APRIL, 1978 | BaseballLibrary.com

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 5, 1978 ť OPENING DAY
Seattle Mariners 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Kingdome (att. 45,235)
W: Glenn Abbott L: Dave Goltz S: Enrique Romo
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Thursday, April 6th

IN THE NEWS: In a rain-delayed season opener in Cincinnati, Houston's Terry Puhl leads off with a homer against Tom Seaver, who allows five runs in three innings. But led by Joe Morgan's pair of two-run doubles and a homer, the Reds prevail, 119. In the bottom of the 7th, with Morgan on 3B and George Foster on 1B, Dan Driessen strikes out and Foster is caught stealing 2B, Ferguson to Roger Metzger. Morgan tries to score on the play and is thrown out on the return. According to Retrosheet, this is apparently the first triple play begun with a strikeout. In 1982, the Twins will start a triple play with a strikeout.

PLAYERS BORN ON APRIL 6, 1978
ť Blaine Neal in Marlton, NJ

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 6, 1978
Cincinnati Reds 11, Houston Astros 9 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 52,378)
W: Pedro Borbon L: J.R. Richard S: Dave Tomlin
Minnesota Twins 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 10,311)
W: Roger Erickson L: Dick Pole S: Tom Johnson
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Friday, April 7th

IN THE NEWS: Mark Fidrych scatters five hits in beating Toronto, 62. The Tigers get homers from Milt May, Phil Mankowski, and Jason Thompson. The Bird, trying to recover from tendinitis that limited him to 11 starts in 1977, will win only three more ML games.

At Comiskey Park, 50,754 watch as the White Sox edge the Red Sox, 65, on Wayne Nordhagen's bloop double in the last of the 9th. Dick Drago, in relief of Mike Torrez, takes the loss, after allowing a game tying homer to Ron Blomberg and single to Chet Lemon. Larrin LeGrow is the winner. Carl Yastrzemski has two singles, the 11th straight opener he has had a hit.

The U.S. Court of Appeals upholds an earlier court decision in support of Commissioner Kuhn's voiding of attempted player sales by A's owner Charlie Finley in June 1976. Finley's appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court will be rejected on October 2nd.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 7, 1978
Los Angeles Dodgers 13, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 42,866)
W: Don Sutton L: Phil Niekro
Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 22,883)
W: Bill Bonham L: Joe Niekro S: Pedro Borbon
New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 11,736)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Steve Rogers
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 47,791)
W: Bob Forsch L: Steve Carlton
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 39,028)
W: John Candelaria L: Rick Reuschel
San Diego Padres 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 36,131)
W: Mickey Lolich L: Gary Lavelle S: Rollie Fingers
California Angels 1, Oakland Athletics 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 28,194)
W: Frank Tanana L: Rick Langford
Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 50,754)
W: Lerrin LaGrow L: Dick Drago
Detroit Tigers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 52,528)
W: Mark Fidrych L: Dave Lemanczyk
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Baltimore Orioles 3 at County Stadium (att. 47,824)
W: Jerry Augustine L: Mike Flanagan
Seattle Mariners 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Kingdome (att. 11,530)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Pete Redfern S: Enrique Romo
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Saturday, April 8th

IN THE NEWS: At the Opener in Arlington, the Rangers edge the Yankees 21 behind newcomers Richie Zisk and Jon Matlack. Matlack scatters eight hits in winning, while Richie Zisk belts a 9th inning solo shot off Goose Gossage to break a tie. Guidry goes seven innings for New York allowing six singles and after this no-decision, he will win 13 straight games.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 8, 1978
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 11,265)
W: Tommy John L: Dick Ruthven S: Terry Forster
Cincinnati Reds 2, Houston Astros 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 17,958)
W: Fred Norman L: Joaquin Andujar S: Doug Bair
New York Mets 6, Montreal Expos 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 7,259)
W: Mardie Cornejo L: Stan Bahnsen
Philadelphia Phillies 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 24,441)
W: Larry Christenson L: Eric Rasmussen
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3 (10 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 9,387)
W: Jim Bibby L: Bruce Sutter
San Francisco Giants 6, San Diego Padres 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 10,726)
W: Jim Barr L: Bob Shirley
Oakland Athletics 4, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 18,131)
W: Bob Lacey L: Paul Hartzell S: Dave Heaverlo
Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 11,832)
W: Pablo Torrealba L: Bill Campbell S: Lerrin LaGrow
Cleveland Indians 8, Kansas City Royals 5 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 52,433)
W: Wayne Garland L: Dennis Leonard S: Mike Paxton
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,413)
W: Jerry Garvin L: Jim Slaton S: Mike Willis
Milwaukee Brewers 16, Baltimore Orioles 3 at County Stadium (att. 6,470)
W: Moose Haas L: Dennis Martinez
Minnesota Twins 8, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 12,896)
W: Paul Thormodsgard L: Paul Mitchell
Texas Rangers 2, New York Yankees 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 40,078)
W: Jon Matlack L: Rich Gossage
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Sunday, April 9th

