1968 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1968 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1968 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 1968 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1968 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1968 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1968 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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47 Jophery Brown 6-02 190 Right Left 1945-01-22
38 Darcy Fast 6-03 195 Left Left 1947-03-10
49 Bill Hands 6-02 185 Right Right 1940-05-06
42 Chuck Hartenstein 5-11 165 Right Right 1942-05-26
33 Ramon Hernandez 5-09 170 Left Both 1940-08-31
30 Ken Holtzman 6-02 175 Left Right 1945-11-03
31 Fergie Jenkins 6-05 210 Right Right 1943-12-13
40 Jack Lamabe 6-01 198 Right Right 1936-10-03
40 Pete Mikkelsen 6-02 220 Right Right 1939-10-25
48 Joe Niekro 6-01 190 Right Right 1944-11-07
32 Rich Nye 6-04 185 Left Left 1944-08-04
37 Frank Reberger 6-05 200 Right Left 1944-06-07
27 Phil Regan 6-03 200 Right Right 1937-04-06
39 Archie Reynolds 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-01-03
33 Gary Ross 6-01 190 Right Right 1947-09-16
36 Bill Stoneman 5-10 170 Right Right 1944-04-07
38, 45 Bobby Tiefenauer 6-02 185 Right Right 1929-10-10
37 John Upham 6-00 180 Left Left 1941-12-29
6 Randy Bobb 6-01 185 Right Right 1948-01-01
12 John Boccabella 6-01 200 Right Right 1941-06-29
24 John Felske 6-03 195 Right Right 1942-05-30
9 Randy Hundley 6-00 175 Right Right 1942-06-01
8 Bill Plummer 6-01 200 Right Right 1947-03-21
14 Ernie Banks 6-01 180 Right Right 1931-01-31
18 Glenn Beckert 6-01 190 Right Right 1940-10-12
19 Lee Elia 5-11 175 Right Right 1937-07-16
29 Clarence Jones 6-02 185 Left Left 1941-11-07
11 Don Kessinger 6-01 175 Right Both 1942-07-17
22 Vic LaRose 5-11 180 Right Right 1944-12-23
15 Dick Nen 6-02 205 Left Left 1939-09-24
12 Gene Oliver 6-02 225 Right Right 1935-03-22
10 Ron Santo 6-00 190 Right Right 1940-02-25
17 Jose Arcia 6-03 170 Right Right 1943-08-22
28 Jim Hickman 6-04 205 Right Right 1937-05-10
41 Lou Johnson 5-11 175 Right Right 1934-09-22
24 Jimmy McMath 6-01½ 195 Left Left 1949-08-10
20 Adolfo Phillips 6-00 177 Right Right 1941-12-16
25 Ted Savage 6-01 185 Right Right 1936-02-21
25 Willie Smith 6-00 190 Left Left 1939-02-11
21 Al Spangler 6-00 175 Left Left 1933-07-08
26 Billy Williams 6-01 175 Right Left 1938-06-15
6 John Stephenson 5-11 180 Right Left 1941-04-13


The 1968 Chicago Cubs played 162 games during the regular season, won 84 games, lost 78 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 107/106) where 1,043,409 fans witnessed their 1968 Cubs finish the season with a .519 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 1968 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1968 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1968 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1968 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1968 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Jose Arcia
Ernie Banks
Randy Hundley
Lou Johnson
Don Kessinger
Joe Niekro
Adolfo Phillips
Ron Santo
Billy Williams

1968 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Randy Hundley (160)
1B Ernie Banks (147)
2B Glenn Beckert (155)
3B Ron Santo (162)
SS Don Kessinger (159)
LF Billy Williams (138)
CF Adolfo Phillips (141)
RF Lou Johnson (56)
  
SP Bill Hands
SP Ken Holtzman
SP Fergie Jenkins
SP Joe Niekro
SP Rich Nye
  
RP Chuck Hartenstein
RP Jack Lamabe
CL Phil Regan


1968 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Ernie Banks $65,000.00
Billy Williams $57,000.00
Dick Nen $12,500.00
Willie Smith $11,250.00
Bobby Tiefenauer $8,000.00


1968 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#6 Randy Bobb
#6 John Stephenson
#8 Bill Plummer
#9 Randy Hundley
#10 Ron Santo
#11 Don Kessinger
#12 John Boccabella
#12 Gene Oliver
#14 Ernie Banks
#15 Dick Nen
#17 Jose Arcia
#18 Glenn Beckert
#19 Lee Elia
#20 Adolfo Phillips
#21 Al Spangler
#22 Vic LaRose
#24 John Felske
#24 Jimmy McMath
#25 Ted Savage
#25 Willie Smith
#26 Billy Williams
#27 Phil Regan
#28 Jim Hickman
#29 Clarence Jones
#30 Ken Holtzman
#31 Fergie Jenkins
#32 Rich Nye
#33 Ramon Hernandez
#33 Gary Ross
#36 Bill Stoneman
#37 Frank Reberger
#37 John Upham
#38 Darcy Fast
#38 Bobby Tiefenauer
#39 Archie Reynolds
#40 Jack Lamabe
#40 Pete Mikkelsen
#41 Lou Johnson
#42 Chuck Hartenstein
#45 Bobby Tiefenauer
#47 Jophery Brown
#48 Joe Niekro
#49 Bill Hands

Did you know that a 1968 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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