The 1979 roster for the Cubs included Rick Reuschel at pitcher, Barry Foote at catcher, Bill Buckner at first baseman, Ted Sizemore at second baseman and Steve Ontiveros at third baseman.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | BIRTHPLACE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Biittner | OF | 6'2" | 205 | 7/27/1945 | 33 | Pocahontas, IA | |
| 2 | | T. Blackwell | C | 5'11" | 180 | 8/19/1952 | 26 | San Diego, CA | |
| 3 | | B. Buckner | 1B | 6'0" | 185 | 12/14/1949 | 29 | Vallejo, CA | |
| 4 | | R. Burris | P | 6'5" | 200 | 8/22/1950 | 28 | Idabel, OK | |
| 5 | | D. Capilla | P | 5'11" | 175 | 1/7/1952 | 27 | Honolulu, HI | |
| 6 | | B. Caudill | P | 6'1" | 210 | 7/13/1956 | 22 | Santa Monica, CA | |
| 7 | | G. Clines | PH | 5'9" | 170 | 10/6/1946 | 32 | San Pablo, CA | |
| 8 | | S. Davis | 2B | 6'1" | 200 | 12/30/1953 | 25 | Oakland, CA | |
| 9 | | I. De Jesus | SS | 5'11" | 175 | 1/9/1953 | 26 | Santurce, Puerto Rico | |
| 10 | | S. Dillard | 2B | 6'1" | 180 | 2/8/1951 | 28 | Memphis, TN | |
| 11 | | M. Dilone | OF | 6'0" | 160 | 11/1/1954 | 24 | Santiago, Dominican Republic | |
| 12 | | B. Foote | C | 6'3" | 210 | 2/16/1952 | 27 | Smithfield, NC | |
| 13 | | D. Geisel | P | 6'3" | 210 | 1/18/1955 | 24 | Windber, PA | |
| 14 | | K. Henderson | OF | 6'2" | 180 | 6/15/1946 | 33 | Carroll, IA | |
| 15 | | W. Hernandez | P | 6'3" | 180 | 11/14/1954 | 24 | Aguada, Puerto Rico | |
| 16 | | K. Holtzman | P | 6'2" | 175 | 11/3/1945 | 33 | St. Louis, MO | |
| 17 | | M. Kelleher | 3B | 5'9" | 175 | 7/25/1947 | 31 | Seattle, WA | |
| 18 | | B. Kimm | C | 5'11" | 175 | 6/29/1951 | 28 | Cedar Rapids, IA | |
| 19 | | D. Kingman | OF | 6'6" | 210 | 12/21/1948 | 30 | Pendleton, OR | |
| 20 | | M. Krukow | P | 6'5" | 205 | 1/21/1952 | 27 | Long Beach, CA | |
| 21 | | D. Lamp | P | 6'3" | 210 | 9/23/1952 | 26 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 22 | | S. Macko | 2B | 5'10" | 160 | 9/6/1954 | 24 | Burlington, IA | |
| 23 | | J. Martin | OF | 6'1" | 195 | 5/11/1949 | 30 | Columbia, SC | |
| 24 | | L. McGlothen | P | 6'2" | 195 | 3/27/1950 | 29 | Monroe, LA | |
| 25 | | S. Mejias | OF | 6'0" | 170 | 5/9/1952 | 27 | Santiago, Dominican Republic | |
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