CL Don Elston


1961 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1961 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#1 Richie Ashburn
#6 Dick Bertell
#7 Sammy Taylor
#8 George Freese
#8 Moe Thacker
#9 Cuno Barragan
#10 Ron Santo
#11 Ed Bouchee
#12 Mel Roach
#14 Ernie Banks
#16 Jerry Kindall
#17 Don Zimmer
#18 Andre Rodgers
#19 Sammy Drake
#20 Jim McAnany
#21 George Altman
#22 Al Heist
#23 Nelson Mathews
#24 Lou Brock
#25 Moe Morhardt
#25 Frank Thomas
#26 Billy Williams
#27 Danny Murphy
#28 Bob Will
#30 Dick Drott
#32 Bob Anderson
#33 Ken Hubbs
#34 Dick Burwell
#36 Don Elston
#37 Dick Ellsworth
#40 Glen Hobbie
#41 Barney Schultz
#42 Jack Curtis
#43 Don Cardwell
#45 Mel Wright
#46 Joe Schaffernoth
#48 Jim Brewer

Did you know that a 1961 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)?
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