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AUGUST
1978

Tuesday, August 1st

IN THE NEWS: The Braves trounce the Reds 16–4 and stop Pete Rose's record hitting streak at 44 games. Larry McWilliams and Gene Garber are the Atlanta pitchers. Rose goes 0-for-4 striking out in the 9th inning to end the game. Rose's streak is the 2nd longest in ML history. He goes 70-for-182 during the skein, an average of .385.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 1, 1978
Atlanta Braves 16, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 31,159)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Pedro Borbon S: Gene Garber
Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 22,242)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Silvio Martinez S: Bruce Sutter
Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Astrodome (att. 16,515)
W: J.R. Richard L: Bob Knepper S: Joe Sambito
Montreal Expos 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 21,287)
W: Steve Rogers L: Jim Bibby S: Darold Knowles
New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 31,085)
W: Kevin Kobel L: Steve Carlton
San Diego Padres 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 40,846)
W: Randy Jones L: Burt Hooton
Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 30,020)
W: Mike Proly L: Luis Tiant
Oakland Athletics 1, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,485)
W: Rick Langford L: Nolan Ryan
Cleveland Indians 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 8,236)
W: Jim Kern L: Steve Mingori
New York Yankees 8, Texas Rangers 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 18,485)
W: Catfish Hunter L: Jon Matlack
Seattle Mariners 13, Minnesota Twins 6 at Kingdome (att. 9,272)
W: Tom House L: Stan Perzanowski
Detroit Tigers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 19,265)
W: Jim Slaton L: Jim Clancy
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 2nd

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees take a 5–0 lead over the Red Sox, but Boston ties it in the 8th on three wild pitches, two bases-loaded walks, and a collection of bloop hits. The game ends in a 14-inning tie at five apiece.

A day after his streak ends, Pete Rose collects two singles, a double and home run in the Reds 6–2 win over Atlanta.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 2, 1978
Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 26,812)
W: Tom Seaver L: Preston Hanna
Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 14,610)
W: Mike Krukow L: Aurelio Lopez S: Bruce Sutter
San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 14,754)
W: John Montefusco L: Tom Dixon
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 15,378)
W: Bruce Kison L: Dan Schatzeder S: Kent Tekulve
Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 6 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 32,382)
W: Randy Lerch L: Jerry Koosman S: Tug McGraw
San Diego Padres 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 46,751)
W: Bob Owchinko L: Tommy John S: Rollie Fingers
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 10,663)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Jim Palmer S: Lary Sorensen
California Angels 8, Oakland Athletics 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 16,898)
W: Don Aase L: Pete Broberg
Cleveland Indians 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,834)
W: Paul Reuschel L: Dennis Leonard
Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 5 (17 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 52,701)
W: Bob Stanley L: Ken Clay
Seattle Mariners 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Kingdome (att. 8,394)
W: Jim Colborn L: Geoff Zahn
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Boston and New York pick up where they left off last night, and the Red Sox score two runs in the 17th to win, 7–5, on RBIs by Rick Burleson and Jim Rice. Ex-Yankee Mike Torrez then stops New York, 8–1, in a rain-shortened game. Jim Rice, with only one homer in his last 33 games, hits a 3-run shot off Jim Beattie. Fred Lynn cracks a three run homer in the 7th and Bob Bailey follows with a shot off the upper deck facade in LF. Boston now leads Milwaukee by six games and the Yankees by eight 1/2 games.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 3, 1978
Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 21,596)
W: Donnie Moore L: Pete Vuckovich
San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 42,084)
W: Randy Moffitt L: Terry Forster
Baltimore Orioles 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (10 inn.) at Memorial Stadium (att. 9,654)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Jerry Augustine
California Angels 8, Oakland Athletics 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 15,792)
W: Paul Hartzell L: Steve Renko
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 (10 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 11,257)
W: Bob Sykes L: Lerrin LaGrow
Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 53,379)
W: Mike Torrez L: Jim Beattie
Seattle Mariners 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Kingdome (att. 9,471)
W: Enrique Romo L: Mike Marshall
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 4th

