1973 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1973 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1973 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 1973 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1973 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1973 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1973 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1973 Chicago Cubs



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
38 Jack Aker 6-02 190 Right Right 1940-07-13
33 Bill Bonham 6-03 195 Right Right 1948-10-01
34 Ray Burris 6-05 200 Right Right 1950-08-22
40 Larry Gura 6-01 185 Left Both 1947-11-26
44 Burt Hooton 6-01 210 Right Right 1950-02-07
31 Fergie Jenkins 6-05 210 Right Right 1943-12-13
17 Dave LaRoche 6-02 200 Left Left 1948-05-14
36 Bob Locker 6-03 200 Right Both 1938-03-15
32 Milt Pappas 6-03 190 Right Right 1939-05-11
35 Mike Paul 6-00 183 Left Left 1945-04-18
46 Juan Pizarro 5-11 190 Left Left 1937-02-07
48 Rick Reuschel 6-03 235 Right Right 1949-05-16
9 Randy Hundley 6-00 175 Right Right 1942-06-01
8 Tom Lundstedt 6-04 195 Right Both 1949-04-10
15 Ken Rudolph 6-01 185 Right Right 1946-12-29
18 Glenn Beckert 6-01 190 Right Right 1940-10-12
19 Pat Bourque 6-00 210 Left Left 1947-03-23
23 Carmen Fanzone 6-00 200 Right Right 1943-08-30
28 Jim Hickman 6-04 205 Right Right 1937-05-10
11 Don Kessinger 6-01 175 Right Both 1942-07-17
19 Gonzalo Marquez 5-11 180 Left Left 1946-03-31
8 Joe Pepitone 6-02 200 Left Left 1940-10-09
22 Paul Popovich 6-00 175 Right Both 1940-08-18
29 Dave Rosello 5-11 160 Right Right 1950-06-26
10 Ron Santo 6-00 190 Right Right 1940-02-25
12 Andre Thornton 6-02 205 Right Right 1949-08-13
42 Matt Alexander 5-11 169 Right Both 1947-01-30
1 Jose Cardenal 5-10 150 Right Right 1943-10-07
43 Rico Carty 6-03 200 Right Right 1939-09-01
25 Adrian Garrett 6-03 185 Right Left 1943-01-03
21 Gene Hiser 5-11 175 Left Left 1948-12-11
24 Cleo James 5-10 176 Right Right 1940-08-31
25 Pete LaCock 6-03 210 Left Left 1952-01-17
7 Rick Monday 6-03 200 Left Left 1945-11-20
26 Billy Williams 6-01 175 Right Left 1938-06-15
42 Tony La Russa 6-01 190 Right Right 1944-10-04
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The 1973 Chicago Cubs played 161 games during the regular season, won 77 games, lost 84 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 107/108) where 1,351,705 fans witnessed their 1973 Cubs finish the season with a .478 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 1973 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1973 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1973 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1973 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1973 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Glenn Beckert
Jose Cardenal
Randy Hundley
Fergie Jenkins
Don Kessinger
Rick Monday
Joe Pepitone
Ron Santo
Billy Williams

1973 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Randy Hundley (122)
1B Jim Hickman (51)
2B Glenn Beckert (88)
3B Ron Santo (146)
SS Don Kessinger (158)
LF Billy Williams (138)
CF Rick Monday (148)
RF Jose Cardenal (142)
  
SP Bill Bonham
SP Burt Hooton
SP Fergie Jenkins
SP Milt Pappas
SP Rick Reuschel
  
RP Jack Aker
RP Ray Burris
RP Larry Gura
RP Dave LaRoche
CL Bob Locker


1973 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Fergie Jenkins $110,000.00
Ron Santo $110,000.00
Randy Hundley $50,000.00
Bob Locker $45,000.00
Mike Paul $30,000.00
Larry Gura $15,000.00
Gonzalo Marquez $10,800.00


1973 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jose Cardenal
#7 Rick Monday
#8 Tom Lundstedt
#8 Joe Pepitone
#9 Randy Hundley
#10 Ron Santo
#11 Don Kessinger
#12 Andre Thornton
#15 Ken Rudolph
#17 Dave LaRoche
#18 Glenn Beckert
#19 Pat Bourque
#19 Gonzalo Marquez
#21 Gene Hiser
#22 Paul Popovich
#23 Carmen Fanzone
#24 Cleo James
#25 Adrian Garrett
#25 Pete LaCock
#26 Billy Williams
#28 Jim Hickman
#29 Dave Rosello
#31 Fergie Jenkins
#32 Milt Pappas
#33 Bill Bonham
#34 Ray Burris
#35 Mike Paul
#36 Bob Locker
#38 Jack Aker
#40 Larry Gura
#42 Matt Alexander
#42 Tony La Russa
#43 Rico Carty
#44 Burt Hooton
#46 Juan Pizarro
#48 Rick Reuschel

Did you know that a 1973 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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