1966 Chicago Cubs Roster

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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.

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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
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
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
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
34 Frank Thomas 6-03 205 Right Right 1929-06-11
1966 Chicago Cubs Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac

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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:

1966 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters

George Altman
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ty Cline
Randy Hundley
Larry Jackson
Don Kessinger
Ron Santo
Billy Williams

1966 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Randy Hundley (149)
1B Ernie Banks (130)
2B Glenn Beckert (152)
3B Ron Santo (152)
SS Don Kessinger (148)
LF Byron Browne (69)
CF Adolfo Phillips (111)
RF Billy Williams (152)
  
SP Dick Ellsworth
SP Bill Hands
SP Ken Holtzman
  
RP Ted Abernathy
RP Billy Hoeft
RP Cal Koonce
CL Bob Hendley

1966 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Ernie Banks $55,000.00
Billy Williams $45,000.00
Harvey Kuenn $30,000.00
Carl Warwick $15,750.00

1966 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#7 John Herrnstein
#7 Harvey Kuenn
#8 Lee Thomas
#9 Randy Hundley
#10 Ron Santo
#11 Don Kessinger
#12 John Boccabella
#13 Bill Faul
#14 Ernie Banks
#17 Joey Amalfitano
#18 Glenn Beckert
#19 Jimmy Stewart
#20 Ty Cline
#20 Adolfo Phillips
#21 George Altman
#22 Paul Popovich
#23 Ron Campbell
#23 Carl Warwick
#25 Don Bryant
#25 Chris Krug
#26 Billy Williams
#27 Bob Raudman
#28 Marty Keough
#28 Roberto Pena
#29 Byron Browne
#30 Ken Holtzman
#31 Bob Buhl
#31 Fergie Jenkins
#32 Ernie Broglio
#32 Rich Nye
#33 Bob Hendley
#34 Cal Koonce
#34 Frank Thomas
#36 Robin Roberts
#37 Dick Ellsworth
#39 Ted Abernathy
#39 Curt Simmons
#40 Billy Hoeft
#41 Fred Norman
#41 Adolfo Phillips
#42 Chuck Hartenstein
#43 Wes Covington
#43 Don Lee
#45 Len Church
#45 Bill Connors
#46 Dave Dowling
#46 Larry Jackson
#47 Arnold Earley
#47 Chuck Estrada
#49 Bill Hands

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)?