IN THE NEWS: Baltimore and Mike Flanagan hand Ron Guidry his 2nd loss of the year, stopping the Yankees, 2–1.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 4, 1978
Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 11,282)
W: Phil Niekro L: Mark Lemongello
Chicago Cubs 6, Montreal Expos 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 20,621)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Mike Garman S: Bruce Sutter
San Diego Padres 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 44,829)
W: Bob Shirley L: Doug Bair S: Rollie Fingers
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Larry Christenson L: Jim Rooker
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 30,865)
W: Don Robinson L: Jim Kaat
San Francisco Giants 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 47,944)
W: Vida Blue L: Doug Rau S: Randy Moffitt
New York Mets 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 15,153)
W: Craig Swan L: Bob Forsch
California Angels 12, Minnesota Twins 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 17,411)
W: Al Fitzmorris L: Gary Serum S: Ken Brett
Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 31,334)
W: Kip Young L: Wilbur Wood
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 35,064)
W: Victor Cruz L: Al Hrabosky
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Boston Red Sox 2 at County Stadium (att. 52,562)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Bill Lee
Baltimore Orioles 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 28,189)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Ron Guidry S: Don Stanhouse
Oakland Athletics 6, Seattle Mariners 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,502)
W: John Henry Johnson L: Glenn Abbott
Texas Rangers 8, Cleveland Indians 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 20,307)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Rick Wise
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 5th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 5, 1978
Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Joe Niekro L: Preston Hanna S: Ken Forsch
Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 20,950)
W: Vern Ruhle L: Tommy Boggs
Montreal Expos 7, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 31,219)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Dave Roberts S: Stan Bahnsen
Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 40,202)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Eric Rasmussen
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 49,203)
W: Bob Welch L: Ed Halicki
St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 19,689)
W: Tom Bruno L: Nino Espinosa S: Mark Littell
Minnesota Twins 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium
W: Roger Erickson L: Frank Tanana
California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 41,723)
W: Chris Knapp L: Stan Perzanowski S: Dave LaRoche
Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 33,494)
W: Jack Billingham L: Britt Burns
Kansas City Royals 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 34,179)
W: Larry Gura L: Dave Lemanczyk S: Steve Mingori
Boston Red Sox 8, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 52,968)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Eduardo Rodriguez
New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 26,727)
W: Sparky Lyle L: Tippy Martinez
Seattle Mariners 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,677)
W: Jim Todd L: Matt Keough
Texas Rangers 4, Cleveland Indians 3 (12 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 15,376)
W: Steve Comer L: Jim Kern
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 6th

IN THE NEWS: With a 3–1 win over the visiting Padres, the Reds move into first place.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 6, 1978
Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 8,551)
W: Larry McWilliams L: J.R. Richard S: Gene Garber
Montreal Expos 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
W: Steve Rogers L: Dennis Lamp S: Darold Knowles
Chicago Cubs 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 39,234)
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Mike Garman S: Bruce Sutter
Cincinnati Reds 3, San Diego Padres 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 39,263)
W: Fred Norman L: Randy Jones S: Doug Bair
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Dick Ruthven L: Bert Blyleven
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 31,141)
W: Steve Carlton L: Jim Bibby
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 54,723)
W: Burt Hooton L: Bob Knepper
St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 17,198)
W: Silvio Martinez L: Jerry Koosman S: Roy Thomas
California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 17,628)
W: Dave LaRoche L: Mike Marshall
Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 27,504)
W: Jim Slaton L: Ken Kravec
Kansas City Royals 12, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 35,404)
W: Rich Gale L: Balor Moore
Boston Red Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium (att. 48,444)
W: Luis Tiant L: Bill Travers
New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 40,765)
W: Catfish Hunter L: Jim Palmer
Oakland Athletics 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Rick Langford L: Shane Rawley
Oakland Athletics 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Bob Lacey L: Enrique Romo
Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 15,004)
W: Jon Matlack L: Rick Waits
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, August 7th

