1989 Chicago Cubs season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Chicago Cubs

| image = Chicago Cubs logo.svg

| season = 1989

| misc = National League East Champions

| league = National League

| division = East

| ballpark = Wrigley Field

| city = Chicago

| record = {{winpct|93|69|record=y}}

| divisional_place = 1st

| owners = Tribune Company

|general_managers = Jim Frey

| managers = Don Zimmer

| television = WGN-TV/Superstation WGN
(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Dewayne Staats)

| radio = WGN
(Dewayne Staats, Dave Nelson, Harry Caray)

| espntn = chc

| brtn = CHC

|}}

The 1989 Chicago Cubs season was the 118th season of the franchise, the 114th in the National League and 74th season at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were managed by Don Zimmer in his second season as manager and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of National League East.

The Cubs stole the National League spotlight during the 1989 season along with their NL West rivals San Francisco Giants.{{cite book |title= Complete Book of 1990 Baseball Cards |last= |first= |year=1990 |publisher=Publications International, Ltd. |isbn= 0-88176-804-9|page=13 |url= |access-date=}} The Cubs had All-Star seasons from Ryne Sandberg, Andre Dawson, Rick Sutcliffe, and closing pitcher Mitch Williams. Williams gave the Cubs a strong stopper in the bullpen in his impressive National League debut while the 1989 NL Rookie of the Year was Chicago's very own Jerome Walton, who proved himself to be a dependable centerfielder.

The Cubs finished the season 93–69 to win the NL East for the second time in franchise history, battling the St. Louis Cardinals into the last week of the season. The Cubs lost the NLCS four games to one to the San Francisco Giants, who proved to be more dominant with a strong hitting presence.

Offseason

December 5, 1988: Rafael Palmeiro, Jamie Moyer, and Drew Hall were traded by the Cubs to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Paul Kilgus, Mitch Williams, Curtis Wilkerson, Steve Wilson, Luis Benitez (minors), and Pablo Delgado (minors).[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/palmera01.shtml Rafael Palmeiro] at Baseball Reference
December 7, 1988: Scott Sanderson was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sandesc01.shtml Scott Sanderson] at Baseball Reference
December 8, 1988: Rolando Roomes was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds for Lloyd McClendon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roomero01.shtml|title=Rolando Roomes Stats}}
March 28, 1989: Rich Gossage was released by the Cubs.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gossari01.shtml Rich Gossage] at Baseball Reference

Regular season

=Season standings=

=Record vs. opponents=

=Notable transactions=

August 24, 1989: The Cubs traded players to be named later to the Atlanta Braves for Paul Assenmacher. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Kelly Mann and Pat Gomez to the Braves on September 1.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/assenpa01.shtml Paul Assenmacher] at Baseball Reference
August 30, 1989: Calvin Schiraldi, Darrin Jackson and a player to be named later were traded by the Cubs to the San Diego Padres for Marvell Wynne and Luis Salazar. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Phil Stephenson to the Padres on September 5.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stephph01.shtml Phil Stephenson] at Baseball Reference

=Roster=

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valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|45\|Paul Assenmacher}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Mike Bielecki}} {{MLBplayer\|51\|Kevin Blankenship}} {{MLBplayer\|39\|Paul Kilgus}} {{MLBplayer\|43\|Joe Kraemer}} {{MLBplayer\|50\|Les Lancaster}} {{MLBplayer\|31\|Greg Maddux}} {{MLBplayer\|37\|Pat Perry}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Jeff Pico}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Scott Sanderson}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|Calvin Schiraldi}} {{MLBplayer\|40\|Rick Sutcliffe}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Dean Wilkins}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Mitch Williams}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Steve Wilson}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Damon Berryhill}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Joe Girardi}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Rick Wrona}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|12\|Shawon Dunston}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Mark Grace}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Vance Law}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Domingo Ramos}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Luis Salazar}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Ryne Sandberg}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Greg Smith}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Curtis Wilkerson}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|29\|Doug Dascenzo}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Andre Dawson}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Darrin Jackson}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Lloyd McClendon}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Dwight Smith}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Phil Stephenson}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Gary Varsho}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Jerome Walton}} {{MLBplayer\|33\|Mitch Webster}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Marvell Wynne}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Don Zimmer}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Joe Altobelli}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Chuck Cottier}} {{MLBplayer\|35\|Larry Cox}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|José Martínez}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|Dick Pole}}

