1989 Chicago Cubs season

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1989 Chicago Cubs
National League East Champions
Chicago Cubs logo.svg
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Wrigley Field (since 1916)
  • Chicago (since 1870)
Results
Record93–69 (.574)
Divisional place1st
Other information
Owner(s)Tribune Company
General manager(s)Jim Frey
Manager(s)Don Zimmer
Local televisionWGN-TV/Superstation WGN
(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Dewayne Staats)
Local radioWGN
(Dewayne Staats, Dave Nelson, Harry Caray)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 1989 Chicago Cubs season was the 118th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 114th in the National League and the Cubs' 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 Major League Baseball's National League East Division.

The Cubs finished the season 93–69 to win the East Division for the second time in franchise history. The Cubs lost the National League Championship Series four games to one to the San Francisco Giants.

The Cubs had All-Star seasons from Ryne Sandberg, Andre Dawson, Rick Sutcliffe, and Mitch Williams while Jerome Walton was the NL Rookie of the Year.

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).[1]
  • December 7, 1988: Scott Sanderson was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.[2]
  • December 8, 1988: Rolando Roomes was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds for Lloyd McClendon.[3]
  • March 28, 1989: Rich Gossage was released by the Cubs.[4]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

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NL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 93 69 0.574 — 48–33 45–36
New York Mets 87 75 0.537 6 51–30 36–45
St. Louis Cardinals 86 76 0.531 7 46–35 40–41
Montreal Expos 81 81 0.500 12 44–37 37–44
Pittsburgh Pirates 74 88 0.457 19 39–42 35–46
Philadelphia Phillies 67 95 0.414 26 38–42 29–53

Record vs. opponents[]

1989 National League Records
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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON 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.[5]
  • 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.[6]

Roster[]

1989 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers
  •  9 Damon Berryhill
  •  7 Joe Girardi
  •  1 Rick Wrona