IN THE NEWS: Eddie Mathews, Addie Joss, and Larry MacPhail are inducted at Cooperstown.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 7, 1978
Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 18,615)
W: Donnie Moore L: Jerry Reuss S: Bruce Sutter
Atlanta Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 33,215)
W: Mickey Mahler L: Tom Seaver S: Gene Garber
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 37,161)
W: Tommy John L: Bob Owchinko
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 18,671)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Randy Lerch S: Mark Littell
Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 39,847)
W: Lerrin LaGrow L: Dennis Leonard
Seattle Mariners 6, Minnesota Twins 5 (14 inn.) at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 6,657)
W: Jim Todd L: Stan Perzanowski
Oakland Athletics 1, California Angels 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 17,183)
W: Steve Renko L: Don Aase
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 19,184)
W: Jim Clancy L: Dennis Martinez
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 8th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 8, 1978
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 26,037)
W: Don Robinson L: Rick Reuschel
Atlanta Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 32,730)
W: Phil Niekro L: Tom Hume
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 43,515)
W: Don Sutton L: Gaylord Perry
Montreal Expos 6, New York Mets 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 17,124)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Tom Hausman
San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 31,904)
W: John Montefusco L: Tom Dixon S: Randy Moffitt
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Busch Stadium II
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Larry Christenson
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 26,880)
W: Tom Bruno L: Jim Lonborg
Boston Red Sox 9, Cleveland Indians 7 at Fenway Park (att. 34,485)
W: Bob Stanley L: Dave Freisleben
Texas Rangers 9, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 20,951)
W: Paul Mirabella L: Dave Rozema S: Doc Medich
Kansas City Royals 10, Chicago White Sox 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 29,976)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Mike Proly S: Marty Pattin
Minnesota Twins 10, Seattle Mariners 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 6,499)
W: Gary Serum L: Rick Honeycutt
New York Yankees 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 22,549)
W: Dick Tidrow L: Mike Caldwell S: Rich Gossage
California Angels 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 4,624)
W: Paul Hartzell L: Dave Heaverlo S: Dave LaRoche
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 19,052)
W: Tom Underwood L: Mike Flanagan S: Victor Cruz
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 9th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 9, 1978
Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 23,310)
W: Dave Roberts L: Ed Whitson
Cincinnati Reds 10, Atlanta Braves 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 34,090)
W: Paul Moskau L: Tommy Boggs
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 41,597)
W: Doug Rau L: Eric Rasmussen
New York Mets 10, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 16,910)
W: Craig Swan L: Wayne Twitchell
Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 13,757)
W: Mark Lemongello L: Jim Barr S: Ken Forsch
Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 16,172)
W: Jim Kaat L: Bob Forsch S: Ron Reed
Kansas City Royals 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 12,859)
W: Larry Gura L: Scott McGregor
Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 33,285)
W: Rick Wise L: Bill Lee S: Jim Kern
Detroit Tigers 5, Texas Rangers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 30,167)
W: Kip Young L: Jim Umbarger
Seattle Mariners 4, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 6,814)
W: Glenn Abbott L: Roger Erickson S: Jim Todd
New York Yankees 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Yankee Stadium (att. 27,172)
W: Larry McCall L: Bob McClure
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Chicago White Sox 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 24,282)
W: Jesse Jefferson L: Steve Stone
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 10th

IN THE NEWS: A's 2B Mike Edwards ties the major-league record with two unassisted DPs during a 16–5 loss to the Angels.

In just his 2nd start, Dodger P Bob Welch beats the Giants and Vida Blue, 12–2, to put the Los Angeles into a tie for first place.

