1969 Chicago Cubs season
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Attendance Record
108 August 1 Padres 5-2 Hands ( 12-8 ) Kirby ( 3-14 ) 16,921 66-41
109 August 2 Padres 4-1 Holtzman ( 13-5 ) Santorini ( 4-10 ) 26,984 67-41
110 August 3 Padres 4-3 Selma ( 11-4 ) J. Niekro ( 6-8 ) 32,566 68-41
111 August 4 @ Astros 9-3 Jenkins ( 15-9 ) Griffin ( 7-5 ) 31,722 69-41
112 August 5 @ Astros 5-2 Hands ( 13-8 ) Lemaster ( 8-11 ) 26,041 70-41
113 August 6 @ Astros 5-4 Nye ( 3-5 ) Billingham ( 4-6 ) 29,449 71-41
114 August 8 @ Dodgers 5-0 Singer ( 14-7 ) Jenkins ( 15-10 ) 35,173 71-42
115 August 9 @ Dodgers 4-0 Hands ( 14-8 ) Foster ( 3-7 ) 48,748 72-42
116 August 10 @ Dodgers 4-2 Sutton ( 14-11 ) Holtzman ( 13-6 ) 27,595 72-43
117 August 12 @ Padres 4-0 Jenkins ( 16-10 ) Santorini ( 4-12 ) 9,794 73-43
118 August 13 @ Padres 4-2 Hands ( 15-8 ) J. Niekro ( 6-10 ) 9,625 74-43
119 August 15 @ Giants 3-0 Marichal ( 14-8 ) Holtzman ( 13-7 ) 12,224 74-44
120 August 16 @ Giants 3-0 Jenkins ( 17-10 ) Perry ( 15-9 ) 16,236 75-44
121 August 17 @ Giants 5-3 Linzy ( 10-6 ) Hands ( 15-9 ) N/A 75-45
122 August 17 @ Giants 3-1 Selma ( 12-4 ) Bryant ( 2-1 ) 25,586 76-45
123 August 19 Braves 3-0 Holtzman ( 14-7 ) P. Niekro ( 16-11 ) 37,514 77-45
124 August 20 Braves 6-2 Reed ( 12-8 ) Jenkins ( 17-11 ) 34,709 77-46
125 August 21 Braves 3-1 Britton ( 7-4 ) Hands ( 15-10 ) 29,866 77-47
126 August 22 Astros 8-2 Dierker ( 16-9 ) Selma ( 12-5 ) 19,897 77-48
127 August 23 Astros 11-5 Holtzman ( 15-7 ) Gladding ( 2-4 ) 27,665 78-48
The 1969 Chicago Cubs season was the 98th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 94th in the National League and the 54th at Wrigley Field. The season involved the Cubs gaining renown as the most celebrated second-place team in the history of baseball. In the first season after the National League was split into two divisions, the Cubs finished with a record of 92-70, 8 games behind the New York Mets in the newly established National League East. Caustic 64-year-old Leo Durocher was the Cubs manager. The ill-fated season saw the Cubs in first place for 155 days, until mid-September when they lost 17 out of 25 games.