List of Chicago Cubs owners and executives
This is a list of owners and executives of the Chicago Cubs.
Owners
[edit]- Albert Spalding
- Jim Hart
- Charles Murphy
- Charles Phelps Taft
- Charles Weeghman
- Albert Lasker[1][2]
- William Wrigley, Jr.
- Philip K. Wrigley
- William Wrigley III
- Tribune Company
- The Ricketts Family[3]
General Managers
[edit]The Cubs have had 13 general managers.[4] The general manager controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts.[5][6] The first person to officially hold the title of general manager for the Cubs was Charles Weber, who assumed the title in 1934.[4]
| # | Name | Seasons | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Weber | 1934–1940 | [4] |
| 2 | James Gallagher | 1940–1949 | [4] |
| 3 | Wid Matthews | 1950–1956 | [4] |
| 4 | John Holland | 1957–1975 | [4] |
| 5 | Salty Saltwell | 1976 | [4] |
| 6 | Bob Kennedy | November 1976 – May 1981 | [4] |
| 7 | Herman Franks | May 1981 – October 1981 | [4] |
| 8 | Dallas Green | October 1981 – October 1987 | [4] |
| 9 | Jim Frey | November 1987 – October 1991 | [4] |
| 10 | Larry Himes | November 1991 – October 1994 | [4] |
| 11 | Ed Lynch | October 1994 – July 2000 | [4] |
| 12 | Andy MacPhail | July 2000 – July 2002 | [4] |
| 13 | Jim Hendry | July 2002 – August 2011 | [4] |
| 14 | Randy Bush (interim) |
August 2011 – October 2011 | [4] |
| 15 | Jed Hoyer | November 2011 – October 2021 | [4] |
| 14 | Carter Hawkins | October 2021 – present | [4] |
Presidents
[edit]- David Allen Gage
- Norman T. Gassette
- George W. Gage
- William Hulbert
- Albert Spalding
- Jim Hart
- Charles Murphy
- Charles H. Thomas
- Charles Weeghman
- Fred Mitchell
- William Veeck, Sr.
- Philip K. Wrigley
- William Wrigley III
- Bob Kennedy
- Bill Hagenah
- Andrew J. McKenna
- Jim Finks
- Dallas Green
- Donald Grenesko
- Andy MacPhail
- John McDonough
- Crane Kenney
- Theo Epstein
- Jed Hoyer
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet Albert Lasker: Big influence as early Cubs owner; responsible for naming park Wrigley Field".
- ^ "ALBERT LASKER – American National Business Hall of Fame, ANBHF".
- ^ "Cubs Owners | Chicago Cubs". MLB.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Cubs' General Managers". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on February 5, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
- ^ Schwarz, Alan (December 21, 2005). "2005 General Manager Roundtable". Baseball America. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
- ^ Dickson, P. (2009). The Dickson Baseball Dictionary (Third ed.). W.W. Norton & Co. p. 362. ISBN 978-0-393-06681-4.