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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
W: Dave Tomlin L: Tom Bruno
Houston Astros 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Astrodome (att. 9,721)
W: Mark Lemongello L: Mike Krukow
San Francisco Giants 7, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 15,937)
W: Ed Halicki L: Nino Espinosa S: Randy Moffitt
Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Diego Padres 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 36,339)
W: Larry Christenson L: Eric Rasmussen S: Ron Reed
New York Yankees 6, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 35,644)
W: Catfish Hunter L: Frank Tanana
Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 21,689)
W: Larry Gura L: Ross Baumgarten S: Al Hrabosky
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at County Stadium
W: Bill Castro L: Jim Kern
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at County Stadium (att. 23,918)
W: Willie Mueller L: Jim Kern
Detroit Tigers 7, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 7,726)
W: Jim Slaton L: Stan Perzanowski
Baltimore Orioles 6, Oakland Athletics 4 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 1,930)
W: Don Stanhouse L: Bob Lacey S: Joe Kerrigan
Seattle Mariners 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Kingdome (att. 21,486)
W: Glenn Abbott L: Luis Tiant
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Texas Rangers 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 17,492)
W: Jim Clancy L: Doc Medich S: Victor Cruz
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Wednesday, August 23rd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 23, 1978
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 3 (12 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 6,553)
W: Grant Jackson L: Dave Campbell
Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Astrodome (att. 9,217)
W: Ken Forsch L: Dennis Lamp S: Joe Sambito
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 31,696)
W: Burt Hooton L: Steve Rogers S: Charlie Hough
San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 14,383)
W: Bob Knepper L: Skip Lockwood S: Gary Lavelle
San Diego Padres 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 31,032)
W: Rollie Fingers L: Ron Reed
California Angels 6, New York Yankees 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 33,472)
W: Chris Knapp L: Ed Figueroa S: Dave LaRoche
Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 15,550)
W: Ken Kravec L: Dennis Leonard
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Detroit Tigers 3 (12 inn.) at Tiger Stadium
W: Victor Cruz L: Dave Rozema
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 26,631)
W: Jerry Garvin L: Bob Sykes S: Mike Willis
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Cleveland Indians 4 at County Stadium (att. 20,157)
W: Andy Replogle L: Sid Monge
Texas Rangers 2, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 7,157)
W: Steve Comer L: Roger Erickson
Baltimore Orioles 11, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,497)
W: Jim Palmer L: Steve Renko
Seattle Mariners 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Kingdome (att. 22,718)
W: Byron McLaughlin L: Mike Torrez S: Enrique Romo
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Thursday, August 24th

PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 24, 1978
» Rafael Furcal in Loma de Cabrera, D.R.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 24, 1978
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 7,965)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Phil Niekro S: Kent Tekulve
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 30,054)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Paul Moskau
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,064)
W: Tommy John L: Warren Brusstar S: Charlie Hough
New York Mets 6, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 17,613)
W: Mike Bruhert L: Bob Owchinko
Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 14,524)
W: Mike Proly L: Paul Splittorff S: Lerrin LaGrow
Detroit Tigers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,314)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Balor Moore
Cleveland Indians 9, Milwaukee Brewers 8 (11 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 16,362)
W: Dan Spillner L: Bob McClure S: Sid Monge
Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 1 (10 inn.) at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 8,666)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Dave Goltz
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Friday, August 25th

IN THE NEWS: ML umpires stage a one-day strike in defiance of their union contract. Semipro and amateur umps are pressed into service until a restraining order forces the strikers to return.

At Toronto, the Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twin, 7–3, with two amateur umpires and two coaches officiating: Toronto coach Don Leppert and Twins coach Jerry Zimmerman umpire. As noted by historian Wayne McElreavy, since 1910 this is just the 5th time this century, and the first time since 1941, that active players or coaches have umpired.

With four amateur umps officiating, Ron Guidry posts his 18th win, beating the A's 7–1. Reggie Jackson's home run drives in his 1,001st career RBI. The win keeps the Yankees seven 1/2 games behind the Red Sox.

