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JUNE
1978

Thursday, June 1st

IN THE NEWS: The Angels fire manager Dave Garcia. Pirates IF Jim Fregosi is named to replace him.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 1, 1978
Detroit Tigers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 11,614)
W: Jim Slaton L: Lary Sorensen S: John Hiller
Kansas City Royals 10, Seattle Mariners 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 16,595)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Tom House
Baltimore Orioles 1, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 19,943)
W: Jim Palmer L: Jim Beattie
Texas Rangers 10, Minnesota Twins 7 at Arlington Stadium (att. 16,084)
W: Steve Comer L: Mike Marshall
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 2nd

IN THE NEWS: At Riverfront Stadium, Johnny Bench comes off the bench to pinch hit with two outs in the 9th and the Reds trailing the Pirates, 2–1. With a runner on, Bench presses his first ever pinch home run and the Reds win, 3–2.

PLAYERS BORN ON JUNE 2, 1978
» Wascar Serrano in Santo Domingo, D.R.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 2, 1978
Chicago Cubs 2, Atlanta Braves 1 (11 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 10,177)
W: Donnie Moore L: Jamie Easterly
Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 40,495)
W: Dave Tomlin L: Jim Rooker
Houston Astros 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Astrodome (att. 10,315)
W: Joe Sambito L: John Denny
San Francisco Giants 6, Montreal Expos 5 (10 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 18,410)
W: Gary Lavelle L: Darold Knowles S: Randy Moffitt
San Diego Padres 5, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 9,943)
W: Randy Jones L: Nino Espinosa S: Rollie Fingers
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 42,347)
W: Jim Lonborg L: Burt Hooton S: Gene Garber
Boston Red Sox 6, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 31,324)
W: Luis Tiant L: Nolan Ryan S: Dick Drago
Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,127)
W: Roger Erickson L: Jack Billingham S: Mike Marshall
Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 23,072)
W: Francisco Barrios L: Andy Hassler
Cleveland Indians 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at County Stadium (att. 16,779)
W: Jim Kern L: Bob McClure
New York Yankees 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 18,993)
W: Ron Guidry L: John Henry Johnson S: Rich Gossage
Baltimore Orioles 10, Seattle Mariners 9 at Kingdome (att. 4,936)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Jim Colborn S: Don Stanhouse
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Texas Rangers 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 25,273)
W: Jesse Jefferson L: Jon Matlack
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 3rd

IN THE NEWS: The Phils Davey Johnson breaks up a 1–1, 9th-inning tie with Los Angeles by hitting his 2nd pinch grand slam of the year. His first came on April 30th when he broke up a 5th-inning tie in San Diego. Johnson is the first ML player to accomplish this feat, but Mike Ivie will duplicate it later this month.

