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" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 41, 41, , May 21, , @ Reds, , 7–2 , , Mahler (6–4), , Bielecki (3–2), , , , 34,128 , , 22–19, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 42, 42, , May 22, , @

, , 5–3 , , Sutcliffe (5–3), , Deshaies (5–3), , Schiraldi (3), , 11,923 , , 23–19, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 43, 43, , May 23, , @

, , 5–4 , , Sanderson (5–2), , Scott (6–3), , Schiraldi (4), , 15,665 , , 24–19, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 44, 44, , May 24, , @

, , 3–1 , , Maddux (3–5), , Knepper (2–6), , Williams (12), , 17,042 , , 25–19, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 45, 45, , May 26, , Reds, , 10 – 8 12, , Dibble (4–1), , Schiraldi (1–2), , , , 33,583 , , 25–20, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 46, 46, , May 27, , Reds, , 5–3 , , Sutcliffe (6–3), , Rijo (4–1), , , , 34,546 , , 26–20, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 47, 47, , May 28, , Reds, , 6–1 , , Bielecki (4–2), ,

(3–8), , , , 37,231 , , 27–20, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 48, 48, , May 29, , @ Braves, , 2–1 , , Lilliquist (3–3), , Sanderson (5–3), , Boever (7), , 15,123 , , 27–21, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 49, 49, , May 30, , @ Braves, , 3–2 , , Maddux (4–5), , P. Smith (1–7), , Williams (13), , 7,566 , , 28–21, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 50, 50, , May 31, , @ Braves, , 3–2 , , Smoltz (7–3), , Kilgus (4–5), , Boever (8), , 7,958 , , 28–22, , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 51, 51, , June 2, , @

, , 5–2 , , Sutcliffe (7–3), , Magrane (3–4), , Williams (14), , 46,448 , , 29–22, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 52, 52, , June 3, , @

, , 6 – 5 10, , Quisenberry (2–1), , Schiraldi (1–3), , , , 44,719 , , 29–23, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 53, 53, , June 4, , @

, , 11–3 , , Sanderson (6–3), , Terry (4–5), , , , 45,659 , , 30–23, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 54, 54, , June 5, ,

, , 15–3 , , Maddux (5–5), , Cone (3–5), , , , 34,840 , , 31–23, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 55, 55, , June 6, ,

, , 8–4 , , Kilgus (5–5), , Ojeda (2–6), , , , 33,558 , , 32–23, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 56, 56, , June 7, ,

, , 10–5 , , Gooden (7–2), , Sutcliffe (7–4), , Aguilera (4), , 35,372 , , 32–24, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 57, 57, , June 8, ,

, , 5 – 4 10, , Williams (1–2), , Aase (1–2), , , , 36,358 , , 33–24, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 58, 58, , June 9, ,

, , 1–0 , , DeLeón (8–3), , Sanderson (6–4), , Worrell (7), , 34,937 , , 33–25, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 59, 59, , June 10, ,

, , 6–0 , , Magrane (4–5), , Maddux (5–6), , , , 38,045 , , 33–26, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 60, 60, , June 11, ,

, , 10–7 , , Carpenter (2–4), , Schiraldi (1–4), , , , 35,450 , , 33–27, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 61, 61, , June 12, ,

, , 10–3 , ,

(3–0), , Terry (4–6), , , , 27,154 , , 34–27, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 62, 62, , June 13, , @

, , 4–2 , , Bielecki (5–2), , Ron Darling, Darling (4–5), , Williams (15), , 26,664 , , 35–27, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 63, 63, , June 14, , @

, , 2 – 0 7, , Gooden (8–2), , Sanderson (6–5), , Aguilera (5), , 27,278 , , 35–28, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 64, 64, , June 15, , @

