⭐ Division Winner

1989 Chicago Cubs

93-69 • .574 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1989 Chicago Cubs went 93-69 (.574) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won their division. The club scored 702 runs, allowed 623, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Ryne Sandberg (30 HR, 76 RBI) and Greg Maddux (19-12, 2.95 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

93 Wins
69 Losses
.574 Win %
1st Rank
702 R 623 RA
Diff +79

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702 Runs Scored
623 Runs Allowed
+79 Run Diff
2,491K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 6% above the 1989 league average (.246)
OBP .319 2% above the 1989 league average (.312)
SLG .387 6% above the 1989 league average (.365)
Team ERA 3.43 2% better than the 1989 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 702 10% above the 1989 league average (639 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,491,932
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Avg per Game 30,764

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Luis Salazar 0.325 2 Dwight Smith 0.324 3 Mark Grace 0.314 4 Jerome Walton 0.293 5 Ryne Sandberg 0.290

Home Runs

1 Ryne Sandberg 30 2 Andre Dawson 21 3 Mark Grace 13 4 Lloyd McClendon 12 5 Shawon Dunston 9

RBI

1 Mark Grace 79 2 Andre Dawson 77 3 Ryne Sandberg 76 4 Shawon Dunston 60 5 Dwight Smith 52
1989 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ryne Sandberg 157 606 104 176 25 5 30 76 59 85 15 0.290
Mark Grace 142 510 74 160 28 3 13 79 80 42 14 0.314
Jerome Walton 116 475 64 139 23 3 5 46 27 77 24 0.293
Shawon Dunston 138 471 52 131 20 6 9 60 30 86 19 0.278
Andre Dawson 118 416 62 105 18 6 21 77 35 62 8 0.252
Vance Law 130 408 38 96 22 3 7 42 38 73 2 0.235
Dwight Smith 109 343 52 111 19 6 9 52 31 51 9 0.324
Damon Berryhill 91 334 37 86 13 0 5 41 16 54 1 0.257
Mitch Webster 98 272 40 70 12 4 3 19 30 55 14 0.257
Lloyd McClendon 92 259 47 74 12 1 12 40 37 31 6 0.286
Domingo Ramos 85 179 18 47 6 2 1 19 17 23 1 0.263
Curt Wilkerson 77 160 18 39 4 2 1 10 8 33 4 0.244
Joe Girardi 59 157 15 39 10 0 1 14 11 26 2 0.248
Doug Dascenzo 47 139 20 23 1 0 1 12 13 13 6 0.165
Rick Wrona 38 92 11 26 2 1 2 14 2 21 0 0.283
Gary Varsho 61 87 10 16 4 2 0 6 4 13 3 0.184
Darrin Jackson 45 83 7 19 4 0 1 8 6 17 1 0.229
Greg Maddux 35 81 6 17 2 0 0 4 1 22 1 0.210
Luis Salazar 26 80 7 26 5 0 1 12 4 13 0 0.325
Mike Bielecki 33 70 1 3 0 0 0 3 3 35 1 0.043
Rick Sutcliffe 37 70 5 10 2 0 0 5 10 19 2 0.143
Marvell Wynne 20 48 8 9 2 1 1 4 1 7 2 0.188
Scott Sanderson 37 43 1 2 0 0 0 1 5 22 0 0.047
Paul Kilgus 35 41 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 11 0 0.073
Phil Stephenson 17 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0.143
Steve Wilson 53 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.062
Les Lancaster 42 11 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.182
Jeff Pico 53 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.100
Calvin Schiraldi 54 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.000
Pat Perry 19 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Greg Smith 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.400
Mitch Williams 76 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0.200
Paul Assenmacher 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Kevin Blankenship 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Kraemer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dean Wilkins 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Les Lancaster 1.36 2 Pat Perry 1.77 3 Mitch Williams 2.76 4 Greg Maddux 2.95 5 Mike Bielecki 3.14

Wins

1 Greg Maddux 19 2 Mike Bielecki 18 3 Rick Sutcliffe 16 4 Scott Sanderson 11 5 Paul Kilgus 6

Strikeouts

1 Rick Sutcliffe 153 2 Mike Bielecki 147 3 Greg Maddux 135 4 Scott Sanderson 86 5 Mitch Williams 67
1989 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Greg Maddux 19 12 2.95 35 35 0 238.1 222 78 82 135
Rick Sutcliffe 16 11 3.66 35 34 0 229.0 202 93 69 153
Mike Bielecki 18 7 3.14 33 33 0 212.1 187 74 81 147
Scott Sanderson 11 9 3.94 37 23 0 146.1 155 64 31 86
Paul Kilgus 6 10 4.39 35 23 2 145.2 164 71 49 61
Jeff Pico 3 1 3.77 53 5 2 90.2 99 38 31 38
Steve Wilson 6 4 4.20 53 8 2 85.2 83 40 31 65
Mitch Williams 4 4 2.76 76 0 36 81.2 71 25 52 67
Calvin Schiraldi 3 6 3.78 54 0 4 78.2 60 33 50 54
Les Lancaster 4 2 1.36 42 0 8 72.2 60 11 15 56
Pat Perry 0 1 1.77 19 0 1 35.2 23 7 16 20
Paul Assenmacher 2 1 5.21 14 0 0 19.0 19 11 12 15
Dean Wilkins 1 0 4.60 11 0 0 15.2 13 8 9 14
Kevin Blankenship 0 0 1.69 2 0 0 5.1 4 1 2 2
Joe Kraemer 0 1 4.91 1 1 0 3.2 7 2 2 5

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to SFN 4-1

👥 Roster (36)

Paul Assenmacher Damon Berryhill Mike Bielecki Kevin Blankenship Doug Dascenzo Andre Dawson Shawon Dunston Joe Girardi Mark Grace Darrin Jackson Paul Kilgus Joe Kraemer +24 more

36 players

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The 1989 Chicago Cubs in brief

The record for the 1989 Chicago Cubs reads 93 wins and 69 losses, good for 1st in the NL East. This was a year in which the Chicago Cubs took the division title. The Chicago Cubs scored 702 runs and allowed 623, a run differential of +79. Against a league average of .246, the 1989 Chicago Cubs batted .260. The staff ERA of 3.43 was 2% better than the league average of 3.50.

Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 2,491,932 fans came through the gates. Ryne Sandberg led the club in home runs with 30. Mark Grace led in RBI with 79. The pitching staff's wins leader was Greg Maddux (19). The NL Championship Series ended in a loss against SFN 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1989 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1989 Chicago Cubs finished 93-69 (.574 win pct).
Did the 1989 Chicago Cubs make the playoffs?
The 1989 Chicago Cubs finished first in their division.
Who led the 1989 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Ryne Sandberg led the 1989 Chicago Cubs with 30 home runs.
What was the 1989 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1989 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.43.
Did the 1989 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1989 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1989 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
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