The 1989 Chicago Cubs season was the 118th season of the franchise, the 114th in the National League and 74th season at

Wrigley Field Wrigley Field is a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman's Chicago ...

. The Cubs were managed by

Don Zimmer Donald William Zimmer (January 17, 1931 – June 4, 2014) was an American infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). Zimmer was involved in professional baseball from 1949 until his death, a span of 65 years, across 8 de ...

in his second season as manager and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (A ...

National League East Division The National League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. Along with the American League Central it is one of two divisions to have every member win at least one World Series title. The division was created when the National Lea ...

. The Cubs stole the National League spotlight during the 1989 season along with their

NL West The National League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed for the 1969 season when the National League expanded to 12 teams by adding the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos. For purpose of keeping a re ...

rivals

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yo ...

. The Cubs had All-Star seasons from Ryne Sandberg,

Andre Dawson Andre Nolan Dawson (born July 10, 1954), nicknamed "The Hawk" and "Awesome Dawson", is an American former professional baseball player and inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame. During a 21-year baseball career, he played for four different t ...

Rick Sutcliffe Richard Lee Sutcliffe (born June 21, 1956), nicknamed "The Red Baron", is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardinals between 1976 and ...

, and closing pitcher

Mitch Williams Mitchell Steven Williams (born November 17, 1964), nicknamed "Wild Thing", is an American former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for six teams from 1986 to 1997. He was also a studio analyst for the MLB Network from 2009 to ...

. Williams gave the Cubs a strong stopper in the bullpen in his impressive National League debut while the 1989

NL Rookie of the Year In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to two outstanding rookie players, one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL), as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). The aw ...

was Chicago's very own

Jerome Walton Jerome O'Terrell Walton (born July 8, 1965) is an American former Major League Baseball center fielder who played for the Chicago Cubs, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, between 1989 a ...

, who proved himself to be a dependable centerfielder. The Cubs finished the season 93–69 to win the East Division for the second time in franchise history, battling the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...

into the last week of the season. The Cubs lost the National League Championship Series four games to one to the

, who proved to be more dominant with a strong hitting presence.

Offseason

* December 5, 1988:

Rafael Palmeiro Rafael Palmeiro Corrales (born September 24, 1964) is a Cuban-American former Major League Baseball first baseman and left fielder. Palmeiro was an All-American at Mississippi State University before being drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1985. ...

Jamie Moyer Jamie Moyer (born November 18, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Over his 25-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB), Moyer pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Bost ...

, and

Drew Hall Andrew Clark "Drew" Hall is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Chicago Cubs (–), Texas Rangers () and Montreal Expos (). He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, but grew up in Ashland, Kentucky and attended Paul G. Blazer H ...

were traded by the Cubs to the Texas Rangers in exchange for

Paul Kilgus Paul Nelson Kilgus (born February 2, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardinals. Early li ...

, Curtis Wilkerson, Steve Wilson, Luis Benitez (minors), and Pablo Delgado (minors). * December 7, 1988: Scott Sanderson was signed as a free agent by the Cubs. * December 8, 1988: Rolando Roomes was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds for Lloyd McClendon. * March 28, 1989:

Rich Gossage Richard Michael "Goose" Gossage (born July 5, 1951) is an American former baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1972 and 1994. He pitched for nine different teams, spending his best years with the New York ...

was released by the Cubs.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* August 24, 1989: The Cubs traded players to be named later to the

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in ...

for Paul Assenmacher. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Kelly Mann and Pat Gomez to the Braves on September 1. * August 30, 1989:

Calvin Schiraldi Calvin Drew Schiraldi (born June 16, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1984 through 1991 for five different teams. He is best remembered as the losing pitcher of Game 6 and ...

Darrin Jackson Darrin Jay Jackson (born August 22, 1963) is the current radio color analyst for the Chicago White Sox and also a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played 12 years for the Chicago Cubs (1985–1989), San Diego Padres (1989–1992 ...

and a player to be named later were traded by the Cubs to the

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penn ...

for Marvell Wynne and

Luis Salazar Luis Ernesto Salazar Garcia (born May 19, 1956) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1992 as a third baseman and outfielder for the San Diego Padres (1980–84, 19 ...

. The Cubs completed the deal by sending

Phil Stephenson Phillip Raymond Stephenson (born September 19, 1960) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played all or parts of four seasons in the majors, from until . Amateur career While playing for the Shockers of Wichita State Universit ...

to the Padres on September 5.

