1989 Chicago Cubs season

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1989  Chicago Cubs
National League East Champions
Chicago Cubs logo.svg
League National League
Division East
Ballpark Wrigley Field
City Chicago
Record93–69 (.574)
Divisional place1st place
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
BB-reference
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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.

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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

Regular season

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 93690.57448–3345–36
New York Mets 87750.537651–3036–45
St. Louis Cardinals 86760.531746–3540–41
Montreal Expos 81810.5001244–3737–44
Pittsburgh Pirates 74880.4571939–4235–46
Philadelphia Phillies 67950.4142638–4229–53

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamATLCHCCINHOULADMONNYMPHIPITSDSFSTL
Atlanta 5–78–108–106–106–62–108–44–87–116–123–9
Chicago 7–57–55–77–510–810–810–812–68–46–611–7
Cincinnati 10–85–78–108–104–84–84–87–59–98–108–4
Houston 10–87–510–810–84–86–69–37–58–108–107–5
Los Angeles 10–65–710–88–107–55–76–67–56–1210–83–9
Montreal 6–68–108–48–45–79–99–911–75–77–55–13
New York 10–28–108–46–67–59–912–69–95–73–910–8
Philadelphia 4–88–108–43–96–69–96–1210–82–104–87–11
Pittsburgh 8–46–125–75–75–77–119–98–103–95–713–5
San Diego 11–74–89–910–812–67–57–510–29–38–102–10
San Francisco 12–66–610–810–88–105–79–38–47–510–87–5
St. Louis 9–37–114–85–79–313–58–1011–75–1310–25–7

