1989 Chicago Cubs
National League East Champions
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
Record93–69 (.574)
Divisional place1st place
OwnersTribune Company
General managersJim Frey
ManagersDon Zimmer
TelevisionWGN-TV/Superstation WGN
(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Dewayne Staats)
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 franchise, the 114th in the National League and 74th season at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were managed by Don Zimmer in his second season as manager and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of National League East.

The Cubs stole the National League spotlight during the 1989 season along with their NL West rivals San Francisco Giants.[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 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 record

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

Roster

1989 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

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
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: 16–8 (.667)
# 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

All-Star Game

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. ^ a b c d e Complete Book of 1990 Baseball Cards. Publications International, Ltd. 1990. p. 13. ISBN 0-88176-804-9.
  2. ^ Rafael Palmeiro at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Scott Sanderson at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ "Rolando Roomes Stats".
  5. ^ Rich Gossage at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Paul Assenmacher at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Phil Stephenson at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

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