1970 Chicago Cubs Roster by Baseball Almanac

1970 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1970 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1970 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 1970 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1970 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1970 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1970 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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#	Pitchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
37	Ted Abernathy	6-04	215	Right	Right	1933-03-06
34	Hank Aguirre	6-04	205	Left	Right	1931-01-31
46	Steve Barber	6-00	200	Left	Left	1938-02-22
48	Jim Colborn	6-00	191	Right	Right	1946-05-22
32	Jim Cosman	6-04�	211	Right	Right	1943-02-19
37	Joe Decker	6-00	180	Right	Right	1947-06-16
32, 34	Jim Dunegan	6-01	205	Right	Right	1947-08-06
40	Larry Gura	6-01	185	Left	Both	1947-11-26
49	Bill Hands	6-02	185	Right	Right	1940-05-06
30	Ken Holtzman	6-02	175	Left	Right	1945-11-03
31	Fergie Jenkins	6-05	210	Right	Right	1943-12-13
45	Bob Miller	6-01	182	Right	Right	1939-02-18
32	Milt Pappas	6-03	190	Right	Right	1939-05-11
46	Juan Pizarro	5-11	190	Left	Left	1937-02-07
27	Phil Regan	6-03	200	Right	Right	1937-04-06
39	Archie Reynolds	6-02	205	Right	Right	1946-01-03
43	Roberto Rodriguez	6-03	185	Right	Right	1941-02-05
39	Hoyt Wilhelm	6-00	195	Right	Right	1922-07-26
#	Catchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
21	Jack Hiatt	6-02	190	Right	Right	1942-07-27
9	Randy Hundley	6-00	175	Right	Right	1942-06-01
12	J.C. Martin	6-02	200	Right	Left	1936-12-13
8, 15	Ken Rudolph	6-01	185	Right	Right	1946-12-29
#	Infielders	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
14	Ernie Banks	6-01	180	Right	Right	1931-01-31
18	Glenn Beckert	6-01	190	Right	Right	1940-10-12
19	Phil Gagliano	6-01	185	Right	Right	1941-12-27
17	Terry Hughes	6-01	185	Right	Right	1949-05-13
11	Don Kessinger	6-01	175	Right	Both	1942-07-17
16	Roger Metzger	6-00	165	Right	Both	1947-10-10
22	Paul Popovich	6-00	175	Right	Both	1940-08-18
10	Ron Santo	6-00	190	Right	Right	1940-02-25
25	Willie Smith	6-00	190	Left	Left	1939-02-11
#	Outfielders	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
6	Johnny Callison	5-10	175	Right	Left	1939-03-12
29	Brock Davis	5-10	168	Left	Left	1943-10-19
29	Tommy Davis	6-02	205	Right	Right	1939-03-21
20	Boots Day	5-09	160	Left	Left	1947-08-31
23	Jimmie Hall	6-00	175	Right	Left	1938-03-17
28	Jim Hickman	6-04	205	Right	Right	1937-05-10
24	Cleo James	5-10	176	Right	Right	1940-08-31
8	Joe Pepitone	6-02	200	Left	Left	1940-10-09
20	Al Spangler	6-00	175	Left	Left	1933-07-08
26	Billy Williams	6-01	175	Right	Left	1938-06-15
#	Other Positions	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
23	Adrian Garrett	6-03	185	Right	Left	1943-01-03
38	Roe Skidmore	6-03	188	Right	Right	1945-10-30
1970 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1970 Chicago Cubs played 162 games during the regular season, won 84 games, lost 78 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 112/111) where 1,642,705 fans witnessed their 1970 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 1970 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1970 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1970 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1970 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1970 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters

Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Johnny Callison
Jim Hickman
Fergie Jenkins
Don Kessinger
J.C. Martin
Ron Santo
Billy Williams
1970 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position
C Randy Hundley (73)
1B Jim Hickman (74)
2B Glenn Beckert (138)
3B Ron Santo (152)
SS Don Kessinger (154)
LF Billy Williams (154)
CF Cleo James (83)
RF Johnny Callison (143)

SP Joe Decker
SP Bill Hands
SP Ken Holtzman
SP Fergie Jenkins
SP Milt Pappas

RP Jim Colborn
RP Larry Gura
RP Roberto Rodriguez
CL Phil Regan

1970 Chicago Cubs
Salaries
Ernie Banks $85,000.00
Billy Williams $85,000.00
Tommy Davis $72,000.00
Fergie Jenkins $62,000.00
Jim Dunegan $12,000.00
Larry Gura $12,000.00
Terry Hughes $12,000.00
Roger Metzger $12,000.00
Roe Skidmore $12,000.00
Archie Reynolds $10,000.00

1970 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers
#6 Johnny Callison
#8 Joe Pepitone
#8 Ken Rudolph
#9 Randy Hundley
#10 Ron Santo
#11 Don Kessinger
#12 J.C. Martin
#14 Ernie Banks
#15 Ken Rudolph
#16 Roger Metzger
#17 Terry Hughes
#18 Glenn Beckert
#19 Phil Gagliano
#20 Boots Day
#20 Al Spangler
#21 Jack Hiatt
#22 Paul Popovich
#23 Adrian Garrett
#23 Jimmie Hall
#24 Cleo James
#25 Willie Smith
#26 Billy Williams
#27 Phil Regan
#28 Jim Hickman
#29 Brock Davis
#29 Tommy Davis
#30 Ken Holtzman
#31 Fergie Jenkins
#32 Jim Cosman
#32 Jim Dunegan
#32 Milt Pappas
#34 Hank Aguirre
#34 Jim Dunegan
#37 Ted Abernathy
#37 Joe Decker
#38 Roe Skidmore
#39 Archie Reynolds
#39 Hoyt Wilhelm
#40 Larry Gura
#43 Roberto Rodriguez
#45 Bob Miller
#46 Steve Barber
#46 Juan Pizarro
#48 Jim Colborn
#49 Bill Hands

Did you know that a 1970 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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