, , 4 – 3 12, , Aguilera (3–1), ,

(0–1), , , , 24,689 , , 35–29, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 65, 65, , June 16, , @ Expos, , 8–5 , , B. Smith (7–2), , Kilgus (5–6), , Burke (14), , 26,264 , , 35–30, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 66, 66, , June 17, , @ Expos, , 3–2 , , Sutcliffe (8–4), , Yorkis Pérez, Pérez (3–8), , Williams (16), , 35,095 , , 36–30, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 67, 67, , June 18, , @ Expos, , 5–4 , , Bielecki (6–2), , Langston (2–2), , Williams (17), , 35,968 , , 37–30, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 68, 68, , June 20, , @

, , 5 – 4 11, , Schiraldi (2–4), , Garcia (0–1), , Kilgus (1), , 11,713 , , 38–30, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 69, 69, , June 21, , @

, , 1 – 0 11, , Maddux (6–6), , Doug Bair, Bair (0–1), , Williams (18), , 23,970 , , 39–30, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 70, 70, , June 22, , @

, , 8–0 , , Sutcliffe (9–4), , Randy Kramer, Kramer (1–4), , , , 16,430 , , 40–30, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 71, 71, , June 23, , Expos, , 5–1 , , Langston (3–2), , Bielecki (6–3), , Burke (15), , 36,239 , , 40–31, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 72, 72, , June 24, , Expos, , 5–0 , , Gross (7–6), , Kilgus (5–7), , , , 36,068 , , 40–32, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 73, 73, , June 25, , Expos, , 5–0 , , Den. Martinez (7–1), , Sanderson (6–6), , , , 34,491 , , 40–33, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 74, 74, , June 26, ,

, , 2–1 , , Doug Drabek, Drabek (5–5), , Maddux (6–7), , , , 35,407 , , 40–34, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 75, 75, , June 27, ,

, , 5–4 , , Randy Kramer, Kramer (2–4), , Sutcliffe (9–5), , Bill Landrum, Landrum (7), , 35,646 , , 40–35, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 76, 76, , June 28, ,

, , 3–1 , , Jeff Robinson (relief pitcher), Robinson (4–6), , Bielecki (6–4), , Bill Landrum, Landrum (8), , 34,114 , , 40–36, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 77, 77, , June 29, , @

, , 12–2 , , Brantley (1–0), , Kilgus (5–8), , , , 12,339 , , 40–37, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 78, 78, , June 30, , @

, , 6–4 , , Sanderson (7–6), ,

(0–1), , Williams (19), , 49,241 , , 41–37, , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 79, 79, , July 1, , @

, , 3–2 , , Maddux (7–7), , Reuschel (12–3), , Williams (20), , 29,019 , , 42–37, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 80, 80, , July 2, , @

, , 4–3 , , Brantley (2–0), , Sutcliffe (9–6), , Bedrosian (12), , 41,350 , , 42–38, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 81, 81, , July 4, ,

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

(2), , 32,920 , , 43–38, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 82, 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" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 84, 84, , July 7, ,

, , 6–4 , , Sutcliffe (10–6), , Wetteland (2–2), , Williams (22), , 35,434 , , 46–38, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 85, 85, , July 8, ,

, , 8–2 , ,

(6–8), ,

(2–1), , , , 37,096 , , 46–39, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 86, 86, , July 9, ,

, , 11–4 , , Bielecki (8–4), , Valenzuela (4–8), , , , 35,533 , , 47–39, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 87, 87, , July 13, , @

, , 7–3 , , Maddux (9–7), , Hurst (7–7), , Les Lancaster, Lancaster (1), , 23,481 , , 48–39, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 88, 88, , July 14, , @

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

(23), , 27,649 , , 48–40, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 89, 89, , July 15, , @

, , 3–2 , , Terrell (5–12), , Kilgus (5–9), , , , 54,717 , , 48–41, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 90, 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 , , Les Lancaster, Lancaster (1–0), , Leary (6–7), , Williams (23), , 39,914 , , 49–42, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 92, 92, , July 18, , @

, , 4–1 , , Hershiser (11–7), , Maddux (9–8), , , , 37,543 , , 49–43, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 93, 93, , July 19, , @

