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.
"(Dave) Kingman was more of an idiot savant than a baseball player. He never hit for average mostly because he couldn't distinguish between a ball and a strike." - Sportswriter Bruce Keidan
1979 Chicago Cubs Roster1979 Chicago Cubs Official Logo A Complete Roster for the 1979 Chicago Cubs |
||||||
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
18 | Gene Clines | 5-09 | 170 | Right | Right | 1946-10-06 |
45 | Karl Pagel | 6-02 | 190 | Left | Left | 1955-03-29 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1979 Chicago Cubs Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?