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Coaches

=Game log=

{{Game log start|style={{Baseball primary style|Chicago Cubs}};|title= 1989 Chicago Cubs regular season game log: 93–69 ({{winning percentage|93|69}}) }}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Chicago Cubs}};|title=April: 12–11 ({{winning percentage|12|11}})| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record| Other Info}}

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|1||April 4|| Phillies||5–4 ||Sutcliffe (1–0)||Youmans (0–1)||Williams (1)|| 33,361 ||1–0||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|2||April 5|| Phillies||12–4 ||Howell (1–0)||Maddux (0–1)||Maddux (1)|| 18,674 ||1–1||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|3||April 6|| Phillies||8–3 ||Ontiveros (1–0)||Kilgus (0–1)|||| 6,364 ||1–2||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|4||April 7|| Pirates||6–5 ||Wilson (1–0)||Taylor (0–1)||Williams (2)|| 6,195 ||2–2||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|5||April 8|| Pirates||5–3 ||Bielecki (1–0)||Heaton (0–1)||Schiraldi (1)|| 19,374 ||3–2||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|6||April 9|| Pirates||8–3 ||Sutcliffe (2–0)||Walk (0–1)|||| 11,387 ||4–2||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|7||April 11|| Cardinals||5–4 ||Schiraldi (1–0)||DeLeón (1–1)||Williams (3)|| 7,943 ||5–2||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|8||April 12|| Cardinals||3–2 ||Kilgus (1–1)||Terry (0–1)||Williams (4)|| 21,187 ||6–2||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|9||April 14||@ Phillies||6–4 ||Sanderson (1–0)||Ruffin (0–2)||Williams (5)|| 20,851 ||7–2||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|10||April 16||@ Phillies||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||4–3 ||Gooden (3–0)||Williams (0–1)||McDowell (1)|| 28,944 ||8–6||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|15||April 21||@ Mets||8–4 ||Sutcliffe (4–0)||Ojeda (0–3)||Wilson (1)|| 34,690 ||9–6||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|16||April 22||@ Mets||3–1 ||Fernandez (2–0)||Maddux (0–3)||McDowell (2)|| 41,323 ||9–7||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|17||April 23||@ Mets||4–2 ||Aguilera (1–0)||Schiraldi (1–1)|||| 40,268 ||9–8||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|18||April 25|| Dodgers||4–0 ||Belcher (2–1)||Sanderson (1–2)|||| 31,876 ||9–9||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|19||April 26|| Dodgers||3–1 ||Morgan (2–1)||Sutcliffe (4–1)||Howell (2)|| 13,221 ||9–10||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|20||April 27|| Dodgers||1–0 ||Maddux (1–3)||Hershiser (3–2)|||| 12,013 ||10–10||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|21||April 28|| Padres||3–1 ||Kilgus (2–2)||Rasmussen (1–4)||Williams (7)|| 9,504 ||11–10||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|22||April 29|| Padres||5–4 ||Terrell (3–2)||Bielecki (1–1)||Davis (11)|| 34,748 ||11–11||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|23||April 30|| Padres||7–3 ||Sanderson (2–2)||Show (4–2)|||| 28,735 ||12–11||

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Chicago Cubs}};|title=May: 16–11 ({{winning percentage|16|11}})| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record| Other Info}}

