1989 Chicago Cubs season

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.

1989 Chicago Cubs
National League East champions
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Wrigley Field
City	Chicago
Record	93–69 (.574)
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)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
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The Cubs stole the National League spotlight during the 1989 season along with their NL West rivals San Francisco Giants.^[1] 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^[1] while the 1989 NL Rookie of the Year was Chicago's very own Jerome Walton, who proved himself to be a dependable centerfielder.^[1]

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.^[1] 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.^[1]

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).^[2]
• December 7, 1988: Scott Sanderson was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.^[3]
• December 8, 1988: Rolando Roomes was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds for Lloyd McClendon.^[4]
• March 28, 1989: Rich Gossage was released by the Cubs.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

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NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	93	69	.574	—	48‍–‍33	45‍–‍36
New York Mets	87	75	.537	6	51‍–‍30	36‍–‍45
St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	.531	7	46‍–‍35	40‍–‍41
Montreal Expos	81	81	.500	12	44‍–‍37	37‍–‍44
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	88	.457	19	39‍–‍42	35‍–‍46
Philadelphia Phillies	67	95	.414	26	38‍–‍42	29‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

1989 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MTL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	5–7	8–10	8–10	6–10	6–6	2–10	8–4	4–8	7–11	6–12	3–9
Chicago	7–5	—	7–5	5–7	7–5	10–8	10–8	10–8	12–6	8–4	6–6	11–7
Cincinnati	10–8	5–7	—	8–10	8–10	4–8	4–8	4–8	7–5	9–9	8–10	8–4
Houston	10–8	7–5	10–8	—	10–8	4–8	6–6	9–3	7–5	8–10	8–10	7–5
Los Angeles	10–6	5–7	10–8	8–10	—	7–5	5–7	6–6	7–5	6–12	10–8	3–9
Montreal	6–6	8–10	8–4	8–4	5–7	—	9–9	9–9	11–7	5–7	7–5	5–13
New York	10–2	8–10	8–4	6–6	7–5	9–9	—	12–6	9–9	5–7	3–9	10–8
Philadelphia	4–8	8–10	8–4	3–9	6–6	9–9	6–12	—	10–8	2–10	4–8	7–11
Pittsburgh	8–4	6–12	5–7	5–7	5–7	7–11	9–9	8–10	—	3–9	5–7	13–5
San Diego	11–7	4–8	9–9	10–8	12–6	7–5	7–5	10–2	9–3	—	8–10	2–10
San Francisco	12–6	6–6	10–8	10–8	8–10	5–7	9–3	8–4	7–5	10–8	—	7–5
St. Louis	9–3	7–11	4–8	5–7	9–3	13–5	8–10	11–7	5–13	10–2	5–7	—

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.^[6]
• 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.^[7]

Roster

1989 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 45 Paul Assenmacher 36 Mike Bielecki 51 Kevin Blankenship 39 Paul Kilgus 43 Joe Kraemer 50 Les Lancaster 31 Greg Maddux 37 Pat Perry 41 Jeff Pico 21 Scott Sanderson 32 Calvin Schiraldi 40 Rick Sutcliffe 38 Dean Wilkins 28 Mitch Williams 44 Steve Wilson		Catchers  9 Damon Berryhill  7 Joe Girardi  1 Rick Wrona Infielders 12 Shawon Dunston 17 Mark Grace  2 Vance Law 15 Domingo Ramos 11 Luis Salazar 23 Ryne Sandberg 16 Greg Smith 19 Curtis Wilkerson		Outfielders 29 Doug Dascenzo  8 Andre Dawson 30 Darrin Jackson 10 Lloyd McClendon 18 Dwight Smith 11 Phil Stephenson 24 Gary Varsho 20 Jerome Walton 33 Mitch Webster 25 Marvell Wynne		Manager  4 Don Zimmer Coaches  6 Joe Altobelli  5 Chuck Cottier 35 Larry Cox  3 José Martínez 34 Dick Pole

