1938 Chicago Cubs Roster by Baseball Almanac

1938 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1938 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1938 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 1938 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1938 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1938 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1938 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1938 Chicago Cubs 1938 Chicago Cubs Official Logo Complete Roster Roster Schedule Statmaster
#	Pitchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
18	Clay Bryant	6-02�	195	Right	Right	1911-11-16
16	Tex Carleton	6-01�	180	Right	Both	1906-08-19
22	Dizzy Dean	6-02	182	Right	Right	1910-01-16
56	Al Epperly	6-02	194	Right	Left	1918-05-07
14	Larry French	6-01	195	Left	Right	1907-11-01
29	Kirby Higbe	5-11	190	Right	Right	1915-04-08
26, 32	Newt Kimball	6-02�	190	Right	Right	1915-03-27
11	Bill Lee	6-03	195	Right	Right	1909-10-21
41	Bob Logan	5-10	170	Left	Right	1910-02-10
41	Vance Page	6-00	180	Right	Right	1905-09-15
17	Charlie Root	5-10�	190	Right	Right	1899-03-17
28	Jack Russell	6-01�	178	Right	Right	1905-10-24
#	Catchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
39	Bob Garbark	5-11	178	Right	Right	1910-11-13
2	Gabby Hartnett	6-01	195	Right	Right	1900-12-20
12	Ken O'Dea	6-00	180	Right	Left	1913-03-16
#	Infielders	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
3	Ripper Collins	5-09	165	Left	Both	1904-03-30
6	Stan Hack	6-00	170	Right	Left	1909-12-06
4	Billy Herman	5-11	180	Right	Right	1909-07-07
5	Billy Jurges	5-11	175	Right	Right	1908-05-09
15	Tony Lazzeri	5-11�	170	Right	Right	1903-12-06
29	Bobby Mattick	5-11	178	Right	Right	1915-12-05
21	Steve Mesner	5-09	178	Right	Right	1918-01-13
#	Outfielders	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
30	Jim Asbell	6-00	195	Right	Right	1914-06-22
23	Phil Cavarretta	5-11�	175	Left	Left	1916-07-19
9	Frank Demaree	5-11�	185	Right	Right	1910-06-10
7	Augie Galan	6-00	175	Right	Both	1912-05-23
8	Joe Marty	6-00	182	Right	Right	1913-09-01
43	Carl Reynolds	6-00	194	Right	Right	1903-02-01
32	Coaker Triplett	5-11	185	Right	Right	1911-12-18
1938 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1938 Chicago Cubs played 152 games during the regular season, won 89 games, lost 63 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 103/101) where 951,640 fans witnessed their 1938 Cubs finish the season with a .586 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 1938 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1938 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1938 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1938 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1938 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters

Clay Bryant
Ripper Collins
Frank Demaree
Stan Hack
Gabby Hartnett
Billy Herman
Billy Jurges
Joe Marty
Coaker Triplett
1938 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position
C Gabby Hartnett (83)
1B Ripper Collins (135)
2B Billy Herman (151)
3B Stan Hack (152)
SS Billy Jurges (136)
LF Augie Galan (103)
CF Carl Reynolds (97)
RF Frank Demaree (119)

SP Clay Bryant
SP Tex Carleton
SP Larry French
SP Bill Lee

RP Jack Russell
CL Charlie Root

1938 Chicago Cubs
Salaries
Dizzy Dean $22,500.00
Billy Herman $20,000.00

1938 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers
#2 Gabby Hartnett
#3 Ripper Collins
#4 Billy Herman
#5 Billy Jurges
#6 Stan Hack
#7 Augie Galan
#8 Joe Marty
#9 Frank Demaree
#11 Bill Lee
#12 Ken O'Dea
#14 Larry French
#15 Tony Lazzeri
#16 Tex Carleton
#17 Charlie Root
#18 Clay Bryant
#21 Steve Mesner
#22 Dizzy Dean
#23 Phil Cavarretta
#26 Newt Kimball
#28 Jack Russell
#29 Kirby Higbe
#29 Bobby Mattick
#30 Jim Asbell
#32 Newt Kimball
#32 Coaker Triplett
#39 Bob Garbark
#41 Bob Logan
#41 Vance Page
#43 Carl Reynolds
#56 Al Epperly

Did you know that a 1938 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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