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|24||May 1||@ Giants||4–3 (12)||Pico (1–0)||LaCoss (1–2)||Schiraldi (2)|| 17,914 ||13–11||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|25||May 2||@ Giants||4–0 ||Reuschel (4–2)||Maddux (1–4)||Gossage (1)|| 11,128 ||13–12||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|26||May 3||@ Padres||5–4 ||Kilgus (3–2)||Grant (0–1)||Williams (8)|| 20,403 ||14–12||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|27||May 4||@ Padres||4–0 ||Bielecki (2–1)||Terrell (3–3)|||| 25,892 ||15–12||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|28||May 5||@ Dodgers||4–2 ||Sanderson (3–2)||Belcher (2–3)||Williams (9)|| 46,767 ||16–12||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|29||May 6||@ Dodgers||3–0 ||Morgan (3–1)||Sutcliffe (4–2)||Howell (3)|| 46,389 ||16–13||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|30||May 7||@ Dodgers||4–2 ||Wilson (2–0)||Hershiser (4–3)||Williams (10)|| 46,329 ||17–13||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|31||May 9|| Giants||4–2 ||Krukow (2–0)||Kilgus (3–3)||Lefferts (5)|| 13,949 ||17–14||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|32||May 10|| Giants||4–3 ||LaCoss (2–3)||Williams (0–2)||Lefferts (6)|| 25,638 ||17–15||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|33||May 12|| Astros||3–1 ||Deshaies (5–2)||Sutcliffe (4–3)|||| 21,141 ||17–16||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|34||May 13|| Astros||1–0 ||Knepper (2–5)||Maddux (1–5)||Smith (6)|| 27,775 ||17–17||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|35||May 14|| Astros||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 ||Pico (2–0)||Z. Smith (1–6)|||| 31,196 ||20–18||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|39||May 19||@ Reds||8–2 ||Maddux (2–5)||Jackson (2–7)|||| 29,202 ||21–18||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|40||May 20||@ Reds||7–3 ||Kilgus (4–4)||Browning (3–4)||Perry (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||@ Astros||5–3 ||Sutcliffe (5–3)||Deshaies (5–3)||Schiraldi (3)|| 11,923 ||23–19||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|43||May 23||@ Astros||5–4 ||Sanderson (5–2)||Scott (6–3)||Schiraldi (4)|| 15,665 ||24–19||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|44||May 24||@ Astros||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)||Jackson (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||

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Chicago Cubs}};|title=June: 13–15 ({{winning percentage|13|15}})| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record| Other Info}}

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|51||June 2||@ Cardinals||5–2 ||Sutcliffe (7–3)||Magrane (3–4)||Williams (14)|| 46,448 ||29–22||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|52||June 3||@ Cardinals||6–5 (10)||Quisenberry (2–1)||Schiraldi (1–3)|||| 44,719 ||29–23||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|53||June 4||@ Cardinals||11–3 ||Sanderson (6–3)||Terry (4–5)|||| 45,659 ||30–23||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|54||June 5|| Mets||15–3 ||Maddux (5–5)||Cone (3–5)|||| 34,840 ||31–23||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|55||June 6|| Mets||8–4 ||Kilgus (5–5)||Ojeda (2–6)|||| 33,558 ||32–23||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|56||June 7|| Mets||10–5 ||Gooden (7–2)||Sutcliffe (7–4)||Aguilera (4)|| 35,372 ||32–24||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|57||June 8|| Mets||5–4 (10)||Williams (1–2)||Aase (1–2)|||| 36,358 ||33–24||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|58||June 9|| Cardinals||1–0 ||DeLeón (8–3)||Sanderson (6–4)||Worrell (7)|| 34,937 ||33–25||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|59||June 10|| Cardinals||6–0 ||Magrane (4–5)||Maddux (5–6)|||| 38,045 ||33–26||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|60||June 11|| Cardinals||10–7 ||Carpenter (2–4)||Schiraldi (1–4)|||| 35,450 ||33–27||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|61||June 12|| Cardinals||10–3 ||Wilson (3–0)||Terry (4–6)|||| 27,154 ||34–27||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|62||June 13||@ Mets||4–2 ||Bielecki (5–2)||Darling (4–5)||Williams (15)|| 26,664 ||35–27||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|63||June 14||@ Mets||2–0 (7)||Gooden (8–2)||Sanderson (6–5)||Aguilera (5)|| 27,278 ||35–28||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|64||June 15||@ Mets||4–3 (12)||Aguilera (3–1)||Perry (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 (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||@ Pirates||5–4 (11)||Schiraldi (2–4)||Garcia (0–1)||Kilgus (1)|| 11,713 ||38–30||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|69||June 21||@ Pirates||1–0 (11)||Maddux (6–6)||Bair (0–1)||Williams (18)|| 23,970 ||39–30||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|70||June 22||@ Pirates||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|| Pirates||2–1 ||Drabek (5–5)||Maddux (6–7)|||| 35,407 ||40–34||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|75||June 27|| Pirates||5–4 ||Kramer (2–4)||Sutcliffe (9–5)||Landrum (7)|| 35,646 ||40–35||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|76||June 28|| Pirates||3–1 ||Robinson (4–6)||Bielecki (6–4)||Landrum (8)|| 34,114 ||40–36||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|77||June 29||@ Giants||12–2 ||Brantley (1–0)||Kilgus (5–8)|||| 12,339 ||40–37||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|78||June 30||@ Giants||6–4 ||Sanderson (7–6)||Wilson (0–1)||Williams (19)|| 49,241 ||41–37||

