1959 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1959 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1959 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 1959 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1959 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1959 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1959 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
"He (Ernie Banks) never complained about his team's bad luck or bad talent, never stopped playing the game with joy, never stopped giving his all, never lost his proud demeanor, and never acted like anything but a winner." - Author Joe Mantegna

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Complete Roster  
 
32 Bob Anderson 6-04½ 210 Right Right 1935-09-29
38 John Buzhardt 6-02 198 Right Right 1936-08-17
41 Art Ceccarelli 6-00 190 Left Right 1930-04-02
22 Ed Donnelly 6-00 175 Right Right 1934-12-10
39 Moe Drabowsky 6-02 200 Right Right 1935-07-21
30 Dick Drott 6-00 185 Right Right 1936-07-01
36 Don Elston 6-00 170 Right Right 1929-04-06
37 Bill Henry 6-02 180 Left Left 1927-10-15
31 Dave Hillman 5-11 168 Right Right 1927-09-14
40 Glen Hobbie 6-02 195 Right Right 1936-04-24
45 Ben Johnson 6-02 190 Right Right 1931-05-16
45 Morrie Martin 6-00 180 Left Left 1922-09-03
41 Seth Morehead 6-00½ 195 Left Left 1934-08-15
41 Taylor Phillips 5-11 185 Left Left 1933-06-18
43 Bob Porterfield 6-00 190 Right Right 1923-08-10
46 Joe Schaffernoth 6-04½ 195 Right Right 1937-08-06
42 Elmer Singleton 6-02 174 Right Right 1918-06-26
43 Bob Smith 6-00 185 Left Left 1927-05-13
6 Earl Averill 5-10 190 Right Right 1931-09-09
11 Cal Neeman 6-01 192 Right Right 1929-02-18
15 Sammy Taylor 6-02 185 Right Left 1933-02-27
16 Bobby Adams 5-10 170 Right Right 1921-12-14
14 Ernie Banks 6-01 180 Right Right 1931-01-31
17 Al Dark 5-11 185 Right Right 1922-01-07
18 Don Eaddy 5-11 165 Right Right 1934-02-16
4 Johnny Goryl 5-10 175 Right Right 1933-10-21
16 Randy Jackson 6-01½ 180 Right Right 1926-02-10
8 Dale Long 6-04 210 Left Left 1926-02-06
12 Jim Marshall 6-01 190 Left Left 1931-05-25
43 Art Schult 6-04 220 Right Right 1928-06-20
5 Tony Taylor 5-09 179 Right Right 1935-12-19
21 George Altman 6-04 200 Right Left 1933-03-20
20 Chick King 6-02 190 Right Right 1930-11-10
7 Walt Moryn 6-02 205 Right Left 1926-04-12
20 Irv Noren 6-00 190 Left Left 1924-11-29
9 Bobby Thomson 6-02 185 Right Right 1923-10-25
2 Lee Walls 6-03 205 Right Right 1933-01-06
4 Billy Williams 6-01 175 Right Left 1938-06-15
22, 42 Lou Jackson 5-10 168 Right Left 1935-07-26


The 1959 Chicago Cubs played 154 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 80 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 99/100) where 858,255 fans witnessed their 1959 Cubs finish the season with a .481 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 1959 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1959 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1959 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1959 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1959 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


George Altman
Bob Anderson
Earl Averill
Ernie Banks
Dale Long
Walt Moryn
Sammy Taylor
Tony Taylor
Bobby Thomson

1959 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Sammy Taylor (109)
1B Dale Long (85)
2B Tony Taylor (149)
3B Al Dark (131)
SS Ernie Banks (154)
LF Walt Moryn (93)
CF George Altman (121)
RF Lee Walls (119)
  
SP Bob Anderson
SP Art Ceccarelli
SP Moe Drabowsky
SP Dave Hillman
SP Glen Hobbie
  
RP Bill Henry
RP Elmer Singleton
CL Don Elston


1959 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Ernie Banks $45,000.00
Lee Walls $14,000.00
Elmer Singleton $10,000.00
Billy Williams $7,000.00


1959 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#2 Lee Walls
#4 Johnny Goryl
#4 Billy Williams
#5 Tony Taylor
#6 Earl Averill
#7 Walt Moryn
#8 Dale Long
#9 Bobby Thomson
#11 Cal Neeman
#12 Jim Marshall
#14 Ernie Banks
#15 Sammy Taylor
#16 Bobby Adams
#16 Randy Jackson
#17 Al Dark
#18 Don Eaddy
#20 Chick King
#20 Irv Noren
#21 George Altman
#22 Ed Donnelly
#22 Lou Jackson
#30 Dick Drott
#31 Dave Hillman
#32 Bob Anderson
#36 Don Elston
#37 Bill Henry
#38 John Buzhardt
#39 Moe Drabowsky
#40 Glen Hobbie
#41 Art Ceccarelli
#41 Seth Morehead
#41 Taylor Phillips
#42 Lou Jackson
#42 Elmer Singleton
#43 Bob Porterfield
#43 Art Schult
#43 Bob Smith
#45 Ben Johnson
#45 Morrie Martin
#46 Joe Schaffernoth

Did you know that a 1959 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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