Cubs Fire Manager Riggleman

Chicago Cub manager Jim Riggleman was fired Monday after a season in which his team went from 90-game winners to last in the division.

The dismissal came one day after the Cubs finished their season with a 67-95 record, the second worst in the National League and the team’s worst since 1980, not counting the strike years of 1994 and 1981.

“It came down to wins--winning games--and I did not win games,” Riggleman said. “This is the result of being accountable for wins and losses.”

Riggleman managed Chicago for five seasons. He had one year remaining on a contract that was extended through the 2000 season last November.

The Cubs plan to offer him another job in the organization but did not elaborate. Riggleman said he would consider it but hopes to manage again.

“I’d love to manage,” he said. “If a good opportunity comes up, I would jump at it. I had a good opportunity here, and it didn’t work out.”