The Red Sox trip the Indians, 6–5, in 13 innings as Butch Hobson scores the tying run on a bizarre play: He lofts a pop fly behind second base and races around to 2B as 2B Duane Kuiper loses the ball in the sun. Kuiper picks up the ball but bumps into 1B Andre Thornton and the ball rolls towards first base and C Bo Diaz. With Hobson motoring towards 3B, Diaz overthrows the base. Hobson, having slid into the third, picks himself up and races home. The throw from the outfield is in time to Diaz, but he can't get the ball out of his glove and a sliding Hobson is home free. A George Scott double and Rick Burleson single then wins the game. Bob Stanley (8–1) picks up the victory.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 10, 1978
Los Angeles Dodgers 12, San Francisco Giants 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 50,990)
W: Bob Welch L: Vida Blue
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 34,672)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Bert Blyleven
San Diego Padres 15, Cincinnati Reds 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 27,882)
W: Randy Jones L: Mike LaCoss S: Bob Shirley
Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 9,221)
W: Jim Palmer L: Doug Bird S: Don Stanhouse
Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5 (13 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 33,541)
W: Bob Stanley L: Dan Spillner
New York Yankees 9, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 35,127)
W: Ron Guidry L: Jerry Augustine
California Angels 16, Oakland Athletics 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 3,832)
W: Frank Tanana L: Matt Keough
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Chicago White Sox 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 15,508)
W: Jerry Garvin L: Wilbur Wood S: Victor Cruz
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 11th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 11, 1978
Atlanta Braves 1, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 16,035)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Joe Niekro S: Gene Garber
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 52,869)
W: Terry Forster L: Gary Lavelle
Montreal Expos 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 17,956)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Dennis Lamp
St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 1 (12 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 10,434)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Dale Murray S: Tom Bruno
Philadelphia Phillies 15, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 35,101)
W: Steve Carlton L: Bruce Kison
Cincinnati Reds 2, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 33,635)
W: Doug Bair L: Bob Owchinko
New York Yankees 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 29,539)
W: Catfish Hunter L: Dennis Martinez
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park (att. 35,142)
W: Eduardo Rodriguez L: Luis Tiant
Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 25,798)
W: Jack Billingham L: Britt Burns
Texas Rangers 8, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 19,085)
W: Jon Matlack L: Rick Waits
Oakland Athletics 2, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium
W: Rick Langford L: Geoff Zahn
Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 13,795)
W: Darrell Jackson L: Pete Broberg S: Mike Marshall
California Angels 3, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome
W: Nolan Ryan L: Byron McLaughlin
Kansas City Royals 9, Toronto Blue Jays 8 (10 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 20,602)
W: Al Hrabosky L: Victor Cruz
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 12th

IN THE NEWS: Peninsula's Marty Bystrom hurls a perfect game over Winston-Salem 3–0 in a Carolina League contest.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 12, 1978
Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Astrodome (att. 25,023)
W: J.R. Richard L: Phil Niekro
San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 52,294)
W: Bob Knepper L: Tommy John
Montreal Expos 4, Chicago Cubs 3 (14 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 26,767)
W: Stan Bahnsen L: Donnie Moore
St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 8,623)
W: John Denny L: Kevin Kobel
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,110)
W: Randy Lerch L: Jim Bibby
San Diego Padres 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 38,543)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Tom Seaver S: Rollie Fingers
Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 32,153)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Jim Beattie S: Don Stanhouse
Boston Red Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Fenway Park (att. 33,092)
W: Jim Wright L: Bill Travers
Boston Red Sox 11, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Fenway Park (att. 27,030)
W: Bob Stanley L: Mike Caldwell
Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 20,128)
W: Ken Kravec L: Jim Slaton S: Lerrin LaGrow
Texas Rangers 6, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 13,783)
W: Doyle Alexander L: David Clyde
Minnesota Twins 6, Oakland Athletics 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 11,740)
W: Stan Perzanowski L: Steve Renko S: Mike Marshall
California Angels 7, Seattle Mariners 5 (10 inn.) at Kingdome
W: Dave LaRoche L: Jim Todd
Seattle Mariners 5, California Angels 3 at Kingdome (att. 15,833)
W: Paul Mitchell L: Chris Knapp S: Mike Parrott
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 23,132)
W: Jim Clancy L: Paul Splittorff
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 13th