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Chicago Cubs}};|title=July: 18–9 ({{winning percentage|18|9}})| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record| Other Info}}

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|79||July 1||@ Giants||3–2 ||Maddux (7–7)||Reuschel (12–3)||Williams (20)|| 29,019 ||42–37||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|80||July 2||@ Giants||4–3 ||Brantley (2–0)||Sutcliffe (9–6)||Bedrosian (12)|| 41,350 ||42–38||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|81||July 4|| Padres||5–1 ||Bielecki (7–4)||Whitson (10–6)||Wilson (2)|| 32,920 ||43–38||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|82||July 5|| Padres||5–3 ||Sanderson (8–6)||Rasmussen (3–6)||Kilgus (2)|| 33,464 ||44–38||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|83||July 6|| Padres||7–3 ||Maddux (8–7)||Terrell (4–12)||Williams (21)|| 34,814 ||45–38||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|84||July 7|| Dodgers||6–4 ||Sutcliffe (10–6)||Wetteland (2–2)||Williams (22)|| 35,434 ||46–38||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|85||July 8|| Dodgers||8–2 ||Morgan (6–8)||Pico (2–1)|||| 37,096 ||46–39||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|86||July 9|| Dodgers||11–4 ||Bielecki (8–4)||Valenzuela (4–8)|||| 35,533 ||47–39||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|87||July 13||@ Padres||7–3 ||Maddux (9–7)||Hurst (7–7)||Lancaster (1)|| 23,481 ||48–39||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|88||July 14||@ Padres||7–4 ||Whitson (12–6)||Bielecki (8–5)||Davis (23)|| 27,649 ||48–40||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|89||July 15||@ Padres||3–2 ||Terrell (5–12)||Kilgus (5–9)|||| 54,717 ||48–41||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|90||July 16||@ Padres||4–3 ||Rasmussen (4–6)||Sutcliffe (10–7)||Davis (24)|| 30,549 ||48–42||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|91||July 17||@ Dodgers||6–3 ||Lancaster (1–0)||Leary (6–7)||Williams (23)|| 39,914 ||49–42||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|92||July 18||@ Dodgers||4–1 ||Hershiser (11–7)||Maddux (9–8)|||| 37,543 ||49–43||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|93||July 19||@ Dodgers||4–0 ||Bielecki (9–5)||Morgan (6–10)|||| 40,050 ||50–43||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|94||July 20|| Giants||4–3 (11)||Lancaster (2–0)||McCament (1–1)|||| 32,306 ||51–43||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|95||July 21|| Giants||4–3 ||Garrelts (8–3)||Sutcliffe (10–8)||Lefferts (17)|| 34,725 ||51–44||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|96||July 22|| Giants||5–2 ||Sanderson (9–6)||Hammaker (6–5)||Lancaster (2)|| 35,530 ||52–44||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|97||July 23|| Giants||9–5 ||Maddux (10–8)||Robinson (8–7)|||| 35,707 ||53–44||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|98||July 24||@ Cardinals||3–2 ||Bielecki (10–5)||Terry (7–9)||Williams (24)|| 45,183 ||54–44||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|99||July 25||@ Cardinals||4–2 ||Kilgus (6–9)||Magrane (11–7)||Williams (25)|| 46,621 ||55–44||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|100||July 26||@ Cardinals||2–0 ||DeLeón (10–9)||Sutcliffe (10–9)||Worrell (13)|| 43,000 ||55–45||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|101||July 28|| Mets||6–5 ||Schiraldi (3–4)||Aguilera (6–5)||Williams (26)|| 37,554 ||56–45||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|102||July 29|| Mets||10–3 ||Maddux (11–8)||Whitehurst (0–1)|||| 38,012 ||57–45||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|103||July 30|| Mets||6–4 ||Lancaster (3–0)||Aguilera (6–6)|||| 36,837 ||58–45||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|104||July 31||@ Phillies||10–2 ||Sutcliffe (11–9)||Mulholland (1–5)||||||59–45||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|105||July 31||@ Phillies||7–4 ||Carman (3–11)||Kilgus (6–10)||Parrett (4)|| 22,160 ||59–46||

