1988 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1988 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1988 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 1988 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1988 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1988 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1988 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"We got no chance to win without him (Andre Dawson) and it would be worth it to me to get him on our club." - Rick Sutcliffe
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1988 Chicago Cubs



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Complete Roster  
 

36 Mike Bielecki 6-03 195 Right Right 1959-07-31
51 Kevin Blankenship 6-00 180 Right Right 1963-01-26
38 Mike Capel 6-01 175 Right Right 1961-10-13
33 Frank DiPino 6-00 180 Left Left 1956-10-22
54 Goose Gossage 6-03 217 Right Right 1951-07-05
44 Drew Hall 6-04 205 Left Left 1963-03-27
48 Mike Harkey 6-05 220 Right Right 1966-10-25
50 Les Lancaster 6-02 200 Right Right 1962-04-21
47 Bill Landrum 6-02 200 Right Right 1957-08-17
31 Greg Maddux 6-00 170 Right Right 1966-04-14
49 Jamie Moyer 6-00 170 Left Left 1962-11-18
45 Al Nipper 6-00 194 Right Right 1959-04-02
37 Pat Perry 6-01 170 Left Left 1959-02-04
41 Jeff Pico 6-01 190 Right Right 1966-02-12
21 Scott Sanderson 6-05 200 Right Right 1956-07-22
32 Calvin Schiraldi 6-04 200 Right Right 1962-06-16
40 Rick Sutcliffe 6-07 215 Right Left 1956-06-21
42 Bob Tewksbury 6-04 200 Right Right 1960-11-30
9 Damon Berryhill 6-00 205 Right Both 1963-12-03
7 Jody Davis 6-03 210 Right Right 1956-11-12
11 Jim Sundberg 6-00 195 Right Right 1951-05-18
1 Rick Wrona 6-01 185 Right Right 1963-12-10
12 Shawon Dunston 6-01 175 Right Right 1963-03-21
10 Leon Durham 6-02 210 Left Left 1957-07-31
17, 28 Mark Grace 6-02 190 Left Left 1964-06-28
2 Vance Law 6-02 190 Right Right 1956-10-01
20 Dave Meier 6-00 185 Right Right 1959-08-08
18 Angel Salazar 6-00 173 Right Right 1961-11-04
23 Ryne Sandberg 6-02 180 Right Right 1959-09-18
19 Manny Trillo 6-01 164 Right Right 1950-12-25
29 Doug Dascenzo 5-08 160 Left Both 1964-06-30
8 Andre Dawson 6-03 195 Right Right 1954-07-10
30 Darrin Jackson 6-00 185 Right Right 1962-08-22
1 Dave Martinez 5-10 175 Left Left 1964-09-26
22 Jerry Mumphrey 6-02 185 Right Both 1952-09-09
25 Rafael Palmeiro 6-00 188 Left Left 1964-09-24
27 Rolando Roomes 6-03 180 Right Right 1962-02-15
24 Gary Varsho 5-11 190 Right Left 1961-06-20
28 Mitch Webster 6-01 185 Left Both 1959-05-16
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The 1988 Chicago Cubs played 162 games during the regular season, won 77 games, lost 85 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 105/105) where 2,089,034 fans witnessed their 1988 Cubs finish the season with a .475 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 1988 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1988 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1988 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1988 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1988 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Jody Davis
Andre Dawson
Shawon Dunston
Leon Durham
Vance Law
Dave Martinez
Rafael Palmeiro
Ryne Sandberg
Rick Sutcliffe

1988 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Damon Berryhill (90)
1B Mark Grace (133)
2B Ryne Sandberg (153)
3B Vance Law (150)
SS Shawon Dunston (151)
LF Rafael Palmeiro (145)
CF Dave Martinez (70)
RF Andre Dawson (147)
  
SP Greg Maddux
SP Jamie Moyer
SP Calvin Schiraldi
SP Rick Sutcliffe
  
RP Mike Capel
RP Frank DiPino
RP Les Lancaster
RP Pat Perry
CL Goose Gossage


1988 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Rick Sutcliffe $2,070,000.00
Andre Dawson $1,850,000.00
Leon Durham $1,383,333.00
Goose Gossage $1,331,532.00
Jody Davis $1,108,333.00
Scott Sanderson $950,000.00
Ryne Sandberg $840,000.00
Jerry Mumphrey $608,000.00
Frank DiPino $465,000.00
Al Nipper $397,000.00
Vance Law $375,000.00
Manny Trillo $357,000.00
Shawon Dunston $207,500.00
Calvin Schiraldi $207,500.00
Jamie Moyer $142,500.00
Dave Martinez $135,000.00
Mike Bielecki $110,000.00
Les Lancaster $90,000.00
Rafael Palmeiro $90,000.00
Greg Maddux $82,500.00
Drew Hall $68,000.00
Darrin Jackson $63,500.00
Damon Berryhill $62,500.00
Mike Capel $62,500.00
Rolando Roomes $62,500.00


1988 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#1 Dave Martinez
#1 Rick Wrona
#2 Vance Law
#7 Jody Davis
#8 Andre Dawson
#9 Damon Berryhill
#10 Leon Durham
#11 Jim Sundberg
#12 Shawon Dunston
#17 Mark Grace
#18 Angel Salazar
#19 Manny Trillo
#20 Dave Meier
#21 Scott Sanderson
#22 Jerry Mumphrey
#23 Ryne Sandberg
#24 Gary Varsho
#25 Rafael Palmeiro
#27 Rolando Roomes
#28 Mark Grace
#28 Mitch Webster
#29 Doug Dascenzo
#30 Darrin Jackson
#31 Greg Maddux
#32 Calvin Schiraldi
#33 Frank DiPino
#36 Mike Bielecki
#37 Pat Perry
#38 Mike Capel
#40 Rick Sutcliffe
#41 Jeff Pico
#42 Bob Tewksbury
#44 Drew Hall
#45 Al Nipper
#47 Bill Landrum
#48 Mike Harkey
#49 Jamie Moyer
#50 Les Lancaster
#51 Kevin Blankenship
#54 Goose Gossage

Did you know that a 1988 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)?