PLAYERS BORN ON JUNE 3, 1978
» Steve Smyth in Brawley, CA

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 3, 1978
Chicago Cubs 8, Atlanta Braves 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 30,362)
W: Donnie Moore L: Jamie Easterly S: Bruce Sutter
Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 50,152)
W: Fred Norman L: Don Robinson S: Manny Sarmiento
Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Astrodome
W: Floyd Bannister L: Pete Falcone S: Ken Forsch
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 27,822)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Tom Dixon
Montreal Expos 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 30,120)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Ed Halicki
New York Mets 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 7,452)
W: Pat Zachry L: Bob Owchinko S: Skip Lockwood
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 31,442)
W: Tug McGraw L: Terry Forster
Boston Red Sox 5, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 34,228)
W: Mike Torrez L: Paul Hartzell S: Bill Campbell
Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,227)
W: Dave Goltz L: Bob Sykes
Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 35,230)
W: Ken Kravec L: Rich Gale S: Rich Hinton
Cleveland Indians 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium (att. 11,933)
W: Mike Paxton L: Jerry Augustine S: Sid Monge
Oakland Athletics 5, New York Yankees 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,499)
W: Matt Keough L: Andy Messersmith
Baltimore Orioles 2, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 15,002)
W: Scott McGregor L: Paul Mitchell S: Tippy Martinez
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 32,021)
W: Tom Underwood L: Jim Umbarger S: Tom Murphy
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 4th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 4, 1978
Chicago Cubs 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 29,845)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Mickey Mahler
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 37,304)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Paul Moskau S: Grant Jackson
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 10,238)
W: Silvio Martinez L: J.R. Richard S: Buddy Schultz
San Francisco Giants 3, Montreal Expos 2 (10 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 31,273)
W: Randy Moffitt L: Mike Garman
San Diego Padres 5, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 12,887)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Jerry Koosman S: Rollie Fingers
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 42,066)
W: Jim Kaat L: Tommy John
California Angels 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 29,911)
W: Frank Tanana L: Dennis Eckersley S: Dave LaRoche
Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 36,575)
W: Jack Morris L: Geoff Zahn
Kansas City Royals 13, Chicago White Sox 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 38,698)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Wilbur Wood
Milwaukee Brewers 12, Cleveland Indians 7 at County Stadium
W: Randy Stein L: Rick Wise
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Cleveland Indians 4 at County Stadium (att. 23,850)
W: Bill Travers L: Don Hood S: Bill Castro
Oakland Athletics 6, New York Yankees 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 19,289)
W: Bob Lacey L: Rawly Eastwick S: Elias Sosa
Baltimore Orioles 4, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 6,429)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Dick Pole
Texas Rangers 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 28,374)
W: Dock Ellis L: Dave Lemanczyk S: Steve Comer
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 5th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 5, 1978
Chicago Cubs 2, Houston Astros 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 10,201)
W: Willie Hernandez L: Mark Lemongello
Montreal Expos 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 12,909)
W: Rudy May L: Eric Rasmussen S: Mike Garman
New York Mets 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at Shea Stadium (att. 14,435)
W: Skip Lockwood L: Terry Forster
Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 37,684)
W: Steve Carlton L: Vida Blue S: Ron Reed
Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 5,248)
W: Jamie Easterly L: Kent Tekulve
Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 32,057)
W: Tom Seaver L: Bob Forsch
Baltimore Orioles 6, California Angels 2 (10 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 13,231)
W: Don Stanhouse L: Dave LaRoche
Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,391)
W: Steve Stone L: Rick Waits
Oakland Athletics 9, Boston Red Sox 7 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 36,467)
W: Pete Broberg L: Allen Ripley S: Elias Sosa
Seattle Mariners 7, New York Yankees 3 at Kingdome (att. 15,189)
W: Tom House L: Ed Figueroa
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 6th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 6, 1978
Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Astros 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 14,107)
W: Dave Roberts L: Joaquin Andujar
Montreal Expos 4, San Diego Padres 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 13,702)
W: Wayne Twitchell L: Bob Shirley S: Bill Atkinson
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 17,377)
W: Doug Rau L: Nino Espinosa
Philadelphia Phillies 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 28,093)
W: Tug McGraw L: Gary Lavelle
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 4,914)
W: Jim Bibby L: Adrian Devine S: Kent Tekulve
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 17,274)
W: John Denny L: Tom Hume
Baltimore Orioles 8, California Angels 6 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 15,864)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Nolan Ryan S: Don Stanhouse
Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 4,417)
W: Francisco Barrios L: Sid Monge
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at County Stadium (att. 13,022)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Milt Wilcox
Oakland Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 7,914)
W: Steve Renko L: Bill Lee
Seattle Mariners 4, New York Yankees 3 at Kingdome (att. 12,638)
W: Shane Rawley L: Rich Gossage
Texas Rangers 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 23,880)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Dennis Leonard
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 7th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 7, 1978
Cincinnati Reds 9, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 21,093)
W: Bill Bonham L: Ray Burris S: Doug Bair
Montreal Expos 8, San Diego Padres 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 11,786)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Randy Jones
New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 7,453)
W: Pat Zachry L: Charlie Hough
Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,708)
W: Tug McGraw L: Randy Moffitt
Atlanta Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 10,756)
W: Phil Niekro L: Pete Falcone
Detroit Tigers 8, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 7,437)
W: Jim Slaton L: Andy Replogle
Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 6,627)
W: Ken Kravec L: Roger Erickson
California Angels 4, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Ken Brett L: Alan Wirth
Oakland Athletics 1, California Angels 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 6,560)
W: Matt Keough L: Tom Griffin S: Elias Sosa
New York Yankees 9, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 12,544)
W: Ron Guidry L: Jim Colborn
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 8th

