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Record: 68-94   .420.... 5th in National League Central
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 2,190,308
Payroll: $39,829,333
Top Draft Pick: Jon Garland (#10)   MLB
Manager - Jim Riggleman

Affiliates - AAA Iowa Cubs AA Orlando Rays A+ Daytona Cubs A Rockford Cubbies A- Williamsport Cubs Rk Arizona Cubs

Team Leaders

HR: Sosa [36]
RBI: Sosa [119]
2B: Grace [32]
SB: Dunston [29]
W: Gonzalez [11]
SV: Adams [18]
SO: Trachsel [160]

Oldest Player: Bob Patterson [38]
Youngest Player: Jeremi Gonzalez [22]
Longest Tenure: Ryne Sandberg [15]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Terrell Lowery (Sep 13) Kevin Orie (Apr 1)
Pitchers: Jeremi Gonzalez (May 27) Marc Pisciotta (Jun 30) Ramon Tatis (Apr 6)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Dennis Abreu	IF	19	Rockford	A
Nelson Abreu	OF	21	Rockford	A
	OF		Williamsport	A-
Jhon Acosta	P	17	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Terry Adams	P	24	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Morey Aldrup	IF	18	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Manny Alexander	SS-2B	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Mike Amrhein	C	22	Williamsport	A-
Ryan Andersen	SS	24	Rockford	A
Juan Ballara			Orlando	AA
Tony Banks	OF		Williamsport	A-
Richie Barker	P	24	Orlando	AA
Kelvin Barnes	SS-OF	23	Daytona	A+
Miguel Batista	P	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	P		Iowa	AAA
Francis Beltran	P	17	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Kevin Bentley	OF	25	Daytona	A+
Tom Bernhardt	OF		Williamsport	A-
	OF		Arizona Cubs	Rk
Derrick Bly	IF	23	Rockford	A
	IF		Williamsport	A-
Kent Bottenfield	P	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Brant Brown	LF-CF	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	LF-CF		Iowa	AAA
Darold Brown	P	24	Orlando	AA
Earl Byrne	P	25	Orlando	AA
Miguel Cairo	2B	23	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	2B		Iowa	AAA
Ramon Caraballo	2B	28	Iowa	AAA
Quincy Carter	OF	19	Rockford	A
Larry Casian	P	31	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Frank Castillo	P	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
David Catlett	1B	23	Rockford	A
Dan Cholowsky	SS	26	Iowa	AAA
Dave Clark	RF-LF	35	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Mark Clark	P	29	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Pat Cline	C	22	Iowa	AAA
	C		Orlando	AA
Jose Colon	OF	21	Daytona	A+
	OF		Rockford	A
Brian Connell	P	20	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Jerry Connell	OF	20	Williamsport	A-
Darron Cox	C	29	Orlando	AA
Mark Dalesandro	C-3B	29	Iowa	AAA
Henry De La Cruz	OF	21	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Michael Delano	P	19	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Cesar Devarez	C	28	Orlando	AA
Dee Dowler	2B-OF	26	Iowa	AAA
	2B-OF		Orlando	AA
Courtney Duncan	P	22	Orlando	AA
Shawon Dunston	SS	34	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Deon Eaddy	SS	21	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Kevin Ellis	OF	25	Orlando	AA
Tony Ellison	OF	23	Rockford	A
Todd Fereday	3B		Williamsport	A-
	3B		Arizona Cubs	Rk
Paul Fletcher	P	30	Iowa	AAA
Franklin Font	IF	19	Orlando	AA
	IF		Daytona	A+
	IF		Williamsport	A-
Trey Forkerway	SS	26	Orlando	AA
Kevin Foster	P	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Ricky Freeman	1B	25	Iowa	AAA
	1B		Orlando	AA
Alfredo Garcia	P	23	Orlando	AA
Marty Gazarek	OF	24	Orlando	AA