Roster

Game log

, - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 1, , April 4, ,

Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

, , 5–4 , , Sutcliffe (1–0), , Youmans (0–1), , Williams (1), , 33,361 , , 1–0, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 2, , April 5, ,

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Howell Howell may refer to: Places In the United Kingdom *Howell, Lincolnshire, England In the United States *Howell, Georgia * Howell, Evansville, a neighborhood of Evansville, Indiana *Howell, Michigan * Howell, Missouri *Howell, Utah * Howell C ...

(1–0), , Maddux (0–1), , Maddux (1), , 18,674 , , 1–1, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 3, , April 6, ,

, , 8–3 , , Ontiveros (1–0), , Kilgus (0–1), , , , 6,364 , , 1–2, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 4, , April 7, ,

Pirates Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...

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Wilson Wilson may refer to: People *Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender * Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson R ...

(1–0), , Taylor (0–1), , Williams (2), , 6,195 , , 2–2, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 5, , April 8, ,

, , 5–3 , , Bielecki (1–0), , Heaton (0–1), , Schiraldi (1), , 19,374 , , 3–2, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 6, , April 9, ,

, , 8–3 , , Sutcliffe (2–0), , Walk (0–1), , , , 11,387 , , 4–2, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 7, , April 11, ,

Cardinals Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

, , 5–4 , , Schiraldi (1–0), , DeLeón (1–1), , Williams (3), , 7,943 , , 5–2, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 8, , April 12, ,

, , 3–2 , , Kilgus (1–1), , Terry (0–1), , Williams (4), , 21,187 , , 6–2, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 9, , April 14, , @

, , 6–4 , , Sanderson (1–0), , Ruffin (0–2), , Williams (5), , 20,851 , , 7–2, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 10, , April 16, , @

, , 5–3 , , Sutcliffe (3–0), , Youmans (0–2), , Williams (6), , 32,249 , , 8–2, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 11, , April 17, , @ Expos, , 2–1 , , Gross (2–1), , Maddux (0–2), , Burke (3), , 8,847 , , 8–3, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 12, , April 18, , @ Expos, , 11–2 , , B. Smith (1–0), , Kilgus (1–2), , , , 11,913 , , 8–4, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 13, , April 19, , @ Expos, , 3–2 , , Den. Martinez (1–0), , Sanderson (1–1), , Burke (4), , 9,014 , , 8–5, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 14, , April 20, , @

Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

, , 4–3 , , Gooden (3–0), , Williams (0–1), , McDowell (1), , 28,944 , , 8–6, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 15, , April 21, , @

, , 8–4 , , Sutcliffe (4–0), , Ojeda (0–3), ,

(1), , 34,690 , , 9–6, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 16, , April 22, , @

, , 3–1 , , Fernandez (2–0), , Maddux (0–3), , McDowell (2), , 41,323 , , 9–7, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 17, , April 23, , @

, , 4–2 , , Aguilera (1–0), , Schiraldi (1–1), , , , 40,268 , , 9–8, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 18, , April 25, ,

Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Broo ...

, , 4–0 , , Belcher (2–1), , Sanderson (1–2), , , , 31,876 , , 9–9, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 19, , April 26, ,

, , 3–1 , ,

Morgan Morgan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Morgan (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Morgan le Fay, a powerful witch in Arthurian legend * Morgan (surname), a surname of Welsh origin * Morgan (singer ...

(2–1), , Sutcliffe (4–1), ,

(2), , 13,221 , , 9–10, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 20, , April 27, ,

, , 1–0 , , Maddux (1–3), , Hershiser (3–2), , , , 12,013 , , 10–10, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 21, , April 28, ,

Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL pennan ...

, , 3–1 , , Kilgus (2–2), ,

Rasmussen The surname Rasmussen () is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning '' Rasmus' son''. It is the ninth-most-common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.9% of the population.

(1–4), , Williams (7), , 9,504 , , 11–10, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 22, 22, , April 29, ,

, , 5–4 , , Terrell (3–2), , Bielecki (1–1), ,

Davis Davis may refer to: Places Antarctica * Mount Davis (Antarctica) * Davis Island (Palmer Archipelago) * Davis Valley, Queen Elizabeth Land Canada * Davis, Saskatchewan, an unincorporated community * Davis Strait, between Nunavut and Gre ...

(11), , 34,748 , , 11–11, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 23, , April 30, ,

, , 7–3 , , Sanderson (2–2), , Show (4–2), , , , 28,735 , , 12–11, , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 24, , May 1, , @

Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

, , 4 – 3 12, ,

Pico Pico may refer to: Places The Moon * Mons Pico, a lunar mountain in the northern part of the Mare Imbrium basin Portugal * Pico, a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Verde * Pico da Pedra, a civil parish in the municipality of Ribe ...