IN THE NEWS: Bob Horner, the College Player of the Year, is selected first in the free-agent draft by the Braves. Horner will skip the minors and debut on June 16 with a homer in his first game, off Blyleven. The Blue Jays make Lloyd Moseby the 2nd selection. The Yankees, with three first-round selections awarded as compensation in player signings, pick Rex Hudler, Matt Winters, and Brian Ryder. On the 23rd round they take a Clearwater RHP named Howard Johnson, who will make the ML as an infielder. MSU's Kirk Gibson, who most teams assume will play football, lasts until the 12th overall pick when his hometown Tigers take him. He signs for $200,000 and promises to drop football. Kent Hrbek lasts until the 17th round, and Ryne Sandberg goes the Phils on the 20th round. Besides Horner, three other draft picks, all high schoolers, will jump directly to the majors after signing: the A's Mike Morgan (June 11); Blue Jays Brian Milner (June 23) and the A's Tim Conroy (June 23).

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 8, 1978
Chicago Cubs 10, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 21,137)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Fred Norman
Montreal Expos 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 20,004)
W: Steve Rogers L: Don Sutton
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 11,576)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Preston Hanna S: Mark Littell
Chicago White Sox 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 11,071)
W: Wilbur Wood L: Dave Goltz S: Jim Willoughby
California Angels 10, Oakland Athletics 7 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,612)
W: Dave LaRoche L: Elias Sosa
Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Arlington Stadium
W: Doyle Alexander L: Andy Hassler S: Reggie Cleveland
Texas Rangers 3, Kansas City Royals 2 (13 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 32,886)
W: Steve Comer L: Al Hrabosky
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 9th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 9, 1978
Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 15,770)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Bob Owchinko
Montreal Expos 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 9 at Stade Olympique (att. 21,719)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Tommy John S: Darold Knowles
New York Mets 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 17,487)
W: Skip Lockwood L: Bob Knepper
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 40,272)
W: Larry Christenson L: Eddie Solomon
Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Cincinnati Reds 9 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 21,710)
W: Grant Jackson L: Doug Bair S: John Candelaria
Houston Astros 11, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Busch Stadium II (att. 40,764)
W: J.R. Richard L: George Frazier S: Ken Forsch
New York Yankees 3, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 29,415)
W: Ed Figueroa L: Frank Tanana S: Rich Gossage
Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 8,390)
W: David Clyde L: Geoff Zahn S: Jim Kern
Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 32,309)
W: Jack Billingham L: Paul Splittorff S: John Hiller
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (10 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 9,959)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Tom Murphy
Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 3,323)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Pete Broberg
Boston Red Sox 3, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 11,677)
W: Luis Tiant L: Paul Mitchell
Chicago White Sox 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 17,511)
W: Ron Schueler L: Doc Medich S: Lerrin LaGrow
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 10th

IN THE NEWS: The Orioles score in the 9th inning against the A's to give Jim Palmer his 3rd 1–0 victory in 18 days. The Baltimore ace shut down Detroit on May 24th and New York on June 1st.

The Yankees send former ace Ken Holtzman back to the Cubs, his first team, in exchange for minor leaguer Ron Davis. Holtzman proved a disappointment in New York, and he will not recapture his form in Chicago. Davis will blossom in 1979 when his 14–2 mark sets a record for most wins by a rookie reliever. The previous mark was 13 wins by Yankee Wilcy Moore.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 10, 1978
San Diego Padres 10, Chicago Cubs 8 at Wrigley Field (att. 31,807)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Donnie Moore S: Rollie Fingers
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 39,104)
W: Lance Rautzhan L: Bill Atkinson S: Terry Forster
San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 51,220)
W: Vida Blue L: Kevin Kobel S: Gary Lavelle
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 33,292)
W: Jim Kaat L: Dick Ruthven S: Gene Garber
Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 34,009)
W: Tom Seaver L: Grant Jackson
Houston Astros 12, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 18,485)
W: Mark Lemongello L: Bob Forsch
California Angels 4, New York Yankees 3 (12 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 37,848)
W: Dave LaRoche L: Rich Gossage
Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 16,048)
W: Rick Wise L: Mike Marshall S: Jim Kern
Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 32,381)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Jack Morris
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at County Stadium (att. 25,889)
W: Bill Travers L: Jerry Garvin
Baltimore Orioles 1, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 11,422)
W: Jim Palmer L: Steve Renko
Boston Red Sox 13, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 15,910)
W: Mike Torrez L: Dick Pole
Texas Rangers 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 27,735)
W: Dock Ellis L: Steve Stone
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 11th