IN THE NEWS: The Brewers complete a stunning season-opening, 3-game sweep of the Orioles by scores of 113, 163, and 135. Sixto Lezcano, Gorman Thomas, and Cecil Cooper provided the Brewers with a grand slam in each game to set a ML mark.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 9, 1978
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 11,473)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Tommy Boggs S: Bobby Castillo
Cincinnati Reds 9, Houston Astros 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 42,667)
W: Tom Hume L: Mark Lemongello
New York Mets 6, Montreal Expos 5 at Shea Stadium
W: Pat Zachry L: Wayne Twitchell S: Mardie Cornejo
Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 30,448)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Mike Bruhert
Philadelphia Phillies 12, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 35,104)
W: Randy Lerch L: John Urrea
Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,632)
W: Donnie Moore L: Bruce Kison S: Bruce Sutter
San Francisco Giants 7, San Diego Padres 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 33,722)
W: Gary Lavelle L: Rollie Fingers S: Randy Moffitt
California Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 15,975)
W: Chris Knapp L: Alan Wirth S: Dave LaRoche
Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 30,794)
W: Bill Lee L: Wilbur Wood
Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,473)
W: Steve Busby L: Rick Wise S: Steve Mingori
Detroit Tigers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 9,169)
W: Jack Billingham L: Tom Underwood S: Steve Foucault
Milwaukee Brewers 13, Baltimore Orioles 5 at County Stadium (att. 18,514)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Scott McGregor
Minnesota Twins 8, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome (att. 11,803)
W: Gary Serum L: Tom House
New York Yankees 7, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 20,243)
W: Ed Figueroa L: Doyle Alexander
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Monday, April 10th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 10, 1978
Atlanta Braves 8, San Diego Padres 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 2,056)
W: Adrian Devine L: Bob Shirley
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 22,882)
W: Doug Rau L: Floyd Bannister S: Terry Forster
New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 3,751)
W: Craig Swan L: Dennis Lamp
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 19,241)
W: John Denny L: Jim Rooker
California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 10,074)
W: Ken Brett L: Dave Goltz
Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 4,177)
W: Jim Kern L: Reggie Cleveland
Kansas City Royals 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 38,194)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Nelson Briles S: Al Hrabosky
Oakland Athletics 1, Seattle Mariners 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 17,283)
W: John Henry Johnson L: Glenn Abbott S: Dave Heaverlo
Texas Rangers 5, New York Yankees 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 14,299)
W: Dock Ellis L: Dick Tidrow S: Roger Moret
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Tuesday, April 11th

PLAYERS BORN ON APRIL 11, 1978
ť Josh Hancock in Cleveland, MS

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 11, 1978
San Diego Padres 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 2,616)
W: Rollie Fingers L: Phil Niekro
San Francisco Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 16,134)
W: Gary Lavelle L: Dave Tomlin
Houston Astros 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Astrodome (att. 11,049)
W: J.R. Richard L: Burt Hooton
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 3,653)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Jerry Koosman S: Donnie Moore
Minnesota Twins 8, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 12,217)
W: Roger Erickson L: Don Aase
Chicago White Sox 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 3,347)
W: Ken Kravec L: Jesse Jefferson S: Pablo Torrealba
Milwaukee Brewers 9, New York Yankees 6 at County Stadium (att. 8,934)
W: Jerry Augustine L: Catfish Hunter S: Mike Caldwell
Oakland Athletics 2, Seattle Mariners 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 1,890)
W: Pete Broberg L: Dick Pole S: Elias Sosa
Detroit Tigers 6, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 13,764)
W: Dave Rozema L: Doc Medich
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Wednesday, April 12th

