1955 CHICAGO CUBS
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Level: MLB
Location: Chicago,IL
Team Record: 72-81 .471
Result: 6th in National League
Manager(s): Stan Hack
General Manager: Wid Mathews
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Attendance: 875,800
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Chicago Cubs affiliate history
Team Record: 72-81 .471
Result: 6th in National League
Manager(s): Stan Hack
General Manager: Wid Mathews
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Attendance: 875,800
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Chicago Cubs affiliate history
Oldest Player: Walker Cooper (40)
Youngest Player: Don Kaiser (20)
Longest Tenure: Hal Jeffcoat, Warren Hacker, Bob Rush (8)
Top Hitter: Ernie Banks (7)
Top Pitcher: Bob Rush (5)
Top Draft Pick:
Roster Continuity: 67.40%
Youngest Player: Don Kaiser (20)
Longest Tenure: Hal Jeffcoat, Warren Hacker, Bob Rush (8)
Top Hitter: Ernie Banks (7)
Top Pitcher: Bob Rush (5)
Top Draft Pick:
Roster Continuity: 67.40%
National League Standings
| Teams | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Brooklyn | 98 | 55 | .641 | -- |
| Milwaukee | 85 | 69 | .552 | 13.5 |
| NY Giants | 80 | 74 | .519 | 18.5 |
| Philadelphia | 77 | 77 | .500 | 21.5 |
| Cincinnati | 75 | 79 | .487 | 23.5 |
| Chi Cubs | 72 | 81 | .471 | 26.0 |
| St. Louis | 68 | 86 | .442 | 30.5 |
| Pittsburgh | 60 | 94 | .390 | 38.5 |
| # | Player | Pos | HiLvl | Ht | Wt | Bats | Throws | Born | Age | Place | Draft Information | ||||
| 35 | Vicente Amor | P | MLB | 6-3 | 182 | Right | Right | 8/8/1932 | 22 | Havana,Cuba | UDFA | ||||
| 29 | John Andre | P | MLB | 6-4 | 200 | Left | Right | 1/3/1923 | 32 | Brockton,Massachusetts | UDFA | ||||
| 37 | Gene Baker | 2B-3B | MLB | 6-1 | 170 | Right | Right | 6/15/1925 | 30 | Davenport,Iowa | UDFA | ||||
| 14 | Ernie Banks | 1B-SS | MLB | 6-1 | 180 | Right | Right | 1/31/1931 | 24 | Dallas,Texas | 1953 | UDFA | CHC | ||
| 7 | Frank Baumholtz | OF | MLB | 5-10 | 175 | Left | Left | 10/7/1918 | 36 | Midvale,Ohio | UDFA | ||||
| 30 | Jim Bolger | OF | MLB | 6-2 | 180 | Right | Right | 2/23/1932 | 23 | Cincinnati,Ohio | UDFA | ||||
| 32 | Harry Chiti | C | MLB | 6-3 | 225 | Right | Right | 11/16/1932 | 22 | Kincaid,Illinois | UDFA | ||||
| 23 | Bubba Church | P | MLB | 6-0 | 180 | Right | Right | 9/12/1924 | 30 | Birmingham,Alabama | UDFA | ||||
| 42 | Hy Cohen | P | MLB | 6-5 | 220 | Right | Right | 1/29/1931 | 24 | Brooklyn,New York | UDFA | ||||
| 25 | Walker Cooper | C | MLB | 6-3 | 210 | Right | Right | 1/8/1915 | 40 | Atherton,Missouri | UDFA | ||||
| 22 | Jim Davis | P | MLB | 6-0 | 180 | Both | Left | 9/15/1924 | 30 | Red Bluff,California | UDFA | ||||
| 1 | Jim Fanning | C | MLB | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 9/14/1927 | 27 | Chicago,Illinois | UDFA | ||||
| 40 | Dee Fondy | 1B | MLB | 6-3 | 196 | Left | Left | 10/31/1924 | 30 | Slaton,Texas | UDFA | ||||
| 3 | Owen Friend | 2B | MLB | 6-1 | 180 | Right | Right | 3/21/1927 | 28 | Granite City,Illinois | UDFA | ||||