PLAYERS BORN ON JUNE 11, 1978
» Odalis Perez in Las Matas de Farfan, D.R.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 11, 1978
Chicago Cubs 7, San Diego Padres 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 36,751)
W: Ray Burris L: Bob Shirley S: Bruce Sutter
Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Montreal Expos 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 48,389)
W: Charlie Hough L: Ross Grimsley
San Francisco Giants 7, New York Mets 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 20,987)
W: John Montefusco L: Nino Espinosa S: Gary Lavelle
Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 58,367)
W: Phil Niekro L: Steve Carlton
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 24,972)
W: Grant Jackson L: Manny Sarmiento S: Ed Whitson
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 17,298)
W: John Denny L: Joaquin Andujar
California Angels 9, New York Yankees 6 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 31,646)
W: Dyar Miller L: Ken Clay
Cleveland Indians 2, Minnesota Twins 1 (10 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium (att. 25,547)
W: Mike Paxton L: Mike Marshall
Detroit Tigers 5, Kansas City Royals 2 (10 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 24,210)
W: John Hiller L: Al Hrabosky
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at County Stadium
W: Lary Sorensen L: Tom Underwood
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at County Stadium (att. 21,568)
W: Randy Stein L: Tom Murphy
Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 17,157)
W: Scott McGregor L: Mike Morgan
Boston Red Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 18,626)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Byron McLaughlin S: Bill Campbell
Chicago White Sox 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 22,861)
W: Francisco Barrios L: Reggie Cleveland S: Lerrin LaGrow
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 12th

IN THE NEWS: Jesus Alou, signed by Houston after being out of ML baseball for two seasons, goes 4-for-4 to help the Astros to a 6–5 win over Pittsburgh. Alou is now hitting .343.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 12, 1978
Atlanta Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 7,970)
W: Mickey Mahler L: Pete Vuckovich
Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 30,190)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Bill Bonham S: Ken Holtzman
Houston Astros 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Astrodome (att. 9,886)
W: Rick Williams L: Ed Whitson S: Joe Sambito
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 26,604)
W: Burt Hooton L: Jim Lonborg S: Lance Rautzhan
San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 19,431)
W: Mark Lee L: Pat Zachry
San Francisco Giants 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 7,231)
W: Ed Halicki L: Steve Rogers
Baltimore Orioles 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 13,212)
W: Tippy Martinez L: Jim Colborn S: Don Stanhouse
Boston Red Sox 10, California Angels 9 at Fenway Park (att. 31,652)
W: Bill Campbell L: Dave LaRoche
Chicago White Sox 1, Cleveland Indians 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 17,373)
W: Ken Kravec L: Rick Waits S: Jim Willoughby
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 14,472)
W: Bob McClure L: Milt Wilcox
Texas Rangers 6, Kansas City Royals 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 38,146)
W: Steve Comer L: Steve Mingori S: Paul Lindblad
New York Yankees 2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 28,457)
W: Ron Guidry L: Dave Heaverlo
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 13th

IN THE NEWS: For the 3rd time in his career, Roy White homers from both sides of the plate in a 5–3 Yankee win over the A's.

The Reds Pete Rose is held hitless during a 1–0 win over Cubs. A 5-for-44 slump has dropped Rose's average to .267. But he would not be collared again until August.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 13, 1978
Atlanta Braves 12, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 7,384)
W: Preston Hanna L: Silvio Martinez
Cincinnati Reds 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 31,283)
W: Fred Norman L: Dennis Lamp S: Doug Bair
Houston Astros 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Astrodome (att. 10,487)
W: Ken Forsch L: Jim Bibby S: Joe Sambito
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 41,257)
W: Don Sutton L: Randy Lerch
New York Mets 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 12,927)
W: Skip Lockwood L: Rollie Fingers S: Paul Siebert
San Francisco Giants 9, Montreal Expos 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 26,277)
W: Bob Knepper L: Rudy May
Baltimore Orioles 3, Seattle Mariners 2 (11 inn.) at Memorial Stadium (att. 7,729)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Enrique Romo
Boston Red Sox 5, California Angels 0 at Fenway Park (att. 26,539)
W: Jim Wright L: Chris Knapp
Chicago White Sox 10, Cleveland Indians 9 at Comiskey Park I (att. 12,000)
W: Rich Hinton L: Al Fitzmorris S: Lerrin LaGrow
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,622)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Jim Slaton
Kansas City Royals 5, Texas Rangers 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,103)
W: Rich Gale L: Doyle Alexander
New York Yankees 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,779)
W: Ed Figueroa L: Rick Langford S: Rich Gossage
Minnesota Twins 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Dave Goltz L: Balor Moore S: Mike Marshall
Minnesota Twins 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 14,489)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Jim Clancy
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 14th