(1–0), , LaCoss (1–2), , Schiraldi (2), , 17,914 , , 13–11, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 25, , May 2, , @

, , 4–0 , , Reuschel (4–2), , Maddux (1–4), ,

Gossage Gossage is a family name of soapmakers and alkali manufacturers. Their company eventually became part of the Unilever group. During World War II, all soap brands were abolished by British government decree in 1942, in favour of a generic soap. Whe ...

(1), , 11,128 , , 13–12, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 26, , May 3, , @

, , 5–4 , , Kilgus (3–2), , Grant (0–1), , Williams (8), , 20,403 , , 14–12, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 27, , May 4, , @

, , 4–0 , , Bielecki (2–1), , Terrell (3–3), , , , 25,892 , , 15–12, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 28, , May 5, , @

, , 4–2 , , Sanderson (3–2), , Belcher (2–3), , Williams (9), , 46,767 , , 16–12, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 29, , May 6, , @

, , 3–0 , ,

(3–1), , Sutcliffe (4–2), ,

(3), , 46,389 , , 16–13, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 30, , May 7, , @

, , 4–2 , ,

(2–0), , Hershiser (4–3), , Williams (10), , 46,329 , , 17–13, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 31, , May 9, ,

, , 4–2 , , Krukow (2–0), , Kilgus (3–3), , Lefferts (5), , 13,949 , , 17–14, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 32, , May 10, ,

, , 4–3 , , LaCoss (2–3), , Williams (0–2), , Lefferts (6), , 25,638 , , 17–15, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 33, , May 12, ,

Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 afte ...

, , 3–1 , , Deshaies (5–2), , Sutcliffe (4–3), , , , 21,141 , , 17–16, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 34, , May 13, ,

, , 1–0 , , Knepper (2–5), , Maddux (1–5), ,

Smith Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people wi ...

(6), , 27,775 , , 17–17, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 35, , May 14, ,

, , 5–1 , , Scott (5–2), , Kilgus (3–4), , , , 23,391 , , 17–18, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 36, , May 15, , Braves, , 4–0 , , Bielecki (3–1), , Lilliquist (2–3), , , , 16,920 , , 18–18, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 37, , May 16, , Braves, , 4–3 , , Sanderson (4–2), , Glavine (5–1), , Williams (11), , 24,070 , , 19–18, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 38, , May 17, , Braves, , 4–0 , ,

(2–0), , Z. Smith (1–6), , , , 31,196 , , 20–18, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 39, , May 19, , @ Reds, , 8–2 , , Maddux (2–5), ,

Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Qu ...

(2–7), , , , 29,202 , , 21–18, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 40, , May 20, , @ Reds, , 7–3 , , Kilgus (4–4), , Browning (3–4), ,

Perry Perry, also known as pear cider, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally the perry pear. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. It is also mad ...

(1), , 49,175 , , 22–18, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 41, , May 21, , @ Reds, , 7–2 , , Mahler (6–4), , Bielecki (3–2), , , , 34,128 , , 22–19, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 42, , May 22, , @

, , 5–3 , , Sutcliffe (5–3), , Deshaies (5–3), , Schiraldi (3), , 11,923 , , 23–19, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 43, , May 23, , @

, , 5–4 , , Sanderson (5–2), , Scott (6–3), , Schiraldi (4), , 15,665 , , 24–19, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 44, , May 24, , @

, , 3–1 , , Maddux (3–5), , Knepper (2–6), , Williams (12), , 17,042 , , 25–19, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 45, , May 26, , Reds, , 10 – 8 12, , Dibble (4–1), , Schiraldi (1–2), , , , 33,583 , , 25–20, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 46, , May 27, , Reds, , 5–3 , , Sutcliffe (6–3), , Rijo (4–1), , , , 34,546 , , 26–20, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 47, , May 28, , Reds, , 6–1 , , Bielecki (4–2), ,

(3–8), , , , 37,231 , , 27–20, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 48, , May 29, , @ Braves, , 2–1 , , Lilliquist (3–3), , Sanderson (5–3), , Boever (7), , 15,123 , , 27–21, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 49, , May 30, , @ Braves, , 3–2 , , Maddux (4–5), , P. Smith (1–7), , Williams (13), , 7,566 , , 28–21, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 50, , May 31, , @ Braves, , 3–2 , , Smoltz (7–3), , Kilgus (4–5), , Boever (8), , 7,958 , , 28–22, , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 51, , June 2, , @

, , 5–2 , , Sutcliffe (7–3), , Magrane (3–4), , Williams (14), , 46,448 , , 29–22, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 52, , June 3, , @

, , 6 – 5 10, , Quisenberry (2–1), , Schiraldi (1–3), , , , 44,719 , , 29–23, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 53, , June 4, , @

