1962 Chicago Cubs Roster (40-man)

1961 Season 1963 Season

Record: 59-103-0, Finished 9th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: El Tappe (4-16) , Lou Klein (12-18) and Charlie Metro (43-69)

General Manager: John Holland

Scouting Director: Gene Lawing

Ballpark: Wrigley Field

Attendance: 609,802 (10th of 10)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 105
One-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 108

Pythagorean W-L: 61-101, 632 Runs, 827 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
George Altman	29	us US	L	R	6' 4"	200	Mar 20, 1933	4	147	140	147	142	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	6	125	129	6	0	3.8		All-Star
Bob Anderson	26	us US	R	R	6' 4"	210	Sep 29, 1935	6	57	4	57	57	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Tony Balsamo	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Nov 21, 1937	1st	18	0	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Ernie Banks HOF	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Jan 31, 1931	10	154	150	154	151	0	0	149	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2.8	$55,000	All-Star
Cuno Barragan	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jun 20, 1932	2	58	41	58	55	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	-0.4
Dick Bertell	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	Nov 21, 1935	3	77	61	77	76	0	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0.1
Jim Brewer	24	us US	L	L	6' 1"	186	Nov 14, 1937	3	6	1	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Lou Brock HOF	23	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Jun 18, 1939	2	123	101	123	106	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	106	0	106	16	5	1.0	$8,000
Bob Buhl	33	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Aug 12, 1928	10	34	30	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0
Freddie Burdette	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Sep 15, 1936	1st	8	0	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Don Cardwell	26	us US	R	R	6' 4"	210	Dec 7, 1935	6	41	29	41	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3
Jack Curtis	25	us US	L	L	5' 10"	175	Jan 11, 1937	2	4	3	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Dick Ellsworth	22	us US	L	L	6' 3"	180	Mar 22, 1940	4	37	33	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Don Elston	33	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Apr 6, 1929	7	57	0	57	57	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8
Dave Gerard	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Aug 6, 1936	1st	39	0	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
George Gerberman	20	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Mar 8, 1942	1st	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Alex Grammas	36	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Apr 3, 1926	9	23	14	23	17	0	0	0	3	1	13	0	0	0	0	4	4	0.1
Glen Hobbie	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Apr 24, 1936	6	42	23	42	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8
Ken Hubbs	20	us US	R	R	6' 2"	175	Dec 23, 1941	2	160	158	160	159	0	0	0	159	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0
Cal Koonce	21	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Nov 18, 1940	1st	35	30	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.9
Don Landrum	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	Feb 16, 1936	4	83	56	83	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	40	20	59	23	3	1.0
Al Lary	33	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Sep 26, 1928	3	23	3	23	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	-0.3
Nelson Mathews	20	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Jul 21, 1941	3	15	14	15	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	14	1	0	0.4
Jim McAnany	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	196	Sep 4, 1936	5	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Jim McKnight	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Jun 1, 1936	2	60	9	60	15	0	0	0	2	9	0	0	0	5	5	50	0	-0.8
Moe Morhardt	25	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Jan 16, 1937	2	18	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
Danny Murphy	19	us US	L	R	5' 11"	185	Aug 23, 1942	3	14	7	14	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	9	6	0	-0.2
Billy Ott	21	us US	B	R	6' 1"	180	Nov 23, 1940	1st	12	6	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	5	0	-0.3
Don Prince	24	us US	R	R	6' 4"	200	Apr 5, 1938	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Daryl Robertson	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	184	Jan 5, 1936	1st	9	5	9	7	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.5
Andre Rodgers	27	bs BS	R	R	6' 3"	200	Dec 2, 1934	6	138	129	138	134	0	0	1	0	0	133	0	0	0	0	7	0	2.4
Ron Santo HOF	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Feb 25, 1940	3	162	159	162	160	0	0	0	0	157	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.1	$22,500
Barney Schultz	35	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Aug 15, 1926	4	51	0	51	51	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Bobby Smith	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	May 28, 1934	6	13	7	13	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	7	6	0	-0.2
Morrie Steevens	21	us US	L	L	6' 2"	175	Oct 7, 1940	1st	12	1	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
El Tappe	35	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	May 21, 1927	6	26	21	26	26	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Sammy Taylor	29	us US	L	R	6' 2"	185	Feb 27, 1933	5	7	4	7	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.3
Moe Thacker	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	May 21, 1934	4	65	35	65	65	0	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.2
Paul Toth	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Jun 30, 1935	1st	6	4	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Jack Warner	21	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Jul 12, 1940	1st	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Elder White	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Dec 23, 1933	1st	23	14	23	16	0	0	0	1	0	15	0	0	0	0	6	2	-0.3
Bob Will	30	us US	L	L	5' 10"	175	Jul 15, 1931	5	87	6	87	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	79	1	-0.2
Billy Williams HOF	24	us US	L	R	6' 1"	175	Jun 15, 1938	4	159	159	159	159	0	0	0	0	0	0	159	0	0	159	0	0	3.4	$14,000	All-Star
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
El Tappe	35	us US	May 21, 1927	Manager	Apr 10	Apr 30
Lou Klein	43	us US	Oct 22, 1918	Manager	May 1	Jun 3
Charlie Metro	44	us US	Apr 28, 1918	Manager	Jun 5	Sep 30
Vedie Himsl	45	us US	Apr 2, 1917	Pitching	Apr 10	May 28
Fred Martin	47	us US	Jun 27, 1915	Pitching	Apr 10	Aug 21
Mel Wright	34	us US	May 11, 1928	Pitching	Apr 10	Sep 30
Charlie Metro	44	us US	Apr 28, 1918		Apr 10	Sep 30
El Tappe	35	us US	May 21, 1927		May 1	Aug 21
Buck O'Neil	50	us US	Nov 13, 1911		May 28	Aug 21
Lou Klein	43	us US	Oct 22, 1918	Coach	Apr 10	Aug 21
Bobby Adams	40	us US	Dec 14, 1921	Coach	Aug 22	Sep 30
Ripper Collins	58	us US	Mar 30, 1904	Coach	Aug 22	Sep 30
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date