# 1991 Chicago Cubs season

The 1991 Chicago Cubs season was the 120th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 116th in the National League and the 76th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 77–83.

## Offseason

* November 21, 1990: Danny Jackson was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.
* December 6, 1990: George Bell was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.
* December 7, 1990: Dave Smith was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.
* December 17, 1990: Randy Kramer was released by the Cubs.
* March 29, 1991: Gary Varsho was traded by the Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Steve Carter.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 52‍–‍32 | 46‍–‍32 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14 | 52‍–‍32 | 32‍–‍46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | 47‍–‍36 | 31‍–‍48 |
| Chicago Cubs | 77 | 83 | .481 | 20 | 46‍–‍37 | 31‍–‍46 |
| New York Mets | 77 | 84 | .478 | 20½ | 40‍–‍42 | 37‍–‍42 |
| Montreal Expos | 71 | 90 | .441 | 26½ | 33‍–‍35 | 38‍–‍55 |

### Record vs. opponents

1991 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 9–3 |
| Chicago | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 9–3 | 2–10 | 10–7 | 11–6 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 10–8 |
| Cincinnati | 7–11 | 8–4 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 2–10 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 4–8 |
| Houston | 5–13 | 3–9 | 9–9 | — | 8–10 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 5–7 |
| Los Angeles | 11–7 | 10–2 | 12–6 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 6–6 |
| Montreal | 7–5 | 7–10 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 7–5 | — | 4–14 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–11 |
| New York | 3–9 | 6–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | — | 11–7 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–11 |
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | 7–11 | — | 6–12 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 6–12 |
| Pittsburgh | 3–9 | 11–7 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 12–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–7 |
| San Diego | 7–11 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | — | 11–7 | 9–3 |
| San Francisco | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | — | 4–8 |
| St. Louis | 3–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 8–4 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 7, 1991: Mitch Williams was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chuck McElroy and Bob Scanlan.
* September 29, 1991: Damon Berryhill and Mike Bielecki were traded by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Turk Wendell and Yorkis Pérez.

### Notable games

* July 23: In a 6–4 victory over the Reds, Andre Dawson was ejected in the bottom of the seventh inning for arguing a called third strike by umpire Joe West. After Jim Essian was also ejected for arguing, Dawson proceeded to throw seventeen bats from the bat racks onto the field from the dugout. Dawson was fined $1,000 and suspended for one game.

### Roster
#### Opening Day lineup

* CF 20 Jerome Walton
* 2B 23 Ryne Sandberg
* 1B 17 Mark Grace
* LF 11 George Bell
* RF 8 Andre Dawson
* C 9 Damon Berryhill
* SS 12 Shawon Dunston
* 3B 25 Gary Scott
* P 32 Danny Jackson