Game log

1989 Chicago Cubs regular season game log: 93–69 (.574)
April: 12–11 (.522) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Other Info 1 April 4 Phillies 5–4 Sutcliffe (1–0) Youmans (0–1) Williams (1) 33,361 1–0 2 April 5 Phillies 12–4 Howell (1–0) Maddux (0–1) Maddux (1) 18,674 1–1 3 April 6 Phillies 8–3 Ontiveros (1–0) Kilgus (0–1) 6,364 1–2 4 April 7 Pirates 6–5 Wilson (1–0) Taylor (0–1) Williams (2) 6,195 2–2 5 April 8 Pirates 5–3 Bielecki (1–0) Heaton (0–1) Schiraldi (1) 19,374 3–2 6 April 9 Pirates 8–3 Sutcliffe (2–0) Walk (0–1) 11,387 4–2 7 April 11 Cardinals 5–4 Schiraldi (1–0) DeLeón (1–1) Williams (3) 7,943 5–2 8 April 12 Cardinals 3–2 Kilgus (1–1) Terry (0–1) Williams (4) 21,187 6–2 9 April 14 @ Phillies 6–4 Sanderson (1–0) Ruffin (0–2) Williams (5) 20,851 7–2 10 April 16 @ Phillies 5–3 Sutcliffe (3–0) Youmans (0–2) Williams (6) 32,249 8–2 11 April 17 @ Expos 2–1 Gross (2–1) Maddux (0–2) Burke (3) 8,847 8–3 12 April 18 @ Expos 11–2 B. Smith (1–0) Kilgus (1–2) 11,913 8–4 13 April 19 @ Expos 3–2 Den. Martinez (1–0) Sanderson (1–1) Burke (4) 9,014 8–5 14 April 20 @ Mets 4–3 Gooden (3–0) Williams (0–1) McDowell (1) 28,944 8–6 15 April 21 @ Mets 8–4 Sutcliffe (4–0) Ojeda (0–3) Wilson (1) 34,690 9–6 16 April 22 @ Mets 3–1 Fernandez (2–0) Maddux (0–3) McDowell (2) 41,323 9–7 17 April 23 @ Mets 4–2 Aguilera (1–0) Schiraldi (1–1) 40,268 9–8 18 April 25 Dodgers 4–0 Belcher (2–1) Sanderson (1–2) 31,876 9–9 19 April 26 Dodgers 3–1 Morgan (2–1) Sutcliffe (4–1) Howell (2) 13,221 9–10 20 April 27 Dodgers 1–0 Maddux (1–3) Hershiser (3–2) 12,013 10–10 21 April 28 Padres 3–1 Kilgus (2–2) Rasmussen (1–4) Williams (7) 9,504 11–10 22 April 29 Padres 5–4 Terrell (3–2) Bielecki (1–1) Davis (11) 34,748 11–11 23 April 30 Padres 7–3 Sanderson (2–2) Show (4–2) 28,735 12–11
May: 16–11 (.593) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Other Info 24 May 1 @ Giants 4–3 (12) Pico (1–0) LaCoss (1–2) Schiraldi (2) 17,914 13–11 25 May 2 @ Giants 4–0 Reuschel (4–2) Maddux (1–4) Gossage (1) 11,128 13–12 26 May 3 @ Padres 5–4 Kilgus (3–2) Grant (0–1) Williams (8) 20,403 14–12 27 May 4 @ Padres 4–0 Bielecki (2–1) Terrell (3–3) 25,892 15–12 28 May 5 @ Dodgers 4–2 Sanderson (3–2) Belcher (2–3) Williams (9) 46,767 16–12 29 May 6 @ Dodgers 3–0 Morgan (3–1) Sutcliffe (4–2) Howell (3) 46,389 16–13 30 May 7 @ Dodgers 4–2 Wilson (2–0) Hershiser (4–3) Williams (10) 46,329 17–13 31 May 9 Giants 4–2 Krukow (2–0) Kilgus (3–3) Lefferts (5) 13,949 17–14 32 May 10 Giants 4–3 LaCoss (2–3) Williams (0–2) Lefferts (6) 25,638 17–15 33 May 12 Astros 3–1 Deshaies (5–2) Sutcliffe (4–3) 21,141 17–16 34 May 13 Astros 1–0 Knepper (2–5) Maddux (1–5) Smith (6) 27,775 17–17 35 May 14 Astros 5–1 Scott (5–2) Kilgus (3–4) 23,391 17–18 36 May 15 Braves 4–0 Bielecki (3–1) Lilliquist (2–3) 16,920 18–18 37 May 16 Braves 4–3 Sanderson (4–2) Glavine (5–1) Williams (11) 24,070 19–18 38 May 17 Braves 4–0 Pico (2–0) Z. Smith (1–6) 