Notable transactions

Roster

1989 Chicago Cubs
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Game log

1989 Chicago Cubs regular season game log: 93–69 (.574)
April: 12–11 (.522)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordOther Info
1 April 4 Phillies 5–4 Sutcliffe (1–0)Youmans (0–1) Williams (1)33,3611–0
2 April 5 Phillies 12–4 Howell (1–0) Maddux (0–1) Maddux (1)18,6741–1
3 April 6 Phillies 8–3Ontiveros (1–0) Kilgus (0–1)6,3641–2
4 April 7 Pirates 6–5 Wilson (1–0)Taylor (0–1) Williams (2)6,1952–2
5 April 8 Pirates 5–3 Bielecki (1–0)Heaton (0–1) Schiraldi (1)19,3743–2
6 April 9 Pirates 8–3 Sutcliffe (2–0)Walk (0–1)11,3874–2
7 April 11 Cardinals 5–4 Schiraldi (1–0) DeLeón (1–1) Williams (3)7,9435–2
8 April 12 Cardinals 3–2 Kilgus (1–1)Terry (0–1) Williams (4)21,1876–2
9 April 14@ Phillies 6–4 Sanderson (1–0)Ruffin (0–2) Williams (5)20,8517–2
10 April 16@ Phillies 5–3 Sutcliffe (3–0)Youmans (0–2) Williams (6)32,2498–2
11 April 17@ Expos 2–1Gross (2–1) Maddux (0–2)Burke (3)8,8478–3
12 April 18@ Expos 11–2B. Smith (1–0) Kilgus (1–2)11,9138–4
13 April 19@ Expos 3–2Den. Martinez (1–0) Sanderson (1–1)Burke (4)9,0148–5
14 April 20@ Mets 4–3 Gooden (3–0) Williams (0–1) McDowell (1)28,9448–6
15 April 21@ Mets 8–4 Sutcliffe (4–0)Ojeda (0–3) Wilson (1)34,6909–6
16 April 22@ Mets 3–1Fernandez (2–0) Maddux (0–3) McDowell (2)41,3239–7
17 April 23@ Mets 4–2 Aguilera (1–0) Schiraldi (1–1)40,2689–8
18 April 25 Dodgers 4–0Belcher (2–1) Sanderson (1–2)31,8769–9
19 April 26 Dodgers 3–1 Morgan (2–1) Sutcliffe (4–1) Howell (2)13,2219–10
20 April 27 Dodgers 1–0 Maddux (1–3)Hershiser (3–2)12,01310–10
21 April 28 Padres 3–1 Kilgus (2–2) Rasmussen (1–4) Williams (7)9,50411–10
22 April 29 Padres 5–4Terrell (3–2) Bielecki (1–1) Davis (11)34,74811–11
23 April 30 Padres 7–3 Sanderson (2–2) Show (4–2)28,73512–11
May: 16–11 (.593)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordOther Info
24 May 1@ Giants 4 – 3 12 Pico (1–0)LaCoss (1–2) Schiraldi (2)17,91413–11
25 May 2@ Giants 4–0 Reuschel (4–2) Maddux (1–4) Gossage (1)11,12813–12
26 May 3@ Padres 5–4 Kilgus (3–2)Grant (0–1) Williams (8)20,40314–12
27 May 4@ Padres 4–0 Bielecki (2–1)Terrell (3–3)25,89215–12
28 May 5@ Dodgers 4–2 Sanderson (3–2)Belcher (2–3) Williams (9)46,76716–12
29 May 6@ Dodgers 3–0 Morgan (3–1) Sutcliffe (4–2) Howell (3)46,38916–13
30 May 7@ Dodgers 4–2 Wilson (2–0)Hershiser (4–3) Williams (10)46,32917–13
31 May 9 Giants 4–2 Krukow (2–0) Kilgus (3–3) Lefferts (5)13,94917–14
32 May 10 Giants 4–3LaCoss (2–3) Williams (0–2) Lefferts (6)25,63817–15
33 May 12 Astros 3–1Deshaies (5–2) Sutcliffe (4–3)21,14117–16
34 May 13 Astros 1–0Knepper (2–5) Maddux (1–5) Smith (6)27,77517–17
35 May 14 Astros 5–1Scott (5–2) Kilgus (3–4)23,39117–18
36 May 15 Braves 4–0 Bielecki (3–1)Lilliquist (2–3)16,92018–18
37 May 16 Braves 4–3 Sanderson (4–2)Glavine (5–1) Williams (11)24,07019–18
38 May 17 Braves 4–0 Pico (2–0)Z. Smith (1–6)31,19620–18
39 May 19@ Reds 8–2 Maddux (2–5) Jackson (2–7)29,20221–18
40 May 20@ Reds 7–3 Kilgus (4–4)Browning (3–4) Perry (1)49,17522–18
41 May 21@ Reds 7–2Mahler (6–4) Bielecki (3–2)34,12822–19
42 May 22@ Astros 5–3 Sutcliffe (5–3)Deshaies (5–3) Schiraldi (3)11,92323–19
43 May 23@ Astros 5–4 Sanderson (5–2)Scott (6–3) Schiraldi (4)15,66524–19
44 May 24@ Astros 3–1 Maddux (3–5)Knepper (2–6) Williams (12)17,04225–19
45 May 26 Reds 10 – 8 12Dibble (4–1) Schiraldi (1–2)33,58325–20
46 May 27 Reds 5–3 Sutcliffe (6–3)Rijo (4–1)34,54626–20
47 May 28 Reds 6–1 Bielecki (4–2) Jackson (3–8)37,23127–20
48 May 29@ Braves 2–1Lilliquist (3–3) Sanderson (5–3)Boever (7)15,12327–21
49 May 30@ Braves 3–2 Maddux (4–5)P. Smith (1–7) Williams (13)7,56628–21
50 May 31@ Braves 3–2Smoltz (7–3) Kilgus (4–5)Boever (8)7,95828–22
June: 13–15 (.464)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordOther Info
51 June 2@ Cardinals 5–2 Sutcliffe (7–3)Magrane (3–4) Williams (14)46,44829–22
52 June 3@ Cardinals 6 – 5 10Quisenberry (2–1) Schiraldi (1–3)44,71929–23
53 June 4@ Cardinals 11–3 Sanderson (6–3)Terry (4–5)45,65930–23
54 June 5 Mets 15–3 Maddux (5–5)Cone (3–5)34,84031–23