, , 11–3 , , Sanderson (6–3), , Terry (4–5), , , , 45,659 , , 30–23, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 54, , June 5, ,

, , 15–3 , , Maddux (5–5), , Cone (3–5), , , , 34,840 , , 31–23, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 55, , June 6, ,

, , 8–4 , , Kilgus (5–5), , Ojeda (2–6), , , , 33,558 , , 32–23, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 56, , June 7, ,

, , 10–5 , , Gooden (7–2), , Sutcliffe (7–4), , Aguilera (4), , 35,372 , , 32–24, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 57, , June 8, ,

, , 5 – 4 10, , Williams (1–2), , Aase (1–2), , , , 36,358 , , 33–24, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 58, , June 9, ,

, , 1–0 , , DeLeón (8–3), , Sanderson (6–4), , Worrell (7), , 34,937 , , 33–25, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 59, , June 10, ,

, , 6–0 , , Magrane (4–5), , Maddux (5–6), , , , 38,045 , , 33–26, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 60, , June 11, ,

, , 10–7 , , Carpenter (2–4), , Schiraldi (1–4), , , , 35,450 , , 33–27, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 61, , June 12, ,

, , 10–3 , ,

(3–0), , Terry (4–6), , , , 27,154 , , 34–27, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 62, , June 13, , @

, , 4–2 , , Bielecki (5–2), , Darling (4–5), , Williams (15), , 26,664 , , 35–27, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 63, , June 14, , @

, , 2 – 0 7, , Gooden (8–2), , Sanderson (6–5), , Aguilera (5), , 27,278 , , 35–28, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 64, , June 15, , @

, , 4 – 3 12, , Aguilera (3–1), ,

(0–1), , , , 24,689 , , 35–29, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 65, , June 16, , @ Expos, , 8–5 , , B. Smith (7–2), , Kilgus (5–6), , Burke (14), , 26,264 , , 35–30, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 66, , June 17, , @ Expos, , 3–2 , , Sutcliffe (8–4), ,

Pérez Pérez, or Perez as most commonly written in English, is a Castilian Spanish surname. Perez (pronounced Peretz, see below) is also common in people of Sephardic Jewish descent and is the 4th most common surname in Israel, most common surname not o ...

(3–8), , Williams (16), , 35,095 , , 36–30, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 67, , June 18, , @ Expos, , 5–4 , , Bielecki (6–2), , Langston (2–2), , Williams (17), , 35,968 , , 37–30, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 68, , June 20, , @

, , 5 – 4 11, , Schiraldi (2–4), , Garcia (0–1), , Kilgus (1), , 11,713 , , 38–30, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 69, , June 21, , @

, , 1 – 0 11, , Maddux (6–6), , Bair (0–1), , Williams (18), , 23,970 , , 39–30, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 70, , June 22, , @

, , 8–0 , , Sutcliffe (9–4), , Kramer (1–4), , , , 16,430 , , 40–30, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 71, , June 23, , Expos, , 5–1 , , Langston (3–2), , Bielecki (6–3), , Burke (15), , 36,239 , , 40–31, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 72, , June 24, , Expos, , 5–0 , , Gross (7–6), , Kilgus (5–7), , , , 36,068 , , 40–32, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 73, , June 25, , Expos, , 5–0 , , Den. Martinez (7–1), , Sanderson (6–6), , , , 34,491 , , 40–33, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 74, , June 26, ,

, , 2–1 , , Drabek (5–5), , Maddux (6–7), , , , 35,407 , , 40–34, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 75, , June 27, ,

, , 5–4 , , Kramer (2–4), , Sutcliffe (9–5), , Landrum (7), , 35,646 , , 40–35, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 76, , June 28, ,

, , 3–1 , ,

Robinson Robinson may refer to: People and names * Robinson (name) Fictional characters * Robinson Crusoe, the main character, and title of a novel by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719 Geography * Robinson projection, a map projection used since the 1960 ...

(4–6), , Bielecki (6–4), , Landrum (8), , 34,114 , , 40–36, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 77, , June 29, , @

, , 12–2 , , Brantley (1–0), , Kilgus (5–8), , , , 12,339 , , 40–37, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 78, , June 30, , @

, , 6–4 , , Sanderson (7–6), ,

(0–1), , Williams (19), , 49,241 , , 41–37, , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 79, , July 1, , @

, , 3–2 , , Maddux (7–7), , Reuschel (12–3), , Williams (20), , 29,019 , , 42–37, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 80, , July 2, , @

, , 4–3 , , Brantley (2–0), , Sutcliffe (9–6), , Bedrosian (12), , 41,350 , , 42–38, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 81, , July 4, ,

, , 5–1 , , Bielecki (7–4), , Whitson (10–6), ,

(2), , 32,920 , , 43–38, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 82, , July 5, ,

, , 5–3 , , Sanderson (8–6), ,

Rasmussen The surname Rasmussen () is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning '' Rasmus' son''. It is the ninth-most-common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.9% of the population.