Franklin German	OF	17	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Doug Glanville	CF	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Jeremi Gonzalez	P	22	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	P		Iowa	AAA
Mark Grace	1B	33	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Chris Grubbs	C	21	Williamsport	A-
Doug Hall	OF	22	Rockford	A
Ronnie Hall	OF	21	Daytona	A+
Brandon Hammack	P	24	Orlando	AA
Dave Hansen	3B-1B	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Brad Hargreaves	C	19	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Jason Hart			Orlando	AA
Gil Heredia	P	31	Iowa	AAA
Jose Hernandez	SS-3B	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Vee Hightower	OF	25	Orlando	AA
Tyler Houston	3B-C	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	3B-C		Iowa	AAA
	3B-C		Rockford	A
Jeremy Hubbard	C	21	Williamsport	A-
Mike Hubbard	C	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	C		Iowa	AAA
Elinton Jasco	2B	22	Daytona	A+
Daryl Jefferies	SS	23	Williamsport	A-
David Jefferson	OF	22	Rockford	A
Robin Jennings	RF-1B	25	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	RF-1B		Iowa	AAA
Felipe Jimenez	OF	20	Williamsport	A-
	OF		Arizona Cubs	Rk
Gary Johnson	RF-LF	21	Rockford	A
	RF-LF		Arizona Cubs	Rk
Lance Johnson	CF	34	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Terry Joseph	OF	23	Orlando	AA
Erskine Kelley	SS	26	Daytona	A+
Gus Kennedy	OF	23	Daytona	A+
Dax Kiefer	OF	23	Williamsport	A-
Brooks Kieschnick	P-LF	25	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	P-LF		Iowa	AAA
Brad King	C	22	Rockford	A
Jeremy Lewis	P	17	Daytona	A+
Keith Lewis	2B	23	Daytona	A+
	2B		Rockford	A
Bob Lisanti	C	24	Iowa	AAA
	C		Rockford	A
Shawn Livsey	SS	24	Orlando	AA
Marcel Longmire	C-OF	19	Rockford	A
Terrell Lowery	CF-LF	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	CF-LF		Iowa	AAA
Curt Lyons	P	22	Iowa	AAA
	P		Orlando	AA
Nate Manning	3B	23	Daytona	A+
Matt Mauck	3B	18	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Jason Maxwell	2B-3B	25	Orlando	AA
Rod McCall	1B	25	Iowa	AAA
	1B		Orlando	AA
Tim McIntosh	C-LF	32	Iowa	AAA
Brian McNichol	P	23	Orlando	AA
Brian McRae	CF	30	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Chad Meyers	2B-CF	22	Rockford	A
Mike Micucci	C	24	Orlando	AA
	C		Daytona	A+
Jose Molina	C	22	Iowa	AAA
	C		Orlando	AA
	C		Daytona	A+
Ramon Morel	P	23	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Bobby Morris	3B	24	Orlando	AA
Scott Moten	P	25	Orlando	AA
Terry Mulholland	P	34	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Rodney Myers	P	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	P		Iowa	AAA
Lipso Nava	3B	28	Iowa	AAA
Bryant Nelson	2B-LF	23	Orlando	AA
Jose Nieves	SS-3B	22	Daytona	A+
Phil Norton	P	21	Orlando	AA
Raymond Nunez	3B	25	Orlando	AA
Kevin Orie	3B	25	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	3B		Iowa	AAA
	3B		Orlando	AA
Oscar Otero	3B	20	Williamsport	A-
Bob Patterson	P	38	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Ron Payne	OF	21	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Steve Pegues	LF-RF	29	Iowa	AAA
Chris Petersen	2B	26	Iowa	AAA
Mark Peterson	P	26	Orlando	AA
Jeff Pierce	P	28	Orlando	AA
Marc Pisciotta	P	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	P		Iowa	AAA
Jye Pitt	P	19	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Matt Pool	P	24	Orlando	AA
Bo Porter	LF-RF	25	Orlando	AA
	LF-RF		Daytona	A+
Kasey Pressley	1B	21	Williamsport	A-
Brad Ramsey	1B	20	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Jaisen Randolph	OF	18	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Jon Ratliff	P	25	Iowa	AAA
	P		Orlando	AA