55 June 6 Mets 8–4 Kilgus (5–5)Ojeda (2–6)33,55832–23
56 June 7 Mets 10–5 Gooden (7–2) Sutcliffe (7–4) Aguilera (4)35,37232–24
57 June 8 Mets 5 – 4 10 Williams (1–2)Aase (1–2)36,35833–24
58 June 9 Cardinals 1–0 DeLeón (8–3) Sanderson (6–4)Worrell (7)34,93733–25
59 June 10 Cardinals 6–0Magrane (4–5) Maddux (5–6)38,04533–26
60 June 11 Cardinals 10–7Carpenter (2–4) Schiraldi (1–4)35,45033–27
61 June 12 Cardinals 10–3 Wilson (3–0)Terry (4–6)27,15434–27
62 June 13@ Mets 4–2 Bielecki (5–2) Darling (4–5) Williams (15)26,66435–27
63 June 14@ Mets 2 – 0 7 Gooden (8–2) Sanderson (6–5) Aguilera (5)27,27835–28
64 June 15@ Mets 4 – 3 12 Aguilera (3–1) Perry (0–1)24,68935–29
65 June 16@ Expos 8–5B. Smith (7–2) Kilgus (5–6)Burke (14)26,26435–30
66 June 17@ Expos 3–2 Sutcliffe (8–4) Pérez (3–8) Williams (16)35,09536–30
67 June 18@ Expos 5–4 Bielecki (6–2)Langston (2–2) Williams (17)35,96837–30
68 June 20@ Pirates 5 – 4 11 Schiraldi (2–4)Garcia (0–1) Kilgus (1)11,71338–30
69 June 21@ Pirates 1 – 0 11 Maddux (6–6) Bair (0–1) Williams (18)23,97039–30
70 June 22@ Pirates 8–0 Sutcliffe (9–4) Kramer (1–4)16,43040–30
71 June 23 Expos 5–1Langston (3–2) Bielecki (6–3)Burke (15)36,23940–31
72 June 24 Expos 5–0Gross (7–6) Kilgus (5–7)36,06840–32
73 June 25 Expos 5–0Den. Martinez (7–1) Sanderson (6–6)34,49140–33
74 June 26 Pirates 2–1 Drabek (5–5) Maddux (6–7)35,40740–34
75 June 27 Pirates 5–4 Kramer (2–4) Sutcliffe (9–5) Landrum (7)35,64640–35
76 June 28 Pirates 3–1 Robinson (4–6) Bielecki (6–4) Landrum (8)34,11440–36
77 June 29@ Giants 12–2Brantley (1–0) Kilgus (5–8)12,33940–37
78 June 30@ Giants 6–4 Sanderson (7–6) Wilson (0–1) Williams (19)49,24141–37
July: 18–9 (.667)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordOther Info
79 July 1@ Giants 3–2 Maddux (7–7) Reuschel (12–3) Williams (20)29,01942–37
80 July 2@ Giants 4–3Brantley (2–0) Sutcliffe (9–6)Bedrosian (12)41,35042–38
81 July 4 Padres 5–1 Bielecki (7–4)Whitson (10–6) Wilson (2)32,92043–38
82 July 5 Padres 5–3 Sanderson (8–6) Rasmussen (3–6) Kilgus (2)33,46444–38
83 July 6 Padres 7–3 Maddux (8–7)Terrell (4–12) Williams (21)34,81445–38
84 July 7 Dodgers 6–4 Sutcliffe (10–6)Wetteland (2–2) Williams (22)35,43446–38
85 July 8 Dodgers 8–2 Morgan (6–8) Pico (2–1)37,09646–39
86 July 9 Dodgers 11–4 Bielecki (8–4)Valenzuela (4–8)35,53347–39
87 July 13@ Padres 7–3 Maddux (9–7)Hurst (7–7) Lancaster (1)23,48148–39
88 July 14@ Padres 7–4Whitson (12–6) Bielecki (8–5) Davis (23)27,64948–40
89 July 15@ Padres 3–2Terrell (5–12) Kilgus (5–9)54,71748–41
90 July 16@ Padres 4–3 Rasmussen (4–6) Sutcliffe (10–7) Davis (24)30,54948–42
91 July 17@ Dodgers 6–3 Lancaster (1–0)Leary (6–7) Williams (23)39,91449–42
92 July 18@ Dodgers 4–1Hershiser (11–7) Maddux (9–8)37,54349–43
93 July 19@ Dodgers 4–0 Bielecki (9–5) Morgan (6–10)40,05050–43
94 July 20 Giants 4 – 3 11 Lancaster (2–0)McCament (1–1)32,30651–43
95 July 21 Giants 4–3Garrelts (8–3) Sutcliffe (10–8) Lefferts (17)34,72551–44
96 July 22 Giants 5–2 Sanderson (9–6)Hammaker (6–5) Lancaster (2)35,53052–44
97 July 23 Giants 9–5 Maddux (10–8) Robinson (8–7)35,70753–44
98 July 24@ Cardinals 3–2 Bielecki (10–5)Terry (7–9) Williams (24)45,18354–44
99 July 25@ Cardinals 4–2 Kilgus (6–9)Magrane (11–7) Williams (25)46,62155–44
100 July 26@ Cardinals 2–0 DeLeón (10–9) Sutcliffe (10–9)Worrell (13)43,00055–45
101 July 28 Mets 6–5 Schiraldi (3–4) Aguilera (6–5) Williams (26)37,55456–45
102 July 29 Mets 10–3 Maddux (11–8)Whitehurst (0–1)38,01257–45
103 July 30 Mets 6–4 Lancaster (3–0) Aguilera (6–6)36,83758–45
104 July 31@ Phillies 10–2 Sutcliffe (11–9) Mulholland (1–5)59–45
105 July 31@ Phillies 7–4Carman (3–11) Kilgus (6–10)Parrett (4)22,16059–46
August: 16–8 (.667)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordOther Info
106 August 1@ Phillies 4–1 Wilson (4–0)McWilliams (2–11) Williams (27)23,61460–46
107 August 2@ Phillies 6–0 Howell (9–7) Sanderson (9–7)21,68860–47
108 August 3@ Phillies 2–0 Maddux (12–8)Ruffin (3–5) Lancaster (3)21,98361–47
109 August 4@ Pirates 3–2 Bielecki (11–5) Drabek (8–8) Williams (28)29,16962–47