31,196 20–18 39 May 19 @ Reds 8–2 Maddux (2–5) Jackson (2–7) 29,202 21–18 40 May 20 @ Reds 7–3 Kilgus (4–4) Browning (3–4) Perry (1) 49,175 22–18 41 May 21 @ Reds 7–2 Mahler (6–4) Bielecki (3–2) 34,128 22–19 42 May 22 @ Astros 5–3 Sutcliffe (5–3) Deshaies (5–3) Schiraldi (3) 11,923 23–19 43 May 23 @ Astros 5–4 Sanderson (5–2) Scott (6–3) Schiraldi (4) 15,665 24–19 44 May 24 @ Astros 3–1 Maddux (3–5) Knepper (2–6) Williams (12) 17,042 25–19 45 May 26 Reds 10–8 (12) Dibble (4–1) Schiraldi (1–2) 33,583 25–20 46 May 27 Reds 5–3 Sutcliffe (6–3) Rijo (4–1) 34,546 26–20 47 May 28 Reds 6–1 Bielecki (4–2) Jackson (3–8) 37,231 27–20 48 May 29 @ Braves 2–1 Lilliquist (3–3) Sanderson (5–3) Boever (7) 15,123 27–21 49 May 30 @ Braves 3–2 Maddux (4–5) P. Smith (1–7) Williams (13) 7,566 28–21 50 May 31 @ Braves 3–2 Smoltz (7–3) Kilgus (4–5) Boever (8) 7,958 28–22
June: 13–15 (.464) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Other Info 51 June 2 @ Cardinals 5–2 Sutcliffe (7–3) Magrane (3–4) Williams (14) 46,448 29–22 52 June 3 @ Cardinals 6–5 (10) Quisenberry (2–1) Schiraldi (1–3) 44,719 29–23 53 June 4 @ Cardinals 11–3 Sanderson (6–3) Terry (4–5) 45,659 30–23 54 June 5 Mets 15–3 Maddux (5–5) Cone (3–5) 34,840 31–23 55 June 6 Mets 8–4 Kilgus (5–5) Ojeda (2–6) 33,558 32–23 56 June 7 Mets 10–5 Gooden (7–2) Sutcliffe (7–4) Aguilera (4) 35,372 32–24 57 June 8 Mets 5–4 (10) Williams (1–2) Aase (1–2) 36,358 33–24 58 June 9 Cardinals 1–0 DeLeón (8–3) Sanderson (6–4) Worrell (7) 34,937 33–25 59 June 10 Cardinals 6–0 Magrane (4–5) Maddux (5–6) 38,045 33–26 60 June 11 Cardinals 10–7 Carpenter (2–4) Schiraldi (1–4) 35,450 33–27 61 June 12 Cardinals 10–3 Wilson (3–0) Terry (4–6) 27,154 34–27 62 June 13 @ Mets 4–2 Bielecki (5–2) Darling (4–5) Williams (15) 26,664 35–27 63 June 14 @ Mets 2–0 (7) Gooden (8–2) Sanderson (6–5) Aguilera (5) 27,278 35–28 64 June 15 @ Mets 4–3 (12) Aguilera (3–1) Perry (0–1) 24,689 35–29 65 June 16 @ Expos 8–5 B. Smith (7–2) Kilgus (5–6) Burke (14) 26,264 35–30 66 June 17 @ Expos 3–2 Sutcliffe (8–4) Pérez (3–8) Williams (16) 35,095 36–30 67 June 18 @ Expos 5–4 Bielecki (6–2) Langston (2–2) Williams (17) 35,968 37–30 68 June 20 @ Pirates 5–4 (11) Schiraldi (2–4) Garcia (0–1) Kilgus (1) 11,713 38–30 69 June 21 @ Pirates 1–0 (11) Maddux (6–6) Bair (0–1) Williams (18) 23,970 39–30 70 June 22 @ Pirates 8–0 Sutcliffe (9–4) Kramer (1–4) 16,430 40–30 71 June 23 Expos 5–1 Langston (3–2) Bielecki (6–3) Burke (15) 36,239 40–31 72 June 24 Expos 5–0 Gross (7–6) Kilgus (5–7) 36,068 40–32 73 June 25 Expos 5–0 Den. Martinez (7–1) Sanderson (6–6) 34,491 40–33 74 June 26 Pirates 2–1 Drabek (5–5) Maddux (6–7) 35,407 40–34 75 June 27 Pirates 5–4 Kramer (2–4) Sutcliffe (9–5) Landrum (7) 35,646 40–35 76 June 28 Pirates 3–1 Robinson (4–6) Bielecki (6–4) Landrum (8) 34,114 40–36 77 June 29 @ Giants 12–2 Brantley (1–0) Kilgus (5–8) 12,339 40–37 78 June 30 @ Giants 6–4 Sanderson (7–6) Wilson (0–1) Williams (19) 49,241 41–37