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Chicago Cubs}};|title=August: 16–8 ({{winning percentage|16|8}})| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record| Other Info}}

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|106||August 1||@ Phillies||4–1 ||Wilson (4–0)||McWilliams (2–11)||Williams (27)|| 23,614 ||60–46||

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|107||August 2||@ Phillies||6–0 ||Howell (9–7)||Sanderson (9–7)|||| 21,688 ||60–47||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|108||August 3||@ Phillies||2–0 ||Maddux (12–8)||Ruffin (3–5)||Lancaster (3)|| 21,983 ||61–47||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|109||August 4||@ Pirates||3–2 ||Bielecki (11–5)||Drabek (8–8)||Williams (28)|| 29,169 ||62–47||

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|110||August 5||@ Pirates||4–2 ||Wilson (5–0)||Landrum (2–2)||Lancaster (4)|| 23,262 ||63–47||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|111||August 6||@ Pirates||5–4 (18)||Drabek (9–8)||Sanderson (9–8)|||| 24,716 ||63–48||

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|112||August 7|| Expos||5–2 ||Maddux (13–8)||Pérez (6–11)|||| 39,002 ||64–48||

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|113||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|| Phillies||16–13 ||Parrett (9–4)||Wilson (5–1)|||| 36,745 ||66–49||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|116||August 11|| Phillies||9–2 ||Maddux (14–8)||Carman (3–12)|||| 36,440 ||67–49||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|117||August 12|| Phillies||9–7 ||Bielecki (13–5)||Howell (9–8)||Williams (30)|| 37,752 ||68–49||

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|118||August 13|| Phillies||5–3 ||Parrett (10–4)||Wilson (5–2)|||| 37,054 ||68–50||

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|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||@ Astros||6–5 ||Smith (3–3)||Schiraldi (3–5)|||| 31,987 ||71–51||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|123||August 19||@ Astros||8–4 ||Portugal (3–1)||Maddux (14–9)|||| 41,661 ||71–52||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

|124||August 20||@ Astros||8–4 ||Darwin (11–3)||Lancaster (3–1)|||| 38,624 ||71–53||

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|125||August 21|| Reds||6–5 (10)||Charlton (6–1)||Schiraldi (3–6)||Franco (26)|| 37,626 ||71–54||

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|126||August 22|| Reds||7–2 ||Browning (13–10)||Kraemer (0–1)|||| 35,179 ||71–55||

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|127||August 23|| Reds||8–5 ||Scudder (3–5)||Maddux (14–10)|||| 33,054 ||71–56||

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|128||August 25|| Braves||4–3 (12)||Williams (3–2)||Eichhorn (4–4)|||| 35,456 ||72–56||

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|129||August 26|| Braves||5–3 ||Valdez (1–2)||Sutcliffe (13–10)||Boever (21)|| 35,752 ||72–57||

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|130||August 27|| Braves||3–2 (10)||Williams (4–2)||Eichhorn (4–5)|||| 35,107 ||73–57||

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|131||August 28|| Astros||6–1 ||Maddux (15–10)||Cano (0–1)|||| 23,039 ||74–57||