110 August 5@ Pirates 4–2 Wilson (5–0) Landrum (2–2) Lancaster (4)23,26263–47
111 August 6@ Pirates 5 – 4 18 Drabek (9–8) Sanderson (9–8)24,71663–48
112 August 7 Expos 5–2 Maddux (13–8) Pérez (6–11)39,00264–48
113 August 8 Expos 4–2 Bielecki (12–5)Den. Martinez (12–2) Lancaster (5)38,12665–48
114 August 9 Expos 3–0 Sutcliffe (12–9)B. Smith (9–6) Williams (29)39,00966–48
115 August 10 Phillies 16–13Parrett (9–4) Wilson (5–1)36,74566–49
116 August 11 Phillies 9–2 Maddux (14–8)Carman (3–12)36,44067–49
117 August 12 Phillies 9–7 Bielecki (13–5) Howell (9–8) Williams (30)37,75268–49
118 August 13 Phillies 5–3Parrett (10–4) Wilson (5–2)37,05468–50
119 August 15@ Reds 5 – 2 12 Williams (2–2)Roesler (0–1)31,69469–50
120 August 16@ Reds 5–1 Bielecki (14–5)Leary (8–10)29,76470–50
121 August 17@ Reds 3–2 Sutcliffe (13–9)Franco (3–6) Williams (31)29,27871–50
122 August 18@ Astros 6–5 Smith (3–3) Schiraldi (3–5)31,98771–51
123 August 19@ Astros 8–4Portugal (3–1) Maddux (14–9)41,66171–52
124 August 20@ Astros 8–4 Darwin (11–3) Lancaster (3–1)38,62471–53
125 August 21 Reds 6 – 5 10Charlton (6–1) Schiraldi (3–6)Franco (26)37,62671–54
126 August 22 Reds 7–2Browning (13–10) Kraemer (0–1)35,17971–55
127 August 23 Reds 8–5Scudder (3–5) Maddux (14–10)33,05471–56
128 August 25 Braves 4 – 3 12 Williams (3–2)Eichhorn (4–4)35,45672–56
129 August 26 Braves 5–3Valdez (1–2) Sutcliffe (13–10)Boever (21)35,75272–57
130 August 27 Braves 3 – 2 10 Williams (4–2)Eichhorn (4–5)35,10773–57
131 August 28 Astros 6–1 Maddux (15–10)Cano (0–1)23,03974–57
132 August 29 Astros 10 – 9 10 Assenmacher (2–3) Smith (3–4)25,82975–57Cubs come back from 9–0 deficit
133 August 30 Astros 8–4Scott (18–7) Sutcliffe (13–11)37,21875–58
September: 17–11 (.607)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordOther Info
134 September 1@ Braves 5–1Lilliquist (8–8) Wilson (5–3)Stanton (2)14,25575–59
135 September 2@ Braves 10–3 Maddux (16–10)Clary (4–3)41,02076–59
136 September 3@ Braves 8–5P. Smith (5–13) Bielecki (14–6)Stanton (3)25,18976–60
137 September 4@ Mets 7–3 Sutcliffe (14–11)Cone (12–7) Lancaster (6)46,04977–60
138 September 5@ Mets 3–2Fernandez (11–3) Williams (4–3)39,35277–61
139 September 6@ Phillies 9–1Ruffin (5–8) Maddux (16–11)17,27277–62
140 September 7@ Phillies 6–2 Bielecki (15–6) Howell (11–11)13,05878–62
141 September 8 Cardinals 11–8Carpenter (3–4) Williams (4–4)Quisenberry (6)35,23178–63
142 September 9 Cardinals 3 – 2 10 Assenmacher (3–3)Dayley (3–2)37,63379–63
143 September 10 Cardinals 4–1 Sanderson (10–8)Hill (7–12) Williams (32)37,28180–63
144 September 11 Expos 4–3 Maddux (17–11)Langston (11–7) Williams (33)29,19081–63
145 September 12 Expos 2–0 Bielecki (16–6)B. Smith (10–9)36,33382–63
146 September 13 Expos 3–1 Sanderson (11–8)Gross (11–11) Lancaster (7)34,87083–63
147 September 15@ Pirates 7–2 Sutcliffe (15–11)Belinda (0–1)12,60784–63
148 September 16@ Pirates 8–6Smiley (12–7) Maddux (17–12)15,66884–64
149 September 17@ Pirates 2–0 Drabek (13–11) Bielecki (16–7)21,08184–65
150 September 18 Mets 10–6 Wilkins (1–0)Viola (3–5) Williams (34)38,13885–65
151 September 19 Mets 5–2Ojeda (13–10) Wilson (5–4) Gooden (1)35,93785–66
152 September 20 Phillies 9–8Carman (5–15) Lancaster (3–2) McDowell (19)21,62085–67
153 September 21 Phillies 9–1 Maddux (18–12) Mulholland (4–7)22,88586–67
154 September 22 Pirates 4–2 Bielecki (17–7) Drabek (13–12) Williams (35)34,04087–67
155 September 23 Pirates 3–2 Lancaster (4–2) Bair (2–3)36,84988–67
156 September 24 Pirates 4–2 Wilson (6–4) Robinson (7–12) Pico (1)37,90489–67
157 September 25@ Expos 4 – 3 10Burke (9–3) Sanderson (11–9)10,30589–68
158 September 26@ Expos 3–2 Maddux (19–12)Den. Martinez (16–7) Williams (36)11,61590–68Cubs clinch NL East title
159 September 27@ Expos 7–2 Bielecki (18–7)Thompson (0–2) Pico (2)12,44291–68
160 September 29@ Cardinals 7–5Dayley (4–3) Assenmacher (3–4)Terry (2)41,59991–69
161 September 30@ Cardinals 6–4 Pico (3–1)Costello (5–4) Lancaster (8)43,57092–69
October: 1–0 (1.000)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordOther Info
162 October 1@ Cardinals 5–1 Sutcliffe (16–11)Hill (7–15)37,84693–69

