2001 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 2001 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2001 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 2001 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 2001 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 2001 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 2001 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"I told the team, even though we had a goal of being in the playoffs, that it was a very successful year. A lot of great things happened to this club. Guys never called it in and played hard all the time." - Cubs Manager Don Baylor
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Complete Roster  
 

38 Manny Aybar 6-01 165 Right Right 1972-05-04
46 Jason Bere 6-03 185 Right Right 1971-05-26
48 Joe Borowski 6-02 225 Right Right 1971-05-04
37 Scott Chiasson 6-03 200 Right Right 1977-08-14
51 Juan Cruz 6-02 155 Right Right 1978-10-15
55 Courtney Duncan 6-00 185 Right Left 1974-10-09
44 Kyle Farnsworth 6-04 220 Right Both 1976-04-14
13 Jeff Fassero 6-01 195 Left Left 1963-01-05
31 Mike Fyhrie 6-02 190 Right Right 1969-12-09
45 Tom Gordon 5-09 180 Right Right 1967-11-18
94 Felix Heredia 6-00 160 Left Left 1975-06-20
32 Jon Lieber 6-03 220 Right Left 1970-04-02
54 Ron Mahay 6-02 185 Left Left 1971-06-28
35 Will Ohman 6-02 195 Left Left 1977-08-13
36 Kevin Tapani 6-00 187 Right Right 1964-02-18
50 Julian Tavarez 6-02 165 Right Right 1973-05-22
47 Todd Van Poppel 6-05 210 Right Right 1971-12-09
49 David Weathers 6-03 205 Right Right 1969-09-25
34 Kerry Wood 6-05 210 Right Right 1977-06-16
38 Carlos Zambrano 6-04 250 Right Both 1981-06-01
27 Joe Girardi 5-11 195 Right Right 1964-10-14
99, 9 Todd Hundley 5-11 185 Right Both 1969-05-27
72 Robert Machado 6-01 205 Right Right 1973-06-03
40 Miguel Cairo 6-00 160 Right Right 1974-05-04
6 Ron Coomer 5-11 195 Right Right 1966-11-18
12 Ricky Gutierrez 6-01 175 Right Right 1970-05-23
29 Fred McGriff 6-03 215 Left Left 1963-10-31
40 Chad Meyers 5-11 185 Right Right 1975-08-08
33 Bill Mueller 5-11 175 Right Both 1971-03-17
1 Augie Ojeda 5-08 180 Right Both 1974-12-20
56 Jason Smith 6-03 195 Right Left 1977-07-24
30 Matt Stairs 5-09 175 Right Left 1968-02-27
7 Eric Young 5-09 180 Right Right 1967-05-18
15 Julio Zuleta 6-05 235 Right Right 1975-03-28
28 Roosevelt Brown 5-10 200 Right Left 1975-08-03
9 Damon Buford 5-10 170 Right Right 1970-06-12
16 Delino DeShields 6-01 170 Right Left 1969-01-15
11 Todd Dunwoody 6-01 190 Left Left 1975-04-11
19 Gary Matthews, Jr. 6-03 210 Right Both 1974-08-25
20 Corey Patterson 5-09 180 Right Left 1979-08-13
21 Sammy Sosa 6-00 185 Right Right 1968-11-12
24 Michael Tucker 6-02 185 Right Left 1971-06-25
22 Rondell White 6-01 205 Right Right 1972-02-23
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The 2001 Chicago Cubs played 162 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 74 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 96/97) where 2,779,465 fans witnessed their 2001 Cubs finish the season with a .543 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 2001 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 2001 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 2001 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 2001 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

2001 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Damon Buford
Joe Girardi
Ricky Gutierrez
Jon Lieber
Bill Mueller
Sammy Sosa
Matt Stairs
Rondell White
Eric Young

2001 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Joe Girardi (71)
1B Matt Stairs (89)
2B Eric Young (147)
3B Ron Coomer (76)
SS Ricky Gutierrez (144)
LF Rondell White (90)
CF Gary Matthews, Jr. (88)
RF Sammy Sosa (160)
DH Roosevelt Brown (3)
  
SP Jason Bere
SP Jon Lieber
SP Kevin Tapani
SP Julian Tavarez
SP Kerry Wood
  
RP Courtney Duncan
RP Kyle Farnsworth
RP Jeff Fassero
RP Felix Heredia
RP Todd Van Poppel
RP David Weathers
CL Tom Gordon


2001 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Sammy Sosa $12,500,000.00
Kevin Tapani $6,500,000.00
Jon Lieber $5,083,333.00
Eric Young $4,500,000.00
Rondell White $4,000,000.00
Todd Hundley $3,500,000.00
Ricky Gutierrez $3,400,000.00
Matt Stairs $3,200,000.00
Bill Mueller $2,750,000.00
Jeff Fassero $2,400,000.00
Julian Tavarez $2,275,000.00
Jason Bere $2,250,000.00
Joe Girardi $2,000,000.00
Tom Gordon $2,000,000.00
Kerry Wood $1,940,000.00
Felix Heredia $1,150,000.00
Damon Buford $1,100,000.00
Ron Coomer $1,100,000.00
Todd Van Poppel $850,000.00
Manny Aybar $665,000.00
Kyle Farnsworth $245,000.00
Mike Fyhrie $240,000.00
Roosevelt Brown $230,000.00
Gary Matthews, Jr. $225,000.00
Augie Ojeda $212,500.00
Courtney Duncan $200,000.00
Julio Zuleta $200,000.00


2001 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#1 Augie Ojeda
#6 Ron Coomer
#7 Eric Young
#9 Damon Buford
#9 Todd Hundley
#11 Todd Dunwoody
#12 Ricky Gutierrez
#13 Jeff Fassero
#15 Julio Zuleta
#16 Delino DeShields
#19 Gary Matthews, Jr.
#20 Corey Patterson
#21 Sammy Sosa
#22 Rondell White
#24 Michael Tucker
#27 Joe Girardi
#28 Roosevelt Brown
#29 Fred McGriff
#30 Matt Stairs
#31 Mike Fyhrie
#32 Jon Lieber
#33 Bill Mueller
#34 Kerry Wood
#35 Will Ohman
#36 Kevin Tapani
#37 Scott Chiasson
#38 Manny Aybar
#38 Carlos Zambrano
#40 Miguel Cairo
#40 Chad Meyers
#44 Kyle Farnsworth
#45 Tom Gordon
#46 Jason Bere
#47 Todd Van Poppel
#48 Joe Borowski
#49 David Weathers
#50 Julian Tavarez
#51 Juan Cruz
#54 Ron Mahay
#55 Courtney Duncan
#56 Jason Smith
#72 Robert Machado
#94 Felix Heredia
#99 Todd Hundley

Did you know that a 2001 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)?