Bleed Cubbie Blue · Sep 9, 2021
Today in Cubs history: Leon Durham walks it off
Getty Images The 1986 Cubs weren’t a very good team. Any thought that they could recapture the 1984 magic departed after a 14-24 start put them 12½ games out of first place May 22. By mid-June Jim Frey had been fired as manager and replaced by Gene “Stick” Michael, the longtime Yankees manager and executive who always seemed a bit out of place in Chicago.
They played a bit better after that, going 15-11 in July, but an 11-20 August put the ‘86 Cubs in the position the team is now — postseason spoiler.