Mezue ahịrịokwu a:
Na NLCS, ndị Cubs meriri egwuregwu abụọ mbụ na Wrigley Field megide San Diego Padres. Padres bụ ndị mmeri nke Western Division na Steve Garvey, Tony Gwynn, Eric Show, Goose Gossage na Alan Wiggins. Site na mmeri nke 13-0 na 4-2, ndị Cubs chọrọ iji merie naanị otu egwuregwu n'ime egwuregwu atọ na-esote na San Diego iji mee ya na World Series. Mgbe e merisịrị ha na Egwuregwu 3 7<unk>1, ndị Cubs tụfuru Egwuregwu 4 mgbe Smith, na egwuregwu ahụ jikọtara 5<unk>5, kwere ka egwuregwu na-emeri ụlọ na-agba ọsọ na Garvey na ala nke itoolu. N'egwuregwu 5 ndị Cubs ji ụzọ 3<unk>0 na-eduga na nke isii, na 3<unk>2 na-eduga na nke asaa na Sutcliffe (onye meriri Cy Young Award n'afọ ahụ) ka nọ na ugwu ahụ. Mgbe ahụ, Leon Durham nwere a nkọ grounder aga n'okpuru ya uwe. Njehie a dị oke mkpa nyeere ndị Padres aka imeri egwuregwu ahụ 6<unk>3, na agba ọsọ 4-agba ọsọ nke asaa ma mee ka Chicago pụọ na 1984 World Series megide Detroit Tigers. Mfu ahụ mechiri oge dị egwu maka ndị Cubs, nke mere ka ndụ dị na franchise na-ehi ụra ma mee ka ndị Cubs dị mkpa maka ọgbọ ọhụrụ nke ndị na-akwado Cubs.