Last time we looked in on the 1989 Cubs, they were winning five of six games. Pulling back further, they’d won 10 of 13. As the weather heated up, so had the Cubs. that hot play moved them to just 1½ games out of first place. With 59 games to play, that was squarely in the hunt.
This time, we’ll take a look at a whopping eight games. The Cubs came right out of a weekend series in Chicago and flew to Philadelphia for five games in four days, making one up for a rainout in April. Then they would head on to Pittsburgh for three more.