IN THE NEWS: Ranger P Rogelio Moret announces he is going home rather than pitch. In the locker room, the pitcher freezes in a catatonic state, his extended arm holding a bathroom slipper. He is taken to a psychiatric facility and will go on the disabled list for most of the season, appearing in just six more games. Texas loses, 32, to Detroit and Mark Fidrych (20). Oliver's 2-run home run in the 1st is all the Texas scoring off the Bird.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 12, 1978
Cincinnati Reds 12, San Francisco Giants 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 17,123)
W: Bill Bonham L: Vida Blue
Houston Astros 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 10 at Astrodome (att. 11,824)
W: Joe Sambito L: Bobby Castillo
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 6,024)
W: Ray Burris L: Nino Espinosa
Montreal Expos 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 19,110)
W: Steve Rogers L: Jim Lonborg S: Bill Atkinson
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 12,294)
W: Bob Forsch L: John Candelaria
California Angels 9, Minnesota Twins 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 12,295)
W: Frank Tanana L: Pete Redfern S: Dave LaRoche
Chicago White Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 5,742)
W: Steve Stone L: Dave Lemanczyk S: Lerrin LaGrow
Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,234)
W: Mike Torrez L: Wayne Garland S: Dick Drago
Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,449)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Mike Flanagan S: Steve Mingori
Milwaukee Brewers 5, New York Yankees 3 at County Stadium (att. 8,751)
W: Moose Haas L: Rich Gossage
Oakland Athletics 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 1,742)
W: Dave Heaverlo L: Shane Rawley
Detroit Tigers 3, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 26,049)
W: Mark Fidrych L: Jon Matlack
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Thursday, April 13th

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees defeat the White Sox 42 in their home opener on Reggie Candy Bar Day. Jackson slugs a 3-run home run in the first inning, and the field is showered with candy bars which were given out free to the fans at the game.

The Tigers take two from Texas, winning 62 behind Dave Rozema, and 32 behind the pitching of Mark Fidrych. The Bird gives up a 2-run homer in the first, but zeroes after that.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 13, 1978
Cincinnati Reds 7, San Francisco Giants 6 (13 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 19,309)
W: Manny Sarmiento L: John Curtis
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 12,351)
W: Eric Rasmussen L: Bert Blyleven
California Angels 1, Minnesota Twins 0 (11 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 11,702)
W: Dave LaRoche L: Tom Johnson
New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 44,667)
W: Ron Guidry L: Wilbur Wood
Oakland Athletics 3, Seattle Mariners 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,034)
W: Bob Lacey L: Steve Burke
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Friday, April 14th

IN THE NEWS: In the Red Sox home opener, starter Dennis Eckersley pitches into the 10th inning before giving way to Dick Drago, Jim Rice's 395 foot single scores Butch Hobson with the winner in the bottom of the 10th, and Boston wins 54.

Darrell Jackson of Orlando (Southern League) makes his pro debut, no-hitting Jacksonville for nine innings. Orlando wins 10 in the 12th.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1978
Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 45,777)
W: Willie Hernandez L: Jim Bibby
Cincinnati Reds 8, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome (att. 25,583)
W: Tom Hume L: Joaquin Andujar S: Dale Murray
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 38,397)
W: Tommy John L: Dick Ruthven
New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 2 (10 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 37,172)
W: Mardie Cornejo L: Rudy May S: Skip Lockwood
San Francisco Giants 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 45,901)
W: Randy Moffitt L: Rollie Fingers
Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 17,921)
W: Steve Carlton L: Pete Vuckovich S: Tug McGraw
Baltimore Orioles 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Memorial Stadium (att. 36,086)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Lary Sorensen S: Don Stanhouse
Boston Red Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 34,747)
W: Dick Drago L: Len Barker
Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,526)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Rick Wise S: Doug Bird
Minnesota Twins 14, Seattle Mariners 5 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 17,425)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Tom House
Oakland Athletics 2, California Angels 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,973)
W: Dave Heaverlo L: Chris Knapp
Toronto Blue Jays 10, Detroit Tigers 8 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 35,761)
W: Don Kirkwood L: Milt Wilcox S: Tom Murphy
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Saturday, April 15th