(3–6), , Kilgus (2), , 33,464 , , 44–38, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 83, 83, , July 6, ,

, , 7–3 , , Maddux (8–7), , Terrell (4–12), , Williams (21), , 34,814 , , 45–38, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 84, , July 7, ,

, , 6–4 , , Sutcliffe (10–6), , Wetteland (2–2), , Williams (22), , 35,434 , , 46–38, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 85, , July 8, ,

, , 8–2 , ,

(6–8), ,

(2–1), , , , 37,096 , , 46–39, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 86, , July 9, ,

, , 11–4 , , Bielecki (8–4), , Valenzuela (4–8), , , , 35,533 , , 47–39, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 87, , July 13, , @

, , 7–3 , , Maddux (9–7), , Hurst (7–7), , Lancaster (1), , 23,481 , , 48–39, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 88, , July 14, , @

, , 7–4 , , Whitson (12–6), , Bielecki (8–5), ,

(23), , 27,649 , , 48–40, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 89, , July 15, , @

, , 3–2 , , Terrell (5–12), , Kilgus (5–9), , , , 54,717 , , 48–41, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 90, , July 16, , @

, , 4–3 , ,

Rasmussen The surname Rasmussen () is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning '' Rasmus' son''. It is the ninth-most-common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.9% of the population.

(4–6), , Sutcliffe (10–7), ,

(24), , 30,549 , , 48–42, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 91, 91, , July 17, , @

, , 6–3 , , Lancaster (1–0), , Leary (6–7), , Williams (23), , 39,914 , , 49–42, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 92, , July 18, , @

, , 4–1 , , Hershiser (11–7), , Maddux (9–8), , , , 37,543 , , 49–43, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 93, , July 19, , @

, , 4–0 , , Bielecki (9–5), ,

(6–10), , , , 40,050 , , 50–43, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 94, , July 20, ,

, , 4 – 3 11, , Lancaster (2–0), , McCament (1–1), , , , 32,306 , , 51–43, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 95, , July 21, ,

, , 4–3 , , Garrelts (8–3), , Sutcliffe (10–8), , Lefferts (17), , 34,725 , , 51–44, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 96, , July 22, ,

, , 5–2 , , Sanderson (9–6), , Hammaker (6–5), , Lancaster (2), , 35,530 , , 52–44, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 97, , July 23, ,

, , 9–5 , , Maddux (10–8), ,

(8–7), , , , 35,707 , , 53–44, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 98, , July 24, , @

, , 3–2 , , Bielecki (10–5), , Terry (7–9), , Williams (24), , 45,183 , , 54–44, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 99, , July 25, , @

, , 4–2 , , Kilgus (6–9), , Magrane (11–7), , Williams (25), , 46,621 , , 55–44, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 100, , July 26, , @

, , 2–0 , , DeLeón (10–9), , Sutcliffe (10–9), , Worrell (13), , 43,000 , , 55–45, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 101, , July 28, ,

, , 6–5 , , Schiraldi (3–4), , Aguilera (6–5), , Williams (26), , 37,554 , , 56–45, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" ,

102 102 may refer to: * 102 (number), the number * AD 102, a year in the 2nd century AD * 102 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC * 102 (ambulance service), an emergency medical transport service in Uttar Pradesh, India * 102 (Clyde) Field Squadron, Royal ...

, , July 29, ,

, , 10–3 , , Maddux (11–8), , Whitehurst (0–1), , , , 38,012 , , 57–45, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 103, , July 30, ,

, , 6–4 , , Lancaster (3–0), , Aguilera (6–6), , , , 36,837 , , 58–45, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 104, , July 31, , @

, , 10–2 , , Sutcliffe (11–9), , Mulholland (1–5), , , , , , 59–45, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 105, , July 31, , @

, , 7–4 , , Carman (3–11), , Kilgus (6–10), , Parrett (4), , 22,160 , , 59–46, , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 106, , August 1, , @

, , 4–1 , ,

(4–0), , McWilliams (2–11), , Williams (27), , 23,614 , , 60–46, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 107, , August 2, , @

, , 6–0 , ,

(9–7), , Sanderson (9–7), , , , 21,688 , , 60–47, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" ,

108 108 may refer to: * 108 (number) * AD 108, a year * 108 BC, a year * 108 (artist) (born 1978), Italian street artist * 108 (band), an American hardcore band * 108 (emergency telephone number), an emergency telephone number in several states in Ind ...