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|132||August 29|| Astros||10–9 (10)||Assenmacher (2–3)||Smith (3–4)|||| 25,829 ||75–57||Cubs come back from 9–0 deficit

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|133||August 30|| Astros||8–4 ||Scott (18–7)||Sutcliffe (13–11)|||| 37,218 ||75–58||

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|134||September 1||@ Braves||5–1 ||Lilliquist (8–8)||Wilson (5–3)||Stanton (2)|| 14,255 ||75–59||

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

|135||September 2||@ Braves||10–3 ||Maddux (16–10)||Clary (4–3)|||| 41,020 ||76–59||

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|136||September 3||@ Braves||8–5 ||P. Smith (5–13)||Bielecki (14–6)||Stanton (3)|| 25,189 ||76–60||

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|137||September 4||@ Mets||7–3 ||Sutcliffe (14–11)||Cone (12–7)||Lancaster (6)|| 46,049 ||77–60||

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|138||September 5||@ Mets||3–2 ||Fernandez (11–3)||Williams (4–3)|||| 39,352 ||77–61||

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|139||September 6||@ Phillies||9–1 ||Ruffin (5–8)||Maddux (16–11)|||| 17,272 ||77–62||

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|140||September 7||@ Phillies||6–2 ||Bielecki (15–6)||Howell (11–11)|||| 13,058 ||78–62||

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|141||September 8|| Cardinals||11–8 ||Carpenter (3–4)||Williams (4–4)||Quisenberry (6)|| 35,231 ||78–63||

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|142||September 9|| Cardinals||3–2 (10)||Assenmacher (3–3)||Dayley (3–2)|||| 37,633 ||79–63||

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|143||September 10|| Cardinals||4–1 ||Sanderson (10–8)||Hill (7–12)||Williams (32)|| 37,281 ||80–63||

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|144||September 11|| Expos||4–3 ||Maddux (17–11)||Langston (11–7)||Williams (33)|| 29,190 ||81–63||

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|145||September 12|| Expos||2–0 ||Bielecki (16–6)||B. Smith (10–9)|||| 36,333 ||82–63||

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|146||September 13|| Expos||3–1 ||Sanderson (11–8)||Gross (11–11)||Lancaster (7)|| 34,870 ||83–63||

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|147||September 15||@ Pirates||7–2 ||Sutcliffe (15–11)||Belinda (0–1)|||| 12,607 ||84–63||

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|148||September 16||@ Pirates||8–6 ||Smiley (12–7)||Maddux (17–12)|||| 15,668 ||84–64||

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|149||September 17||@ Pirates||2–0 ||Drabek (13–11)||Bielecki (16–7)|||| 21,081 ||84–65||

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|150||September 18|| Mets||10–6 ||Wilkins (1–0)||Viola (3–5)||Williams (34)|| 38,138 ||85–65||

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|151||September 19|| Mets||5–2 ||Ojeda (13–10)||Wilson (5–4)||Gooden (1)|| 35,937 ||85–66||

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|152||September 20|| Phillies||9–8 ||Carman (5–15)||Lancaster (3–2)||McDowell (19)|| 21,620 ||85–67||

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|153||September 21|| Phillies||9–1 ||Maddux (18–12)||Mulholland (4–7)|||| 22,885 ||86–67||

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|154||September 22|| Pirates||4–2 ||Bielecki (17–7)||Drabek (13–12)||Williams (35)|| 34,040 ||87–67||

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|155||September 23|| Pirates||3–2 ||Lancaster (4–2)||Bair (2–3)|||| 36,849 ||88–67||

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|156||September 24|| Pirates||4–2 ||Wilson (6–4)||Robinson (7–12)||Pico (1)|| 37,904 ||89–67||

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|157||September 25||@ Expos||4–3 (10)||Burke (9–3)||Sanderson (11–9)|||| 10,305 ||89–68||

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|158||September 26||@ Expos||3–2 ||Maddux (19–12)||Den. Martinez (16–7)||Williams (36)|| 11,615 ||90–68||Cubs clinch NL East title