, , 4–0 , , Bielecki (9–5), ,

(6–10), , , , 40,050 , , 50–43, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 94, 94, , July 20, ,

, , 4 – 3 11, , Les Lancaster, Lancaster (2–0), , McCament (1–1), , , , 32,306 , , 51–43, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 95, 95, , July 21, ,

, , 4–3 , , Garrelts (8–3), , Sutcliffe (10–8), , Lefferts (17), , 34,725 , , 51–44, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 96, 96, , July 22, ,

, , 5–2 , , Sanderson (9–6), , Hammaker (6–5), , Les Lancaster, Lancaster (2), , 35,530 , , 52–44, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 97, 97, , July 23, ,

, , 9–5 , , Maddux (10–8), , Don Robinson (baseball), Robinson (8–7), , , , 35,707 , , 53–44, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 98, 98, , July 24, , @

, , 3–2 , , Bielecki (10–5), , Terry (7–9), , Williams (24), , 45,183 , , 54–44, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 99, 99, , July 25, , @

, , 4–2 , , Kilgus (6–9), , Magrane (11–7), , Williams (25), , 46,621 , , 55–44, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 100, 100, , July 26, , @

, , 2–0 , , DeLeón (10–9), , Sutcliffe (10–9), , Worrell (13), , 43,000 , , 55–45, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 101, 101, , July 28, ,

, , 6–5 , , Schiraldi (3–4), , Aguilera (6–5), , Williams (26), , 37,554 , , 56–45, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 102, 102, , July 29, ,

, , 10–3 , , Maddux (11–8), , Whitehurst (0–1), , , , 38,012 , , 57–45, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 103, 103, , July 30, ,

, , 6–4 , , Les Lancaster, Lancaster (3–0), , Aguilera (6–6), , , , 36,837 , , 58–45, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 104, 104, , July 31, , @

, , 10–2 , , Sutcliffe (11–9), , Terry Mulholland, Mulholland (1–5), , , , , , 59–45, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 105, 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" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 106, 106, , August 1, , @

, , 4–1 , ,

(4–0), , McWilliams (2–11), , Williams (27), , 23,614 , , 60–46, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 107, 107, , August 2, , @

, , 6–0 , ,

(9–7), , Sanderson (9–7), , , , 21,688 , , 60–47, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 108, 108, , August 3, , @

, , 2–0 , , Maddux (12–8), , Ruffin (3–5), , Les Lancaster, Lancaster (3), , 21,983 , , 61–47, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 109, 109, , August 4, , @

, , 3–2 , , Bielecki (11–5), , Doug Drabek, Drabek (8–8), , Williams (28), , 29,169 , , 62–47, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 110, 110, , August 5, , @

, , 4–2 , ,

(5–0), , Bill Landrum, Landrum (2–2), , Les Lancaster, Lancaster (4), , 23,262 , , 63–47, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 111, 111, , August 6, , @

, , 5 – 4 18, , Doug Drabek, Drabek (9–8), , Sanderson (9–8), , , , 24,716 , , 63–48, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 112, 112, , August 7, , Expos, , 5–2 , , Maddux (13–8), , Yorkis Pérez, Pérez (6–11), , , , 39,002 , , 64–48, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 113, 113, , August 8, , Expos, , 4–2 , , Bielecki (12–5), , Den. Martinez (12–2), , Les Lancaster, Lancaster (5), , 38,126 , , 65–48, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 114, 114, , August 9, , Expos, , 3–0 , , Sutcliffe (12–9), , B. Smith (9–6), , Williams (29), , 39,009 , , 66–48, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 115, 115, , August 10, ,

, , 16–13 , , Parrett (9–4), ,

(5–1), , , , 36,745 , , 66–49, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 116, 116, , August 11, ,

, , 9–2 , , Maddux (14–8), , Carman (3–12), , , , 36,440 , , 67–49, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 117, 117, , August 12, ,