Infielders

Outfielders Manager
  •  4 Don Zimmer

Coaches

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
April 4 Phillies 5–4 Sutcliffe (1–0) Youmans (0–1) Williams (1) 33,361 1–0
April 5 Phillies 12–4 Howell (1–0) Maddux (0–1) Maddux (1) 18,674 1–1
April 6 Phillies 8–3 Ontiveros (1–0) Kilgus (0–1) 6,364 1–2
April 7 Pirates 6–5 Wilson (1–0) Taylor (0–1) Williams (2) 6,195 2–2
April 8 Pirates 5–3 Bielecki (1–0) Heaton (0–1) Schiraldi (1) 19,374 3–2
April 9 Pirates 8–3 Sutcliffe (2–0) Walk (0–1) 11,387 4–2
April 11 Cardinals 5–4 Schiraldi (1–0) DeLeón (1–1) Williams (3) 7,943 5–2
April 12 Cardinals 3–2 Kilgus (1–1) Terry (0–1) Williams (4) 21,187 6–2
April 14 @ Phillies 6–4 Sanderson (1–0) Ruffin (0–2) Williams (5) 20,851 7–2
April 16 @ Phillies 5–3 Sutcliffe (3–0) Youmans (0–2) Williams (6) 32,249 8–2
April 17 @ Expos 2–1 Gross (2–1) Maddux (0–2) Burke (3) 8,847 8–3
April 18 @ Expos 11–2 B. Smith (1–0) Kilgus (1–2) 11,913 8–4
April 19 @ Expos 3–2 Den. Martinez (1–0) Sanderson (1–1) Burke (4) 9,014 8–5
April 20 @ Mets 4–3 Gooden (3–0) Williams (0–1) McDowell (1) 28,944 8–6
April 21 @ Mets 8–4 Sutcliffe (4–0) Ojeda (0–3) Wilson (1) 34,690 9–6
April 22 @ Mets 3–1 Fernandez (2–0) Maddux (0–3) McDowell (2) 41,323 9–7
April 23 @ Mets 4–2 Aguilera (1–0) Schiraldi (1–1) 40,268 9–8
April 25 Dodgers 4–0 Belcher (2–1) Sanderson (1–2) 31,876 9–9
April 26 Dodgers 3–1 Morgan (2–1) Sutcliffe (4–1) Howell (2) 13,221 9–10
April 27 Dodgers 1–0 Maddux (1–3) Hershiser (3–2) 12,013 10–10
April 28 Padres 3–1 Kilgus (2–2) Rasmussen (1–4) Williams (7) 9,504 11–10
April 29 Padres 5–4 Terrell (3–2) Bielecki (1–1) Davis (11) 34,748 11–11
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
May 1 @ Giants 4 – 3 12 Pico (1–0) LaCoss (1–2) Schiraldi (2) 17,914 13–11
May 2 @ Giants 4–0 Reuschel (4–2) Maddux (1–4) Gossage (1) 11,128 13–12
May 3 @ Padres 5–4 Kilgus (3–2) Grant (0–1) Williams (8) 20,403 14–12
May 4 @ Padres 4–0 Bielecki (2–1) Terrell (3–3) 25,892 15–12
May 5 @ Dodgers 4–2 Sanderson (3–2) Belcher (2–3) Williams (9) 46,767 16–12
May 6 @ Dodgers 3–0 Morgan (3–1) Sutcliffe (4–2) Howell (3) 46,389 16–13
May 7 @ Dodgers 4–2 Wilson (2–0) Hershiser (4–3) Williams (10) 46,329 17–13
May 9 Giants 4–2 Krukow (2–0) Kilgus (3–3) Lefferts (5) 13,949 17–14
May 10 Giants 4–3 LaCoss (2–3) Williams (0–2) Lefferts (6) 25,638 17–15
May 12 Astros 3–1 Deshaies (5–2) Sutcliffe (4–3) 21,141 17–16
May 13 Astros 1–0 Knepper (2–5) Maddux (1–5) Smith (6) 27,775 17–17
May 14 Astros 5–1 Scott (5–2) Kilgus (3–4) 23,391 17–18
May 15 Braves 4–0 Bielecki (3–1) Lilliquist (2–3) 16,920 18–18
May 16 Braves 4–3 Sanderson (4–2) Glavine (5–1) Williams (11) 24,070 19–18
May 17 Braves 4–0 Pico (2–0) Z. Smith (1–6) 31,196 20–18
May 19 @ Reds 8–2 Maddux (2–5) Jackson (2–7) 29,202 21–18
May 20 @ Reds 7–3 Kilgus (4–4) Browning (3–4) Perry (1) 49,175 22–18
May 21 @ Reds 7–2 Mahler (6–4) Bielecki (3–2) 34,128 22–19
May 22 @ Astros 5–3 Sutcliffe (5–3) Deshaies (5–3) Schiraldi (3) 11,923 23–19
May 23 @ Astros 5–4 Sanderson (5–2) Scott (6–3) Schiraldi (4) 15,665 24–19
May 24 @ Astros 3–1 Maddux (3–5) Knepper (2–6) Williams (12) 17,042 25–19
May 26 Reds 10 – 8 12 Dibble (4–1) Schiraldi (1–2) 33,583 25–20