| 18 | Warren Hacker | P | MLB | 6-1 | 185 | Right | Right | 11/21/1924 | 30 | Marissa,Illinois | UDFA | ||||
| 53 | Dave Hillman | P | MLB | 5-11 | 168 | Right | Right | 9/14/1927 | 27 | Dungannon,Virginia | UDFA | ||||
| 2 | Randy Jackson | 3B | MLB | 6-1 | 180 | Right | Right | 2/10/1926 | 29 | Little Rock,Arkansas | UDFA | ||||
| 19 | Hal Jeffcoat | OF-P | MLB | 5-10 | 185 | Right | Right | 9/6/1924 | 30 | West Columbia,South Carolina | UDFA | ||||
| 27 | Sam Jones | P | MLB | 6-4 | 200 | Right | Right | 12/14/1925 | 29 | Stewartsville,Ohio | UDFA | ||||
| 45 | Don Kaiser | P | MLB | 6-5 | 195 | Right | Right | 2/3/1935 | 20 | Byng,Oklahoma | UDFA | ||||
| 48 | Jim King | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 185 | Left | Right | 8/27/1932 | 22 | Elkins,Arkansas | UDFA | ||||
| 31 | Al Lary | P | MLB | 6-3 | 185 | Right | Right | 9/26/1928 | 26 | Northport,Alabama | UDFA | ||||
| 8 | Clyde McCullough | C | MLB | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 3/4/1917 | 38 | Nashville,Tennessee | UDFA | ||||
| 28 | Lloyd Merriman | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 195 | Left | Left | 8/2/1924 | 30 | Clovis,California | UDFA | ||||
| 21 | Eddie Miksis | 2B-OF | MLB | 6-0 | 185 | Right | Right | 9/11/1926 | 28 | Burlington,New Jersey | UDFA | ||||
| 24 | Paul Minner | P | MLB | 6-5 | 210 | Left | Left | 7/30/1923 | 31 | New Wilmington,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 5 | Vern Morgan | 3B | MLB | 6-1 | 190 | Left | Right | 8/8/1928 | 26 | Emporia,Virginia | UDFA | ||||
| 43 | Harry Perkowski | P | MLB | 6-2 | 196 | Left | Left | 9/6/1922 | 32 | Dante,Virginia | UDFA | ||||
| 16 | Howie Pollet | P | MLB | 6-1 | 175 | Left | Left | 6/26/1921 | 34 | New Orleans,Louisiana | UDFA | ||||
| 17 | Bob Rush | P | MLB | 6-4 | 205 | Right | Right | 12/21/1925 | 29 | Battle Creek,Michigan | UDFA | ||||
| 9 | Hank Sauer | OF | MLB | 6-4 | 199 | Right | Right | 3/17/1917 | 38 | Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 11 | Bob Speake | OF-1B | MLB | 6-1 | 178 | Left | Left | 8/22/1930 | 24 | Springfield,Missouri | UDFA | ||||
| 55 | Ted Tappe | OF | MLB | 6-3 | 185 | Left | Right | 2/2/1931 | 24 | Seattle,Washington | UDFA | ||||
| 26 | Bob Thorpe | P | MLB | 6-1 | 170 | Right | Right | 1/12/1935 | 20 | San Diego,California | UDFA | ||||
| 33 | Bill Tremel | P | MLB | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 7/4/1929 | 25 | Lilly,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 3 | Gale Wade | OF | MLB | 6-1 | 185 | Left | Right | 1/20/1929 | 26 | Hollister,Missouri | UDFA | ||||
| Team Personnel | Position | |
| Ray Blades | Assistant Coach | |
| Jack Brickhouse | Broadcaster | |
| Stan Hack | Manager | |
| Milo Hamilton | Broadcaster | |
| Ray Hayworth | Assistant Coach | |
| Dutch Leonard | Pitching Coach | |
| Vince Lloyd | Broadcaster | |
| Wid Mathews | General Manager | |
| Bob Scheffing | Assistant Coach |
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