Dennis Eckersley (15–5) shuts out the Angels, 6–0, on four hits to run his Fenway record to 8–0. Jim Rice belts his 32nd homer, off former teammate Don Aase, one of three hits he garners.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 25, 1978
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Atlanta Braves 10 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 5,908)
W: Tom Bruno L: Gene Garber S: Mark Littell
Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 39,070)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Mike LaCoss
Houston Astros 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Astrodome (att. 11,641)
W: Joe Niekro L: Jim Rooker S: Joaquin Andujar
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 46,548)
W: Lance Rautzhan L: Ron Reed
New York Mets 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 19,459)
W: Craig Swan L: Gaylord Perry
Montreal Expos 8, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 15,368)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Greg Minton S: Stan Bahnsen
Baltimore Orioles 5, Seattle Mariners 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 10,538)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Paul Mitchell
Boston Red Sox 6, California Angels 0 at Fenway Park (att. 33,583)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Don Aase
Cleveland Indians 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 18,891)
W: Rick Waits L: Francisco Barrios S: Jim Kern
Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 32,010)
W: Kip Young L: Mike Caldwell S: John Hiller
New York Yankees 7, Oakland Athletics 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 29,010)
W: Ron Guidry L: John Henry Johnson
Texas Rangers 7, Kansas City Royals 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 36,750)
W: Jon Matlack L: Rich Gale
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Minnesota Twins 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 15,206)
W: Don Kirkwood L: Gary Serum S: Mike Willis
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Saturday, August 26th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 26, 1978
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 18,024)
W: Silvio Martinez L: Preston Hanna
Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 47,299)
W: Dave Roberts L: Doug Bair S: Bruce Sutter
Houston Astros 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Astrodome (att. 9,985)
W: J.R. Richard L: Bruce Kison
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 50,194)
W: Randy Lerch L: Doug Rau
San Diego Padres 2, New York Mets 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 16,458)
W: Mickey Lolich L: Jerry Koosman S: Rollie Fingers
San Francisco Giants 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 16,235)
W: Jim Barr L: Woodie Fryman
Baltimore Orioles 9, Seattle Mariners 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 16,484)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Jim Colborn S: Joe Kerrigan
Boston Red Sox 7, California Angels 1 at Fenway Park (att. 33,531)
W: Jim Wright L: Paul Hartzell
Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 7 at Comiskey Park I (att. 19,100)
W: Steve Stone L: David Clyde S: Jim Willoughby
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 32,103)
W: Bill Travers L: Jack Billingham S: Bob McClure
New York Yankees 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 53,883)
W: Sparky Lyle L: Bob Lacey
Texas Rangers 8, Kansas City Royals 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 33,084)
W: Dock Ellis L: Larry Gura S: Len Barker
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Minnesota Twins 3 (10 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 25,601)
W: Victor Cruz L: Geoff Zahn
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Sunday, August 27th

IN THE NEWS: The Reds Joe Morgan belts his 200th homer and becomes the first player in history to have 200 homers and 500 stolen bases.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 27, 1978
St. Louis Cardinals 14, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 9,309)
W: John Denny L: Mickey Mahler
Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 40,014)
W: Mike Krukow L: Tom Seaver
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome (att. 10,947)
W: Grant Jackson L: Mark Lemongello S: Kent Tekulve
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 43,065)
W: Larry Christenson L: Bob Welch
San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 16,503)
W: Eric Rasmussen L: Nino Espinosa
Montreal Expos 2, San Francisco Giants 1 (10 inn.) at Candlestick Park
W: Ross Grimsley L: Vida Blue
San Francisco Giants 11, Montreal Expos 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 28,633)
W: Ed Halicki L: Scott Sanderson
Baltimore Orioles 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 7,260)
W: Nelson Briles L: Enrique Romo
Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 3 (12 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 34,216)
W: Bob Stanley L: Dyar Miller
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 13,008)
W: Ross Baumgarten L: Paul Reuschel
Detroit Tigers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 43,478)
W: Jim Slaton L: Lary Sorensen S: John Hiller
New York Yankees 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 40,628)
W: Catfish Hunter L: Rick Langford S: Rich Gossage
Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 25,242)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Doc Medich S: Al Hrabosky
Minnesota Twins 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (11 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 22,023)
W: Mike Marshall L: Mike Willis
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Monday, August 28th