PLAYERS BORN ON APRIL 15, 1978
ť Milton Bradley in Harbor City, CA

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1978
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Chicago Cubs 10 at Wrigley Field (att. 20,684)
W: Jim Rooker L: Dennis Lamp
Houston Astros 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Astrodome (att. 34,858)
W: Mark Lemongello L: Doug Capilla
Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 3 (11 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 12,617)
W: Bill Atkinson L: Bob Myrick
Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 13,844)
W: Tug McGraw L: Pete Vuckovich
Baltimore Orioles 7, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 7,527)
W: Jim Palmer L: Jerry Augustine
Boston Red Sox 12, Texas Rangers 4 at Fenway Park (att. 18,624)
W: Bill Lee L: Dock Ellis
Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 18,110)
W: Marty Pattin L: Mike Paxton S: Al Hrabosky
Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Mariners 5 (11 inn.) at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 7,471)
W: Tom Johnson L: John Montague
New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,965)
W: Ed Figueroa L: Francisco Barrios
Detroit Tigers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 15,024)
W: Jack Billingham L: Mike Willis S: Steve Foucault
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Sunday, April 16th

IN THE NEWS: Cardinal Bob Forsch (30) hurls a no-hitter in beating the Phillies 50. Forsch walks two and strikes out three in pitching the first no-hitter in St. Louis by a Cardinal since Jesse Haines in 1924. Roger Freed's bases loaded pinch double drives in three runs to help beat Randy Lersch.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1978
Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 20,921)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Don Robinson
Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 (13 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 27,700)
W: Tom Dixon L: Manny Sarmiento
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Atlanta Braves 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 37,161)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Phil Niekro
Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 18,790)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Jerry Koosman
San Francisco Giants 8, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 20,992)
W: Bob Knepper L: Bob Owchinko S: Gary Lavelle
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 11,495)
W: Bob Forsch L: Randy Lerch
Baltimore Orioles 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Memorial Stadium
W: Nelson Briles L: Moose Haas S: Don Stanhouse
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 14,995)
W: Andy Replogle L: Scott McGregor S: Eduardo Rodriguez
Boston Red Sox 8, Texas Rangers 6 at Fenway Park (att. 22,168)
W: Bob Stanley L: Jim Umbarger S: Tom Burgmeier
Kansas City Royals 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,655)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Wayne Garland
Seattle Mariners 8, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium
W: Dick Pole L: Roger Erickson S: Shane Rawley
Seattle Mariners 7, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 14,021)
W: Tom House L: Dave Johnson
New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 32,750)
W: Dick Tidrow L: Ken Kravec S: Sparky Lyle
California Angels 2, Oakland Athletics 1 (11 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 3,814)
W: Dave LaRoche L: Dave Heaverlo S: Paul Hartzell
Detroit Tigers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 17,088)
W: Jim Crawford L: Jim Clancy
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Monday, April 17th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1978
Cincinnati Reds 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 40,527)
W: Bill Bonham L: Burt Hooton
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 7,343)
W: Jim Lonborg L: John Candelaria
San Francisco Giants 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 5,882)
W: Vida Blue L: Tommy Boggs
New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 6,371)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Pete Falcone S: Skip Lockwood
Boston Red Sox 9, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Fenway Park (att. 26,075)
W: Mike Torrez L: Randy Stein
Cleveland Indians 6, Texas Rangers 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 3,713)
W: Rick Waits L: Jon Matlack
Detroit Tigers 10, Chicago White Sox 9 at Tiger Stadium (att. 19,841)
W: John Hiller L: Jim Willoughby
Oakland Athletics 7, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 2,054)
W: Pete Broberg L: Paul Thormodsgard
Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 15,675)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Catfish Hunter
California Angels 7, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 7,562)
W: Frank Tanana L: Rick Honeycutt
Kansas City Royals 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 10,169)
W: Larry Gura L: Jesse Jefferson S: Al Hrabosky
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Tuesday, April 18th

