The 1959 roster for the Cubs included Bob Anderson at pitcher, Sammy Taylor at catcher, Jim Marshall at first baseman, Tony Taylor at second baseman and Alvin Dark at third baseman.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | BIRTHPLACE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Adams | 1B | 5'10" | 170 | 12/14/1921 | 37 | Tuolumne, CA | |
| 2 | | G. Altman | OF | 6'4" | 200 | 3/20/1933 | 26 | Goldsboro, NC | |
| 3 | | B. Anderson | P | 6'4" | 210 | 9/29/1935 | 23 | East Chicago, IN | |
| 4 | | E. Averill | C | 5'10" | 190 | 9/9/1931 | 27 | Cleveland, OH | |
| 5 |  | E. Banks | SS | 6'1" | 180 | 1/31/1931 | 28 | Dallas, TX | |
| 6 | | J. Buzhardt | P | 6'2" | 195 | 8/17/1936 | 22 | Prosperity, SC | |
| 7 | | A. Ceccarelli | P | 6'0" | 190 | 4/2/1930 | 29 | New Haven, CT | |
| 8 | | A. Dark | 3B | 5'11" | 185 | 1/7/1922 | 37 | Comanche, OK | |
| 9 | | E. Donnelly | P | 6'0" | 175 | 12/10/1932 | 26 | Allen, MI | |
| 10 | | M. Drabowsky | P | 6'2" | 200 | 7/21/1935 | 23 | Ozanna, Poland | |
| 11 | | D. Drott | P | 6'0" | 185 | 7/1/1936 | 23 | Cincinnati, OH | |
| 12 | | D. Eaddy | 3B | 5'11" | 165 | 2/16/1934 | 25 | Grand Rapids, MI | |
| 13 | | D. Elston | P | 6'0" | 170 | 4/6/1929 | 30 | Campbellstown, OH | |
| 14 | | J. Goryl | 2B | 5'10" | 175 | 10/21/1933 | 25 | Cumberland, RI | |
| 15 | | B. Henry | P | 6'2" | 180 | 10/15/1927 | 31 | Alice, TX | |
| 16 | | D. Hillman | P | 5'11" | 168 | 9/14/1927 | 31 | Dungannon, VA | |
| 17 | | G. Hobbie | P | 6'2" | 195 | 4/24/1936 | 23 | Witt, IL | |
| 18 | | L. Jackson | PH | 5'10" | 168 | 7/26/1935 | 23 | Riverton, LA | |
| 19 | | R. Jackson | 3B | 6'2" | 180 | 2/10/1926 | 33 | Little Rock, AR | |
| 20 | | B. Johnson | P | 6'2" | 190 | 5/15/1931 | 28 | Greenwood, SC | |
| 21 | | C. King | OF | 6'2" | 190 | 11/10/1930 | 28 | Paris, TN | |
| 22 | | D. Long | 1B | 6'4" | 210 | 2/6/1926 | 33 | Springfield, MO | |
| 23 | | J. Marshall | 1B | 6'1" | 190 | 5/25/1931 | 28 | Danville, IL | |
| 24 | | M. Martin | P | 6'0" | 180 | 9/3/1922 | 36 | Dixon, MO | |
| 25 | | S. Morehead | P | 6'0" | 195 | 8/15/1934 | 24 | Houston, TX | |
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