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|159||September 27||@ Expos||7–2 ||Bielecki (18–7)||Thompson (0–2)||Pico (2)|| 12,442 ||91–68||

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|160||September 29||@ Cardinals||7–5 ||Dayley (4–3)||Assenmacher (3–4)||Terry (2)|| 41,599 ||91–69||

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|161||September 30||@ Cardinals||6–4 ||Pico (3–1)||Costello (5–4)||Lancaster (8)|| 43,570 ||92–69||

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Chicago Cubs}};|title=October: 1–0 ({{winning percentage|1|0}})| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record| Other Info}}

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|162||October 1||@ Cardinals||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

style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="5%" \| Pos ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="16%" \| Player ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| G ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| AB ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| H ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| Avg. ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| HR ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
align="center" \| C	{{sortname\|Damon\|Berryhill}}	91	334	86	.257	5	41
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Mark\|Grace}}	142	510	160	.314	13	79
align="center" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Ryne\|Sandberg}}	157	606	176	.290	30	76
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Vance\|Law}}	130	408	96	.235	7	42
align="center" \| SS	{{sortname\|Shawon\|Dunston}}	138	471	131	.278	9	60
align="center" \| LF	{{sortname\|Dwight\|Smith\|Dwight Smith (baseball)}}	109	343	111	.324	9	52
align="center" \| CF	{{sortname\|Jerome\|Walton}}	116	475	139	.293	5	46
align="center" \| RF	{{sortname\|Andre\|Dawson}}	118	416	105	.252	21	77

==Other batters==

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

style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="16%" \| Player ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| G ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| AB ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| H ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| Avg. ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| HR ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Mitch\|Webster}}	98	272	70	.257	3	19
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Lloyd\|McClendon}}	92	259	74	.286	12	40
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Domingo\|Ramos}}	85	179	47	.263	1	19
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Curt\|Wilkerson}}	77	160	39	.244	1	10
align=center \| {{sortname\|Joe\|Girardi}}	59	157	39	.248	1	14
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Doug\|Dascenzo}}	47	139	23	.165	1	12
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Rick\|Wrona}}	38	92	26	.283	2	14
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Gary\|Varsho}}	61	87	16	.184	0	6
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Darrin\|Jackson}}	45	83	19	.229	1	8
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Luis\|Salazar}}	26	80	26	.325	1	12
align="center" \| Marvell Wynne	20	48	9	.188	1	4
align=center \| {{sortname\|Phil\|Stephenson}}	17	21	3	.143	0	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Greg\|Smith\|Greg Smith (infielder)}}	4	5	2	.400	0	2

=Pitching=

== Starting pitchers ==

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

style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="16%" \| Player ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| G ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| IP ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| W ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| L ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| ERA ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Greg\|Maddux}}	35	238.0	19	12	2.95	135
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Rick\|Sutcliffe}}	35	229.0	16	11	3.66	153
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Mike\|Bielecki}}	33	212.1	18	7	3.14	147
align=center \| Joe Kraemer	1	3.2	0	1	4.91	5

== Other pitchers ==

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

style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="16%" \| Player ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| G ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| IP ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| W ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| L ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| ERA ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
{{sortname\|Scott\|Sanderson\|Scott Sanderson (baseball)}}	37	146.0	11	9	3.94	86
{{sortname\|Paul\|Kilgus}}	35	145.2	6	10	4.39	61
{{sortname\|Jeff\|Pico}}	53	90.2	3	1	3.77	38
{{sortname\|Steve\|Wilson\|Steve Wilson (baseball)}}	53	85.2	6	4	4.20	65

== Relief pitchers ==

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

style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="16%" \| Player ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| G ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| W ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| L ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| SV ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| ERA ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Chicago Cubs}};" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
{{sortname\|Mitch\|Williams}}	76	4	4	36	2.76	67
{{sortname\|Calvin\|Schiraldi}}	54	3	6	4	3.78	54
{{sortname\|Les\|Lancaster}}	42	4	2	8	1.36	56
{{sortname\|Pat\|Perry}}	19	0	1	1	1.77	20
{{sortname\|Paul\|Assenmacher}}	14	2	1	0	5.21	15
{{sortname\|Dean\|Wilkins\|Dean Wilkins (baseball)}}	11	1	0	0	4.60	14
Kevin Blankenship	2	0	0	0	1.69	2

