Jerome-O-Meter | Gm 16-20
On August 5, 1989, Jerome Walton’s ninth inning single to right field scored Shawon Dunston as the go-ahead run in a 4-2 come-from-behind victory at Pittsburgh.
The thrilling win tied Chicago (63-47) with Montreal atop the NL East Division.
Despite a heart-breaking 5-4 setback in 18 innings the following day vs. the Barry Bonds led Pirates, the Cubs returned to Wrigley Field and promptly swept the Expos three games to none.
It was a signature series win for the North Siders, turning its first place tie into a comfortable 3.0 games lead in the division. As it turns out, the Cubs never relinquished its top spot for the remainder of the regular season.
Walton, meanwhile, was swinging a red-hot bat during this five game stretch hitting at a .458 clip (11-for-24), including a 5-for-12 performance against Montreal pitching, all while running his hitting streak to 20-games.
*Throughout spring training I’ll recap Walton’s 30-game hitting streak that sparked the Cubs from a 2.5 games deficit in the division to a 2.5 game lead!
Games | 1 – 5 | 6 – 10 | 11 – 15 | 16 – 20 | 21 – 25 | 26 – 30 |
| Gm | Date | Walton | Opponent | Pitcher | Outcome | Score |
| 16 | Aug. 5 | 3-5 | @ Pitt | J. Smiley | Bunt Single | W 4-2 |
| J. Smiley | Single to 3B | |||||
| B. Landrum | Single to RF, RBI | |||||
| 17 | Aug. 6 | 3-7 | @ Pitt | J. Robinson | Double to LF | L 5-4 |
| R. Kramer | Single to RF | |||||
| D. Drabek | Single to CF | |||||
| 18 | Aug. 7 | 3-4 | Montreal | P. Perez | Single to CF | W 5-2 |
| P. Perez | Triple to LF | |||||
| A. McGaffigan | Single to CF | |||||
| 19 | Aug. 8 | 1-4 | Montreal | D. Martinez | HR Deep CF | W 4-2 |
| 20 | Aug. 9 | 1-4 | Montreal | B. Smith | Single to RF | W 3-0 |
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