List of Chicago Cubs owners and executives

This is a list of owners and executives of the Chicago Cubs.

Owners

General Managers

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

References

  1. ^ "Meet Albert Lasker: Big influence as early Cubs owner; responsible for naming park Wrigley Field".
  2. ^ "ALBERT LASKER – American National Business Hall of Fame, ANBHF".
  3. ^ "Cubs Owners | Chicago Cubs". MLB.com.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Schwarz, Alan (December 21, 2005). "2005 General Manager Roundtable". Baseball America. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
  6. ^ Dickson, P. (2009). The Dickson Baseball Dictionary (Third ed.). W.W. Norton & Co. p. 362. ISBN 978-0-393-06681-4.