IN THE NEWS: The Royals win their 8th straight, beating the Blue Jays 50 behind Paul Splittorff's 5-hitter. Willie Wilson and Hal McRae open the game with singles, and pull off a double steal. Following a 2-out intentional walk, Amos Otis hits a grand slam to jump start the Royals scoring.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1978
Chicago Cubs 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 2,010)
W: Ray Burris L: Steve Rogers S: Bruce Sutter
Cincinnati Reds 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 50,374)
W: Fred Norman L: Don Sutton S: Dale Murray
Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 10,840)
W: Joe Niekro L: Bob Shirley
Atlanta Braves 1, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 7,401)
W: Preston Hanna L: John Montefusco S: Adrian Devine
New York Mets 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 5,728)
W: Mike Bruhert L: Eric Rasmussen S: Skip Lockwood
Boston Red Sox 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Fenway Park (att. 18,928)
W: Luis Tiant L: Eduardo Rodriguez
New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 15,628)
W: Sparky Lyle L: Tippy Martinez
Seattle Mariners 6, California Angels 1 at Kingdome (att. 6,679)
W: Paul Mitchell L: Nolan Ryan
Kansas City Royals 5, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 10,218)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Dave Lemanczyk
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Wednesday, April 19th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1978
Montreal Expos 8, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 2,227)
W: Darold Knowles L: Bruce Sutter
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,333)
W: Tommy John L: Tom Hume
Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 12,129)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Dave Freisleben S: Joe Sambito
Atlanta Braves 2, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 3,689)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Jim Barr
New York Mets 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 6,958)
W: Pat Zachry L: Mark Littell
Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 5 (11 inn.) at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 1,935)
W: Elias Sosa L: Tom Johnson
California Angels 11, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 7,181)
W: Chris Knapp L: Jim Todd S: Paul Hartzell
Toronto Blue Jays 4, New York Yankees 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 13,306)
W: Tom Murphy L: Rich Gossage
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Thursday, April 20th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1978
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 24,049)
W: Doug Rau L: Mark Lemongello
San Diego Padres 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 10,256)
W: Randy Jones L: Phil Niekro S: Rollie Fingers
Boston Red Sox 10, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Fenway Park (att. 16,238)
W: Bill Lee L: Moose Haas
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Friday, April 21st

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1978
Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 4,124)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Craig Swan
Houston Astros 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Dodger Stadium (att. 44,867)
W: Ken Forsch L: Bobby Castillo
San Diego Padres 9, Atlanta Braves 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 37,113)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Jamie Easterly
San Francisco Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 26,576)
W: Bob Knepper L: Tom Seaver
Baltimore Orioles 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 6,203)
W: Jim Palmer L: Dennis Leonard S: Don Stanhouse
Boston Red Sox 9, Cleveland Indians 7 at Fenway Park (att. 25,401)
W: Dick Drago L: Jim Kern
California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 4,516)
W: Don Aase L: Dave Goltz S: Dave LaRoche
Milwaukee Brewers 9, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
W: Jerry Augustine L: Ed Figueroa
Oakland Athletics 5, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 7,939)
W: Matt Keough L: Dick Pole S: Elias Sosa
Chicago White Sox 11, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 10,108)
W: Francisco Barrios L: Tom Underwood S: Lerrin LaGrow
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Saturday, April 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Mark Fidrych, who had to leave his last game when his shoulder tightened, warms up but is unable to start against Texas. But the Tigers top the Rangers, 76, in 10 innings, on the strength of John Hiller nifty four innings of shutout relief.

