1978 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1978 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1978 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 1978 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1978 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 
34 Ray Burris 6-05 200 Right Right 1950-08-22
35 Woodie Fryman 6-02 205 Left Right 1940-04-12
46 Dave Geisel 6-03 210 Left Left 1955-01-18
38 Willie Hernandez 6-03 180 Left Left 1954-11-14
30 Ken Holtzman 6-02 175 Left Right 1945-11-03
39 Mike Krukow 6-05 205 Right Right 1952-01-21
47 Dennis Lamp 6-03 210 Right Right 1952-09-23
40 Lynn McGlothen 6-02 195 Right Left 1950-03-27
49 Donnie Moore 6-00 185 Right Left 1954-02-13
43 Paul Reuschel 6-04 225 Right Right 1947-01-12
48 Rick Reuschel 6-03 235 Right Right 1949-05-16
41 Dave Roberts 6-02 197 Left Left 1944-09-11
37 Manny Seoane 6-03 187 Right Right 1955-06-26
42 Bruce Sutter 6-02 190 Right Right 1953-01-08
9 Tim Blackwell 5-11 180 Right Both 1952-08-19
6 Larry Cox 5-11 190 Right Right 1947-09-11
23 Mike Gordon 6-03 215 Right Both 1953-09-11
8 Dave Rader 5-11 165 Right Left 1948-12-26
26 Larry Biittner 6-02 205 Left Left 1945-07-27
22 Bill Buckner 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-12-14
11 Ivan DeJesus 5-11 175 Right Right 1953-01-09
31 Davey Johnson 6-01 180 Right Right 1943-01-30
20 Mick Kelleher 5-09 176 Right Right 1947-07-25
12 Rudy Meoli 5-09 165 Right Left 1951-05-01
16 Steve Ontiveros 6-00 185 Right Both 1951-10-26
17 Ed Putman 6-01 190 Right Right 1953-09-25
24, 32 Rodney Scott 6-00 160 Right Both 1953-10-16
29 Mike Sember 6-00 185 Right Right 1953-02-24
19 Manny Trillo 6-01 164 Right Right 1950-12-25
18 Gene Clines 5-09 170 Right Right 1946-10-06
24 Hector Cruz 5-11 170 Right Right 1953-04-02
21 Greg Gross 5-11 175 Left Left 1952-08-01
10 Dave Kingman 6-06 210 Right Right 1948-12-21
7 Bobby Murcer 5-11 180 Right Left 1946-05-20
25 Scot Thompson 6-03 195 Left Left 1955-12-07
27 Mike Vail 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-11-10
9 Joe Wallis 5-10 195 Right Both 1952-01-09
24, 32 Jerry White 5-11 165 Right Both 1952-08-23
45 Karl Pagel 6-02 190 Left Left 1955-03-29


The 1978 Chicago Cubs played 162 games during the regular season, won 79 games, lost 83 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 112/113) where 1,525,311 fans witnessed their 1978 Cubs finish the season with a .488 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 1978 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1978 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1978 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Bill Buckner
Gene Clines
Ivan DeJesus
Dave Kingman
Bobby Murcer
Steve Ontiveros
Dave Rader
Rick Reuschel
Manny Trillo

1978 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Dave Rader (114)
1B Bill Buckner (105)
2B Manny Trillo (149)
3B Steve Ontiveros (77)
SS Ivan DeJesus (160)
LF Dave Kingman (100)
CF Greg Gross (71)
RF Bobby Murcer (121)
  
SP Ray Burris
SP Mike Krukow
SP Dennis Lamp
SP Rick Reuschel
SP Dave Roberts
  
RP Willie Hernandez
RP Ken Holtzman
RP Lynn McGlothen
RP Donnie Moore
CL Bruce Sutter


1978 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Dave Geisel $21,000.00
Mike Gordon $21,000.00
Willie Hernandez $21,000.00
Mike Krukow $21,000.00
Dennis Lamp $21,000.00
Karl Pagel $21,000.00
Ed Putman $21,000.00
Mike Sember $21,000.00
Manny Seoane $21,000.00
Bruce Sutter $21,000.00
Scot Thompson $21,000.00


1978 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#6 Larry Cox
#7 Bobby Murcer
#8 Dave Rader
#9 Tim Blackwell
#9 Joe Wallis
#10 Dave Kingman
#11 Ivan DeJesus
#12 Rudy Meoli
#16 Steve Ontiveros
#17 Ed Putman
#18 Gene Clines
#19 Manny Trillo
#20 Mick Kelleher
#21 Greg Gross
#22 Bill Buckner
#23 Mike Gordon
#24 Hector Cruz
#24 Rodney Scott
#24 Jerry White
#25 Scot Thompson
#26 Larry Biittner
#27 Mike Vail
#29 Mike Sember
#30 Ken Holtzman
#31 Davey Johnson
#32 Rodney Scott
#32 Jerry White
#34 Ray Burris
#35 Woodie Fryman
#37 Manny Seoane
#38 Willie Hernandez
#39 Mike Krukow
#40 Lynn McGlothen
#41 Dave Roberts
#42 Bruce Sutter
#43 Paul Reuschel
#45 Karl Pagel
#46 Dave Geisel
#47 Dennis Lamp
#48 Rick Reuschel
#49 Donnie Moore

Did you know that a 1978 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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