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The 1989 Chicago Cubs Trivia Quiz

Do you remember who played for the 1989 NL East Champions? We're talking about the normal starters.

A multiple-choice quiz by boilerpicc. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
boilerpicc

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
172,894

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
1246

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (8/10), Guest 68 (7/10), Guest 67 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first baseman? Hint

Leon Durham

Will Clark

Mark Grace

Luis Salazar

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who played second base? Hint

Ryan Sandburg

Ryan Sandberg

Ryne Sandberg

Roy Sandberg

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was their shortstop? Hint

Shawon Dunston

Rey Sanchez

Luis Salazar

Dave Clark

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was at the hot spot at third base? Hint

Curtis Wilkerson

Domingo Ramos

Vance Law

Gary Varsho

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Question 5 of 10

5. Damon Berryhill caught half of the games in the 1989 season. Which two catchers played in the rest of the games? Hint

Tim Blackwell and Jody Davis

Joe Girardi and Rick Wrona

Rick Wilkins and Scott Servais

Paul Bako and Damian Miller

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who did the fans see in right field? Hint

Andre Dawson

Jerome Walton

Dwight Smith

Doug Dascenzo

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Question 7 of 10

7. The normal center fielder was Rookie of the Year in 1989. Who was he? Hint

Andre Dawson

Jerome Walton

Dwight Smith

Doug Dascenzo

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Question 8 of 10

8. The left fielder was runner-up in the Rookie of the Year voting. Who was he? Hint

Doug Dascenzo

Andre Dawson

Dwight Smith

Jerome Walton

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which promising young pitcher started for the Cubs, until he was lost to free agency in 1992 just as he was becoming phenomenal? Hint

Rick Sutcliffe

Shawn Boskie

Frank Castillo

Greg Maddux

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which was Wild Thing's real name? Hint

Mitch Williams

Lee Smith

Kevin Blakenship

Turk Wendell

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first baseman?

Answer: Mark Grace

It was his second of 13 seasons with the Cubs, during which he won 4 Gold Gloves and was a 3 time All-Star.

2. Who played second base?

Answer: Ryne Sandberg

Ryno is one of the greatest Cubs ever! He won 9 Golden Gloves, went to the All-Star game for 10 consecutive years, and was the 1984 NL MVP. He also lead the league for at least one season in the following categories: Runs, total bases, triples, and home runs.

3. Who was their shortstop?

Answer: Shawon Dunston

Shawon had a cannon for an arm and played shortstop for the Cubs from 1985-1995, and again in 1997. He was out with back problems through much of 1992 and 1993, but was able to come back and play for 9 more years with various teams.

4. Who was at the hot spot at third base?

Answer: Vance Law

Keeping alive the Cubs rotating door policy at third, Vance was only with the Cubs for two seasons.

5. Damon Berryhill caught half of the games in the 1989 season. Which two catchers played in the rest of the games?

Answer: Joe Girardi and Rick Wrona

Wrona only played in the majors until 1994, seeing the most action in 1989. Girardi went on to win 3 World Series with the Yankees, and returned to the Cubs in 2000. All of the other choices have been catchers for the Cubs at some point in time.

6. Who did the fans see in right field?

Answer: Andre Dawson

Andre's nickname was 'The Hawk'.

7. The normal center fielder was Rookie of the Year in 1989. Who was he?

Answer: Jerome Walton

Unfortunately, his career did not turn out like Billy's. Jerome had a stellar first year and faded from there.

8. The left fielder was runner-up in the Rookie of the Year voting. Who was he?

Answer: Dwight Smith

Walton and Smith were the first players from the same NL team to finish 1-2 in the voting since 1957. While Doug Dascenzo was an outfielder (and sometimes relief pitcher) on the '89 team, he didn't start frequently until 1990.

9. Which promising young pitcher started for the Cubs, until he was lost to free agency in 1992 just as he was becoming phenomenal?

Answer: Greg Maddux

How could the Cubs have been so stupid? Maddux has led the league in every good pitching category at some time or another, with the exception of strikeouts. Thank goodness they got him back.

10. Which was Wild Thing's real name?

Answer: Mitch Williams

Though he only spent two seasons as a Cub, Mitch put up good numbers for a closer. There was nothing like watching him and his blue mitt fall off the mound.

Source: Author boilerpicc

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