July: 18–9 (.667) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Other Info 79 July 1 @ Giants 3–2 Maddux (7–7) Reuschel (12–3) Williams (20) 29,019 42–37 80 July 2 @ Giants 4–3 Brantley (2–0) Sutcliffe (9–6) Bedrosian (12) 41,350 42–38 81 July 4 Padres 5–1 Bielecki (7–4) Whitson (10–6) Wilson (2) 32,920 43–38 82 July 5 Padres 5–3 Sanderson (8–6) Rasmussen (3–6) Kilgus (2) 33,464 44–38 83 July 6 Padres 7–3 Maddux (8–7) Terrell (4–12) Williams (21) 34,814 45–38 84 July 7 Dodgers 6–4 Sutcliffe (10–6) Wetteland (2–2) Williams (22) 35,434 46–38 85 July 8 Dodgers 8–2 Morgan (6–8) Pico (2–1) 37,096 46–39 86 July 9 Dodgers 11–4 Bielecki (8–4) Valenzuela (4–8) 35,533 47–39 87 July 13 @ Padres 7–3 Maddux (9–7) Hurst (7–7) Lancaster (1) 23,481 48–39 88 July 14 @ Padres 7–4 Whitson (12–6) Bielecki (8–5) Davis (23) 27,649 48–40 89 July 15 @ Padres 3–2 Terrell (5–12) Kilgus (5–9) 54,717 48–41 90 July 16 @ Padres 4–3 Rasmussen (4–6) Sutcliffe (10–7) Davis (24) 30,549 48–42 91 July 17 @ Dodgers 6–3 Lancaster (1–0) Leary (6–7) Williams (23) 39,914 49–42 92 July 18 @ Dodgers 4–1 Hershiser (11–7) Maddux (9–8) 37,543 49–43 93 July 19 @ Dodgers 4–0 Bielecki (9–5) Morgan (6–10) 40,050 50–43 94 July 20 Giants 4–3 (11) Lancaster (2–0) McCament (1–1) 32,306 51–43 95 July 21 Giants 4–3 Garrelts (8–3) Sutcliffe (10–8) Lefferts (17) 34,725 51–44 96 July 22 Giants 5–2 Sanderson (9–6) Hammaker (6–5) Lancaster (2) 35,530 52–44 97 July 23 Giants 9–5 Maddux (10–8) Robinson (8–7) 35,707 53–44 98 July 24 @ Cardinals 3–2 Bielecki (10–5) Terry (7–9) Williams (24) 45,183 54–44 99 July 25 @ Cardinals 4–2 Kilgus (6–9) Magrane (11–7) Williams (25) 46,621 55–44 100 July 26 @ Cardinals 2–0 DeLeón (10–9) Sutcliffe (10–9) Worrell (13) 43,000 55–45 101 July 28 Mets 6–5 Schiraldi (3–4) Aguilera (6–5) Williams (26) 37,554 56–45 102 July 29 Mets 10–3 Maddux (11–8) Whitehurst (0–1) 38,012 57–45 103 July 30 Mets 6–4 Lancaster (3–0) Aguilera (6–6) 36,837 58–45 104 July 31 @ Phillies 10–2 Sutcliffe (11–9) Mulholland (1–5) 59–45 105 July 31 @ Phillies 7–4 Carman (3–11) Kilgus (6–10) Parrett (4) 22,160 59–46
August: 16–12 (.571) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Other Info 106 August 1 @ Phillies 4–1 Wilson (4–0) McWilliams (2–11) Williams (27) 23,614 60–46 107 August 2 @ Phillies 6–0 Howell (9–7) Sanderson (9–7) 21,688 60–47 108 August 3 @ Phillies 2–0 Maddux (12–8) Ruffin (3–5) Lancaster (3) 21,983 61–47 109 August 4 @ Pirates 3–2 Bielecki (11–5) Drabek (8–8) Williams (28) 29,169 62–47 110 August 5 @ Pirates 4–2 Wilson (5–0) Landrum (2–2) Lancaster (4) 23,262 63–47 111 August 6 @ Pirates 5–4 (18) Drabek (9–8) Sanderson (9–8) 24,716 63–48 112 August 7 Expos 5–2 Maddux (13–8) Pérez (6–11) 39,002 64–48 113 August 8 Expos 4–2 Bielecki (12–5) Den. Martinez (12–2) Lancaster (5) 38,126 65–48 114 August 9 Expos 3–0 Sutcliffe (12–9) B. Smith (9–6) Williams (29) 39,009 66–48 115 August 10 Phillies 16–13 