1989 Chicago Cubs season
| 1989 Chicago Cubs | |
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| National League East Champions | |
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| Owner(s) | Tribune Company |
| General manager(s) | Jim Frey |
| Manager(s) | Don Zimmer |
| Local television |
WGN-TV/Superstation WGN (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Dewayne Staats) |
| Local radio |
WGN (Dewayne Staats, Dave Nelson, Harry Caray) |
| Stats |
ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 1989 Chicago Cubs season was the team's 118th season, the 114th in the National League and the 74th at Wrigley Field. Highlighting the season was the Cubs' second National League Eastern Division championship with a record of 93–69. The Cubs had All-Star seasons from Ryne Sandberg, Andre Dawson, Rick Sutcliffe and Mitch Williams; Jerome Walton was the NL Rookie of the Year. Ultimately, the team was defeated four games to one by the San Francisco Giants in the 1989 National League Championship Series.
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
October 4 at Wrigley Field in Chicago
October 5 at Wrigley Field in Chicago
October 7 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco
October 8 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco
October 9 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco
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.
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