The last few parts of this series covered a string of 17 consecutive games that the Cubs played in 1989. Despite the grueling stretch against the three teams battling with the Cubs for control of the NL East, the Cubs came through at 9-8 and held on to first place. The Cubs had a day off on June 19 during a three-city, 10-game road trip. Today we’ll look at the final leg of that trip as the Cubs concluded in Pittsburgh. Then we’ll look at a weekend series at home against the Expos.
With spring beginning to evolve into summer, attendance was picking up and the Cubs were looking to take control of the division.