Baseball Roster for 1986 Chicago Cubs
| # | Player Name | Pos | Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | Born | Place | High Level | mlbYears | Salary |
| 48 | Jay Baller | P | 25 | R | R | 6-7 | 225 | 10/6/1960 | Stayton,Oregon | MLB | 1982-1992 | 60,000 |
| 27 | Thad Bosley | OF | 29 | L | L | 6-3 | 175 | 9/17/1956 | Oceanside,California | MLB | 1977-1990 | 327,500 |
| 11 | Ron Cey | 3B | 38 | R | R | 5-9 | 185 | 2/15/1948 | Tacoma,Washington | MLB | 1971-1987 | 1,400,000 |
| 18 | Steve Christmas | C | 28 | L | R | 6-0 | 190 | 12/9/1957 | Orlando,Florida | MLB | 1983-1986 | 60,000 |
| 7 | Jody Davis | C | 29 | R | R | 6-3 | 210 | 11/12/1956 | Gainesville,Georgia | MLB | 1981-1990 | 833,333 |
| 39 | Ron Davis | P | 30 | R | R | 6-4 | 207 | 8/6/1955 | Houston,Texas | MLB | 1978-1988 | 725,000 |
| 24 | Brian Dayett | OF-LF | 29 | R | R | 5-10 | 180 | 1/22/1957 | New London,Connecticut | MLB | 1983-1987 | 60,000 |
| 20 | Bob Dernier | OF-CF | 29 | R | R | 6-0 | 165 | 1/5/1957 | Kansas City,Missouri | MLB | 1980-1989 | 558,333 |
| 33 | Frank DiPino | P | 29 | L | L | 6-0 | 180 | 10/22/1956 | Syracuse,New York | MLB | 1981-1993 | 280,000 |
| 12 | Shawon Dunston | SS | 23 | R | R | 6-1 | 180 | 3/21/1963 | Brooklyn,New York | MLB | 1985-2002 | 100,000 |
| 10 | Leon Durham | 1B-OF | 28 | L | L | 6-2 | 210 | 7/31/1957 | Cincinnati,Ohio | MLB | 1980-1989 | 983,333 |
| 43 | Dennis Eckersley | P | 31 | R | R | 6-2 | 190 | 10/3/1954 | Oakland,California | MLB | 1975-1998 | 783,333 |
| 31 | Ray Fontenot | P | 28 | L | L | 6-0 | 175 | 8/8/1957 | Lake Charles,Louisiana | MLB | 1983-1986 | 240,000 |
| 16 | Terry Francona | 1B-OF | 27 | L | L | 6-1 | 190 | 4/22/1959 | Aberdeen,South Dakota | MLB | 1981-1990 | 250,000 |
| 39 | George Frazier | P | 31 | R | R | 6-5 | 205 | 10/13/1954 | Oklahoma City,Oklahoma | MLB | 1978-1987 | 633,333 |
| 45 | Dave Gumpert | P | 28 | R | R | 6-1 | 190 | 5/5/1958 | South Haven,Michigan | MLB | 1982-1987 | 64,000 |
| 44 | Drew Hall | P | 23 | L | L | 6-4 | 220 | 3/27/1963 | Louisville,Kentucky | MLB | 1986-1990 | 60,000 |
| 50 | Guy Hoffman | P | 29 | L | L | 5-9 | 185 | 7/9/1956 | Ottawa,Illinois | MLB | 1979-1988 | 60,000 |
| 33 | Matt Keough | P | 30 | R | R | 6-3 | 190 | 7/3/1955 | Pomona,California | MLB | 1977-1986 | 100,000 |
| 16,29 | Steve Lake | C | 29 | R | R | 6-1 | 190 | 3/14/1957 | Inglewood,California | MLB | 1983-1993 | 60,000 |
| 15 | Dave Lopes | 2B | 41 | R | R | 5-9 | 170 | 5/3/1945 | East Providence,Rhode Island | MLB | 1972-1987 | 490,000 |
| 37 | Ed Lynch | P | 30 | R | R | 6-5 | 207 | 2/25/1956 | Brooklyn,New York | MLB | 1980-1987 | 530,000 |
| 31 | Greg Maddux | P | 20 | R | R | 6-0 | 185 | 4/14/1966 | San Angelo,Texas | MLB | 1986-2008 | 60,000 |
| 41 | Mike Martin | C | 27 | L | R | 6-2 | 193 | 12/3/1958 | Portland,Oregon | MLB | 1986-1986 | 60,000 |
| 1 | Dave Martinez | OF | 21 | L | L | 5-10 | 175 | 9/26/1964 | Brooklyn,New York | MLB | 1986-2001 | 60,000 |
| 36 | Gary Matthews | OF | 35 | R | R | 6-3 | 205 | 7/5/1950 | San Fernando,California | MLB | 1972-1987 | 60,000 |
| 6 | Keith Moreland | OF-3B | 32 | R | R | 6-0 | 200 | 5/2/1954 | Dallas,Texas | MLB | 1978-1989 | 760,000 |
| 49 | Jamie Moyer | P | 23 | L | L | 6-0 | 170 | 11/8/1962 | Sellersville,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1986-2010 | 60,000 |
| 22 | Jerry Mumphrey | OF | 33 | B | R | 6-2 | 185 | 9/9/1952 | Tyler,Texas | MLB | 1974-1988 | 850,000 |
| 15 | Rafael Palmeiro | 1B | 21 | L | L | 6-0 | 190 | 9/24/1964 | Havana,Cuba | MLB | 1986-2005 | 60,000 |
| 44 | Dick Ruthven | P | 35 | R | R | 6-3 | 190 | 3/27/1951 | Sacramento,California | MLB | 1973-1986 | 1,050,000 |
| 23 | Ryne Sandberg | 2B | 26 | R | R | 6-2 | 180 | 9/18/1959 | Spokane,Washington | MLB | 1981-1997 | 665,000 |
| 21 | Scott Sanderson | P | 29 | R | R | 6-5 | 200 | 7/22/1956 | Dearborn,Michigan | MLB | 1978-1996 | 800,000 |
| 46 | Lee Smith | P | 28 | R | R | 6-5 | 220 | 12/4/1957 | Jamestown,Louisiana | MLB | 1980-1997 | 720,000 |
| 28 | Chris Speier | SS | 36 | R | R | 6-1 | 180 | 6/28/1950 | Alameda,California | MLB | 1971-1989 | 275,000 |
| 40 | Rick Sutcliffe | P | 30 | R | R | 6-7 | 215 | 6/21/1956 | Independence,Missouri | MLB | 1976-1994 | 1,530,000 |
| 19 | Manny Trillo | 2B | 35 | R | R | 6-1 | 164 | 12/25/1950 | Caritito,Venezuela | MLB | 1973-1989 | 550,000 |
| 34 | Steve Trout | P | 28 | L | L | 6-4 | 195 | 7/30/1957 | Detroit,Michigan | MLB | 1978-1989 | 890,000 |
| 29 | Chico Walker | 3B-LF | 28 | B | R | 5-9 | 179 | 11/25/1957 | Jackson,Mississippi | MLB | 1980-1993 | 60,000 |
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