1980 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1980 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1980 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 1980 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1980 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1980 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1980 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1980 Chicago Cubs



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Roster
Schedule
35 Doug Capilla 5-08 175 Left Left 1952-01-07
36 Bill Caudill 6-01 210 Right Right 1956-07-13
38 Willie Hernandez 6-03 180 Left Left 1954-11-14
39 Mike Krukow 6-05 205 Right Right 1952-01-21
47 Dennis Lamp 6-03 210 Right Right 1952-09-23
34 Randy Martz 6-04 210 Right Left 1956-05-28
40 Lynn McGlothen 6-02 195 Right Left 1950-03-27
48 Rick Reuschel 6-03 235 Right Right 1949-05-16
37 George Riley 6-02 210 Left Left 1956-10-06
46 Lee Smith 6-06 225 Right Right 1957-12-04
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
16 Bill Hayes 6-00 195 Right Right 1957-10-24
6 Mike O'Berry 6-02 195 Right Right 1954-04-20
33 Larry Biittner 6-02 205 Left Left 1945-07-27
22 Bill Buckner 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-12-14
11 Ivan DeJesus 5-11 175 Right Right 1953-01-09
15 Steve Dillard 6-01 180 Right Right 1951-02-08
7 Cliff Johnson 6-04 225 Right Right 1947-07-22
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
21 Len Randle 5-10 169 Right Both 1949-02-12
2 Mike Tyson 5-09 170 Right Right 1950-01-13
17 Jesus Figueroa 5-10 160 Left Left 1957-02-20
24 Ken Henderson 6-02 180 Right Both 1946-06-15
10 Dave Kingman 6-06 210 Right Right 1948-12-21
30 Carlos Lezcano 6-02 185 Right Right 1955-09-30
28 Jerry Martin 6-01 195 Right Right 1949-05-11
25 Scot Thompson 6-03 195 Left Left 1955-12-07
23 Jim Tracy 6-00 185 Right Left 1955-12-31
27 Mike Vail 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-11-10
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The 1980 Chicago Cubs played 162 games during the regular season, won 64 games, lost 98 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 107/109) where 1,206,776 fans witnessed their 1980 Cubs finish the season with a .395 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 1980 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1980 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1980 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1980 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1980 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Tim Blackwell
Bill Buckner
Ivan DeJesus
Ken Henderson
Dave Kingman
Carlos Lezcano
Steve Ontiveros
Len Randle
Rick Reuschel

1980 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Tim Blackwell (103)
1B Bill Buckner (94)
2B Mike Tyson (117)
3B Len Randle (111)
SS Ivan DeJesus (156)
LF Dave Kingman (63)
CF Jerry Martin (103)
RF Mike Vail (61)
  
SP Mike Krukow
SP Dennis Lamp
SP Lynn McGlothen
SP Rick Reuschel
  
RP Bill Caudill
RP Willie Hernandez
RP George Riley
RP Dick Tidrow
CL Bruce Sutter


1980 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1980 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#2 Mike Tyson
#6 Mike O'Berry
#7 Cliff Johnson
#8 Barry Foote
#9 Tim Blackwell
#10 Dave Kingman
#11 Ivan DeJesus
#12 Steve Macko
#15 Steve Dillard
#16 Bill Hayes
#16 Steve Ontiveros
#17 Jesus Figueroa
#20 Mick Kelleher
#21 Len Randle
#22 Bill Buckner
#23 Jim Tracy
#24 Ken Henderson
#25 Scot Thompson
#27 Mike Vail
#28 Jerry Martin
#30 Carlos Lezcano
#33 Larry Biittner
#34 Randy Martz
#35 Doug Capilla
#36 Bill Caudill
#37 George Riley
#38 Willie Hernandez
#39 Mike Krukow
#40 Lynn McGlothen
#41 Dick Tidrow
#42 Bruce Sutter
#46 Lee Smith
#47 Dennis Lamp
#48 Rick Reuschel

Did you know that a 1980 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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