Cubs non-homer multi-run walkoff wins: May 8, 1998

Getty Images The Cubs had gotten off to a good start in 1998, after a horrid 1997, and so by the time early May came, some fans were thinking that maybe, just maybe, this could be another playoff year.

If the date of this game sounds vaguely familiar, it’s because there was a much more famous game played just two days earlier — the Kerry Wood 20-K game. In fact, this one was the next Cubs game played, as a night game that was supposed to open a four-game series against the Giants May 7 was rained out.

That postponement nearly caused a controversy, as the Cubs rescheduled it as part of a doubleheader August 20. But after the Giants complained to the league that this would force them to play…