1959 Chicago Cubs

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W-L Record: 74-80 -- 6th in National League - Manager: Bob Scheffing Location: Chicago,IL Baseball Stadium: Wrigley Field Top Draft Pick: Attendance: 858,255 Youngest Player: Billy Williams (21) Oldest Player: Elmer Singleton (41) Longest Tenure: Ernie Banks (7)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1959 Chicago Cubs

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
16	Bobby Adams	3B-2B	37	R	R	5-10	170	12/14/1921	Tuolumne,California	MLB	1946-1959
21	George Altman	OF	26	L	R	6-4	200	3/20/1933	Goldsboro,North Carolina	MLB	1959-1967
32	Bob Anderson	P	23	R	R	6-4	210	9/29/1935	East Chicago,Indiana	MLB	1957-1963
6	Earl Averill	C-OF	27	R	R	5-10	190	9/9/1931	Cleveland,Ohio	MLB	1956-1963
14	Ernie Banks	1B-SS	28	R	R	6-1	180	1/31/1931	Dallas,Texas	MLB	1953-1971
38	John Buzhardt	P	22	R	R	6-2	198	8/17/1936	Prosperity,South Carolina	MLB	1958-1968
41	Art Ceccarelli	P	29	R	L	6-0	190	4/2/1930	New Haven,Connecticut	MLB	1955-1960
17	Alvin Dark	SS-3B	37	R	R	5-11	185	1/7/1922	Comanche,Oklahoma	MLB	1946-1960
22	Ed Donnelly	P	24	R	R	6-0	175	12/10/1934	Allen,Michigan	MLB	1959-1959
39	Moe Drabowsky	P	23	R	R	6-2	200	7/21/1935	Ozanna,Poland	MLB	1956-1972
30	Dick Drott	P	22	R	R	6-0	185	7/1/1936	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1957-1963
18	Don Eaddy	3B	25	R	R	5-11	165	2/16/1934	Grand Rapids,Michigan	MLB	1959-1959
36	Don Elston	P	30	R	R	6-0	170	4/6/1929	Campbellstown,Ohio	MLB	1953-1964
4	Johnny Goryl	2B-3B	25	R	R	5-10	175	10/21/1933	Cumberland,Rhode Island	MLB	1957-1964
37	Bill Henry	P	31	L	L	6-2	180	10/15/1927	Alice,Texas	MLB	1952-1969
31	Dave Hillman	P	31	R	R	5-11	168	9/14/1927	Dungannon,Virginia	MLB	1955-1962
40	Glen Hobbie	P	23	R	R	6-2	195	4/24/1936	Witt,Illinois	MLB	1957-1964
22,42	Lou Jackson	OF	23	L	R	5-10	168	7/26/1935	Riverton,Louisiana	MLB	1958-1964
16	Randy Jackson	3B	33	R	R		180	2/10/1926	Little Rock,Arkansas	MLB	1950-1959
45	Ben Johnson	P	28	R	R	6-2	190	5/16/1931	Greenwood,South Carolina	MLB	1959-1960
20	Chick King	OF	28	R	R	6-2	190	11/10/1930	Paris,Tennessee	MLB	1954-1959
8	Dale Long	1B	33	L	L	6-4	210	2/6/1926	Springfield,Missouri	MLB	1951-1963
12	Jim Marshall	1B	28	L	L	6-1	190	5/25/1931	Danville,Illinois	MLB	1958-1962
45	Morrie Martin	P	36	L	L	6-0	180	9/3/1922	Dixon,Missouri	MLB	1949-1959
41	Seth Morehead	P	24	L	L	6-0	195	8/15/1934	Houston,Texas	MLB	1957-1961
7	Walt Moryn	OF	33	L	R	6-2	205	4/12/1926	St. Paul,Minnesota	MLB	1954-1961
11	Cal Neeman	C	30	R	R	6-1	192	2/18/1929	Valmeyer,Illinois	MLB	1957-1963
20	Irv Noren	OF	34	L	L	6-0	190	11/29/1924	Jamestown,New York	MLB	1950-1960
41	Taylor Phillips	P	26	L	L	5-11	185	6/18/1933	Atlanta,Georgia	MLB	1956-1963
43	Bob Porterfield	P	35	R	R	6-0	190	8/10/1923	Newport,Virginia	MLB	1948-1959
46	Joe Schaffernoth	P	21	R	R	6-4	195	8/6/1937	Trenton,New Jersey	MLB	1959-1961
43	Art Schult	1B-OF	31	R	R	6-4	220	6/20/1928	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1953-1960
42	Elmer Singleton	P	41	R	R	6-2	174	6/26/1918	Ogden,Utah	MLB	1945-1959
43	Bob Smith	P	31	L	L	6-0	185	5/13/1928	Clarence,Missouri	MLB	1958-1959
15	Sammy Taylor	C	26	L	R	6-2	185	2/27/1933	Woodruff,South Carolina	MLB	1958-1963
5	Tony Taylor	2B-3B	23	R	R	5-9	179	12/19/1935	Central Alava,Cuba	MLB	1958-1976
9	Bobby Thomson	OF	35	R	R	6-2	185	10/25/1923	Glasgow,Scotland	MLB	1946-1960
2	Lee Walls	OF	26	R	R	6-3	205	1/6/1933	San Diego,California	MLB	1952-1964
4	Billy Williams	OF	21	L	R	6-1	175	6/15/1938	Whistler,Alabama	MLB	1959-1976

Team Personnel

Lou Boudreau (Broadcaster)
Jack Brickhouse (Broadcaster)
Freddie Fitzsimmons (Pitching Coach)
John Holland (General Manager)
Rogers Hornsby (Hitting Coach)
Vince Lloyd (Broadcaster)
George Myatt (First Base Coach)
Jack Quinlan (Broadcaster)
Bob Scheffing (Manager)
El Tappe (Third Base Coach)

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