May 27 Reds 5–3 Sutcliffe (6–3) Rijo (4–1) 34,546 26–20
May 28 Reds 6–1 Bielecki (4–2) Jackson (3–8) 37,231 27–20
May 29 @ Braves 2–1 Lilliquist (3–3) Sanderson (5–3) Boever (7) 15,123 27–21
May 30 @ Braves 3–2 Maddux (4–5) P. Smith (1–7) Williams (13) 7,566 28–21
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
June 2 @ Cardinals 5–2 Sutcliffe (7–3) Magrane (3–4) Williams (14) 46,448 29–22
June 3 @ Cardinals 6 – 5 10 Quisenberry (2–1) Schiraldi (1–3) 44,719 29–23
June 4 @ Cardinals 11–3 Sanderson (6–3) Terry (4–5) 45,659 30–23
June 5 Mets 15–3 Maddux (5–5) Cone (3–5) 34,840 31–23
June 6 Mets 8–4 Kilgus (5–5) Ojeda (2–6) 33,558 32–23
June 7 Mets 10–5 Gooden (7–2) Sutcliffe (7–4) Aguilera (4) 35,372 32–24
June 8 Mets 5 – 4 10 Williams (1–2) Aase (1–2) 36,358 33–24
June 9 Cardinals 1–0 DeLeón (8–3) Sanderson (6–4) Worrell (7) 34,937 33–25
June 10 Cardinals 6–0 Magrane (4–5) Maddux (5–6) 38,045 33–26
June 11 Cardinals 10–7 Carpenter (2–4) Schiraldi (1–4) 35,450 33–27
June 12 Cardinals 10–3 Wilson (3–0) Terry (4–6) 27,154 34–27
June 13 @ Mets 4–2 Bielecki (5–2) Darling (4–5) Williams (15) 26,664 35–27
June 14 @ Mets 2 – 0 7 Gooden (8–2) Sanderson (6–5) Aguilera (5) 27,278 35–28
June 15 @ Mets 4 – 3 12 Aguilera (3–1) Perry (0–1) 24,689 35–29
June 16 @ Expos 8–5 B. Smith (7–2) Kilgus (5–6) Burke (14) 26,264 35–30
June 17 @ Expos 3–2 Sutcliffe (8–4) Pérez (3–8) Williams (16) 35,095 36–30
June 18 @ Expos 5–4 Bielecki (6–2) Langston (2–2) Williams (17) 35,968 37–30
June 20 @ Pirates 5 – 4 11 Schiraldi (2–4) Garcia (0–1) Kilgus (1) 11,713 38–30
June 21 @ Pirates 1 – 0 11 Maddux (6–6) Bair (0–1) Williams (18) 23,970 39–30
June 22 @ Pirates 8–0 Sutcliffe (9–4) Kramer (1–4) 16,430 40–30
June 23 Expos 5–1 Langston (3–2) Bielecki (6–3) Burke (15) 36,239 40–31
June 24 Expos 5–0 Gross (7–6) Kilgus (5–7) 36,068 40–32
June 25 Expos 5–0 Den. Martinez (7–1) Sanderson (6–6) 34,491 40–33
June 26 Pirates 2–1 Drabek (5–5) Maddux (6–7) 35,407 40–34
June 27 Pirates 5–4 Kramer (2–4) Sutcliffe (9–5) Landrum (7) 35,646 40–35
June 28 Pirates 3–1 Robinson (4–6) Bielecki (6–4) Landrum (8) 34,114 40–36
June 29 @ Giants 12–2 Brantley (1–0) Kilgus (5–8) 12,339 40–37
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
July 1 @ Giants 3–2 Maddux (7–7) Reuschel (12–3) Williams (20) 29,019 42–37
July 2 @ Giants 4–3 Brantley (2–0) Sutcliffe (9–6) Bedrosian (12) 41,350 42–38
July 4 Padres 5–1 Bielecki (7–4) Whitson (10–6) Wilson (2) 32,920 43–38
July 5 Padres 5–3 Sanderson (8–6) Rasmussen (3–6) Kilgus (2) 33,464 44–38
July 6 Padres 7–3 Maddux (8–7) Terrell (4–12) Williams (21) 34,814 45–38
July 7 Dodgers 6–4 Sutcliffe (10–6) Wetteland (2–2) Williams (22) 35,434 46–38
July 8 Dodgers 8–2 Morgan (6–8) Pico (2–1) 37,096 46–39
July 9 Dodgers 11–4 Bielecki (8–4) Valenzuela (4–8) 35,533 47–39
July 13 @ Padres 7–3 Maddux (9–7) Hurst (7–7) Lancaster (1) 23,481 48–39
July 14 @ Padres 7–4 Whitson (12–6) Bielecki (8–5) Davis (23) 27,649 48–40
July 15 @ Padres 3–2 Terrell (5–12) Kilgus (5–9) 54,717 48–41
July 16 @ Padres 4–3 Rasmussen (4–6) Sutcliffe (10–7) Davis (24) 30,549 48–42
July 17 @ Dodgers 6–3 Lancaster (1–0) Leary (6–7) Williams (23) 39,914 49–42