Michael Ribaudo	P	22	Williamsport	A-
Mel Rojas	P	30	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Lagrande Russell	P	27	Iowa	AAA
	P		Orlando	AA
Juan Salazar	IF	19	Rockford	A
	IF		Williamsport	A-
Scott Samuels	OF	26	Orlando	AA
Rey Sanchez	SS-2B	29	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Ryne Sandberg	2B	38	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Rich Sauveur	P	33	Iowa	AAA
Scott Servais	C	30	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Jason Smith	2B-SS	20	Rockford	A
	2B-SS		Williamsport	A-
Sammy Sosa	RF	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Dorian Speed	OF	23	Rockford	A
Justin Speier	P	23	Orlando	AA
Kennie Steenstra	P	26	Iowa	AAA
Brian Stephenson	P	24	Orlando	AA
Dave Stevens	P	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Courteney Stewart	OF	21	Williamsport	A-
Shane Sullivan	P	19	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Dave Swartzbaugh	P	29	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	P		Iowa	AAA
Kevin Tapani	P	33	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Ramon Tatis	P	24	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Amaury Telemaco	P	23	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	P		Iowa	AAA
Steve Trachsel	P	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Greg Twiggs	P	25	Orlando	AA
Pedro Valdes	RF-LF	24	Iowa	AAA
Ramon Valette	IF	25	Daytona	A+
Ben Van Ryn	P	26	Iowa	AAA
Scott Vieira	IF	24	Daytona	A+
Ron Walker	3B	21	Rockford	A
	3B		Williamsport	A-
Wade Walker	P	26	Orlando	AA
Al Watson			Williamsport	A-
Turk Wendell	P	30	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Rick White	P	28	Orlando	AA
Harold Williams	1B	26	Iowa	AAA
	1B		Orlando	AA
Brandon Wilson	IF	28	Iowa	AAA
Chris Wimmer	2B	27	Orlando	AA
Kerry Wood	P	20	Iowa	AAA
	P		Orlando	AA
Steve Worrell	P	16	Orlando	AA
Julio Zuleta	1B	22	Rockford	A

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Jhon Acosta	17	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Terry Adams	24	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Marc Barcelo	25	Daytona	A+
Richie Barker	24	Orlando	AA
	24	Daytona	A+
Miguel Batista	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	26	Iowa	AAA
Nathan Batts	19	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Francis Beltran	17	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Roark Birsner	21	Daytona	A+
	21	Rockford	A
Sean Bogle	23	Daytona	A+
Chris Booker	20	Williamsport	A-
Kent Bottenfield	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Casey Brookens	23	Rockford	A
Darold Brown	24	Orlando	AA
	24	Daytona	A+
Chris Bryant		Daytona	A+
		Williamsport	A-
Earl Byrne	25	Orlando	AA
Jon Cannon	22	Daytona	A+
	22	Rockford	A
Larry Casian	31	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Frank Castillo	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Blas Cedeno	24	Rockford	A
Mark Clark	29	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Brian Connell	20	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Randy Crane	22	Rockford	A
Javi DeJesus		Daytona	A+
Michael Delano	19	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Chris Dewitt	23	Daytona	A+
Scott Downs	19	Rockford	A
	19	Williamsport	A-
Courtney Duncan	22	Orlando	AA
	22	Daytona	A+
Jose Espinal	21	Rockford	A
Kyle Farnsworth	21	Daytona	A+
Neal Faulkner	22	Daytona	A+
Barry Fennell	21	Williamsport	A-
Louis Fisher	20	Williamsport	A-
Paul Fletcher	30	Iowa	AAA
Kevin Foster	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Alfredo Garcia	23	Orlando	AA
Jon Garland	18	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Chris Gissell	19	Rockford	A