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees erupt for five runs in the 7th inning to take a 5–3 lead over the Orioles before heavy rains force a delay of the game. Thanks to stalling tactics of Earl Weaver and some slow-moving Baltimore groundskeepers, the game is called, and the score reverts to the last complete inning. The Orioles win 3–0, with Scott McGregor the winner.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 13, 1978
Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 0 at Astrodome (att. 15,878)
W: Vern Ruhle L: Preston Hanna
San Francisco Giants 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 (11 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 51,417)
W: John Curtis L: Charlie Hough S: Ed Halicki
Chicago Cubs 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 24,394)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Scott Sanderson
St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 11,088)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Mike Bruhert
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 38,119)
W: Don Robinson L: Larry Christenson
San Diego Padres 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 34,267)
W: Eric Rasmussen L: Fred Norman S: Bob Shirley
Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 31,591)
W: Scott McGregor L: Ed Figueroa
Boston Red Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 34,460)
W: Mike Torrez L: Bill Castro
Detroit Tigers 10, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 33,128)
W: Dave Rozema L: Mike Proly
Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Doc Medich L: Dave Freisleben S: Reggie Cleveland
Texas Rangers 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 14,137)
W: Steve Comer L: Rick Wise S: Len Barker
Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Metropolitan Stadium
W: Gary Serum L: Matt Keough
Minnesota Twins 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 18,577)
W: Roger Erickson L: Mike Norris
Seattle Mariners 4, California Angels 1 at Kingdome (att. 10,229)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Paul Hartzell
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Kansas City Royals 2 (10 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 30,270)
W: Mike Willis L: Al Hrabosky
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, August 14th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 14, 1978
Chicago Cubs 13, Atlanta Braves 7 at Wrigley Field (att. 27,130)
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Mickey Mahler
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 26,514)
W: Jim Rooker L: Paul Moskau S: Kent Tekulve
Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 12,555)
W: Tom Dixon L: Bob Forsch
New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 30,397)
W: Rich Gossage L: Jim Palmer
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 33,766)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Bill Lee S: Bob McClure
Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,513)
W: Mike Paxton L: Jeff Holly S: Jim Kern
Detroit Tigers 11, Kansas City Royals 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 31,409)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Rich Gale
Texas Rangers 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 16,270)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Francisco Barrios
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 15th

IN THE NEWS: The Blue Jays trade DH Rico Carty to the A's for DH Willie Horton and a minor league pitcher.

The Phils drop their 4th in a row, losing to the Dodgers, 5–2. The loss cuts the Phils' lead to two games as the Cubs beat the Reds and Tom Seaver in an afternoon contest. After Reggie Smith had driven in the game-winner the previous two nights, it is Steve Garvey's turn. His triple in the 8th off Tug McGraw, with the bases loaded breaks a 2–2 tie.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 15, 1978
Chicago Cubs 12, Atlanta Braves 8 at Wrigley Field (att. 18,497)
W: Donnie Moore L: Rick Camp
Montreal Expos 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 21,414)
W: Hal Dues L: Charlie Williams
New York Mets 3, San Diego Padres 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 9,956)
W: Craig Swan L: Randy Jones S: Skip Lockwood
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 38,386)
W: Doug Rau L: Dick Ruthven S: Lance Rautzhan
Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 (10 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 16,400)
W: Doug Bair L: Ed Whitson
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Houston Astros 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 12,606)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Floyd Bannister
California Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 41,144)
W: Frank Tanana L: Dennis Eckersley
Minnesota Twins 9, Cleveland Indians 8 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,971)
W: Mike Marshall L: Sid Monge S: Gary Serum
Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 33,365)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Kip Young S: Al Hrabosky
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at County Stadium
W: Jerry Augustine L: Dave Lemanczyk
New York Yankees 6, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 13,862)
W: Ron Guidry L: Rick Langford
Baltimore Orioles 7, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 7,999)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Glenn Abbott S: Don Stanhouse
Texas Rangers 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 18,665)
W: Jon Matlack L: Steve Stone
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Wednesday, August 16th