Before a crowd of 36,0054th largest in Fenway historythe Indians trounce the Red Sox, 134, ending Boston's eight game win streak. Tomorrow's crowd will be 36,388 for a doubleheader split between the same two teams. Cleveland's starter Rick Wise, traded to Cleveland in the final week of spring training, makes a triumphant return to Fenway, despite giving up a 3-run homer to George Scott. Cleveland is led by Andre Thornton, who clouts his 4th homer and hits for the cycle, all off different pitchers.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1978
New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 13,785)
W: Mardie Cornejo L: Rick Reuschel S: Skip Lockwood
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 52,346)
W: Burt Hooton L: Floyd Bannister
Montreal Expos 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Stade Olympique
W: Wayne Twitchell L: Steve Carlton S: Stan Bahnsen
Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 19,237)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Larry Christenson S: Stan Bahnsen
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 5,173)
W: Kent Tekulve L: John Urrea
San Diego Padres 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 49,744)
W: Bob Owchinko L: Tommy Boggs S: Rollie Fingers
Cincinnati Reds 5, San Francisco Giants 4 (10 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 24,677)
W: Dave Tomlin L: Gary Lavelle
Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 7,277)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Mike Flanagan S: Al Hrabosky
Cleveland Indians 13, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 36,005)
W: Rick Wise L: Allen Ripley
Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 6 (10 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 22,054)
W: John Hiller L: Fergie Jenkins
California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 6,566)
W: Frank Tanana L: Roger Erickson S: Paul Hartzell
New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (12 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 17,594)
W: Sparky Lyle L: Bob McClure
Oakland Athletics 3, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome (att. 23,756)
W: Alan Wirth L: Rick Honeycutt S: Elias Sosa
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 44,327)
W: Jim Clancy L: Wilbur Wood S: Mike Willis
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Sunday, April 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Reds 2B Joe Morgan commits an error during a 21, 10-inning win over the Giants, ending his major-league record streak of 91 consecutive errorless games since July 6, 1977. Three Reds pitchers combine on a 2-hitter, hand out 12 walks, and strand 14 runners.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1978
Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 2 (12 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 7,692)
W: Willie Hernandez L: Butch Metzger
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Houston Astros 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 51,500)
W: Don Sutton L: Joe Niekro
Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 17,922)
W: Steve Rogers L: Jim Lonborg S: Darold Knowles
Pittsburgh Pirates 14, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Bruce Kison L: Bob Forsch
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 10,008)
W: Jim Bibby L: Pete Vuckovich S: Don Robinson
San Diego Padres 5, Atlanta Braves 4 (12 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 19,502)
W: Dave Wehrmeister L: Eddie Solomon
Cincinnati Reds 2, San Francisco Giants 1 (10 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 50,510)
W: Dale Murray L: Randy Moffitt S: Doug Bair
Kansas City Royals 6, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Memorial Stadium (att. 13,833)
W: Larry Gura L: Tim Stoddard S: Marty Pattin
Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Fenway Park
W: Bill Campbell L: Dennis Kinney
Cleveland Indians 10, Boston Red Sox 7 (11 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 36,246)
W: Jim Kern L: Bob Stanley S: Dennis Kinney
Detroit Tigers 9, Texas Rangers 6 at Tiger Stadium
W: Jim Slaton L: Jon Matlack S: Steve Foucault
Texas Rangers 2, Detroit Tigers 1 (11 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 20,615)
W: Len Barker L: Jim Crawford
Milwaukee Brewers 3, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 26,291)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Catfish Hunter S: Bob McClure
Oakland Athletics 5, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome (att. 5,688)
W: John Henry Johnson L: Paul Mitchell
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 17,427)
W: Jesse Jefferson L: Steve Stone
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Monday, April 24th

IN THE NEWS: The Angels Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 Marinersthe 20th time he has had 15 K's in a gamein nine innings, but leaves without a decision. Seattle prevails 65 in the 12th frame.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1978
Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 3 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 7,300)
W: Joe Sambito L: Rollie Fingers
Montreal Expos 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 11,448)
W: Rudy May L: Mark Littell S: Stan Bahnsen
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 9,495)
W: Kent Tekulve L: Mardie Cornejo
Philadelphia Phillies 12, Chicago Cubs 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,115)
W: Randy Lerch L: Woodie Fryman
New York Yankees 8, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 18,053)
W: Ron Guidry L: Scott McGregor
Seattle Mariners 6, California Angels 5 (12 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 13,429)
W: Enrique Romo L: Paul Hartzell S: Shane Rawley
Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 8,314)
W: Jack Billingham L: Ken Kravec
Kansas City Royals 8, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium (att. 15,530)
W: Doug Bird L: Reggie Cleveland
Cleveland Indians 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 10,776)
W: Don Hood L: Dave Lemanczyk S: Jim Kern
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Tuesday, April 25th

IN THE NEWS: The Cardinals fire manager Vern Rapp. Ken Boyer will take over the reins four days later.