### Schedule

| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record | Box/ Streak |
| 1 | April 9 | Cardinals | 1–4 | Smith | Jackson | Smith | 31,622 | 0–1 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 2 | April 10 | Cardinals | 2–0 | Maddux | DeLeon | Smith | 11,204 | 1–1 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 3 | April 11 | Cardinals | 4–5 | Hill | Harkey | Smith | 10,830 | 1–2 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 4 | April 12 | Pirates | 1–3 | Smiley | Boskie | Palacios | 8,704 | 1–3 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 5 | April 13 | Pirates | 7–3 | Bielecki | Drabek | | 23,838 | 2–3 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 6 | April 14 | Pirates | 6–4 | Slocumb | Belinda | Smith | 25,994 | 3–3 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 7 | April 15 | Phillies | 5–4 | Maddux | Grimsley | Smith | 27,794 | 4–3 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 8 | April 16 | Phillies | 4–3 $^{(13)}$ | Bielecki | Williams | | 11,571 | 5–3 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 9 | April 17 | Phillies | 4–1 | Boskie | Combs | Smith | 13,680 | 6–3 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 10 | April 18 | @ Pirates | 3–2 | Sutcliffe | Drabek | Assenmacher | 9,148 | 7–3 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 11 | April 19 | @ Pirates | 4–5 | Belinda | Smith | | 13,157 | 7–4 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 12 | April 20 | @ Pirates | 3–9 | Smith | Maddux | | 13,179 | 7–5 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 13 | April 21 | @ Pirates | 12–13 $^{(11)}$ | Patterson | Bielecki | | 10,860 | 7–6 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 14 | April 22 | @ Cardinals | 2–3 | Agosto | Smith | | 23,943 | 7–7 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 15 | April 23 | @ Cardinals | 2–4 | Tewksbury | Sutcliffe | Smith | 25,384 | 7–8 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 16 | April 24 | @ Cardinals | 1–0 | Bielecki | DeLeon | Assenmacher | 25,339 | 8–8 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 17 | April 25 | @ Reds | 4–6 | Power | Slocumb | Myers | 22,914 | 8–9 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 18 | April 26 | @ Reds | 1–3 | Rijo | Harkey | Dibble | 37,681 | 8–10 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 19 | April 27 | @ Reds | 8–3 | Boskie | Charlton | Assenmacher | 35,265 | 9–10 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 20 | April 28 | @ Reds | 3–4 | Hammond | Sutcliffe | Dibble | 33,518 | 9–11 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 21 | April 30 | Astros | 10–3 | Bielecki | Portugal | | 27,523 | 10–11 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 22 | May 1 | Astros | 11–8 | Maddux | Deshaies | | 17,606 | 11–11 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 23 | May 3 | @ Braves | 2–5 | Glavine | Boskie | Mercker | 30,476 | 11–12 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 24 | May 4 | @ Braves | 2–4 | Smoltz | Sutcliffe | Berenguer | 20,724 | 11–13 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 25 | May 5 | @ Braves | 9–6 | McElroy | Leibrandt | Smith | 27,141 | 12–13 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 26 | May 6 | @ Astros | 4–3 | Maddux | Deshaies | Smith | 9,736 | 13–13 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 27 | May 7 | @ Astros | 4–3 | Scanlan | Hernandez | Smith | 13,640 | 14–13 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 28 | May 8 | @ Astros | 2–4 | Harnisch | Boskie | Schilling | 11,307 | 14–14 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 29 | May 10 | Reds | 6–5 | Sutcliffe | Browning | Smith | 35,484 | 15–14 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 30 | May 11 | Reds | 2–12 | Rijo | Bielecki | | 35,998 | 15–15 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 31 | May 12 | Reds | 3–5 | Armstrong | Maddux | Dibble | 32,353 | 15–16 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 32 | May 13 | Braves | 3–5 | Glavine | Boskie | | 29,579 | 15–17 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 33 | May 14 | Braves | 5–4 | Assenmacher | Mercker | Smith | 31,446 | 16–17 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 34 | May 15 | Braves | 6–1 | Assenmacher | Berenguer | | 25,814 | 17–17 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 35 | May 17 | @ Phillies | 0–1 $^{(16)}$ | Greene | Lancaster | | 28,044 | 17–18 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 36 | May 18 | @ Phillies | 2–5 | Boever | Assenmacher | Williams | 34,877 | 17–19 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 37 | May 19 | @ Phillies | 2–1 $^{(10)}$ | Bielecki | McDowell | Smith | 27,830 | 18–19 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 38 | May 21 | @ Mets | 6–8 | Gooden | Sutcliffe | Franco | 29,129 | 18–20 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 39 | May 22 | @ Mets | 5–2 | Maddux | Viola | | 28,749 | 19–20 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 40 | May 23 | @ Mets | 4–3 | Lancaster | Franco | Assenmacher | 29,763 | 20–20 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 