The 1966 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1966 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 1966 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1966 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1966 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1966 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"He (Bill Faul) was ready to play all nine positions of a double-header himself." - Ron Santo
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
39 | Ted Abernathy | 6-04 | 215 | Right | Right | 1933-03-06 |
32 | Ernie Broglio | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1935-08-27 |
31 | Bob Buhl | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1928-08-12 |
45 | Len Church | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Both | 1942-03-21 |
45 | Bill Connors | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1941-11-02 |
46 | Dave Dowling | 6-02 | 181 | Left | Right | 1942-08-23 |
47 | Arnold Earley | 6-01 | 200 | Left | Left | 1933-06-04 |
37 | Dick Ellsworth | 6-04 | 195 | Left | Left | 1940-03-22 |
47 | Chuck Estrada | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1938-02-15 |
13 | Bill Faul | 5-10 | 190 | Right | Right | 1940-04-21 |
49 | Bill Hands | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1940-05-06 |
42 | Chuck Hartenstein | 5-11 | 165 | Right | Right | 1942-05-26 |
33 | Bob Hendley | 6-02 | 190 | Left | Right | 1939-04-30 |
40 | Billy Hoeft | 6-03 | 205 | Left | Left | 1932-05-17 |
30 | Ken Holtzman | 6-02 | 175 | Left | Right | 1945-11-03 |
46 | Larry Jackson | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1931-06-02 |
31 | Fergie Jenkins | 6-05 | 210 | Right | Right | 1942-12-13 |
34 | Cal Koonce | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1940-11-18 |
43 | Don Lee | 6-04 | 210 | Right | Right | 1934-02-26 |
41 | Fred Norman | 5-08 | 160 | Left | Both | 1942-08-20 |
32 | Rich Nye | 6-04 | 185 | Left | Left | 1944-08-04 |
36 | Robin Roberts | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Both | 1926-09-30 |
39 | Curt Simmons | 6-00 | 187 | Left | Left | 1929-05-19 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
25 | Don Bryant | 6-05 | 200 | Right | Right | 1941-07-13 |
9 | Randy Hundley | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1942-06-01 |
25 | Chris Krug | 6-04 | 200 | Right | Right | 1939-12-25 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
17 | Joey Amalfitano | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1934-01-23 |
14 | Ernie Banks | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1931-01-31 |
18 | Glenn Beckert | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1940-10-12 |
23 | Ron Campbell | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1940-04-05 |
7 | John Herrnstein | 6-03 | 215 | Left | Left | 1938-03-31 |
11 | Don Kessinger | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Both | 1942-07-17 |
28 | Roberto Pena | 5-08 | 175 | Right | Right | 1937-04-17 |
22 | Paul Popovich | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Both | 1940-08-18 |
10 | Ron Santo | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1940-02-25 |
8 | Lee Thomas | 6-02 | 198 | Right | Left | 1936-02-05 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
21 | George Altman | 6-04 | 200 | Right | Left | 1933-03-20 |
12 | John Boccabella | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1941-06-29 |
29 | Byron Browne | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1942-12-27 |
20 | Ty Cline | 6-00½ | 170 | Left | Left | 1939-06-15 |
43 | Wes Covington | 6-01 | 205 | Right | Left | 1932-03-27 |
28 | Marty Keough | 6-00 | 180 | Left | Left | 1934-04-14 |
7 | Harvey Kuenn | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1930-12-04 |
41, 20 | Adolfo Phillips | 6-00 | 177 | Right | Right | 1941-12-16 |
27 | Bob Raudman | 5-09½ | 185 | Left | Left | 1942-03-14 |
19 | Jimmy Stewart | 6-00 | 165 | Right | Both | 1939-06-11 |
23 | Carl Warwick | 5-10 | 170 | Left | Right | 1937-02-27 |
26 | Billy Williams | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Left | 1938-06-15 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
34 | Frank Thomas | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Right | 1929-06-11 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1966 Chicago Cubs Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1966 Chicago Cubs played 162 games during the regular season, won 59 games, lost 103 games, and finished in tenth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 101/102) where 635,891 fans witnessed their 1966 Cubs finish the season with a .364 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 1966 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1966 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1966 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1966 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1966 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)?