IN THE NEWS: Bob Horner signs with the Braves for an estimated $175,000 bonus. Two days later he will celebrate his ML debut with a home run off Bert Blyleven of the Pirates.

The Yankees acquire OF Jay Johnstone from the Phillies in exchange for P Rawly Eastwick, who was a disappointment after New York signed him for more than $1 million.

Pete Rose starts his 44-game hit streak by collecting two hits in the Reds 3–1 win over the Cubs.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 14, 1978
Atlanta Braves 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 6,463)
W: Adrian Devine L: Bob Forsch
Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 34,658)
W: Manny Sarmiento L: Dave Roberts S: Doug Bair
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome (att. 12,440)
W: Ed Whitson L: J.R. Richard S: Kent Tekulve
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 31,185)
W: Tommy John L: Jerry Koosman S: Charlie Hough
San Diego Padres 6, Montreal Expos 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Eric Rasmussen L: Wayne Twitchell S: John D'Acquisto
San Diego Padres 1, Montreal Expos 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 18,765)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Woodie Fryman
San Francisco Giants 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 13,902)
W: Vida Blue L: Larry Christenson S: Randy Moffitt
Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 21,815)
W: Jim Palmer L: Ken Brett
Boston Red Sox 9, Oakland Athletics 0 at Fenway Park (att. 29,690)
W: Luis Tiant L: Pete Broberg
Chicago White Sox 4, Texas Rangers 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 22,489)
W: Ron Schueler L: Jon Matlack S: Jim Willoughby
Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 21,025)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Jack Billingham
Minnesota Twins 8, Cleveland Indians 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 6,612)
W: Roger Erickson L: David Clyde
New York Yankees 11, Seattle Mariners 9 (10 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 18,015)
W: Sparky Lyle L: John Montague
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Bill Castro L: Tom Murphy
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 28,346)
W: Jerry Augustine L: Jerry Garvin
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 15th

IN THE NEWS: In a swap of pitchers, the Phillies send Gene Garber to the Braves for Dick Ruthven.

At Fenway, Jim Rice knocks in four runs with his 21st homer and a triple to power the Red Sox to a 7–3 win over the A's. Yaz adds his 5th homer of the year. Mike Torrez (10–2) is the winner over Bob Lacey. Oakland has now lost eight in a row, while Boston runs their home record to 26–4.

Hours after the game, the Red Sox sell popular OF Bernie Carbo to the Indians, the last of what the press dubbed as "The Outlaws." Others reportedly out of favor with manager Don Zimmer and dealt off include Fergie Jenkins, Jim Willoughby, Rick Wise, and Reggie Cleveland. Sam Bowen is called up to take Carbo's place.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 15, 1978
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 31,308)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Nino Espinosa S: Charlie Hough
Montreal Expos 3, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 9,253)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Bob Shirley
San Francisco Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 14,754)
W: John Montefusco L: Jim Kaat
California Angels 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 15,004)
W: Frank Tanana L: Scott McGregor
Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 3 at Fenway Park (att. 32,281)
W: Mike Torrez L: Bob Lacey
Chicago White Sox 3, Texas Rangers 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 27,740)
W: Steve Stone L: Doc Medich S: Lerrin LaGrow
Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 19,721)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Bob Sykes
New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 18,643)
W: Don Gullett L: Paul Mitchell S: Sparky Lyle
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Friday, June 16th

IN THE NEWS: In the 12th ML season of a career speckled with near-misses, Cincinnati Tom Seaver finally hurls a no-hitter. The Cardinals are the 4–0 victims as Seaver strikes out 3.