41 | May 24 | Expos | 4–3 | Scanlan | Gardner | Slocumb | 32,410 | 21–20 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 42 | May 25 | Expos | 6–1 | Bielecki | Mahler | McElroy | 16,961 | 22–20 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 43 | May 26 | Expos | 8–6 | Lancaster | Burke | Smith | 35,417 | 23–20 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 44 | May 27 | Mets | 1–3 | Viola | Maddux | Franco | 33,897 | 23–21 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 45 | May 28 | Mets | 8–9 | Pena | Assenmacher | Franco | 32,811 | 23–22 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 46 | May 29 | Mets | 1–8 | Cone | Scanlan | | 31,359 | 23–23 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 47 | May 31 | @ Expos | 7–2 | Bielecki | Martinez | Lancaster | 17,308 | 24–23 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 48 | June 1 | @ Expos | 2–1 $^{(10)}$ | McElroy | Jones | Smith | 22,184 | 25–23 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 49 | June 2 | @ Expos | 4–3 | Assenmacher | Ruskin | Smith | 23,070 | 26–23 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 50 | June 4 | Padres | 1–7 | Benes | Scanlan | | 32,712 | 26–24 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 51 | June 5 | Padres | 0–3 | Rasmussen | Bielecki | | 22,500 | 26–25 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 52 | June 6 | Padres | 6–2 | Maddux | Melendez | | 23,200 | 27–25 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 53 | June 7 | Dodgers | 2–3 | Morgan | Boskie | Howell | 35,414 | 27–26 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 54 | June 8 | Dodgers | 4–3 | McElroy | Gross | Smith | 35,101 | 28–26 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 55 | June 9 | Dodgers | 3–6 | Hershiser | Jackson | | 34,446 | 28–27 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 56 | June 10 | Dodgers | 5–13 | Martinez | Bielecki | Hartley | 33,204 | 28–28 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 57 | June 11 | Giants | 6–8 $^{(10)}$ | Downs | Smith | Righetti | 32,449 | 28–29 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 58 | June 12 | Giants | 6–1 | Boskie | Robinson | Smith | 33,880 | 29–29 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 59 | June 13 | Giants | 4–3 | Bielecki | Wilson | Assenmacher | 34,149 | 30–29 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 60 | June 14 | @ Padres | 7–3 | Jackson | Benes | Smith | 30,161 | 31–29 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 61 | June 15 | @ Padres | 2–6 | Rasmussen | Bielecki | | 23,557 | 31–30 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 62 | June 16 | @ Padres | 2–4 | Melendez | Maddux | Andersen | 28,961 | 31–31 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 63 | June 17 | @ Dodgers | 4–6 | Morgan | Boskie | Crews | 42,767 | 31–32 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 64 | June 18 | @ Dodgers | 5–6 $^{(13)}$ | Hartley | Bielecki | | 37,402 | 31–33 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 65 | June 19 | @ Dodgers | 8–9 | Howell | Assenmacher | | 39,287 | 31–34 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 66 | June 20 | @ Giants | 3–4 | Oliveras | Lancaster | Righetti | 16,408 | 31–35 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 67 | June 21 | @ Giants | 2–4 | Downs | Maddux | Righetti | 17,198 | 31–36 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 68 | June 22 | @ Giants | 3–6 | Wilson | Boskie | Oliveras | 31,841 | 31–37 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 69 | June 23 | @ Giants | 1–2 | Brantley | Smith | | 42,389 | 31–38 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 70 | June 25 | @ Pirates | 5–1 | Lancaster | Smiley | | 31,115 | 32–38 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 71 | June 26 | @ Pirates | 6–7 | Walk | Maddux | Landrum | 41,389 | 32–39 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 72 | June 27 | @ Pirates | 3–4 | Palacios | Assenmacher | | 30,960 | 32–40 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 73 | June 28 | Cardinals | 6–14 | Olivares | Scanlan | | 35,220 | 32–41 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 74 | June 29 | Cardinals | 6–4 | Lancaster | Tewksbury | Assenmacher | 34,957 | 33–41 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 75 | June 30 | Cardinals | 7–4 | McElroy | DeLeon | | 32,736 | 34–41 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 76 | July 1 | Pirates | 6–5 $^{(13)}$ | Scanlan | Belinda | | 32,633 | 35–41 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 77 | July 2 | Pirates | 4–13 | Drabek | Boskie | | 34,332 | 35–42 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 78 | July 3 | Pirates | 7–11 | Smith | Lancaster | | 33,432 | 35–43 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 79 | July 4 | Pirates | 9–8 $^{(11)}$ | McElroy | Landrum | | 31,098 | 36–43 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 80 | July 5 | @ Cardinals | 5–1 | Castillo | DeLeon | | 49,251 | 37–43 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 81 | July 6 | @ Cardinals | 12–2 | Bielecki | Smith | | 48,313 | 