The Chicago Cubs today agreed to terms with free agent left-handed hitter JOHN MABRY on a one-year contract for the 2006 season. Financial terms of the contract with the infielder/outfielder were not disclosed.

Mabry, 35, saw action in 112 games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2005, batting .240 with 24 extra-base hits and 32 RBI.

• the left-handed batter led the club with 34 pinch at-bats, batting .265 in that role, including a pinch-homer on August 30 against Florida.

• appeared in 49 games (25 starts) in right field, 23 games (12 starts) in left field, 18 games (12 starts) at third base and 14 games (five starts) at first base.

• batted .341 during 22 games in July.

• had 13 multi-hit games, including a season-high four hits July 4 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Mabry has seen action with six teams during his 12-year major league career - playing for St. Louis (1994-1998, 2001, 2004-2005), Seattle (1999-2000, 2003), San Diego (2000), Florida (2001), Philadelphia (2002) and Oakland (2002). • is a career .269 batter with 90 home runs and 416 RBI in 1,187 games.

Mabry has seen action in every round of the postseason, batting .214 in 26 postseason games with St. Louis (1996, 2004-2005) and Oakland (2002).