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Damon Berryhill 9133486.257541
1B Mark Grace 142510160.3141379
2B Ryne Sandberg 157606176.2903076
3B Vance Law 13040896.235742
SS Shawon Dunston 138471131.278960
LF Dwight Smith 109343111.324952
CF Jerome Walton 116475139.293546
RF Andre Dawson 118416105.2522177

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Mitch Webster 9827270.257319
Lloyd McClendon 9225974.2861240
Domingo Ramos 8517947.263119
Curt Wilkerson 7716039.244110
Joe Girardi 5915739.248114
Doug Dascenzo 4713923.165112
Rick Wrona 389226.283214
Gary Varsho 618716.18406
Darrin Jackson 458319.22918
Luis Salazar 268026.325112
Marvell Wynne 20489.18814
Phil Stephenson 17213.14300
Greg Smith 452.40002

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Greg Maddux 35238.019122.95135
Rick Sutcliffe 35229.016113.66153
Mike Bielecki 33212.11873.14147
Joe Kraemer 13.2014.915

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Scott Sanderson 37146.01193.9486
Paul Kilgus 35145.26104.3961
Jeff Pico 5390.2313.7738
Steve Wilson 5385.2644.2065

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Mitch Williams 7644362.7667
Calvin Schiraldi 543643.7854
Les Lancaster 424281.3656
Pat Perry 190111.7720
Paul Assenmacher 142105.2115
Dean Wilkins 111004.6014
Kevin Blankenship 20001.692

NLCS

Game 1

October 4 at Wrigley Field in Chicago

Team123456789RHE
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W: Scott Garrelts (1–0)   L: Greg Maddux (0–1)   S: None
HR: SFWill Clark (1), (2), Kevin Mitchell (1)  CHCMark 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

Team123456789RHE
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W: Les Lancaster (1–0)   L: Rick Reuschel (0–1)   S: None
HR: SFKevin 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

Team123456789RHE
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San Francisco30000020X583
W: Don Robinson (1–0)   L: Les Lancaster (1–1)   S: Steve Bedrosian (1)
HR: CHC – None  SFRobby 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

Team123456789RHE
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San Francisco10212000X691
W: Kelly Downs (1–0)   L: Steve Wilson (1–1)   S: Steve Bedrosian (2)
HR: CHCLuis Salazar (1)  SFMatt 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

Team123456789RHE
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San Francisco00000012X341
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

All-Star Game

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
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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