IN THE NEWS: Boston's Luis Tiant wins his 200th ML game, beating Nolan Ryan and the Angels, 4–2. Jim Rice's 2-run home run is the difference.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 16, 1978
Atlanta Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 19,828)
W: Phil Niekro L: Mike Krukow
Montreal Expos 1, San Francisco Giants 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 21,893)
W: Woodie Fryman L: Vida Blue
San Diego Padres 2, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 10,263)
W: John D'Acquisto L: Skip Lockwood
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 37,660)
W: Bob Welch L: Jim Kaat
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 15,490)
W: John Candelaria L: Bill Bonham S: Grant Jackson
Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 10,829)
W: Joe Niekro L: Silvio Martinez
Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 37,535)
W: Luis Tiant L: Nolan Ryan
Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 15,819)
W: Jack Billingham L: David Clyde
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at County Stadium
W: Mike Caldwell L: Jesse Jefferson
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at County Stadium (att. 16,920)
W: Eduardo Rodriguez L: Balor Moore S: Bob McClure
Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 1 at Metropolitan Stadium
W: Geoff Zahn L: Doug Bird
Kansas City Royals 11, Minnesota Twins 7 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 14,640)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Stan Perzanowski S: Steve Mingori
New York Yankees 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,394)
W: Catfish Hunter L: Bob Lacey S: Rich Gossage
Seattle Mariners 7, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Kingdome (att. 6,619)
W: Byron McLaughlin L: Mike Flanagan S: Jim Todd
Chicago White Sox 6, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 16,193)
W: Ross Baumgarten L: Doyle Alexander S: Lerrin LaGrow
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Thursday, August 17th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 17, 1978
Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 36,814)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Tom Seaver
San Francisco Giants 3, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 20,019)
W: Ed Halicki L: Ross Grimsley
San Diego Padres 9, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 9,003)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Juan Berenguer S: Mickey Lolich
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 36,325)
W: Burt Hooton L: Tug McGraw S: Terry Forster
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Don Robinson L: J.R. Richard
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 8,470)
W: Bruce Kison L: Mark Lemongello S: Kent Tekulve
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 10,543)
W: John Denny L: Mickey Mahler S: Mark Littell
Boston Red Sox 8, California Angels 6 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 30,486)
W: Bob Stanley L: Tom Griffin
Detroit Tigers 9, Cleveland Indians 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 18,966)
W: Jack Morris L: Don Hood
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at County Stadium (att. 18,829)
W: Bill Travers L: Jim Clancy
Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Royals 5 (10 inn.) at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 15,936)
W: Roger Erickson L: Larry Gura
Chicago White Sox 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 17,158)
W: Ken Kravec L: Paul Mirabella S: Lerrin LaGrow
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Friday, August 18th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 18, 1978
Cincinnati Reds 8, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 33,416)
W: Pedro Borbon L: Dave Roberts S: Tom Hume
San Diego Padres 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 17,042)
W: Eric Rasmussen L: Steve Rogers S: Mark Lee
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 26,660)
W: Tommy John L: Nino Espinosa S: Charlie Hough
San Francisco Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 36,554)
W: Gary Lavelle L: Tug McGraw
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 8,632)
W: Jim Bibby L: Vern Ruhle S: Kent Tekulve
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 12,764)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Preston Hanna
California Angels 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,488)
W: Chris Knapp L: Scott McGregor
Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,972)
W: Mike Proly L: Rick Wise
Texas Rangers 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 40,112)
W: Doc Medich L: Rich Gale
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Detroit Tigers 0 at County Stadium (att. 27,543)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Dave Rozema
Minnesota Twins 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (10 inn.) at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 4,599)
W: Jeff Holly L: Tom Murphy
Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 12,730)
W: Mike Torrez L: Steve Renko S: Dick Drago
New York Yankees 6, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 19,824)
W: Ed Figueroa L: Paul Mitchell
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Saturday, August 19th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 19, 1978
Cincinnati Reds 9, Chicago Cubs 7 (10 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 38,740)
W: Tom Hume L: Bruce Sutter
San Diego Padres 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 21,676)
W: Randy Jones L: Dan Schatzeder S: Rollie Fingers
New York Mets 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 22,963)
W: Dale Murray L: Don Sutton S: Skip Lockwood
Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Francisco Giants 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 54,288)
W: Steve Carlton L: John Montefusco
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 22,015)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Floyd Bannister S: Kent Tekulve
Atlanta Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 24,313)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Bob Forsch
California Angels 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 38,870)
W: Paul Hartzell L: Jim Palmer
Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,282)
W: Francisco Barrios L: Mike Paxton
Kansas City Royals 3, Texas Rangers 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 37,604)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Fergie Jenkins
Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium (att. 35,104)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Jerry Augustine
Minnesota Twins 5, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 10,745)
W: Gary Serum L: Jerry Garvin
Oakland Athletics 8, Boston Red Sox 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 11,806)
W: John Henry Johnson L: Bill Lee S: Bob Lacey
Seattle Mariners 4, New York Yankees 1 at Kingdome (att. 29,915)
W: Jim Colborn L: Dick Tidrow
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Sunday, August 20th

