After the Cubs blew a five-run lead in Houston last Wednesday, I wrote this article about similar — and even bigger — blown Cubs leads over the last half-century or so.
Never let it be said that I don’t respond to suggestions. Several of you thought I should do a companion piece on great Cubs comebacks from big deficits. And so... here is that article.
The games are listed in order of how many runs the Cubs were down, fewest to most.
April 29, 1979: Cubs 6, Braves 5 (five-run deficit)
In this early-season game in Atlanta, Larry McWilliams had shut out the Cubs through eight innings, allowing just two hits, though four walks.