1957 Chicago Cubs Roster (40-man)

1956 Season 1958 Season

Record: 62-92-2, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Bob Scheffing (62-92-2)

General Manager: John Holland (Hired 10/11/1956)

Ballpark: Wrigley Field

Attendance: 670,629 (7th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100
One-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 99

Pythagorean W-L: 67-87, 628 Runs, 722 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
Bobby Adams	35	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Dec 14, 1921	12	60	46	60	48	0	0	0	1	47	0	0	0	0	0	10	4	0.1	$12,500
Bob Anderson	21	us US	R	R	6' 4"	210	Sep 29, 1935	1st	8	0	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6	$6,000
Gene Baker	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Jun 15, 1925	6	12	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$17,500
Ernie Banks HOF	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Jan 31, 1931	5	156	156	156	156	0	0	0	0	58	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7	$20,000	All-Star
Jim Bolger	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Feb 23, 1932	5	112	57	112	66	0	0	0	0	3	0	22	31	17	63	50	1	-0.1	$7,000
John Briggs	23	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Jan 24, 1934	2	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$6,000
Jim Brosnan	27	us US	R	R	6' 4"	197	Oct 24, 1929	3	41	5	41	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.6
Jackie Collum	30	us US	L	L	5' 7"	160	Jun 21, 1927	7	9	0	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Bobby Del Greco	24	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Apr 7, 1933	3	20	10	20	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	16	6	0	0.1
Moe Drabowsky	21	pl PL	R	R	6' 3"	190	Jul 21, 1935	2	36	33	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.7
Dick Drott	20	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Jul 1, 1936	1st	38	32	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.7	$15,000
Don Elston	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Apr 6, 1929	2	39	14	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.7
Frank Ernaga	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Aug 22, 1930	1st	20	10	20	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	10	10	0	0.6
Jim Fanning	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Sep 14, 1927	4	47	22	47	35	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1	-0.2
Dee Fondy	32	us US	L	L	6' 3"	195	Oct 31, 1924	7	11	11	11	11	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Johnny Goryl	23	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Oct 21, 1933	1st	9	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Eddie Haas	22	us US	L	R	5' 11"	178	May 26, 1935	1st	14	4	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	4	10	0	-0.3
Dave Hillman	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	168	Sep 14, 1927	3	36	14	36	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.7
Glen Hobbie	21	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Apr 24, 1936	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Don Kaiser	22	us US	R	R	6' 5"	195	Feb 3, 1935	3	20	13	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Jerry Kindall	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	175	May 27, 1935	2	72	41	72	56	0	0	0	28	19	9	0	0	0	0	11	8	-1.9
Bob Lennon	28	us US	L	L	6' 0"	200	Sep 15, 1928	3	9	4	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	5	0	-0.3
Dick Littlefield	31	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Mar 18, 1926	8	48	2	48	48	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8
Jack Littrell	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	179	Jan 22, 1929	4	61	47	61	58	0	0	0	6	5	47	0	0	0	0	3	0	-1.2
Dale Long	31	us US	L	L	6' 4"	205	Feb 6, 1926	4	123	103	123	104	0	0	104	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	2.9
Turk Lown	33	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	May 30, 1924	6	67	0	67	67	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3
Gordon Massa	21	us US	L	R	6' 3"	210	Sep 2, 1935	1st	6	4	6	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.2
Ed Mayer	25	us US	L	L	6' 2"	185	Nov 30, 1931	1st	3	1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Ed Mickelson	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Sep 9, 1926	3	6	2	6	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	-0.3
Bobby Morgan	31	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Jun 29, 1926	7	125	119	125	123	0	0	0	113	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.1
Walt Moryn	31	us US	L	R	6' 2"	205	Apr 12, 1926	4	149	143	149	147	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	147	147	5	0	2.2
Cal Neeman	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	192	Feb 18, 1929	1st	122	111	122	118	0	118	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1.2
Tom Poholsky	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Aug 26, 1929	6	28	11	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Bob Rush	31	us US	R	R	6' 4"	205	Dec 21, 1925	10	31	29	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7
Charlie Silvera	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Oct 13, 1924	10	26	19	26	26	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$19,000
Elmer Singleton	39	us US	R	R	6' 2"	174	Jun 26, 1918	6	6	2	6	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.3	$11,000
Bob Speake	26	us US	L	L	6' 1"	178	Aug 22, 1930	2	129	99	129	101	0	0	43	0	0	0	20	40	0	60	28	0	1.2
Chuck Tanner	28	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Jul 4, 1928	3	95	78	95	82	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	27	0	82	15	1	0.4
Vito Valentinetti	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Sep 16, 1928	3	9	0	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Lee Walls	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Jan 6, 1933	3	117	88	117	94	0	0	0	0	1	0	65	30	8	94	23	1	-0.7
Bob Will	25	us US	L	L	5' 10"	175	Jul 15, 1931	1st	70	17	70	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	30	41	5	-0.3
Ed Winceniak	28	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Apr 16, 1929	2	17	11	17	12	0	0	0	3	4	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	-0.1
Casey Wise	24	us US	B	R	6' 0"	170	Sep 8, 1932	1st	43	25	43	36	0	0	0	31	0	5	0	0	0	0	6	3	-0.6
Jim Woods	17	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Sep 17, 1939	1st	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
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
Bob Scheffing	43	us US	Aug 11, 1913	Manager	Apr 16	Sep 29
Freddie Fitzsimmons	55	us US	Jul 28, 1901	Pitching	Apr 16	Sep 29
Ray Mueller	45	us US	Mar 8, 1912		Apr 16	Sep 29
George Myatt	43	us US	Jun 14, 1914	Coach	Apr 16	Sep 29
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date