July 18 @ Dodgers 4–1 Hershiser (11–7) Maddux (9–8) 37,543 49–43
July 19 @ Dodgers 4–0 Bielecki (9–5) Morgan (6–10) 40,050 50–43
July 20 Giants 4 – 3 11 Lancaster (2–0) McCament (1–1) 32,306 51–43
July 21 Giants 4–3 Garrelts (8–3) Sutcliffe (10–8) Lefferts (17) 34,725 51–44
July 22 Giants 5–2 Sanderson (9–6) Hammaker (6–5) Lancaster (2) 35,530 52–44
July 23 Giants 9–5 Maddux (10–8) Robinson (8–7) 35,707 53–44
July 24 @ Cardinals 3–2 Bielecki (10–5) Terry (7–9) Williams (24) 45,183 54–44
July 25 @ Cardinals 4–2 Kilgus (6–9) Magrane (11–7) Williams (25) 46,621 55–44
July 26 @ Cardinals 2–0 DeLeón (10–9) Sutcliffe (10–9) Worrell (13) 43,000 55–45
July 28 Mets 6–5 Schiraldi (3–4) Aguilera (6–5) Williams (26) 37,554 56–45
July 29 Mets 10–3 Maddux (11–8) Whitehurst (0–1) 38,012 57–45
July 30 Mets 6–4 Lancaster (3–0) Aguilera (6–6) 36,837 58–45
July 31 @ Phillies 10–2 Sutcliffe (11–9) Mulholland (1–5) 59–45
July 31 @ Phillies 7–4 Carman (3–11) Kilgus (6–10) Parrett (4) 22,160 59–46
August: 16–8 (.667)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Other Info
August 1 @ Phillies 4–1 Wilson (4–0) McWilliams (2–11) Williams (27) 23,614 60–46
August 2 @ Phillies 6–0 Howell (9–7) Sanderson (9–7) 21,688 60–47
August 3 @ Phillies 2–0 Maddux (12–8) Ruffin (3–5) Lancaster (3) 21,983 61–47
August 4 @ Pirates 3–2 Bielecki (11–5) Drabek (8–8) Williams (28) 29,169 62–47
August 5 @ Pirates 4–2 Wilson (5–0) Landrum (2–2) Lancaster (4) 23,262 63–47
August 6 @ Pirates 5 – 4 18 Drabek (9–8) Sanderson (9–8) 24,716 63–48
August 7 Expos 5–2 Maddux (13–8) Pérez (6–11) 39,002 64–48
August 8 Expos 4–2 Bielecki (12–5) Den. Martinez (12–2) Lancaster (5) 38,126 65–48
August 9 Expos 3–0 Sutcliffe (12–9) B. Smith (9–6) Williams (29) 39,009 66–48
August 10 Phillies 16–13 Parrett (9–4) Wilson (5–1) 36,745 66–49
August 11 Phillies 9–2 Maddux (14–8) Carman (3–12) 36,440 67–49
August 12 Phillies 9–7 Bielecki (13–5) Howell (9–8) Williams (30) 37,752 68–49
August 13 Phillies 5–3 Parrett (10–4) Wilson (5–2) 37,054 68–50
August 15 @ Reds 5 – 2 12 Williams (2–2) Roesler (0–1) 31,694 69–50
August 16 @ Reds 5–1 Bielecki (14–5) Leary (8–10) 29,764 70–50
August 17 @ Reds 3–2 Sutcliffe (13–9) Franco (3–6) Williams (31) 29,278 71–50
August 18 @ Astros 6–5 Smith (3–3) Schiraldi (3–5) 31,987 71–51
August 19 @ Astros 8–4 Portugal (3–1) Maddux (14–9) 41,661 71–52
August 20 @ Astros 8–4 Darwin (11–3) Lancaster (3–1) 38,624 71–53
August 21 Reds 6 – 5 10 Charlton (6–1) Schiraldi (3–6) Franco (26) 37,626 71–54
August 22 Reds 7–2 Browning (13–10) Kraemer (0–1) 35,179 71–55
August 23 Reds 8–5 Scudder (3–5) Maddux (14–10) 33,054 71–56
August 25 Braves 4 – 3 12 Williams (3–2) Eichhorn (4–4) 35,456 72–56
August 26 Braves 5–3 Valdez (1–2) Sutcliffe (13–10) Boever (21) 35,752 72–57
August 27 Braves 3 – 2 10 Williams (4–2) Eichhorn (4–5) 35,107 73–57
August 28 Astros 6–1 Maddux (15–10) Cano (0–1) 23,039 74–57
August 29 Astros 10 – 9 10 Assenmacher (2–3) Smith (3–4) 25,829 75–57 Cubs come back from 9–0 deficit
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
September 1 @ Braves 5–1 Lilliquist (8–8) Wilson (5–3) Stanton (2) 14,255 75–59
September 2 @ Braves 10–3 Maddux (16–10) Clary (4–3) 41,020 76–59