Jeremi Gonzalez	22	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	22	Iowa	AAA
Brandon Hammack	24	Orlando	AA
	24	Daytona	A+
Lee Hancock	30	Orlando	AA
Jason Hart		Iowa	AAA
		Orlando	AA
Len Hart	23	Daytona	A+
	23	Rockford	A
Gil Heredia	31	Iowa	AAA
Mike Holobinko	20	Williamsport	A-
Jason Kelley	21	Rockford	A
	21	Williamsport	A-
Brad King	22	Rockford	A
Levon Largusa	26	Daytona	A+
Keith Lewis	23	Rockford	A
Ron Licciardi	21	Williamsport	A-
Kyle Lohse	18	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Curt Lyons	22	Iowa	AAA
	22	Orlando	AA
Matt Magers	21	Williamsport	A-
Andrew Mallory	21	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Barry Markey	22	Daytona	A+
Gary Marshall	24	Daytona	A+
	24	Rockford	A
Javier Martinez	20	Daytona	A+
	20	Rockford	A
Brian McNichol	23	Orlando	AA
	23	Daytona	A+
Eleazer Medina	17	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Mike Meyers	19	Williamsport	A-
	19	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Ramon Morel	23	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Scott Moten	25	Orlando	AA
Terry Mulholland	34	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Rodney Myers	28	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	28	Iowa	AAA
Todd Noel	19	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Phil Norton	21	Orlando	AA
	21	Daytona	A+
	21	Rockford	A
Rick Palma	18	Williamsport	A-
Frisco Parotte	22	Daytona	A+
Bob Patterson	38	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Mark Peterson	26	Orlando	AA
Jeff Pierce	28	Orlando	AA
Chris Piersoll	20	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Marc Pisciotta	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	27	Iowa	AAA
Jye Pitt	19	Williamsport	A-
	19	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Elvis Polanco	19	Rockford	A
	19	Williamsport	A-
Matt Pool	24	Orlando	AA
Rick Powalski	19	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Steve Rain	22	Iowa	AAA
	22	Orlando	AA
Jon Ratliff	25	Iowa	AAA
	25	Orlando	AA
Chad Ricketts	22	Orlando	AA
	22	Daytona	A+
	22	Rockford	A
Mel Rojas	30	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Brian Rolocut	23	Rockford	A
Lagrande Russell	27	Iowa	AAA
	27	Orlando	AA
Jay Ryan	21	Daytona	A+
Antonio Santiago	21	Williamsport	A-
Rich Sauveur	33	Iowa	AAA
Trevor Schaffer	23	Rockford	A
Justin Speier	23	Iowa	AAA
	23	Orlando	AA
Kennie Steenstra	26	Iowa	AAA
Brian Stephenson	24	Orlando	AA
Dave Stevens	27	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	27	Iowa	AAA
Shane Sullivan	19	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Dave Swartzbaugh	29	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	29	Iowa	AAA
Kevin Tapani	33	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	33	Iowa	AAA
	33	Orlando	AA
	33	Daytona	A+
	33	Rockford	A
Ramon Tatis	24	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Amaury Telemaco	23	Chicago Cubs	MLB
	23	Iowa	AAA
	23	Orlando	AA
Nate Teut	21	Rockford	A
	21	Williamsport	A-
Steve Trachsel	26	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Byron Tribe	22	Daytona	A+
	22	Rockford	A
Greg Twiggs	25	Orlando	AA
Ramon Valette	25	Daytona	A+
Ben Van Ryn	26	Iowa	AAA
Edward Vizcaino	20	Williamsport	A-
Paul Vracar	17	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Kevin Waldrum	22	Arizona Cubs	Rk
T.P. Waligora	21	Arizona Cubs	Rk
Wade Walker	26	Orlando	AA
Brandon Ward	21	Rockford	A
	21	Williamsport	A-
Turk Wendell	30	Chicago Cubs	MLB
Rick White	28	Orlando	AA
Dax Winslett	25	Daytona	A+
Kerry Wood	20	Iowa	AAA
	20	Orlando	AA
Steve Worrell	16	Orlando	AA