Cleveland's Wayne Garland, who signed a $2.3 million 10-year contract a year earlier, earns his 2nd and final win of the season 65 over Toronto. Garland struggled to a 13-19 mark last year following an arm injury warming up his first day of spring training. He will undergo rotator cuff surgery on May 5th and win only 13 more ML games.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1978
Atlanta Braves 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 2,193)
W: Phil Niekro L: Jim Barr
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 27,361)
W: Tommy John L: Tom Hume
Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Astrodome (att. 7,459)
W: Mark Lemongello L: Randy Jones
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 12,444)
W: John Urrea L: Hal Dues
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 6,914)
W: Don Robinson L: Mike Bruhert
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 17,227)
W: Jim Kaat L: Dennis Lamp
New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 14,159)
W: Jim Beattie L: Jim Palmer S: Sparky Lyle
California Angels 3, Seattle Mariners 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 9,484)
W: Chris Knapp L: Byron McLaughlin S: Dave LaRoche
Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 4 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park I (att. 13,496)
W: John Hiller L: Pablo Torrealba
Boston Red Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 9,051)
W: Bill Lee L: Jerry Augustine S: Dick Drago
Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Elias Sosa L: Greg Thayer
Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 3 (14 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 4,808)
W: Joe Coleman L: Tom Johnson
Texas Rangers 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 14,154)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Dennis Leonard
Cleveland Indians 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 11,348)
W: Wayne Garland L: Jerry Garvin S: Dennis Kinney
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Wednesday, April 26th

PLAYERS BORN ON APRIL 26, 1978
ť Joe Crede in Jefferson City, MO

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1978
Atlanta Braves 6, San Francisco Giants 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 3,284)
W: Preston Hanna L: Bob Knepper S: Eddie Solomon
Los Angeles Dodgers 14, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 32,872)
W: Doug Rau L: Tom Seaver
San Diego Padres 2, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 8,769)
W: Gaylord Perry L: J.R. Richard S: Rollie Fingers
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,999)
W: John Denny L: Wayne Twitchell
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, New York Mets 0 (11 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 6,506)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Bob Myrick
Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 17,299)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Steve Carlton S: Bruce Sutter
Seattle Mariners 5, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 11,868)
W: Dick Pole L: Ken Brett S: Shane Rawley
Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 7,983)
W: Wilbur Wood L: Jim Crawford
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 19,545)
W: Tom Murphy L: Paul Splittorff
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at County Stadium (att. 8,724)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Mike Torrez S: Bob McClure
Oakland Athletics 9, Minnesota Twins 8 (12 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 4,127)
W: Joe Coleman L: Tom Johnson
Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 9,915)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Rick Wise
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Thursday, April 27th

PLAYERS BORN ON APRIL 27, 1978
ť Runelvys Hernandez in Santo Domingo, D.R.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1978
San Francisco Giants 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 3,527)
W: Vida Blue L: Dick Ruthven
California Angels 5, Seattle Mariners 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 13,609)
W: Frank Tanana L: Jim Todd
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Kansas City Royals 7 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,422)
W: Balor Moore L: Doug Bird S: Mike Willis
Minnesota Twins 6, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 4,645)
W: Gary Serum L: Alan Wirth
Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,133)
W: Jon Matlack L: Rick Waits S: Len Barker
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Friday, April 28th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1978
Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 3 (10 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 10,045)
W: Bruce Sutter L: Dave Campbell S: Donnie Moore
Montreal Expos 6, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 11,474)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Joe Niekro
Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 15,842)
W: Fred Norman L: Jerry Koosman S: Manny Sarmiento
Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 26,872)
W: Larry Christenson L: Bob Owchinko S: Ron Reed
San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 7,881)
W: John Montefusco L: John Candelaria S: Gary Lavelle
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,823)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Bob Forsch
California Angels 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 16,575)
W: Dyar Miller L: Jesse Jefferson S: Dave LaRoche
Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 25,395)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Pablo Torrealba S: Don Stanhouse
Kansas City Royals 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Royals Stadium (att. 20,166)
W: Jim Colborn L: Eduardo Rodriguez S: Marty Pattin
New York Yankees 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 11,674)
W: Ed Figueroa L: Paul Thormodsgard
Cleveland Indians 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 5,513)
W: Don Hood L: John Henry Johnson
Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 10,240)
W: Jim Slaton L: Rick Honeycutt S: John Hiller
Texas Rangers 5, Boston Red Sox 4 (11 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 29,731)
W: Reggie Cleveland L: Bill Campbell
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Saturday, April 29th

IN THE NEWS: Pete Rose crashes three home runs and two singles in a 147 Reds drubbing of the Mets at Shea, pushing his career hit total to 2,996. Rose will hit just seven homers this season.

PLAYERS BORN ON APRIL 29, 1978
ť Tony Armas, Jr. in Puerto Piritu, Venezuela

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1978