September 3 @ Braves 8–5 P. Smith (5–13) Bielecki (14–6) Stanton (3) 25,189 76–60
September 4 @ Mets 7–3 Sutcliffe (14–11) Cone (12–7) Lancaster (6) 46,049 77–60
September 5 @ Mets 3–2 Fernandez (11–3) Williams (4–3) 39,352 77–61
September 6 @ Phillies 9–1 Ruffin (5–8) Maddux (16–11) 17,272 77–62
September 7 @ Phillies 6–2 Bielecki (15–6) Howell (11–11) 13,058 78–62
September 8 Cardinals 11–8 Carpenter (3–4) Williams (4–4) Quisenberry (6) 35,231 78–63
September 9 Cardinals 3 – 2 10 Assenmacher (3–3) Dayley (3–2) 37,633 79–63
September 10 Cardinals 4–1 Sanderson (10–8) Hill (7–12) Williams (32) 37,281 80–63
September 11 Expos 4–3 Maddux (17–11) Langston (11–7) Williams (33) 29,190 81–63
September 12 Expos 2–0 Bielecki (16–6) B. Smith (10–9) 36,333 82–63
September 13 Expos 3–1 Sanderson (11–8) Gross (11–11) Lancaster (7) 34,870 83–63
September 15 @ Pirates 7–2 Sutcliffe (15–11) Belinda (0–1) 12,607 84–63
September 16 @ Pirates 8–6 Smiley (12–7) Maddux (17–12) 15,668 84–64
September 17 @ Pirates 2–0 Drabek (13–11) Bielecki (16–7) 21,081 84–65
September 18 Mets 10–6 Wilkins (1–0) Viola (3–5) Williams (34) 38,138 85–65
September 19 Mets 5–2 Ojeda (13–10) Wilson (5–4) Gooden (1) 35,937 85–66
September 20 Phillies 9–8 Carman (5–15) Lancaster (3–2) McDowell (19) 21,620 85–67
September 21 Phillies 9–1 Maddux (18–12) Mulholland (4–7) 22,885 86–67
September 22 Pirates 4–2 Bielecki (17–7) Drabek (13–12) Williams (35) 34,040 87–67
September 23 Pirates 3–2 Lancaster (4–2) Bair (2–3) 36,849 88–67
September 24 Pirates 4–2 Wilson (6–4) Robinson (7–12) Pico (1) 37,904 89–67
September 25 @ Expos 4 – 3 10 Burke (9–3) Sanderson (11–9) 10,305 89–68
September 26 @ Expos 3–2 Maddux (19–12) Den. Martinez (16–7) Williams (36) 11,615 90–68 Cubs clinch NL East title
September 27 @ Expos 7–2 Bielecki (18–7) Thompson (0–2) Pico (2) 12,442 91–68
September 29 @ Cardinals 7–5 Dayley (4–3) Assenmacher (3–4) Terry (2) 41,599 91–69
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
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
Joe Girardi 59 157 39 .248 1 14
Curt Wilkerson 77 160 39 .244 1 10
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
Phil Stephenson 17 21 3 .143 0 0
Greg Smith 4 5 2 .400 0 2

Pitching[]

Starting pitchers[]

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Greg Maddux 35 238 19 12 2.95 135
Rick Sutcliffe 35 229 16 11 3.66 153
Mike Bielecki 33 212.1 18 7 3.14 147

Other pitchers[]

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Scott Sanderson 37 146 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[]

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

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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References[]

  1. ^ Rafael Palmeiro at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Scott Sanderson at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ "Rolando Roomes Stats".
  4. ^ Rich Gossage at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Paul Assenmacher at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Phil Stephenson at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

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