IN THE NEWS: The Mariners and Red Sox combine for 16 extra base hits in the Red Sox, 10-9 victory. The Sox, down 9–7 in the 9th, start a rally when Fred Lynn lines his 5th hit of the game. Lynn scores on an error and Butch Hobson drives home the winner with a 2-run double. Jim Rice hits his 34th homer, Jack Brohamer adds four hits, and Bob Stanley wins his 12th against one loss. The Sox lose Dwight Evans in the 7th when he is beaned by a Mike Parrott pitch, but X-Rays show no fracture however.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 28, 1978
Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 4,007)
W: Phil Niekro L: Donnie Moore S: Gene Garber
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 23,612)
W: John Candelaria L: Fred Norman S: Ed Whitson
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 30,984)
W: Burt Hooton L: Steve Rogers
Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 33,768)
W: Jim Kaat L: Randy Jones
Baltimore Orioles 7, Oakland Athletics 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 6,000)
W: Jim Palmer L: Bob Lacey
Boston Red Sox 10, Seattle Mariners 9 at Fenway Park (att. 24,301)
W: Bob Stanley L: Enrique Romo
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 23,037)
W: Jerry Augustine L: Dave Rozema
Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 27,562)
W: Al Hrabosky L: Ken Kravec
New York Yankees 4, California Angels 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 22,481)
W: Ed Figueroa L: Frank Tanana S: Rich Gossage
Texas Rangers 11, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 7,400)
W: Steve Comer L: Tom Underwood S: Len Barker
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Tuesday, August 29th

IN THE NEWS: Against the Angels, the Yankees go into the record books by receiving five intentional passes in the 11-inning contest.

PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 29, 1978
» Eddie Rogers in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 29, 1978
Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 3,244)
W: Eddie Solomon L: Lynn McGlothen S: Gene Garber
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 24,967)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Mike LaCoss
Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Astrodome (att. 6,692)
W: Ken Forsch L: Pete Vuckovich
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 37,179)
W: Tommy John L: Hal Dues
Philadelphia Phillies 9, San Diego Padres 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 13,568)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Bob Owchinko
San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 34,174)
W: Bob Knepper L: Tom Hausman
Baltimore Orioles 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 4,995)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Mike Norris
Boston Red Sox 10, Seattle Mariners 5 at Fenway Park (att. 32,393)
W: Dick Drago L: Byron McLaughlin S: Tom Burgmeier
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,498)
W: Andy Replogle L: Rick Wise
Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,839)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Dave Goltz
Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 19,343)
W: Mike Proly L: Rich Gale S: Lerrin LaGrow
New York Yankees 4, California Angels 3 (11 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 24,203)
W: Rich Gossage L: Dave LaRoche
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 9,483)
W: Balor Moore L: Jon Matlack
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Wednesday, August 30th

IN THE NEWS: The Reds are rained out at Riverfront Stadium for the first time since the Stadium opened in 1970. The 2nd half of a twinbill was rained out on July 18, 1971, but no rain checks were issued.

Sadaharu Oh hits his 34th season home run and the 800th of his career. The ball lands in the shoe of a fan who had removed it to feel more comfortable.

PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 30, 1978
» Cliff Lee in Benton, AK

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 30, 1978
Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 3,305)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Ray Burris
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 6,480)
W: Bob Forsch L: Joe Niekro
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 41,469)
W: Charlie Hough L: Wayne Twitchell
Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Diego Padres 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 15,941)
W: Warren Brusstar L: Rollie Fingers
New York Mets 10, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 14,360)
W: Craig Swan L: John Montefusco
New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 20,501)
W: Ron Guidry L: Tippy Martinez S: Rich Gossage
Boston Red Sox 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Fenway Park
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Don Kirkwood
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park (att. 32,825)
W: Victor Cruz L: Bob Stanley
Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 19,053)
W: Larry Gura L: Francisco Barrios
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Thursday, August 31st

PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 31, 1978
» Tim Drew in Valdosta, GA

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 31, 1978
San Diego Padres 6, Montreal Expos 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 11,810)
W: Eric Rasmussen L: Woodie Fryman S: Mark Lee
Cincinnati Reds 11, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II (att. 16,112)
W: Tom Seaver L: Silvio Martinez
New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 15,579)
W: Dick Tidrow L: Scott McGregor S: Sparky Lyle
Milwaukee Brewers 1, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Mike Caldwell L: Mike Paxton
Cleveland Indians 12, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,328)
W: Rick Waits L: Bill Travers
Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,995)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Kip Young S: Mike Marshall
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