1955 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1955 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1955 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 1955 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1955 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1955 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1955 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 
35 Vicente Amor 6-03 182 Right Right 1932-08-08
29 John Andre 6-04 200 Right Left 1923-01-03
23 Bubba Church 6-00 180 Right Right 1924-09-12
42 Hy Cohen 6-05 220 Right Right 1931-01-29
22 Jim Davis 6-00 180 Left Both 1924-09-15
18 Warren Hacker 6-01 185 Right Right 1924-11-21
53 Dave Hillman 5-11 168 Right Right 1927-09-14
19 Hal Jeffcoat 5-10½ 185 Right Right 1924-09-06
27 Sam Jones 6-04 200 Right Right 1925-12-14
45 Don Kaiser 6-05 195 Right Right 1935-02-03
24 Paul Minner 6-05 210 Left Left 1923-07-30
43 Harry Perkowski 6-02½ 196 Left Left 1922-09-06
16 Howie Pollet 6-01½ 175 Left Left 1921-06-26
17 Bob Rush 6-04 205 Right Right 1925-12-21
26 Bob Thorpe 6-01 170 Right Right 1935-01-12
33 Bill Tremel 5-11 180 Right Right 1929-07-04
32 Harry Chiti 6-03 225 Right Right 1932-11-16
25 Walker Cooper 6-03 210 Right Right 1915-01-08
1 Jim Fanning 5-11 180 Right Right 1927-09-14
8 Clyde McCullough 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1917-03-04
55 El Tappe 5-11 180 Right Right 1927-05-21
37 Gene Baker 6-01 170 Right Right 1925-06-15
14 Ernie Banks 6-01 180 Right Right 1931-01-31
40 Dee Fondy 6-03 196 Left Left 1924-10-31
3 Owen Friend 6-01 180 Right Right 1927-03-21
2 Randy Jackson 6-01½ 180 Right Right 1926-02-10
5 Vern Morgan 6-01 190 Right Left 1928-08-08
7 Frank Baumholtz 5-10½ 175 Left Left 1918-10-07
30 Jim Bolger 6-02 180 Right Right 1932-02-23
48 Jim King 6-00 185 Right Left 1932-08-27
28 Lloyd Merriman 6-00 195 Left Left 1924-08-02
21 Eddie Miksis 6-00½ 185 Right Right 1926-09-11
9 Hank Sauer 6-04 199 Right Right 1917-03-17
11 Bob Speake 6-01 178 Left Left 1930-08-22
4 Ted Tappe 6-03 185 Right Left 1931-02-02
3 Gale Wade 6-01½ 185 Right Left 1929-01-20
31 Al Lary 6-03 185 Right Right 1928-09-26


The 1955 Chicago Cubs played 153 games during the regular season, won 72 games, lost 81 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 100/101) where 875,800 fans witnessed their 1955 Cubs finish the season with a .471 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 1955 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1955 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1955 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1955 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1955 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Gene Baker
Ernie Banks
Frank Baumholtz
Harry Chiti
Dee Fondy
Randy Jackson
Bob Rush
Hank Sauer
Gale Wade

1955 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Harry Chiti (113)
1B Dee Fondy (147)
2B Gene Baker (154)
3B Randy Jackson (134)
SS Ernie Banks (154)
LF Hank Sauer (68)
CF Eddie Miksis (75)
RF Jim King (76)
  
SP Jim Davis
SP Warren Hacker
SP Sam Jones
SP Paul Minner
SP Bob Rush
  
RP John Andre
RP Dave Hillman
RP Harry Perkowski
RP Howie Pollet
RP Bill Tremel
CL Hal Jeffcoat


1955 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Ernie Banks $10,000.00


1955 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jim Fanning
#2 Randy Jackson
#3 Owen Friend
#3 Gale Wade
#4 Ted Tappe
#5 Vern Morgan
#7 Frank Baumholtz
#8 Clyde McCullough
#9 Hank Sauer
#11 Bob Speake
#14 Ernie Banks
#16 Howie Pollet
#17 Bob Rush
#18 Warren Hacker
#19 Hal Jeffcoat
#21 Eddie Miksis
#22 Jim Davis
#23 Bubba Church
#24 Paul Minner
#25 Walker Cooper
#26 Bob Thorpe
#27 Sam Jones
#28 Lloyd Merriman
#29 John Andre
#30 Jim Bolger
#31 Al Lary
#32 Harry Chiti
#33 Bill Tremel
#35 Vicente Amor
#37 Gene Baker
#40 Dee Fondy
#42 Hy Cohen
#43 Harry Perkowski
#45 Don Kaiser
#48 Jim King
#53 Dave Hillman
#55 El Tappe

Did you know that a 1955 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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