1961 Chicago Cubs

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W-L Record: 64-90 -- 7th in National League - Manager: El Tappe, Vedie Himsl, Harry Craft, Lou Klein Location: Chicago,IL Baseball Stadium: Wrigley Field Top Draft Pick: Attendance: 673,057 Youngest Player: Danny Murphy (18) Oldest Player: Barney Schultz (34) Longest Tenure: Ernie Banks (9)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1961 Chicago Cubs

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
21	George Altman	OF	28	L	R	6-4	200	3/20/1933	Goldsboro,North Carolina	MLB	1959-1967
32	Bob Anderson	P	25	R	R	6-4	210	9/29/1935	East Chicago,Indiana	MLB	1957-1963
1	Richie Ashburn	OF	34	L	R	5-10	170	3/19/1927	Tilden,Nebraska	MLB	1948-1962
14	Ernie Banks	1B-SS	30	R	R	6-1	180	1/31/1931	Dallas,Texas	MLB	1953-1971
9	Cuno Barragan	C	29	R	R	5-11	180	6/20/1932	Sacramento,California	MLB	1961-1963
6	Dick Bertell	C	25	R	R	6-0	200	11/1/1935	Oak Park,Illinois	MLB	1960-1967
11	Ed Bouchee	1B	28	L	L	6-1	205	3/7/1933	Livingston,Montana	MLB	1956-1962
48	Jim Brewer	P	23	L	L	6-2	195	11/17/1937	Merced,California	MLB	1960-1976
24	Lou Brock	OF	22	L	L	5-11	170	6/18/1939	El Dorado,Arkansas	MLB	1961-1979
34	Dick Burwell	P	21	R	R	6-1	190	1/23/1940	Alton,Illinois	MLB	1960-1961
43	Don Cardwell	P	25	R	R	6-4	210	12/7/1935	Winston-Salem,North Carolina	MLB	1957-1970
42	Jack Curtis	P	24	L	L	5-10	175	1/11/1937	Rhodhiss,North Carolina	MLB	1961-1963
19	Sammy Drake	3B-2B	26	B	R	5-11	175	10/7/1934	Little Rock,Arkansas	MLB	1960-1962
30	Dick Drott	P	24	R	R	6-0	185	7/1/1936	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1957-1963
37	Dick Ellsworth	P	21	L	L	6-4	195	3/22/1940	Lusk,Wyoming	MLB	1958-1971
36	Don Elston	P	32	R	R	6-0	170	4/6/1929	Campbellstown,Ohio	MLB	1953-1964
8	George Freese	3B	34	R	R	6-0	190	9/12/1926	Wheeling,West Virginia	MLB	1953-1961
22	Al Heist	OF	33	R	R	6-2	185	10/5/1927	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1960-1962
40	Glen Hobbie	P	25	R	R	6-2	195	4/24/1936	Witt,Illinois	MLB	1957-1964
33	Ken Hubbs	2B	19	R	R	6-2	175	12/23/1941	Riverside,California	MLB	1961-1963
16	Jerry Kindall	2B-SS	26	R	R	6-2	175	5/27/1935	St. Paul,Minnesota	MLB	1956-1965
23	Nelson Mathews	OF	19	R	R	6-4	195	7/21/1941	Columbia,Illinois	MLB	1960-1965
20	Jim McAnany	OF	24	R	R	5-10	196	9/4/1936	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1958-1962
25	Moe Morhardt	1B	24	L	L	6-1	185	1/16/1937	Manchester,Connecticut	MLB	1961-1962
27	Danny Murphy	P-OF	18	L	R	5-11	185	8/23/1942	Beverly,Massachusetts	MLB	1960-1970
12	Mel Roach	2B-OF	28	R	R	6-1	190	1/25/1933	Richmond,Virginia	MLB	1953-1962
18	Andre Rodgers	SS	26	R	R	6-3	200	12/2/1934	Nassau,Bahamas	MLB	1957-1967
10	Ron Santo	3B	21	R	R	6-0	190	2/25/1940	Seattle,Washington	MLB	1960-1974
46	Joe Schaffernoth	P	23	R	R	6-4	195	8/6/1937	Trenton,New Jersey	MLB	1959-1961
41	Barney Schultz	P	34	R	R	6-2	200	8/15/1926	Beverly,New Jersey	MLB	1955-1965
7	Sammy Taylor	C	28	L	R	6-2	185	2/27/1933	Woodruff,South Carolina	MLB	1958-1963
8	Moe Thacker	C	27	R	R	6-3	210	5/21/1934	Louisville,Kentucky	MLB	1958-1963
25	Frank Thomas	OF-3B	32	R	R	6-3	205	6/11/1929	Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania	MLB	1951-1966
28	Bob Will	OF	29	L	L	5-10	175	7/15/1931	Berwyn,Illinois	MLB	1957-1963
26	Billy Williams	OF	23	L	R	6-1	175	6/15/1938	Whistler,Alabama	MLB	1959-1976
45	Mel Wright	P	33	R	R	6-3	210	5/11/1928	Manila,Arkansas	MLB	1954-1961
17	Don Zimmer	3B-2B	30	R	R	5-7	175	1/17/1931	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1954-1965

Team Personnel

Lou Boudreau (Broadcaster)
Jack Brickhouse (Broadcaster)
Dick Cole (Assistant Coach)
Rip Collins (Assistant Coach)
Harry Craft (Manager)
Charlie Grimm (Assistant Coach)
Vedie Himsl (Manager)
John Holland (General Manager)
Gordie Holt (Pitching Coach)
Lou Klein (Manager)
Vince Lloyd (Broadcaster)
Jack Quinlan (Broadcaster)
El Tappe (Manager)
Rube Walker (Assistant Coach)

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