After doing a morning cooking demonstration at a Boston department store, Bill Lee (7-3) storms out of the Red Sox clubhouse saying he is retiring from baseball. Lee has had arm problems in addition to the Sox allowing 10 unearned runs in Lee's last two starts. The Spaceman is also upset that yesterday the Sox sold his good friend Bernie Carbo to the Indians, reportedly saying, "Today just cost us the pennant." Lee's walkout will last one day. Despite Lee's takeoff, the Red Sox top Seattle, 6–3, as Carlton Fisk bangs two doubles, his 4th multi-hit game in a row. He has 11 doubles in his last six games.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 16, 1978
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 18,572)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Phil Niekro S: Ed Whitson
Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 38,216)
W: Tom Seaver L: John Denny
Chicago Cubs 7, Houston Astros 6 (13 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 18,948)
W: Paul Reuschel L: Rick Williams
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 45,538)
W: Doug Rau L: Steve Rogers
Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 21,124)
W: Steve Carlton L: Randy Jones
San Francisco Giants 7, New York Mets 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 16,429)
W: Gary Lavelle L: Skip Lockwood
Baltimore Orioles 6, Oakland Athletics 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 31,944)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Rick Langford
Boston Red Sox 6, Seattle Mariners 3 at Fenway Park (att. 31,519)
W: Bill Campbell L: Dick Pole
Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 44,785)
W: Larry Gura L: Francisco Barrios S: Al Hrabosky
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Cleveland Indians 6 (10 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium (att. 9,175)
W: Bob McClure L: Jim Kern S: Bill Castro
Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 9,479)
W: Darrell Jackson L: Dave Rozema
California Angels 10, New York Yankees 7 at Yankee Stadium (att. 35,968)
W: Don Aase L: Jim Beattie
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium
W: Tom Underwood L: Dock Ellis
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 20,660)
W: Jesse Jefferson L: Roger Moret S: Tom Murphy
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Saturday, June 17th

IN THE NEWS: Ron Guidry strikes out 18 batters—15 in six innings—in a 4-hit 4–0 shutout of the Angels, setting an American League record for lefthanders. The victory raises the Yankee southpaw's record to 11–0.

The Red Sox win their 9th straight, handing the Mariners their 10th straight loss, 5–4. The Sox score two in the 9th, including a game winning single by Carl Yastrzemski. Dwight Evans had earlier parked his 15th homer. Bill Lee, wearing a "friendship first, competition second" t-shirt returns to the Sox and is fined a day's pay.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 17, 1978
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 16,284)
W: John Candelaria L: Mickey Mahler S: Grant Jackson
Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 40,262)
W: Pedro Borbon L: Buddy Schultz
Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Astrodome (att. 28,091)
W: Joe Niekro L: Willie Hernandez
Montreal Expos 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 51,247)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Burt Hooton S: Hal Dues
San Diego Padres 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 27,319)
W: Bob Owchinko L: Jim Lonborg
New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 19,648)
W: Pat Zachry L: Bob Knepper S: Dale Murray
Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 24,619)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Mike Morgan S: Don Stanhouse
Boston Red Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Fenway Park (att. 32,551)
W: Bob Stanley L: John Montague
Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 26,798)
W: Ken Kravec L: Rich Gale S: Jim Willoughby
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Cleveland Indians 3 (12 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium (att. 16,923)
W: Bill Castro L: Jim Kern
Minnesota Twins 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 9,807)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Milt Wilcox
New York Yankees 4, California Angels 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 33,162)
W: Ron Guidry L: Paul Hartzell
Texas Rangers 13, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 30,033)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Jim Clancy
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Sunday, June 18th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 18, 1978
Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 21,498)
W: Preston Hanna L: Jim Bibby S: Craig Skok
Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 40,016)
W: Fred Norman L: Silvio Martinez S: Manny Sarmiento
Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Astrodome (att. 14,770)
W: Tom Dixon L: Dennis Lamp S: Joe Sambito
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Montreal Expos 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 41,769)
W: Don Sutton L: Wayne Twitchell
San Diego Padres 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 21,195)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Dick Ruthven S: Rollie Fingers
San Francisco Giants 3, New York Mets 0 at Candlestick Park
W: Vida Blue L: Craig Swan
San Francisco Giants 4, New York Mets 3 (10 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 35,496)
W: Randy Moffitt L: Dale Murray
Baltimore Orioles 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 17,143)
W: Jim Palmer L: John Henry Johnson S: Tippy Martinez
Seattle Mariners 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 28,961)
W: Glenn Abbott L: Jim Wright
Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 2 (11 inn.) at Comiskey Park I
W: Al Hrabosky L: Lerrin LaGrow
Chicago White Sox 11, Kansas City Royals 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 40,598)
W: Ron Schueler L: Paul Splittorff S: Jim Willoughby
Cleveland Indians 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Rick Waits L: Mike Caldwell
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 20,140)
W: Jerry Augustine L: Mike Paxton S: Bill Castro
Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 4 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 21,480)
W: Dave Goltz L: Jim Slaton S: Mike Marshall
California Angels 3, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 55,604)
W: Chris Knapp L: Ed Figueroa
Texas Rangers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 24,645)
W: Reggie Cleveland L: Tom Murphy
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Monday, June 19th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 19, 1978
Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (10 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 8,878)
W: Bruce Sutter L: Grant Jackson S: Willie Hernandez
Boston Red Sox 10, New York Yankees 4 at Fenway Park (att. 33,163)
W: Tom Burgmeier L: Rich Gossage
Seattle Mariners 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 22,322)
W: Mike Parrott L: Jack Kucek S: Enrique Romo
Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 25,660)
W: Dennis Leonard L: David Clyde S: Al Hrabosky
Oakland Athletics 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 17,029)
W: Steve Renko L: Jon Matlack S: Elias Sosa
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Tuesday, June 20th