Parrett (9–4) Wilson (5–1) 36,745 66–49 116 August 11 Phillies 9–2 Maddux (14–8) Carman (3–12) 36,440 67–49 117 August 12 Phillies 9–7 Bielecki (13–5) Howell (9–8) Williams (30) 37,752 68–49 118 August 13 Phillies 5–3 Parrett (10–4) Wilson (5–2) 37,054 68–50 119 August 15 @ Reds 5–2 (12) Williams (2–2) Roesler (0–1) 31,694 69–50 120 August 16 @ Reds 5–1 Bielecki (14–5) Leary (8–10) 29,764 70–50 121 August 17 @ Reds 3–2 Sutcliffe (13–9) Franco (3–6) Williams (31) 29,278 71–50 122 August 18 @ Astros 6–5 Smith (3–3) Schiraldi (3–5) 31,987 71–51 123 August 19 @ Astros 8–4 Portugal (3–1) Maddux (14–9) 41,661 71–52 124 August 20 @ Astros 8–4 Darwin (11–3) Lancaster (3–1) 38,624 71–53 125 August 21 Reds 6–5 (10) Charlton (6–1) Schiraldi (3–6) Franco (26) 37,626 71–54 126 August 22 Reds 7–2 Browning (13–10) Kraemer (0–1) 35,179 71–55 127 August 23 Reds 8–5 Scudder (3–5) Maddux (14–10) 33,054 71–56 128 August 25 Braves 4–3 (12) Williams (3–2) Eichhorn (4–4) 35,456 72–56 129 August 26 Braves 5–3 Valdez (1–2) Sutcliffe (13–10) Boever (21) 35,752 72–57 130 August 27 Braves 3–2 (10) Williams (4–2) Eichhorn (4–5) 35,107 73–57 131 August 28 Astros 6–1 Maddux (15–10) Cano (0–1) 23,039 74–57 132 August 29 Astros 10–9 (10) Assenmacher (2–3) Smith (3–4) 25,829 75–57 Cubs come back from 9–0 deficit 133 August 30 Astros 8–4 Scott (18–7) Sutcliffe (13–11) 37,218 75–58
September: 17–11 (.607) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Other Info 134 September 1 @ Braves 5–1 Lilliquist (8–8) Wilson (5–3) Stanton (2) 14,255 75–59 135 September 2 @ Braves 10–3 Maddux (16–10) Clary (4–3) 41,020 76–59 136 September 3 @ Braves 8–5 P. Smith (5–13) Bielecki (14–6) Stanton (3) 25,189 76–60 137 September 4 @ Mets 7–3 Sutcliffe (14–11) Cone (12–7) Lancaster (6) 46,049 77–60 138 September 5 @ Mets 3–2 Fernandez (11–3) Williams (4–3) 39,352 77–61 139 September 6 @ Phillies 9–1 Ruffin (5–8) Maddux (16–11) 17,272 77–62 140 September 7 @ Phillies 6–2 Bielecki (15–6) Howell (11–11) 13,058 78–62 141 September 8 Cardinals 11–8 Carpenter (3–4) Williams (4–4) Quisenberry (6) 35,231 78–63 142 September 9 Cardinals 3–2 (10) Assenmacher (3–3) Dayley (3–2) 37,633 79–63 143 September 10 Cardinals 4–1 Sanderson (10–8) Hill (7–12) Williams (32) 37,281 80–63 144 September 11 Expos 4–3 Maddux (17–11) Langston (11–7) Williams (33) 29,190 81–63 145 September 12 Expos 2–0 Bielecki (16–6) B. Smith (10–9) 36,333 82–63 146 September 13 Expos 3–1 Sanderson (11–8) Gross (11–11) Lancaster (7) 34,870 83–63 147 September 15 @ Pirates 7–2 Sutcliffe (15–11) Belinda (0–1) 12,607 84–63 148 September 16 @ Pirates 8–6 Smiley (12–7) Maddux (17–12) 15,668 84–64 149 September 17 @ Pirates 2–0 Drabek (13–11) Bielecki (16–7) 21,081 84–65 150 September 18 Mets 10–6 Wilkins (1–0) Viola (3–5) Williams (34) 38,138 85–65 151 September 19 Mets 5–2 Ojeda (13–10) Wilson (5–4) Gooden (1) 35,937 85–66 152 September 20 Phillies 9–8 Carman (5–15) Lancaster (3–2) McDowell (19) 21,620 85–67 153 September 21 Phillies 9–1 Maddux (18–12) Mulholland (4–7) 22,885 86–67 154 September 22 Pirates 4–2 Bielecki (17–7) Drabek (13–12) Williams (35) 34,040 87–67 155 September 23 Pirates 3–2 Lancaster (4–2) Bair (2–3) 36,849 88–67 156 September 24 Pirates 4–2 Wilson (6–4) Robinson (7–12) Pico (1) 37,904 89–67 157 September 25 @ Expos 4–3 (10) Burke (9–3) Sanderson (11–9) 10,305 89–68 158 September 26 @ Expos 3–2 Maddux (19–12) Den. Martinez (16–7) Williams (36) 11,615 90–68 Cubs clinch NL East title 159 September 27 @ Expos 7–2 Bielecki (18–7) Thompson (0–2) Pico (2) 12,442 91–68 160 September 29 @ Cardinals 7–5 Dayley (4–3) Assenmacher (3–4) Terry (2) 41,599 91–69 161 September 30 @ Cardinals 6–4 Pico (3–1) Costello (5–4) Lancaster (8) 43,570 92–69
October: 1–0 (1.000) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Other Info 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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Damon Berryhill	91	334	86	.257	5	41
1B	Mark Grace	142	510	160	.314	13	79
2B	Ryne Sandberg	157	606	176	.290	30	76
3B	Vance Law	130	408	96	.235	7	42
SS	Shawon Dunston	138	471	131	.278	9	60
LF	Dwight Smith	109	343	111	.324	9	52
CF	Jerome Walton	116	475	139	.293	5	46
RF	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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Mitch Webster	98	272	70	.257	3	19
Lloyd McClendon	92	259	74	.286	12	40
Domingo Ramos	85	179	47	.263	1	19
Curt Wilkerson	77	160	39	.244	1	10
Joe Girardi	59	157	39	.248	1	14
Doug Dascenzo	47	139	23	.165	1	12
Rick Wrona	38	92	26	.283	2	14
Gary Varsho	61	87	16	.184	0	6
Darrin Jackson	45	83	19	.229	1	8
Luis Salazar	26	80	26	.325	1	12
Marvell Wynne	20	48	9	.188	1	4
Phil Stephenson	17	21	3	.143	0	0
Greg Smith	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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Greg Maddux	35	238.0	19	12	2.95	135
Rick Sutcliffe	35	229.0	16	11	3.66	153
Mike Bielecki	33	212.1	18	7	3.14	147
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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Scott Sanderson	37	146.0	11	9	3.94	86
Paul Kilgus	35	145.2	6	10	4.39	61
Jeff Pico	53	90.2	3	1	3.77	38
Steve Wilson	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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Mitch Williams	76	4	4	36	2.76	67
Calvin Schiraldi	54	3	6	4	3.78	54
Les Lancaster	42	4	2	8	1.36	56
Pat Perry	19	0	1	1	1.77	20
Paul Assenmacher	14	2	1	0	5.21	15
Dean Wilkins	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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Francisco	3	0	1	4	0	0	0	3	0	11	13	0
Chicago	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	1
W: Scott Garrelts (1–0)   L: Greg Maddux (0–1)   S: None
HR: SF – Will Clark (1), (2), Kevin Mitchell (1)  CHC – Mark Grace (1), Ryne Sandberg (1)
Pitchers: SF – Garrelts, Brantley (8), Hammaker (9)  CHC – Maddux, Kilgus (5), Wilson (8)
Attendance: 39,195