NLCS

=Game 1=

October 4 at Wrigley Field in Chicago

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|colspan=13|W: Scott Garrelts (1–0) L: Greg Maddux (0–1) S: None

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|colspan=13|HR: SF – Will Clark (1), (2), Kevin Mitchell (1) CHC – Mark Grace (1), Ryne Sandberg (1)

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|colspan=13|Pitchers: SF – Garrelts, Brantley (8), Hammaker (9) CHC – Maddux, Kilgus (5), Wilson (8)

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|colspan=13|Attendance: 39,195

=Game 2=

October 5 at Wrigley Field in Chicago

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|colspan=13|W: Les Lancaster (1–0) L: Rick Reuschel (0–1) S: None

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|colspan=13|HR: SF – Kevin Mitchell (2), Matt Williams (1), Robby Thompson (1) CHC – None

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|colspan=13|Pitchers: SF – Reuschel, Downs (1), Lefferts (6), Brantley (7), Bedrosian (8) CHC – Bielecki, Assenmacher (5), Lancaster (6)

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|colspan=13|Attendance: 39,195

=Game 3=

October 7 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco

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|colspan=13|W: Don Robinson (1–0) L: Les Lancaster (1–1) S: Steve Bedrosian (1)

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|colspan=13|HR: CHC – None SF – Robby Thompson (2)

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|colspan=13|Pitchers: CHC – Sutcliffe, Assenmacher (7), Lancaster (7) SF – LaCoss, Brantley (4), Robinson (7), Lefferts (8), Bedrosian (9)

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|colspan=13|Attendance: 62,065

=Game 4=

October 8 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco

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|colspan=13|W: Kelly Downs (1–0) L: Steve Wilson (1–1) S: Steve Bedrosian (2)

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|colspan=13|HR: CHC – Luis Salazar (1) SF – Matt Williams (2)

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|colspan=13|Pitchers: CHC – Maddux, Wilson (4), Sanderson (6), Williams (8) SF – Garrelts, Downs (5), Bedrosian (9)

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|colspan=13|Attendance: 62,078

=Game 5=

October 9 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco

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|colspan=13|W: Rick Reuschel (1–1) L: Mike Bielecki (0–1) S: Steve Bedrosian (3)

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|colspan=13|HR: CHC – None SF – None

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|colspan=13|Pitchers: CHC – Bielecki, Williams (8), Lancaster (8) SF – Reuschel, Bedrosian (9)

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|colspan=13|Attendance: 62,084

The Giants made it to their first World Series 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 against a well-rested (due to his quick exit from Game 2) Rick Reuschel. 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 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 World Series since 1962.

Awards and honors

Ryne Sandberg, National League Leader, Runs (104)

All-Star Game

Ryne Sandberg, second base, starter
Andre Dawson, outfield, reserve
Rick Sutcliffe, pitcher, reserve
Mitch Williams, relief pitcher, reserve

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level14=AAA|team14=Iowa Cubs|league14=American Association|manager14=Pete Mackanin

|level15=AA |team15=Charlotte Knights|league15=Southern League|manager15=Jim Essian

|level16=A |team16=Winston-Salem Spirits|league16=Carolina League|manager16=Jay Loviglio

|level17=A |team17=Peoria Chiefs|league17=Midwest League|manager17=Brad Mills

|level18=A|team18=Charleston Wheelers|league18=South Atlantic League|manager18=Greg Mahlberg

|level19=A-Short Season|team19=Geneva Cubs|league19=New York–Penn League|manager19=Bill Hayes

|level20=Rookie|team20=Wytheville Cubs|league20=Appalachian League|manager20=Steve Roadcap

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

References

External links

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1989.shtml 1989 Chicago Cubs at Baseball Reference]
[https://archive.today/20070619142254/http://sports-library.com/index.php/1989_Chicago_Cubs_Season 1989 Cubs on a Chicago-centric wiki]

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