1940 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1940 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1940 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 1940 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1940 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1940 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1940 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Schedule
43 Julio Bonetti 6-00 180 Right Right 1911-07-14
18, 26 Clay Bryant 6-02½ 195 Right Right 1911-11-16
22 Dizzy Dean 6-02 182 Right Right 1910-01-16
14 Larry French 6-01 195 Left Right 1907-11-01
11 Bill Lee 6-03 195 Right Right 1909-10-21
25 Jake Mooty 5-10½ 170 Right Right 1913-04-13
23 Vern Olsen 6-00½ 175 Left Right 1918-03-16
41 Vance Page 6-00 180 Right Right 1905-09-15
13 Claude Passeau 6-03 198 Right Right 1909-04-09
16 Ken Raffensberger 6-02 185 Left Right 1917-08-08
17 Charlie Root 5-10½ 190 Right Right 1899-03-17
39 Rip Collins 5-11 176 Right Right 1909-09-18
2 Gabby Hartnett 6-01 195 Right Right 1900-12-20
21 Clyde McCullough 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1917-03-04
10 Al Todd 6-01 198 Right Right 1902-01-07
18 Zeke Bonura 6-00 210 Right Right 1908-09-20
3 Phil Cavarretta 5-11½ 175 Left Left 1916-07-19
6 Stan Hack 6-00 170 Right Left 1909-12-06
4 Billy Herman 5-11 180 Right Right 1909-07-07
15 Bobby Mattick 5-11 178 Right Right 1915-12-05
5 Billy Rogell 5-10½ 163 Right Both 1904-11-24
12 Rip Russell 6-01 180 Right Right 1915-01-26
28 Bobby Sturgeon 6-00 175 Right Right 1919-08-06
43 Rabbit Warstler 5-07½ 150 Right Right 1903-09-13
31 Dom Dallessandro 5-06 168 Left Left 1913-10-03
7 Augie Galan 6-00 175 Right Both 1912-05-23
24 Jim Gleeson 6-01 191 Right Both 1912-03-05
9 Hank Leiber 6-01½ 205 Right Right 1911-01-17
8 Bill Nicholson 6-00 205 Right Left 1914-12-11
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The 1940 Chicago Cubs played 154 games during the regular season, won 75 games, lost 79 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 98/97) where 534,878 fans witnessed their 1940 Cubs finish the season with a .487 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 1940 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1940 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1940 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1940 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1940 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Dom Dallessandro
Augie Galan
Stan Hack
Billy Herman
Bill Lee
Hank Leiber
Rip Russell
Bobby Sturgeon
Al Todd

1940 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Al Todd (104)
1B Phil Cavarretta (52)
2B Billy Herman (135)
3B Stan Hack (148)
SS Bobby Mattick (126)
LF Dom Dallessandro (74)
CF Jim Gleeson (82)
RF Bill Nicholson (81)
  
SP Larry French
SP Bill Lee
SP Vern Olsen
  
RP Vance Page
RP Charlie Root
CL Claude Passeau


1940 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1940 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#2 Gabby Hartnett
#3 Phil Cavarretta
#4 Billy Herman
#5 Billy Rogell
#6 Stan Hack
#7 Augie Galan
#8 Bill Nicholson
#9 Hank Leiber
#10 Al Todd
#11 Bill Lee
#12 Rip Russell
#13 Claude Passeau
#14 Larry French
#15 Bobby Mattick
#16 Ken Raffensberger
#17 Charlie Root
#18 Zeke Bonura
#18 Clay Bryant
#21 Clyde McCullough
#22 Dizzy Dean
#23 Vern Olsen
#24 Jim Gleeson
#25 Jake Mooty
#26 Clay Bryant
#28 Bobby Sturgeon
#31 Dom Dallessandro
#39 Rip Collins
#41 Vance Page
#43 Julio Bonetti
#43 Rabbit Warstler

Did you know that a 1940 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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