, , August 3, , @

, , 2–0 , , Maddux (12–8), , Ruffin (3–5), , Lancaster (3), , 21,983 , , 61–47, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 109, , August 4, , @

, , 3–2 , , Bielecki (11–5), , Drabek (8–8), , Williams (28), , 29,169 , , 62–47, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" ,

110 110 may refer to: *110 (number), natural number *AD 110, a year *110 BC, a year *110 film, a cartridge-based film format used in still photography *110 (MBTA bus), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus route *110 (song), 2019 song by Capi ...

, , August 5, , @

, , 4–2 , ,

(5–0), , Landrum (2–2), , Lancaster (4), , 23,262 , , 63–47, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 111, , August 6, , @

, , 5 – 4 18, , Drabek (9–8), , Sanderson (9–8), , , , 24,716 , , 63–48, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" ,

112 112 may refer to: *112 (number), the natural number following 111 and preceding 113 *112 (band), an American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia **112 (album), ''112'' (album), album from the band of the same name *112 (emergency telephone number), t ...

, , August 7, , Expos, , 5–2 , , Maddux (13–8), ,

(6–11), , , , 39,002 , , 64–48, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" ,

113 113 may refer to: *113 (number), a natural number *AD 113, a year * 113 BC, a year *113 (band), a French hip hop group * 113 (MBTA bus), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus route * 113 (New Jersey bus), Ironbound Garage in Newark and run ...

, , August 8, , Expos, , 4–2 , , Bielecki (12–5), , Den. Martinez (12–2), , Lancaster (5), , 38,126 , , 65–48, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 114, , August 9, , Expos, , 3–0 , , Sutcliffe (12–9), , B. Smith (9–6), , Williams (29), , 39,009 , , 66–48, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 115, , August 10, ,

, , 16–13 , , Parrett (9–4), ,

(5–1), , , , 36,745 , , 66–49, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" ,

116 116 (''one hundred and sixteen'') may refer to: *116 (number) *AD 116 * 116 BC * 116 (Devon and Cornwall) Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, a military unit * 116 (MBTA bus) * 116 (New Jersey bus) * 116 (hip hop group), a Christian hip hop collect ...

, , August 11, ,

, , 9–2 , , Maddux (14–8), , Carman (3–12), , , , 36,440 , , 67–49, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 117, , August 12, ,

, , 9–7 , , Bielecki (13–5), ,

(9–8), , Williams (30), , 37,752 , , 68–49, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 118, , August 13, ,

, , 5–3 , , Parrett (10–4), ,

(5–2), , , , 37,054 , , 68–50, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 119, , August 15, , @ Reds, , 5 – 2 12, , Williams (2–2), , Roesler (0–1), , , , 31,694 , , 69–50, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 120, , August 16, , @ Reds, , 5–1 , , Bielecki (14–5), , Leary (8–10), , , , 29,764 , , 70–50, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 121, , August 17, , @ Reds, , 3–2 , , Sutcliffe (13–9), , Franco (3–6), , Williams (31), , 29,278 , , 71–50, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 122, , August 18, , @

, , 6–5 , ,

(3–3), , Schiraldi (3–5), , , , 31,987 , , 71–51, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 123, , August 19, , @

, , 8–4 , , Portugal (3–1), , Maddux (14–9), , , , 41,661 , , 71–52, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 124, , August 20, , @

, , 8–4 , , Darwin (11–3), , Lancaster (3–1), , , , 38,624 , , 71–53, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 125, , August 21, , Reds, , 6 – 5 10, , Charlton (6–1), , Schiraldi (3–6), , Franco (26), , 37,626 , , 71–54, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 126, , August 22, , Reds, , 7–2 , , Browning (13–10), , Kraemer (0–1), , , , 35,179 , , 71–55, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 127, , August 23, , Reds, , 8–5 , , Scudder (3–5), , Maddux (14–10), , , , 33,054 , , 71–56, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 128, , August 25, , Braves, , 4 – 3 12, , Williams (3–2), , Eichhorn (4–4), , , , 35,456 , , 72–56, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 129, , August 26, , Braves, , 5–3 , , Valdez (1–2), , Sutcliffe (13–10), , Boever (21), , 35,752 , , 72–57, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 130, , August 27, , Braves, , 3 – 2 10, , Williams (4–2), , Eichhorn (4–5), , , , 35,107 , , 73–57, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 131, , August 28, ,

, , 6–1 , , Maddux (15–10), , Cano (0–1), , , , 23,039 , , 74–57, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 132, , August 29, ,

, , 10 – 9 10, , Assenmacher (2–3), ,

(3–4), , , , 25,829 , , 75–57, , ''Cubs come back from 9–0 deficit'' , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" ,

133 133 may refer to: *133 (number) * AD 133 *133 BC *133 (song) *133 (New Jersey bus) 133 may refer to: *133 (number) * AD 133 *133 BC *133 (song) 133 may refer to: *133 (number) *AD 133 *133 BC *133 (song) *133 (New Jersey bus) 133 may refer to: * ...

