Cubs non-homer multi-run walkoff wins: August 20, 1978

Wrigley Field in the 1970s Photoby: GHI/Universal History Archive via Getty Images This series was suggested by BCB reader Easy Ed in the comments to this post requesting ideas:

Walk-off hits that scored multiple runs.

Home runs not included. 1 single, double or triple, that turned a loss into a win.

I thought that was pretty interesting. In other words, a hit other than a home run while the Cubs were trailing by a run (or more, though as it turns out all the wins in this 10-part series were accomplished one run down) that gave the team a walkoff win.

As noted, this will be a 10-article series. There are exactly 10 of these in Cubs history since 1978.

This is the story of the first one.

The 1978…