1981 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1981 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1981 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 1981 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1981 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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Complete Roster  
 

47 Doug Bird 6-04 180 Right Right 1950-03-05
35 Doug Capilla 5-08 175 Left Left 1952-01-07
36 Bill Caudill 6-01 210 Right Right 1956-07-13
49 Rawly Eastwick 6-03 180 Right Right 1950-10-24
40 Dave Geisel 6-03 210 Left Left 1955-01-18
50 Mike Griffin 6-05 197 Right Right 1957-06-26
38 Willie Hernandez 6-03 180 Left Left 1954-11-14
45 Jay Howell 6-03 205 Right Right 1955-11-26
37 Ken Kravec 6-02 185 Left Left 1951-07-29
39 Mike Krukow 6-05 205 Right Right 1952-01-21
34 Randy Martz 6-04 210 Right Left 1956-05-28
40 Lynn McGlothen 6-02 195 Right Left 1950-03-27
48 Rick Reuschel 6-03 235 Right Right 1949-05-16
46 Lee Smith 6-06 225 Right Right 1957-12-04
41 Dick Tidrow 6-04 213 Right Right 1947-05-14
9 Tim Blackwell 5-11 180 Right Both 1952-08-19
7 Jody Davis 6-03 210 Right Right 1956-11-12
8 Barry Foote 6-03 210 Right Right 1952-02-16
16 Bill Hayes 6-00 195 Right Right 1957-10-24
22 Bill Buckner 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-12-14
27 Hector Cruz 5-11 170 Right Right 1953-04-02
11 Ivan DeJesus 5-11 175 Right Right 1953-01-09
15 Steve Dillard 6-01 180 Right Right 1951-02-08
20 Scott Fletcher 5-11 173 Right Right 1958-07-30
44 Ken Reitz 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-06-24
17 Joe Strain 5-10 169 Right Right 1954-04-30
19 Pat Tabler 6-02 200 Right Right 1958-02-02
18 Mike Tyson 5-09 170 Right Right 1950-01-13
21 Ty Waller 6-00 180 Right Right 1957-03-14
25 Bobby Bonds 6-01 190 Right Right 1946-03-15
10 Leon Durham 6-02 210 Left Left 1957-07-31
32 Mel Hall 6-01 205 Left Left 1960-09-16
28 Steve Henderson 6-02 190 Right Right 1952-11-18
30 Carlos Lezcano 6-02 185 Right Right 1955-09-30
33 Mike Lum 6-00 180 Left Left 1945-10-27
24 Jerry Morales 5-10 175 Right Right 1949-02-18
25, 29 Scot Thompson 6-03 195 Left Left 1955-12-07
23 Jim Tracy 6-00 185 Right Left 1955-12-31
47 Gene Krug 6-04 225 Left Left 1955-02-12


The 1981 Chicago Cubs played 103 games during the regular season, won 38 games, lost 65 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 104/106) where 565,637 fans witnessed their 1981 Cubs finish the season with a .369 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 1981 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1981 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1981 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Tim Blackwell
Bill Buckner
Ivan DeJesus
Leon Durham
Steve Henderson
Ken Reitz
Rick Reuschel
Joe Strain
Scot Thompson

1981 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Tim Blackwell (56)
C Jody Davis (56)
1B Bill Buckner (105)
2B Mike Tyson (36)
3B Ken Reitz (81)
SS Ivan DeJesus (106)
LF Steve Henderson (77)
CF Jerry Morales (49)
RF Leon Durham (83)
  
SP Mike Krukow
  
RP Doug Capilla
RP Rawly Eastwick
RP Lynn McGlothen
RP Lee Smith
CL Dick Tidrow


1981 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Bill Caudill $32,500.00
Jody Davis $32,500.00
Leon Durham $32,500.00
Scott Fletcher $32,500.00
Mike Griffin $32,500.00
Mel Hall $32,500.00
Bill Hayes $32,500.00
Jay Howell $32,500.00
Gene Krug $32,500.00
Carlos Lezcano $32,500.00
Randy Martz $32,500.00
Lee Smith $32,500.00
Joe Strain $32,500.00
Pat Tabler $32,500.00
Jim Tracy $32,500.00
Ty Waller $32,500.00


1981 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#7 Jody Davis
#8 Barry Foote
#9 Tim Blackwell
#10 Leon Durham
#11 Ivan DeJesus
#15 Steve Dillard
#16 Bill Hayes
#17 Joe Strain
#18 Mike Tyson
#19 Pat Tabler
#20 Scott Fletcher
#21 Ty Waller
#22 Bill Buckner
#23 Jim Tracy
#24 Jerry Morales
#25 Bobby Bonds
#25 Scot Thompson
#27 Hector Cruz
#28 Steve Henderson
#29 Scot Thompson
#30 Carlos Lezcano
#32 Mel Hall
#33 Mike Lum
#34 Randy Martz
#35 Doug Capilla
#36 Bill Caudill
#37 Ken Kravec
#38 Willie Hernandez
#39 Mike Krukow
#40 Dave Geisel
#40 Lynn McGlothen
#41 Dick Tidrow
#44 Ken Reitz
#45 Jay Howell
#46 Lee Smith
#47 Doug Bird
#47 Gene Krug
#48 Rick Reuschel
#49 Rawly Eastwick
#50 Mike Griffin

Did you know that a 1981 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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