, , August 30, ,

, , 8–4 , , Scott (18–7), , Sutcliffe (13–11), , , , 37,218 , , 75–58, , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" ,

134 134 may refer to: * 134 (number) * AD 134 * 134 BC * 134 (MBTA bus) *134 (New Jersey bus) 134 may refer to: *134 (number) * AD 134 *134 BC *134 (MBTA bus) The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus division operates bus routes in the B ...

, , September 1, , @ Braves, , 5–1 , , Lilliquist (8–8), ,

(5–3), , Stanton (2), , 14,255 , , 75–59, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" ,

135 135 may refer to: * 135 (number) * AD 135 * 135 BC * 135 film, better known as 35 mm film, is a format of photographic film used for still photography *135 (New Jersey bus) 135 may refer to: * 135 (number) * AD 135 * 135 BC * 135 film, better know ...

, , September 2, , @ Braves, , 10–3 , , Maddux (16–10), , Clary (4–3), , , , 41,020 , , 76–59, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 136, , September 3, , @ Braves, , 8–5 , , P. Smith (5–13), , Bielecki (14–6), , Stanton (3), , 25,189 , , 76–60, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 137, , September 4, , @

, , 7–3 , , Sutcliffe (14–11), , Cone (12–7), , Lancaster (6), , 46,049 , , 77–60, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 138, , September 5, , @

, , 3–2 , , Fernandez (11–3), , Williams (4–3), , , , 39,352 , , 77–61, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" ,

139 139 may refer to: * 139 (number), an integer * AD 139, a year of the Julian calendar * 139 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar * 139 (New Jersey bus) 139 may refer to: * 139 (number), an integer * AD 139, a year of the Julian calendar * 13 ...

, , September 6, , @

, , 9–1 , , Ruffin (5–8), , Maddux (16–11), , , , 17,272 , , 77–62, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" ,

140 140 may refer to: * 140 (number), an integer * AD 140, a year of the Julian calendar * 140 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar * ''140'' (video game), a 2013 platform game * Tin King stop Tin King () is an at-grade MTR Light Rail stop ...

, , September 7, , @

, , 6–2 , , Bielecki (15–6), ,

(11–11), , , , 13,058 , , 78–62, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 141, , September 8, ,

, , 11–8 , , Carpenter (3–4), , Williams (4–4), , Quisenberry (6), , 35,231 , , 78–63, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" ,

142 142 may refer to: * 142 (number), an integer * AD 142 Year 142 ( CXLII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in the Roman Empire as the Year of the Consul ...

, , September 9, ,

, , 3 – 2 10, , Assenmacher (3–3), , Dayley (3–2), , , , 37,633 , , 79–63, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 143, , September 10, ,

, , 4–1 , , Sanderson (10–8), , Hill (7–12), , Williams (32), , 37,281 , , 80–63, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" ,

144 144 may refer to: * 144 (number), the natural number following 143 and preceding 145 * AD 144, a year of the Julian calendar, in the second century AD * 144 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar * 144 (film), ''144'' (film), a 2015 Indian com ...

, , September 11, , Expos, , 4–3 , , Maddux (17–11), , Langston (11–7), , Williams (33), , 29,190 , , 81–63, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 145, , September 12, , Expos, , 2–0 , , Bielecki (16–6), , B. Smith (10–9), , , , 36,333 , , 82–63, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 146, , September 13, , Expos, , 3–1 , , Sanderson (11–8), , Gross (11–11), , Lancaster (7), , 34,870 , , 83–63, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" ,

147 147 may refer to: * 147 (number), a natural number * AD 147, a year of the Julian calendar, in the second century * 147 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar * 147 AH, a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 764 – 765 CE ...

, , September 15, , @

, , 7–2 , , Sutcliffe (15–11), , Belinda (0–1), , , , 12,607 , , 84–63, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" ,

148 148 may refer to: *148 (number), a natural number *AD 148, a year in the 2nd century AD *148 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC *148 (album), an album by C418 *148 (Meiktila) Battery Royal Artillery *148 (New Jersey bus) 148 may refer to: *148 (numb ...

