In early June of 1986, the Chicago Cubs were scuffling, coming off a 3-7 road trip against three teams (Cincinnati, St. Louis, & Pittsburgh) with records under .500, and when they returned to Wrigley Field, it all came down on manager Jim Frey.
In his third year with the Cubs, Frey led them to a 196-182 mark overall, earning a National League Manager of the Year award for his work with the 96-65 club in his first year on the bench two years earlier in 1984, when the franchise made its first postseason appearance since 1945.