IN THE NEWS: Los Angeles beats New York 5–4 at Shea Stadium, but the real hitting occurs before the game when Dodgers Don Sutton and Steve Garvey engage in a clubhouse wrestling match. The two had been feuding for a long time, but newspaper remarks by Sutton about Garvey's All-American image sparked the brawl.

PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 20, 1978
» T.J. Tucker in Clearwater, FL

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 20, 1978
Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 39,242)
W: Willie Hernandez L: Mike LaCoss
San Diego Padres 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 20,094)
W: Mark Lee L: Hal Dues S: Rollie Fingers
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 34,745)
W: Charlie Hough L: Skip Lockwood S: Terry Forster
Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 51,088)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Jim Barr S: Ron Reed
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Houston Astros 6 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Jim Rooker L: Tom Dixon S: Kent Tekulve
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 21,851)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Joe Niekro
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 35,531)
W: Tom Bruno L: Phil Niekro
California Angels 1, Baltimore Orioles 0 (14 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 20,773)
W: Tom Griffin L: Don Stanhouse
Cleveland Indians 10, Chicago White Sox 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 8,233)
W: Rick Waits L: Steve Stone
Kansas City Royals 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 38,423)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Jon Matlack
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at County Stadium (att. 46,791)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Kip Young
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 11,685)
W: Don Kirkwood L: Stan Perzanowski S: Tom Murphy
Boston Red Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 13,411)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Matt Keough
Seattle Mariners 5, New York Yankees 4 at Kingdome (att. 21,834)
W: Enrique Romo L: Rich Gossage
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Monday, August 21st

IN THE NEWS: Ken Griffey drives in six runs, on two homers and a single, but it is not enough as his Reds lose, 14–9 to St. Louis.

PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 21, 1978
» Jason Marquis in Manhasset, NY

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 21, 1978
St. Louis Cardinals 14, Cincinnati Reds 9 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 30,548)
W: Silvio Martinez L: Bill Bonham
Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 3 at Astrodome (att. 9,906)
W: J.R. Richard L: Rick Reuschel
Montreal Expos 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 25,461)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Bob Welch
San Francisco Giants 4, New York Mets 2 (11 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 16,605)
W: Randy Moffitt L: Kevin Kobel S: Gary Lavelle
San Diego Padres 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 27,124)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Warren Brusstar S: Bob Shirley
Detroit Tigers 9, Minnesota Twins 6 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 7,419)
W: Jack Billingham L: Geoff Zahn
Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 9,786)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Rick Langford
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Texas Rangers 6 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 16,001)
W: Tom Murphy L: Jim Umbarger
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Tuesday, August 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Ron LeFlore swipes his 27th consecutive base as Detroit beats the Twins 7–3. He began the streak on July 16th.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 22, 1978
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 9,348)
W: Don Robinson L: Mickey Mahler S: Kent Tekulve
Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 (11 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 31,182)