, , 9–7 , , Bielecki (13–5), ,

(9–8), , Williams (30), , 37,752 , , 68–49, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 118, 118, , August 13, ,

, , 5–3 , , Parrett (10–4), ,

(5–2), , , , 37,054 , , 68–50, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 119, 119, , August 15, , @ Reds, , 5 – 2 12, , Williams (2–2), , Roesler (0–1), , , , 31,694 , , 69–50, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 120, 120, , August 16, , @ Reds, , 5–1 , , Bielecki (14–5), , Leary (8–10), , , , 29,764 , , 70–50, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 121, 121, , August 17, , @ Reds, , 3–2 , , Sutcliffe (13–9), , Franco (3–6), , Williams (31), , 29,278 , , 71–50, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 122, 122, , August 18, , @

, , 6–5 , ,

(3–3), , Schiraldi (3–5), , , , 31,987 , , 71–51, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 123, 123, , August 19, , @

, , 8–4 , , Portugal (3–1), , Maddux (14–9), , , , 41,661 , , 71–52, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 124, 124, , August 20, , @

, , 8–4 , , Danny Darwin, Darwin (11–3), , Les Lancaster, Lancaster (3–1), , , , 38,624 , , 71–53, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 125, 125, , August 21, , Reds, , 6 – 5 10, , Charlton (6–1), , Schiraldi (3–6), , Franco (26), , 37,626 , , 71–54, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 126, 126, , August 22, , Reds, , 7–2 , , Browning (13–10), , Joe Kraemer, Kraemer (0–1), , , , 35,179 , , 71–55, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 127, 127, , August 23, , Reds, , 8–5 , , Scudder (3–5), , Maddux (14–10), , , , 33,054 , , 71–56, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 128, 128, , August 25, , Braves, , 4 – 3 12, , Williams (3–2), , Eichhorn (4–4), , , , 35,456 , , 72–56, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 129, 129, , August 26, , Braves, , 5–3 , , Valdez (1–2), , Sutcliffe (13–10), , Boever (21), , 35,752 , , 72–57, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 130, 130, , August 27, , Braves, , 3 – 2 10, , Williams (4–2), , Eichhorn (4–5), , , , 35,107 , , 73–57, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 131, 131, , August 28, ,

, , 6–1 , , Maddux (15–10), , Cano (0–1), , , , 23,039 , , 74–57, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 132, 132, , August 29, ,

, , 10 – 9 10, , Paul Assenmacher, Assenmacher (2–3), , Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1955), Smith (3–4), , , , 25,829 , , 75–57, , ''Cubs come back from 9–0 deficit'' , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 133, 133, , August 30, ,

, , 8–4 , , Scott (18–7), , Sutcliffe (13–11), , , , 37,218 , , 75–58, , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 134, 134, , September 1, , @ Braves, , 5–1 , , Lilliquist (8–8), ,

(5–3), , Stanton (2), , 14,255 , , 75–59, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 135, 135, , September 2, , @ Braves, , 10–3 , , Maddux (16–10), , Clary (4–3), , , , 41,020 , , 76–59, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 136, 136, , September 3, , @ Braves, , 8–5 , , P. Smith (5–13), , Bielecki (14–6), , Stanton (3), , 25,189 , , 76–60, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 137, 137, , September 4, , @

, , 7–3 , , Sutcliffe (14–11), , Cone (12–7), , Les Lancaster, Lancaster (6), , 46,049 , , 77–60, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 138, 138, , September 5, , @

, , 3–2 , , Fernandez (11–3), , Williams (4–3), , , , 39,352 , , 77–61, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 139, 139, , September 6, , @

, , 9–1 , , Ruffin (5–8), , Maddux (16–11), , , , 17,272 , , 77–62, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 140, 140, , September 7, , @

, , 6–2 , , Bielecki (15–6), ,

(11–11), , , , 13,058 , , 78–62, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 141, 141, , September 8, ,

, , 11–8 , , Carpenter (3–4), , Williams (4–4), , Quisenberry (6), , 35,231 , , 78–63, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 142, 142, , September 9, ,

