1953 Chicago Cubs Roster (40-man)

1952 Season 1954 Season

Record: 65-89-1, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Phil Cavarretta (65-89-1)

General Manager: Wid Matthews

Ballpark: Wrigley Field

Attendance: 763,658 (6th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 104
One-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 105

Pythagorean W-L: 58-96, 633 Runs, 835 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Bob Addis	27	us US	L	R	6' 0"	175	Nov 6, 1925	4	10	2	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	7	0	0.1	$8,000
Toby Atwell	29	us US	L	R	5' 9"	185	Mar 8, 1924	2	24	22	24	24	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.2	$9,000
Fred Baczewski	27	us US	L	L	6' 2"	185	May 15, 1926	1st	9	0	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Gene Baker	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Jun 15, 1925	2	7	6	7	6	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.3	$7,000
Ernie Banks HOF	22	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Jan 31, 1931	1st	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	$2,000
Frank Baumholtz	34	us US	L	L	5' 10"	175	Oct 7, 1918	6	133	127	133	130	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	67	130	4	0	2.1	$16,000
Tommy Brown	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Dec 6, 1927	9	65	27	65	30	0	0	0	0	0	25	1	0	5	6	34	2	-0.9
Phil Cavarretta	36	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	Jul 19, 1916	20	27	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0		$30,000
Bubba Church	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Sep 12, 1924	4	27	12	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Don Elston	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Apr 6, 1929	1st	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Dee Fondy	28	us US	L	L	6' 3"	195	Oct 31, 1924	3	150	146	150	149	0	0	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.2
Joe Garagiola	27	us US	L	R	6' 0"	190	Feb 12, 1926	8	74	60	74	68	0	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	-0.2
Warren Hacker	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Nov 21, 1924	6	42	32	42	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3.9
Gene Hermanski	33	us US	L	R	5' 11"	185	May 11, 1920	9	18	10	18	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	9	13	5	0	-0.5
Randy Jackson	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Feb 10, 1926	4	139	128	139	133	0	0	0	0	133	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	2.0
Hal Jeffcoat	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Sep 6, 1924	6	106	51	106	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	97	0	100	3	14	0.1
Sheldon Jones	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Feb 2, 1922	8	22	2	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Bob Kelly	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Oct 4, 1927	3	14	0	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Ralph Kiner HOF	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Oct 27, 1922	8	117	116	117	116	0	0	0	0	0	0	116	0	0	116	1	0	1.6		All-Star
Johnny Klippstein	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	173	Oct 17, 1927	4	48	19	48	48	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Dutch Leonard	44	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Mar 25, 1909	20	45	0	45	45	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3
Turk Lown	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	May 30, 1924	3	49	12	49	49	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1
Clyde McCullough	36	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Mar 4, 1917	12	77	67	77	73	0	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.4		All-Star
George Metkovich	32	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Oct 8, 1920	9	61	25	61	43	0	0	7	0	0	0	10	12	19	39	20	7	0.0
Eddie Miksis	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Sep 11, 1926	9	142	141	142	141	0	0	0	93	0	52	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1.1
Paul Minner	29	us US	L	L	6' 5"	200	Jul 30, 1923	7	31	27	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.2
Bill Moisan	27	us US	L	R	6' 1"	170	Jul 30, 1925	1st	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Howie Pollet	32	us US	L	L	6' 1"	175	Jun 26, 1921	11	25	16	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Bob Ramazzotti	36	us US	R	R	5' 8"	175	Jan 16, 1917	7	26	11	26	18	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	-0.5
Bob Rush	27	us US	R	R	6' 4"	205	Dec 21, 1925	6	29	28	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8
Hank Sauer	36	us US	R	R	6' 3"	198	Mar 17, 1917	9	108	103	108	105	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	0	70	105	5	0	1.1
Carl Sawatski	25	us US	L	R	5' 10"	210	Nov 4, 1927	3	43	6	43	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	0.1
Paul Schramka	25	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Mar 22, 1928	1st	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0.0
Bob Schultz	29	us US	R	L	6' 3"	200	Nov 27, 1923	3	7	2	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Bill Serena	28	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Oct 2, 1924	5	93	73	93	76	0	0	0	49	28	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	1.0	$10,500
Tom Simpson	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Sep 15, 1927	1st	30	1	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9
Roy Smalley	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Jun 9, 1926	6	82	73	82	77	0	0	0	0	0	77	0	0	0	0	5	0	-0.5	$12,500
Bob Talbot	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Jun 6, 1928	1st	8	7	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	7	0	1	0.0
Preston Ward	25	us US	L	R	6' 4"	190	Jul 24, 1927	3	33	29	33	33	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	27	0	27	2	1	-0.3
Jim Willis	26	us US	L	R	6' 3"	175	Mar 20, 1927	1st	13	3	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Phil Cavarretta	36	us US	Jul 19, 1916	Manager	Apr 14	Sep 27
Charlie Root	54	us US	Mar 17, 1899	Pitching	Apr 14	Sep 27
Ray Blades	56	us US	Aug 6, 1896		Apr 14	Sep 27
Virgil Davis	48	us US	Dec 20, 1904		Apr 14	Sep 27
Roy Johnson	57	us US	Oct 1, 1895	Coach	Apr 14	Sep 27
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date