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. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
26 | Larry Biittner | 6-02 | 205 | Left | Left | 1946-07-27 |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
45 | Karl Pagel | 6-02 | 190 | Left | Left | 1955-03-29 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1978 Chicago Cubs Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?