, , September 16, , @

, , 8–6 , , Smiley (12–7), , Maddux (17–12), , , , 15,668 , , 84–64, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149, , September 17, , @

, , 2–0 , , Drabek (13–11), , Bielecki (16–7), , , , 21,081 , , 84–65, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" ,

150 150 may refer to: *150 (number), a natural number *AD 150, a year in the 2nd century AD *150 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC *150 Regiment RLC *Combined Task Force 150 See also * List of highways numbered 150 The following highways are numbered ...

, , September 18, ,

, , 10–6 , , Wilkins (1–0), , Viola (3–5), , Williams (34), , 38,138 , , 85–65, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" ,

151 Year 151 (CLI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Condianus and Valerius (or, less frequently, year 904 ''Ab urbe cond ...

, , September 19, ,

, , 5–2 , , Ojeda (13–10), ,

(5–4), , Gooden (1), , 35,937 , , 85–66, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152, , September 20, ,

, , 9–8 , , Carman (5–15), , Lancaster (3–2), , McDowell (19), , 21,620 , , 85–67, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" ,

153 Year 153 ( CLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rusticus and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 906 '' Ab urbe cond ...

, , September 21, ,

, , 9–1 , , Maddux (18–12), , Mulholland (4–7), , , , 22,885 , , 86–67, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 154, , September 22, ,

, , 4–2 , , Bielecki (17–7), , Drabek (13–12), , Williams (35), , 34,040 , , 87–67, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 155, , September 23, ,

, , 3–2 , , Lancaster (4–2), , Bair (2–3), , , , 36,849 , , 88–67, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 156, , September 24, ,

, , 4–2 , ,

(6–4), ,

(7–12), ,

(1), , 37,904 , , 89–67, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 157, , September 25, , @ Expos, , 4 – 3 10, , Burke (9–3), , Sanderson (11–9), , , , 10,305 , , 89–68, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 158, , September 26, , @ Expos, , 3–2 , , Maddux (19–12), , Den. Martinez (16–7), , Williams (36), , 11,615 , , 90–68, , ''Cubs clinch NL East title'' , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" ,

159 Year 159 ( CLIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time in Roman territories, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Quintillus and Priscus (or, less frequently, year ...

, , September 27, , @ Expos, , 7–2 , , Bielecki (18–7), , Thompson (0–2), ,

(2), , 12,442 , , 91–68, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" ,

160 Year 160 ( CLX) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Atilius and Vibius (or, less frequently, year 913 '' Ab urbe condita''). ...

, , September 29, , @

, , 7–5 , , Dayley (4–3), , Assenmacher (3–4), , Terry (2), , 41,599 , , 91–69, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" ,

161 Year 161 ( CLXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Aurelius (or, less frequently, year 914 '' Ab urbe condi ...

, , September 30, , @

, , 6–4 , ,

(3–1), , Costello (5–4), , Lancaster (8), , 43,570 , , 92–69, , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 162, , October 1, , @

, , 5–1 , , Sutcliffe (16–11), , Hill (7–15), , , , 37,846 , , 93–69, , , -

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

NLCS

Game 1

October 4 at

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Game 2

October 5 at

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

Game 3

October 7 at

Candlestick Park Candlestick Park was an outdoor stadium on the West Coast of the United States, located in San Francisco's Bayview Heights area. The stadium was originally the home of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants, who played there from 1960 un ...

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...

Game 4

October 8 at

Game 5

October 9 at

The Giants made it to their first

World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World ...

since 1962 with a 3–2 win over the Cubs to win the 1989 National League pennant, four games to one. The final game pitted

Mike Bielecki Michael Joseph Bielecki (born July 31, 1959) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues for five different teams. Major league career Pittsburgh Pirates After graduating from Dundalk High School, Bielecki attende ...

against a well-rested (due to his quick exit from Game 2)

Rick Reuschel Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name *Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality *Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...

. Reuschel made amends for his poor start in Game 2 by giving up only one run over eight innings. The one run Reuschel gave up was an unearned run the Cubs scored when Walton reached on an error by Mitchell and then scored on Sandberg's double. The Cubs held the 1–0 lead until the seventh inning when

Will Clark William Nuschler Clark Jr. (born March 13, 1964) is an American professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 through 2000. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, an ...

tripled and scored on Mitchell's sacrifice fly. The Cubs did rally, however, in the ninth with three straight singles that made it 3–2. But Sandberg grounded out sending the Giants to their first

since 1962.

Awards and honors

* Ryne Sandberg, National League Leader, Runs (104)

All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that purports to showcase the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or div ...

* Ryne Sandberg, Second Base, Starter *

, Outfield, Reserve *

, Pitcher, Reserve *

, Relief Pitcher, Reserve

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

External links

1989 Chicago Cubs at Baseball Reference1989 Cubs on a Chicago-centric wiki
{{Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season National League East champion seasons

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

1980s in Chicago 1989 in Illinois