1996 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1996 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1996 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 1996 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1996 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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Complete Roster  
 

51 Terry Adams 6-03 205 Right Right 1973-03-06
45 Kent Bottenfield 6-03 237 Right Right 1968-11-14
52 Jim Bullinger 6-02 185 Right Right 1965-08-21
33 Mike Campbell 6-03 210 Right Right 1964-02-17
55 Larry Casian 6-00 170 Left Right 1965-10-28
49 Frank Castillo 6-01 190 Right Right 1969-04-01
32 Kevin Foster 6-01 170 Right Right 1969-01-13
27 Doug Jones 6-02 195 Right Right 1957-06-24
59 Rodney Myers 6-01 200 Right Right 1969-06-26
38 Jaime Navarro 6-04 210 Right Right 1967-03-27
35 Bob Patterson 6-02 192 Left Right 1959-05-16
47 Mike Perez 6-00 187 Right Right 1964-10-19
34 Tanyon Sturtze 6-05 190 Right Right 1970-10-12
36 Dave Swartzbaugh 6-02 195 Right Right 1968-02-11
44 Amaury Telemaco 6-04 220 Right Right 1974-01-19
46 Steve Trachsel 6-04 205 Right Right 1970-10-31
13 Turk Wendell 6-02 190 Right Both 1967-05-19
4 Brian Dorsett 6-03 220 Right Right 1961-04-09
7 Tyler Houston 6-02 210 Right Left 1971-01-17
6 Mike Hubbard 6-01 180 Right Right 1971-02-16
9 Scott Servais 6-02 195 Right Right 1967-06-04
20 Bret Barberie 5-11 180 Right Both 1967-08-16
37 Brant Brown 6-03 220 Left Left 1971-06-22
2 Felix Fermin 5-11 170 Right Right 1963-10-09
12 Leo Gomez 6-00 208 Right Right 1966-03-02
17 Mark Grace 6-02 190 Left Left 1964-06-28
24 Todd Haney 5-09 165 Right Right 1965-07-30
18 Jose Hernandez 6-01 180 Right Right 1969-07-14
16 Dave Magadan 6-03 200 Right Left 1962-09-30
11 Rey Sanchez 5-09 170 Right Right 1967-10-05
23 Ryne Sandberg 6-02 180 Right Right 1959-09-18
15 Terry Shumpert 5-11 185 Right Right 1966-08-16
10 Scott Bullett 6-02 200 Left Left 1968-12-25
1 Doug Glanville 6-02 170 Right Right 1970-08-25
25 Luis Gonzalez 6-02 180 Right Left 1967-09-03
39 Robin Jennings 6-02 205 Left Left 1972-04-11
19 Brooks Kieschnick 6-04 225 Right Left 1972-06-06
56 Brian McRae 6-00 185 Right Both 1967-08-27
21 Sammy Sosa 6-00 185 Right Right 1968-11-12
30 Ozzie Timmons 6-02 205 Right Right 1970-09-18
28 Pedro Valdes 6-01 180 Left Left 1973-06-29
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The 1996 Chicago Cubs played 162 games during the regular season, won 76 games, lost 86 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 101/101) where 2,219,110 fans witnessed their 1996 Cubs finish the season with a .469 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 1996 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1996 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1996 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Luis Gonzalez
Mark Grace
Jose Hernandez
Brian McRae
Jaime Navarro
Rey Sanchez
Ryne Sandberg
Scott Servais
Sammy Sosa

1996 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Scott Servais (128)
1B Mark Grace (141)
2B Ryne Sandberg (146)
3B Leo Gomez (124)
SS Rey Sanchez (92)
LF Luis Gonzalez (139)
CF Brian McRae (155)
RF Sammy Sosa (124)
  
SP Jim Bullinger
SP Frank Castillo
SP Kevin Foster
SP Jaime Navarro
SP Amaury Telemaco
SP Steve Trachsel
  
RP Terry Adams
RP Kent Bottenfield
RP Larry Casian
RP Doug Jones
RP Rodney Myers
RP Bob Patterson
RP Mike Perez
CL Turk Wendell


1996 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Sammy Sosa $4,750,000.00
Mark Grace $4,175,000.00
Jaime Navarro $3,600,000.00
Brian McRae $3,400,000.00
Ryne Sandberg $2,300,000.00
Frank Castillo $1,600,000.00
Luis Gonzalez $1,400,000.00
Rey Sanchez $1,200,000.00
Doug Jones $825,000.00
Scott Servais $822,500.00
Bob Patterson $675,000.00
Leo Gomez $550,000.00
Dave Magadan $500,000.00
Mike Perez $500,000.00
Jim Bullinger $385,000.00
Larry Casian $275,000.00
Jose Hernandez $253,000.00
Kevin Foster $230,000.00
Steve Trachsel $220,000.00
Brian Dorsett $210,000.00
Scott Bullett $160,000.00
Turk Wendell $160,000.00
Ozzie Timmons $150,000.00
Todd Haney $127,500.00
Mike Campbell $125,000.00
Terry Adams $113,000.00
Mike Hubbard $112,000.00
Kent Bottenfield $111,000.00
Brooks Kieschnick $109,000.00
Rodney Myers $109,000.00
Amaury Telemaco $109,000.00


1996 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#1 Doug Glanville
#2 Felix Fermin
#4 Brian Dorsett
#6 Mike Hubbard
#7 Tyler Houston
#9 Scott Servais
#10 Scott Bullett
#11 Rey Sanchez
#12 Leo Gomez
#13 Turk Wendell
#15 Terry Shumpert
#16 Dave Magadan
#17 Mark Grace
#18 Jose Hernandez
#19 Brooks Kieschnick
#20 Bret Barberie
#21 Sammy Sosa
#23 Ryne Sandberg
#24 Todd Haney
#25 Luis Gonzalez
#27 Doug Jones
#28 Pedro Valdes
#30 Ozzie Timmons
#32 Kevin Foster
#33 Mike Campbell
#34 Tanyon Sturtze
#35 Bob Patterson
#36 Dave Swartzbaugh
#37 Brant Brown
#38 Jaime Navarro
#39 Robin Jennings
#44 Amaury Telemaco
#45 Kent Bottenfield
#46 Steve Trachsel
#47 Mike Perez
#49 Frank Castillo
#51 Terry Adams
#52 Jim Bullinger
#55 Larry Casian
#56 Brian McRae
#59 Rodney Myers

Did you know that a 1996 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)?