1908 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1908 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1908 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 1908 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1908 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1908 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1908 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
"The great pitchers of the early 20th century were often iron men, but no one has ever matched the feat of 'Big Ed' Reulbach of the Chicago Cubs, who worked both games of a doubleheader and pitched two shutouts against the Brooklyn club on September 26, 1908." - The Sporting News

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1908 Chicago Cubs



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Complete Roster  
 
n/a Mordecai Brown 5-10 175 Right Both 1876-10-19
n/a Andy Coakley 6-00 165 Right Left 1882-11-20
n/a Chick Fraser 5-10½ 188 Right Right 1873-08-26
n/a Rube Kroh 6-02 186 Left Left 1886-08-25
n/a Carl Lundgren 5-11 175 Right Right 1880-02-16
n/a Bill Mack 6-01 155 Left Left 1885-02-12
n/a Orval Overall 6-02 214 Right Both 1881-02-02
n/a Jack Pfiester 5-11 180 Left Right 1878-05-24
n/a Ed Reulbach 6-01 190 Right Right 1882-12-01
n/a Carl Spongberg 6-02 208 Right Right 1884-05-21
n/a Johnny Kling 5-09½ 160 Right Right 1875-11-13
n/a Doc Marshall 6-00 185 Right Right 1875-09-22
n/a Pat Moran 5-10 180 Right Right 1876-02-07
n/a Frank Chance 6-00 190 Right Right 1876-09-09
n/a Johnny Evers 5-09 125 Right Left 1881-07-21
n/a Harry Steinfeldt 5-09½ 180 Right Right 1877-09-29
n/a Joe Tinker 5-09 175 Right Right 1880-07-27
n/a Heinie Zimmerman 5-11½ 176 Right Right 1887-02-09
n/a Kid Durbin 5-08 155 Left Left 1886-09-10
n/a Jack Hayden 5-09 170 Left Left 1880-10-21
n/a Solly Hofman 6-00 160 Right Right 1882-10-29
n/a Del Howard 6-00 180 Right Left 1877-12-24
n/a Wildfire Schulte 5-11 170 Right Left 1882-09-17
n/a Jimmy Sheckard 5-09 175 Right Left 1878-11-23
n/a Jimmy Slagle 5-07 144 Right Left 1873-07-11
n/a Vin Campbell 6-00 185 Right Left 1888-01-30


The 1908 Chicago Cubs played 154 games during the regular season, won 99 games, lost 55 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at West Side Grounds (Park Factors: 104/100) where 665,325 fans witnessed their 1908 Cubs finish the season with a .643 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 1908 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1908 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1908 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1908 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1908 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Frank Chance
Johnny Evers
Johnny Kling
Orval Overall
Wildfire Schulte
Jimmy Sheckard
Jimmy Slagle
Harry Steinfeldt
Joe Tinker

1908 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Johnny Kling (117)
1B Frank Chance (126)
2B Johnny Evers (122)
3B Harry Steinfeldt (150)
SS Joe Tinker (157)
LF Jimmy Sheckard (115)
CF Jimmy Slagle (75)
RF Del Howard (52)
  
SP Chick Fraser
SP Carl Lundgren
SP Orval Overall
SP Jack Pfiester
SP Ed Reulbach
  
CL Mordecai Brown


1908 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Johnny Kling $4,500.00
Mordecai Brown $3,500.00
Joe Tinker $3,400.00


1908 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1908 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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