1979 Chicago Cubs Roster

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The 1979 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 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 1979 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1979 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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34 Ray Burris 6-05 200 Right Right 1950-08-22
35 Doug Capilla 5-08 175 Left Left 1952-01-07
36 Bill Caudill 6-01 210 Right Right 1956-07-13
46 Dave Geisel 6-03 210 Left Left 1955-01-18
38 Willie Hernandez 6-03 180 Left Left 1954-11-14
30 Ken Holtzman 6-02 175 Left Right 1945-11-03
39 Mike Krukow 6-05 205 Right Right 1952-01-21
47 Dennis Lamp 6-03 210 Right Right 1952-09-23
40 Lynn McGlothen 6-02 195 Right Left 1950-03-27
49 Donnie Moore 6-00 185 Right Left 1954-02-13
48 Rick Reuschel 6-03 235 Right Right 1949-05-16
33 George Riley 6-02 210 Left Left 1956-10-06
42 Bruce Sutter 6-02 190 Right Right 1953-01-08
41 Dick Tidrow 6-04 213 Right Right 1947-05-14
9 Tim Blackwell 5-11 180 Right Both 1952-08-19
8 Barry Foote 6-03 210 Right Right 1952-02-16
7 Bruce Kimm 5-11 175 Right Right 1951-06-29
22 Bill Buckner 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-12-14
29 Steve Davis 6-01 200 Right Right 1953-12-30
11 Ivan DeJesus 5-11 175 Right Right 1953-01-09
15 Steve Dillard 6-01 180 Right Right 1951-02-08
20 Mick Kelleher 5-09 176 Right Right 1947-07-25
12 Steve Macko 5-10 160 Right Left 1954-09-06
16 Steve Ontiveros 6-00 185 Right Both 1951-10-26
17 Kurt Seibert 6-00 165 Right Both 1955-10-16
6 Ted Sizemore 5-10 165 Right Right 1945-04-15
26 Larry Biittner 6-02 205 Left Left 1946-07-27
32 Miguel Dilone 6-00 160 Right Both 1954-11-01
24 Ken Henderson 6-02 180 Right Both 1946-06-15
10 Dave Kingman 6-06 210 Right Right 1948-12-21
28 Jerry Martin 6-01 195 Right Right 1949-05-11
32 Sam Mejias 6-00 170 Right Right 1952-05-09
7 Bobby Murcer 5-11 180 Right Left 1946-05-20
25 Scot Thompson 6-03 195 Left Left 1955-12-07
27 Mike Vail 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-11-10
18 Gene Clines 5-09 170 Right Right 1946-10-06
45 Karl Pagel 6-02 190 Left Left 1955-03-29
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The 1979 Chicago Cubs played 162 games during the regular season, won 80 games, lost 82 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 110/110) where 1,648,587 fans witnessed their 1979 Cubs finish the season with a .494 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 1979 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1979 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1979 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters

Bill Buckner
Ivan DeJesus
Barry Foote
Dave Kingman
Jerry Martin
Bobby Murcer
Steve Ontiveros
Rick Reuschel
Ted Sizemore

1979 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Barry Foote (129)
1B Bill Buckner (140)
2B Ted Sizemore (96)
3B Steve Ontiveros (142)
SS Ivan DeJesus (160)
LF Dave Kingman (139)
CF Jerry Martin (139)
RF Scot Thompson (71)
  
SP Ken Holtzman
SP Mike Krukow
SP Dennis Lamp
SP Lynn McGlothen
SP Rick Reuschel
  
RP Willie Hernandez
RP Donnie Moore
RP Dick Tidrow
CL Bruce Sutter

1979 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Bobby Murcer $320,000.00
Dave Kingman $275,000.00
Rick Reuschel $250,000.00
Bruce Sutter $225,000.00
Bill Buckner $125,000.00
Willie Hernandez $31,000.00
Bill Caudill $21,000.00
Steve Davis $21,000.00
Dave Geisel $21,000.00
Dennis Lamp $21,000.00
Steve Macko $21,000.00
Karl Pagel $21,000.00
George Riley $21,000.00
Kurt Seibert $21,000.00
Scot Thompson $21,000.00

1979 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#6 Ted Sizemore
#7 Bruce Kimm
#7 Bobby Murcer
#8 Barry Foote
#9 Tim Blackwell
#10 Dave Kingman
#11 Ivan DeJesus
#12 Steve Macko
#15 Steve Dillard
#16 Steve Ontiveros
#17 Kurt Seibert
#18 Gene Clines
#20 Mick Kelleher
#22 Bill Buckner
#24 Ken Henderson
#25 Scot Thompson
#26 Larry Biittner
#27 Mike Vail
#28 Jerry Martin
#29 Steve Davis
#30 Ken Holtzman
#32 Miguel Dilone
#32 Sam Mejias
#33 George Riley
#34 Ray Burris
#35 Doug Capilla
#36 Bill Caudill
#38 Willie Hernandez
#39 Mike Krukow
#40 Lynn McGlothen
#41 Dick Tidrow
#42 Bruce Sutter
#45 Karl Pagel
#46 Dave Geisel
#47 Dennis Lamp
#48 Rick Reuschel
#49 Donnie Moore

Did you know that a 1979 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)?