38–43 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 82 | July 7 | @ Cardinals | 7–8 $^{(12)}$ | Fraser | Renfroe | | 39,595 | 38–44 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 83 | July 11 | Astros | 4–6 $^{(11)}$ | Osuna | Smith | Capel | 32,313 | 38–45 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 84 | July 12 | Astros | 5–2 | Castillo | Portugal | Assenmacher | 33,772 | 39–45 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 85 | July 13 | Astros | 4–3 | Lancaster | Capel | | 32,588 | 40–45 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 86 | July 14 | Astros | 4–3 | Bielecki | Kile | Assenmacher | 33,750 | 41–45 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 87 | July 15 | @ Braves | 6–4 | Maddux | Smith | Assenmacher | 25,057 | 42–45 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 88 | July 16 | @ Braves | 5–8 | Freeman | Scanlan | Berenguer | 25,893 | 42–46 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 89 | July 17 | @ Braves | 2–12 | Smoltz | Lancaster | | 16,984 | 42–47 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 90 | July 19 | @ Astros | 2–5 | Harnisch | Scanlan | Osuna | 27,577 | 42–48 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 91 | July 20 | @ Astros | 6–0 | Maddux | Kile | | 37,970 | 43–48 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 92 | July 21 | @ Astros | 4–2 | Castillo | Clancy | | 28,847 | 44–48 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 93 | July 23 | Reds | 8–5 | Lancaster | Myers | Assenmacher | 34,458 | 45–48 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 94 | July 24 | Reds | 3–12 | Browning | Bielecki | | 36,215 | 45–49 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 95 | July 25 | Reds | 5–4 $^{(13)}$ | Slocumb | Layana | | 35,008 | 46–49 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 96 | July 26 | Braves | 2–6 | Avery | Castillo | | 35,604 | 46–50 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 97 | July 27 | Braves | 7–5 | Lancaster | Smoltz | McElroy | 34,023 | 47–50 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 98 | July 28 | Braves | 6–2 | Bielecki | Leibrandt | Assenmacher | 33,782 | 48–50 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 99 | July 30 | @ Reds | 5–6 $^{(10)}$ | Dibble | McElroy | | 37,832 | 48–51 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 100 | July 31 | @ Reds | 1–5 | Rijo | Castillo | Power | 36,483 | 48–52 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 101 | August 2 | @ Mets | 4–2 $^{(10)}$ | Assenmacher | Pena | | 35,361 | 49–52 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 102 | August 3 | @ Mets | 9–2 | Scanlan | Viola | | 39,804 | 50–52 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 103 | August 4 | @ Mets | 8–3 | Maddux | Cone | | 36,080 | 51–52 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 104 | August 5 | @ Mets | 7–2 | Castillo | Schourek | | 27,508 | 52–52 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 105 | August 6 | @ Phillies | 2–6 $^{(11)}$ | Williams | Lancaster | | 26,562 | 52–53 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 106 | August 7 | @ Phillies | 4–5 $^{(11)}$ | Williams | Lancaster | | 26,294 | 52–54 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 107 | August 8 | @ Phillies | 1–11 | Cox | Jackson | | 32,232 | 52–55 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 108 | August 9 | Mets | 5–4 | Maddux | Cone | | 36,110 | 53–55 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 109 | August 10 | Mets | 6–2 | Scanlan | Burke | Lancaster | 35,639 | 54–55 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 110 | August 11 | Mets | 3–2 $^{(14)}$ | Boskie | Schourek | | 33,128 | 55–55 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 111 | August 12 | Mets | 3–2 $^{(10)}$ | Lancaster | Burke | | 34,342 | 56–55 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 112 | August 13 | Expos | 6–7 | Sampen | Lancaster | Fassero | 34,085 | 56–56 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 113 | August 14 | Expos | 0–2 | Barnes | Maddux | Jones | 34,817 | 56–57 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 114 | August 15 | Expos | 7–6 | Assenmacher | Fassero | McElroy | 33,514 | 57–57 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 115 | August 16 | Phillies | 9–1 | Sutcliffe | Ruffin | | 34,547 | 58–57 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 116 | August 17 | Phillies | 2–5 | Mulholland | Bielecki | Williams | 33,223 | 58–58 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 117 | August 18 | Phillies | 7–6 $^{(10)}$ | Assenmacher | Williams | | 32,801 | 59–58 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 118 | August 19 | @ Expos | 3–2 $^{(11)}$ | Assenmacher | Sampen | | 10,792 | 60–58 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 119 | August 20 | @ Expos | 2–4 | Haney | Scanlan | Rojas | 12,987 | 60–59 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 120 | August 21 | @ Expos | 3–1 | Sutcliffe | Nabholz | Lancaster | 15,192 | 61–59 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 121 | August 23 | Padres | 5–4 | Lancaster | Lefferts | | 33,090 | 62–59 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 122 | August 24 | Padres | 1–4 | Benes | Maddux | Melendez | 32,760 | 62–60 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 123 | August 25 | Padres | 9–12 | Maddux | Scanlan | Melendez | 31,190 | 62–61 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 124 | August 26 | Dodgers | 3–4 | Gott | McElroy | Howell | 31,149 | 62–62 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 125 | August 27 | Dodgers | 2–1 | Castillo | Martinez | | 31,624 | 63–62 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 126 | August 28 | @ Giants | 8–6 | Bielecki | McClellan | Assenmacher | 16,230 | 64–62 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 127 | August 29 | @ Giants | 5–4 | Maddux | Oliveras | | 19,887 | 65–62 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 128 | August 30 | @ Dodgers | 0–2 | Belcher | Jackson | | 39,666 | 65–63 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 129 | August 31 | @ Dodgers | 2–3 | McDowell | Assenmacher | Howell | 46,943 | 65–64 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 130 | September 1 | @ Dodgers | 3–12 | Martinez | Castillo | | 38,742 | 65–65 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 131 | September 2 | @ Padres | 10–8 | McElroy | Melendez | | 12,706 | 66–65 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 132 | September 3 | @ Padres | 1–4 | Benes | Maddux | | 9,047 | 66–66 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 133 | September 4 | @ Padres | 1–5 | Rasmussen | Jackson | | 9,952 | 66–67 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 134 | September 6 | Giants | 3–2 | Castillo | Hickerson | Smith | 22,090 | 67–67 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 135 | September 7 | Giants | 2–1 | Bielecki | McClellan | Assenmacher | 30,821 | 68–67 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 136 | September 8 | Giants | 3–4 | Wilson | Maddux | Righetti | 27,875 | 68–68 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 137 | September 9 | Pirates | 10–12 | Belinda | Smith | Rodriguez | 18,775 | 68–69 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 138 | September 10 | Pirates | 6–2 | Sutcliffe | Tomlin | Scanlan | 29,299 | 69–69 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 139 | September 11 | Mets | 1–4 | Castillo | Castillo | Franco | 15,795 | 69–70 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 140 | September 12 | Mets | 3–6 | Young | Bielecki | Whitehurst | 14,324 | 69–71 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 141 | September 13 | Expos | 2–3 | Martinez | Scanlan | Jones | 17,668 | 69–72 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 142 | September 14 | Expos | 7–5 $^{(10)}$ | Scanlan | Jones | | 30,130 | 70–72 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 143 | September 15 | Expos | 5–6 $^{(10)}$ | Rojas | Assenmacher | Fassero | 25,601 | 70–73 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 144 | September 16 | @ Pirates | 4–5 | Smith | Castillo | Mason | 16,149 | 70–74 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 145 | September 17 | @ Pirates | 2–9 | Drabek | Bielecki | | 18,152 | 70–75 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 146 | September 18 | @ Mets | 4–1 | Maddux | Viola | | 11,980 | 71–75 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 147 | September 22 | Expos | 2–6 | Gardner | Sutcliffe | | | 71–76 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 148 | September 22 | Expos | 3–5 | Sampen | Castillo | Rojas | 16,061 | 71–77 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 149 | September 23 | Phillies | 10–3 | Maddux | Mulholland | | 16,141 | 72–77 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 150 | September 24 | Phillies | 2–4 | Ashby | Bielecki | Williams | 19,694 | 72–78 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 151 | September 25 | Phillies | 4–5 | Greene | Boskie | Williams | 9,892 | 72–79 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 152 | September 27 | @ Cardinals | 4–5 | Tewksbury | Castillo | Smith | 30,429 | 72–80 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 153 | September 28 | @ Cardinals | 2–3 | Hill | Maddux | Smith | 38,304 | 72–81 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 154 | September 29 | @ Cardinals | 5–3 | Sutcliffe | Smith | Assenmacher | 42,665 | 73–81 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 155 | September 30 | @ Phillies | 5–6 | Ritchie | Assenmacher | | 12,109 | 73–82 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 156 | October 1 | @ Phillies | 5–6 $^{(13)}$ | Ruffin | Assenmacher | | 12,291 | 73–83 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 157 | October 2 | @ Phillies | 1–0 | Maddux | de Jesus | | 13,680 | 74–83 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 158 | October 5 | Cardinals | 3–2 | Scanlan | Fraser | | | 75–83 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 159 | October 5 | Cardinals | 7–5 | Perez | Agosto | Assenmacher | 21,295 | 76–83 | {{{box/streak}}} |
| 160 | October 6 | Cardinals | 7–3 | Maddux | Olivares | | 17,169 | 77–83 | {{{box/streak}}} |

## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Rick Wilkins | 86 | 203 | 45 | .222 | 6 | 22 |
| 1B | Mark Grace | 160 | 619 | 169 | .273 | 8 | 58 |
| 2B | Ryne Sandberg | 158 | 585 | 170 | .291 | 26 | 100 |
| 3B | Luis Salazar | 103 | 333 | 86 | .258 | 14 | 38 |
| SS | Shawon Dunston | 142 | 492 | 128 | .260 | 12 | 50 |
| LF | George Bell | 148 | 558 | 159 | .285 | 25 | 86 |
| CF | Jerome Walton | 123 | 270 | 59 | .219 | 5 | 17 |
| RF | Andre Dawson | 149 | 563 | 153 | .272 | 31 | 104 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Chico Walker | 124 | 374 | 96 | .257 | 6 | 34 |
| Doug Dascenzo | 118 | 239 | 61 | .255 | 1 | 18 |
| Héctor Villanueva | 71 | 192 | 53 | .276 | 13 | 32 |
| Dwight Smith | 90 | 167 | 38 | .228 | 3 | 21 |
| Damon Berryhill | 62 | 159 | 30 | .189 | 5 | 14 |
| José Vizcaíno | 93 | 145 | 38 | .262 | 0 | 10 |
| Ced Landrum | 56 | 86 | 20 | .233 | 0 | 6 |
| Gary Scott | 31 | 79 | 13 | .165 | 1 | 5 |
| Joe Girardi | 21 | 47 | 9 | .191 | 0 | 6 |
| Rey Sánchez | 13 | 23 | 6 | .261 | 0 | 2 |
| Derrick May | 15 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 1 | 3 |
| Erik Pappas | 7 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Strange | 3 | 9 | 4 | .444 | 0 | 1 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Greg Maddux | 37 | 263.0 | 15 | 11 | 3.35 | 198 |
| Shawn Boskie | 28 | 129.0 | 4 | 9 | 5.23 | 62 |
| Frank Castillo | 18 | 111.2 | 6 | 7 | 4.35 | 73 |
| Rick Sutcliffe | 19 | 96.2 | 6 | 5 | 4.10 | 52 |
| Danny Jackson | 17 | 70.2 | 1 | 5 | 6.75 | 31 |
| Mike Harkey | 4 | 18.2 | 0 | 2 | 5.30 | 15 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Mike Bielecki | 39 | 172.0 | 13 | 11 | 4.50 | 72 |
| Les Lancaster | 64 | 156.0 | 9 | 7 | 3.52 | 102 |
| Bob Scanlan | 40 | 111.0 | 7 | 8 | 3.89 | 44 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Dave Smith | 35 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 6.00 | 16 |
| Paul Assenmacher | 75 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3.24 | 117 |
| Chuck McElroy | 71 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1.95 | 92 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 52 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.45 | 34 |
| Steve Wilson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.38 | 9 |
| Laddie Renfroe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 4 |
| Yorkis Pérez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 3 |
| Doug Dascenzo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| Scott May | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
| Dave Pavlas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Iowa Cubs | American Association | Jim Essian and Mick Kelleher |
| AA | Charlotte Knights | Southern League | Jay Loviglio |
| A | Winston-Salem Spirits | Carolina League | Brad Mills |
| A | Peoria Chiefs | Midwest League | Bill Hayes |
| A-Short Season | Geneva Cubs | New York–Penn League | Greg Mahlberg |
| Rookie | Huntington Cubs | Appalachian League | Steve Roadcap |