IN THE NEWS: Toronto is defeated for the 3rd consecutive game by a Canadian-born pitcher. The Blue Jays lose to John Hiller of Detroit, after having previously tasted defeat at the hands of Ferguson Jenkins and Reggie Cleveland of the Texas Rangers.

PLAYERS BORN ON JUNE 20, 1978
» Bobby Seay in Sarasota, FL

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 20, 1978
Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 41,991)
W: J.R. Richard L: Tommy John S: Bo McLaughlin
New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 11,950)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Ross Grimsley
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,119)
W: Bob Forsch L: Larry Christenson S: Mark Littell
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 10,912)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Ken Holtzman
Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 3 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 13,059)
W: Phil Niekro L: Randy Jones S: Gene Garber
Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 55,920)
W: Pedro Borbon L: Gary Lavelle S: Dave Tomlin
New York Yankees 10, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 32,643)
W: Don Gullett L: Mike Torrez
Seattle Mariners 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 13,057)
W: Paul Mitchell L: Steve Stone S: Enrique Romo
Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 20,444)
W: Larry Gura L: Rick Wise
Baltimore Orioles 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium (att. 22,640)
W: Scott McGregor L: Bill Travers
California Angels 10, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 12,330)
W: Frank Tanana L: Roger Erickson
Texas Rangers 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 17,394)
W: Jim Umbarger L: Dave Heaverlo
Detroit Tigers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (13 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 31,625)
W: John Hiller L: Mike Willis
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Wednesday, June 21st

IN THE NEWS: The Angels Dave Machemer homers in his first ML at bat during a 5–2 win over the Twins. Machemer never hits another.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 21, 1978
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 4 (11 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 34,975)
W: Bob Welch L: Joe Sambito
Montreal Expos 2, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 6,691)
W: Steve Rogers L: Mike Bruhert
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,064)
W: John Candelaria L: Ray Burris
Atlanta Braves 2, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 12,016)
W: Adrian Devine L: Bob Shirley S: Gene Garber
San Francisco Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 37,334)
W: Ed Halicki L: Tom Seaver
Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 2 at Fenway Park (att. 32,459)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Jim Beattie
Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 23,818)
W: Dan Spillner L: Doug Bird S: Jim Kern
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at County Stadium (att. 21,732)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Dennis Martinez S: Bill Castro
California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 10,801)
W: Don Aase L: Geoff Zahn
Detroit Tigers 10, Toronto Blue Jays 8 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 29,439)
W: Jim Crawford L: Don Kirkwood S: Steve Foucault
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Thursday, June 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Mookie Wilson, of the Jackson Generals, and his wife Rosa are married at home plate in Jackson, Mississippi.

PLAYERS BORN ON JUNE 22, 1978
» Willie Harris in Cairo, GA

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 22, 1978
Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 31,246)
W: Joe Niekro L: Doug Rau
Montreal Expos 2, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 7,800)
W: Hal Dues L: Pat Zachry S: Mike Garman
Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 29,183)