Game 2

October 5 at Wrigley Field in Chicago

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Francisco	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	5	10	0
Chicago	6	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	X	9	11	0
W: Les Lancaster (1–0)   L: Rick Reuschel (0–1)   S: None
HR: SF – Kevin Mitchell (2), Matt Williams (1), Robby Thompson (1)  CHC – None
Pitchers: SF – Reuschel, Downs (1), Lefferts (6), Brantley (7), Bedrosian (8)  CHC – Bielecki, Assenmacher (5), Lancaster (6)
Attendance: 39,195

Game 3

October 7 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	10	0
San Francisco	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	X	5	8	3
W: Don Robinson (1–0)   L: Les Lancaster (1–1)   S: Steve Bedrosian (1)
HR: CHC – None  SF – Robby Thompson (2)
Pitchers: CHC – Sutcliffe, Assenmacher (7), Lancaster (7)  SF – LaCoss, Brantley (4), Robinson (7), Lefferts (8), Bedrosian (9)
Attendance: 62,065

Game 4

October 8 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	12	1
San Francisco	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	X	6	9	1
W: Kelly Downs (1–0)   L: Steve Wilson (1–1)   S: Steve Bedrosian (2)
HR: CHC – Luis Salazar (1)  SF – Matt Williams (2)
Pitchers: CHC – Maddux, Wilson (4), Sanderson (6), Williams (8)  SF – Garrelts, Downs (5), Bedrosian (9)
Attendance: 62,078

Game 5

October 9 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10	1
San Francisco	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	X	3	4	1
W: Rick Reuschel (1–1)   L: Mike Bielecki (0–1)   S: Steve Bedrosian (3)
HR: CHC – None  SF – None
Pitchers: CHC – Bielecki, Williams (8), Lancaster (8)  SF – Reuschel, Bedrosian (9)
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

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Iowa Cubs	American Association	Pete Mackanin
AA	Charlotte Knights	Southern League	Jim Essian
A	Winston-Salem Spirits	Carolina League	Jay Loviglio
A	Peoria Chiefs	Midwest League	Brad Mills
A	Charleston Wheelers	South Atlantic League	Greg Mahlberg
A-Short Season	Geneva Cubs	New York–Penn League	Bill Hayes
Rookie	Wytheville Cubs	Appalachian League	Steve Roadcap

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