|  |  | 12 Worst Baseball Pennant Collapses in History [PICS] sportsillustrated.cnn.com — #5 - "1969 Chicago Cubs": On Aug. 14, the Cubs led the Mets by 9 1/2 games in the NL East. Chicago then went 8-17 in September and finished eight games behind New York despite the presence of Hall of Famers Ernie Banks, Ferguson Jenkins and Billy Williams.More... (Baseball) Comments Email Added 2007-09-21 20:11:49 skored