1985 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1985 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1985 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 1985 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1985 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1985 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1985 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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Complete Roster  
 

32 Johnny Abrego 6-00 185 Right Right 1962-07-04
48 Jay Baller 6-07 225 Right Right 1960-10-06
50 Dave Beard 6-05 215 Right Left 1959-10-02
47 Derek Botelho 6-02 180 Right Right 1956-08-02
41 Warren Brusstar 6-03 200 Right Right 1952-02-02
43 Dennis Eckersley 6-02 190 Right Right 1954-10-03
49 Steve Engel 6-03 216 Left Right 1961-12-31
31 Ray Fontenot 6-00 175 Left Left 1957-08-08
39 George Frazier 6-05 205 Right Right 1954-10-13
45 Dave Gumpert 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-05-05
32 Larry Gura 6-01 185 Left Both 1947-11-26
38 Ron Meridith 6-00 175 Left Left 1956-11-26
52 Reggie Patterson 6-04 180 Right Right 1958-11-07
35 Jon Perlman 6-03 185 Right Left 1956-12-13
44 Dick Ruthven 6-03 190 Right Right 1951-03-27
21 Scott Sanderson 6-05 200 Right Right 1956-07-22
46 Lee Smith 6-06 225 Right Right 1957-12-04
42 Lary Sorensen 6-02 210 Right Right 1955-10-04
40 Rick Sutcliffe 6-07 215 Right Left 1956-06-21
34 Steve Trout 6-04 195 Left Left 1957-07-30
7 Jody Davis 6-03 210 Right Right 1956-11-12
16 Steve Lake 6-01 190 Right Right 1957-03-14
1 Larry Bowa 5-10 155 Right Both 1945-12-06
11 Ron Cey 5-10 185 Right Right 1948-02-15
12 Shawon Dunston 6-01 175 Right Right 1963-03-21
10 Leon Durham 6-02 210 Left Left 1957-07-31
18 Richie Hebner 6-01 197 Right Left 1947-11-26
19 Dave Owen 6-02 170 Right Both 1958-04-25
23 Ryne Sandberg 6-02 180 Right Right 1959-09-18
28 Chris Speier 6-01 182 Right Right 1950-06-28
27 Thad Bosley 6-03 175 Left Left 1956-09-17
24 Brian Dayett 5-10 180 Right Right 1957-01-22
20 Bob Dernier 6-00 165 Right Right 1957-01-05
22 Billy Hatcher 5-09 175 Right Right 1960-10-04
30 Darrin Jackson 6-00 185 Right Right 1962-08-22
15 Davey Lopes 5-09 170 Right Right 1945-05-03
36 Gary Matthews 6-03 190 Right Right 1950-07-05
6 Keith Moreland 6-00 200 Right Right 1954-05-02
30 Chico Walker 5-09 179 Right Both 1957-11-25
25 Gary Woods 6-02 190 Right Right 1954-07-20
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The 1985 Chicago Cubs played 161 games during the regular season, won 77 games, lost 84 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 111/111) where 2,161,534 fans witnessed their 1985 Cubs finish the season with a .478 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 1985 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1985 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1985 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1985 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1985 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Ron Cey
Jody Davis
Bob Dernier
Shawon Dunston
Leon Durham
Gary Matthews
Keith Moreland
Ryne Sandberg
Rick Sutcliffe

1985 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Jody Davis (138)
1B Leon Durham (151)
2B Ryne Sandberg (153)
3B Ron Cey (140)
SS Shawon Dunston (73)
LF Gary Matthews (85)
CF Bob Dernier (116)
RF Keith Moreland (148)
  
SP Dennis Eckersley
SP Ray Fontenot
SP Dick Ruthven
SP Scott Sanderson
SP Rick Sutcliffe
SP Steve Trout
  
RP Jay Baller
RP Warren Brusstar
RP George Frazier
RP Ron Meridith
RP Lary Sorensen
CL Lee Smith


1985 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Ron Cey $1,450,000.00
Rick Sutcliffe $1,260,000.00
Keith Moreland $865,000.00
Leon Durham $800,000.00
Dick Ruthven $766,667.00
Dennis Eckersley $750,000.00
Lee Smith $670,000.00
Steve Trout $640,000.00
Gary Matthews $600,000.00
Jody Davis $550,000.00
Ryne Sandberg $505,000.00
Scott Sanderson $500,000.00
Davey Lopes $490,000.00
George Frazier $483,333.00
Bob Dernier $406,250.00
Warren Brusstar $375,000.00
Gary Woods $321,667.00
Lary Sorensen $320,000.00
Richie Hebner $310,000.00
Chris Speier $225,000.00
Thad Bosley $215,000.00
Ray Fontenot $200,000.00


1985 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#1 Larry Bowa
#6 Keith Moreland
#7 Jody Davis
#10 Leon Durham
#11 Ron Cey
#12 Shawon Dunston
#15 Davey Lopes
#16 Steve Lake
#18 Richie Hebner
#19 Dave Owen
#20 Bob Dernier
#21 Scott Sanderson
#22 Billy Hatcher
#23 Ryne Sandberg
#24 Brian Dayett
#25 Gary Woods
#27 Thad Bosley
#28 Chris Speier
#30 Darrin Jackson
#30 Chico Walker
#31 Ray Fontenot
#32 Johnny Abrego
#32 Larry Gura
#34 Steve Trout
#35 Jon Perlman
#36 Gary Matthews
#38 Ron Meridith
#39 George Frazier
#40 Rick Sutcliffe
#41 Warren Brusstar
#42 Lary Sorensen
#43 Dennis Eckersley
#44 Dick Ruthven
#45 Dave Gumpert
#46 Lee Smith
#47 Derek Botelho
#48 Jay Baller
#49 Steve Engel
#50 Dave Beard
#52 Reggie Patterson

Did you know that a 1985 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)?