, , 3 – 2 10, , Paul Assenmacher, Assenmacher (3–3), , Dayley (3–2), , , , 37,633 , , 79–63, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 143, 143, , September 10, ,

, , 4–1 , , Sanderson (10–8), , Hill (7–12), , Williams (32), , 37,281 , , 80–63, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 144, 144, , September 11, , Expos, , 4–3 , , Maddux (17–11), , Langston (11–7), , Williams (33), , 29,190 , , 81–63, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 145, 145, , September 12, , Expos, , 2–0 , , Bielecki (16–6), , B. Smith (10–9), , , , 36,333 , , 82–63, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 146, 146, , September 13, , Expos, , 3–1 , , Sanderson (11–8), , Gross (11–11), , Les Lancaster, Lancaster (7), , 34,870 , , 83–63, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 147, 147, , September 15, , @

, , 7–2 , , Sutcliffe (15–11), , Belinda (0–1), , , , 12,607 , , 84–63, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 148, 148, , September 16, , @

, , 8–6 , , Smiley (12–7), , Maddux (17–12), , , , 15,668 , , 84–64, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 149, 149, , September 17, , @

, , 2–0 , , Doug Drabek, Drabek (13–11), , Bielecki (16–7), , , , 21,081 , , 84–65, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 150, 150, , September 18, ,

, , 10–6 , , Dean Wilkins (baseball), Wilkins (1–0), , Viola (3–5), , Williams (34), , 38,138 , , 85–65, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 151, 151, , September 19, ,

, , 5–2 , , Ojeda (13–10), ,

(5–4), , Gooden (1), , 35,937 , , 85–66, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 152, 152, , September 20, ,

, , 9–8 , , Carman (5–15), , Les Lancaster, Lancaster (3–2), , McDowell (19), , 21,620 , , 85–67, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 153, 153, , September 21, ,

, , 9–1 , , Maddux (18–12), , Terry Mulholland, Mulholland (4–7), , , , 22,885 , , 86–67, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 154, 154, , September 22, ,

, , 4–2 , , Bielecki (17–7), , Doug Drabek, Drabek (13–12), , Williams (35), , 34,040 , , 87–67, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 155, 155, , September 23, ,

, , 3–2 , , Les Lancaster, Lancaster (4–2), , Doug Bair, Bair (2–3), , , , 36,849 , , 88–67, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 156, 156, , September 24, ,

, , 4–2 , ,

(6–4), , Jeff Robinson (relief pitcher), Robinson (7–12), ,

(1), , 37,904 , , 89–67, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 157, 157, , September 25, , @ Expos, , 4 – 3 10, , Burke (9–3), , Sanderson (11–9), , , , 10,305 , , 89–68, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 158, 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" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 159, 159, , September 27, , @ Expos, , 7–2 , , Bielecki (18–7), , Thompson (0–2), ,

(2), , 12,442 , , 91–68, , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 160, 160, , September 29, , @

, , 7–5 , , Dayley (4–3), , Paul Assenmacher, Assenmacher (3–4), , Terry (2), , 41,599 , , 91–69, , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 161, 161, , September 30, , @

, , 6–4 , ,

(3–1), , Costello (5–4), , Les Lancaster, Lancaster (8), , 43,570 , , 92–69, , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , Cubs 1989 Season-Game 162, 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

in Chicago

Game 2

October 5 at

in Chicago

Game 3

October 7 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco

Game 4

October 8 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco

Game 5

October 9 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco The Giants made it to their first 1989 World Series, World Series since 1962 World Series, 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 1989 World Series, World Series since 1962 World Series, 1962.

Awards and honors

* Ryne Sandberg, National League Leader, Runs (104) 1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, All-Star Game * 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 1989 Major League Baseball season, Chicago Cubs season National League East champion seasons 1989 in sports in Illinois, Chicago 1980s in Chicago 1989 in Illinois