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MAY
1978

Monday, May 1st

SCOREBOARD: MAY 1, 1978
Atlanta Braves 6, New York Mets 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 5,399)
W: Eddie Solomon L: Skip Lockwood
Philadelphia Phillies 12, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,476)
W: Steve Carlton L: Tom Seaver
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Diego Padres 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 2,786)
W: Jim Bibby L: Rollie Fingers
San Francisco Giants 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 9,085)
W: Vida Blue L: John Denny S: Randy Moffitt
Boston Red Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Fenway Park (att. 18,710)
W: Mike Torrez L: Nelson Briles S: Bob Stanley
New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Royals 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 17,340)
W: Rawly Eastwick L: Paul Splittorff S: Sparky Lyle
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 2nd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 2, 1978
Atlanta Braves 5, New York Mets 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 4,682)
W: Adrian Devine L: Bob Myrick
Chicago Cubs 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (10 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 6,990)
W: Bruce Sutter L: Mike Garman
San Diego Padres 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 3,228)
W: Bob Owchinko L: John Candelaria
St. Louis Cardinals 9, San Francisco Giants 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 6,039)
W: Bob Forsch L: John Montefusco
Baltimore Orioles 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 19,930)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Allen Ripley
Detroit Tigers 10, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 18,641)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Ken Brett
Chicago White Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 7,880)
W: Wilbur Wood L: Lary Sorensen
New York Yankees 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 19,152)
W: Catfish Hunter L: Larry Gura S: Sparky Lyle
Oakland Athletics 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 5,663)
W: Matt Keough L: Tom Underwood S: Elias Sosa
Cleveland Indians 4, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 5,552)
W: Rick Waits L: Dick Pole S: Jim Kern
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 3rd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 3, 1978
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 9,252)
W: Doug Rau L: Ray Burris S: Terry Forster
Cincinnati Reds 12, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 26,054)
W: Fred Norman L: Larry Christenson
Montreal Expos 10, Houston Astros 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 5,229)
W: Ross Grimsley L: J.R. Richard
San Diego Padres 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 5,052)
W: John D'Acquisto L: Jim Bibby S: Rollie Fingers
San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 6,583)
W: Jim Barr L: Eric Rasmussen
Texas Rangers 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 6,118)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Don Stanhouse
Boston Red Sox 11, Minnesota Twins 9 at Fenway Park (att. 16,403)
W: Tom Burgmeier L: Dave Johnson S: Bob Stanley
Detroit Tigers 7, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,462)
W: Jim Slaton L: Frank Tanana S: John Hiller
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at County Stadium (att. 5,720)
W: Jerry Augustine L: Rich Wortham
New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 21,230)
W: Ed Figueroa L: Dennis Leonard S: Rich Gossage
Oakland Athletics 11, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,512)
W: Pete Broberg L: Jim Clancy S: Bob Lacey
Cleveland Indians 10, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome (att. 5,321)
W: Don Hood L: Byron McLaughlin S: Dennis Kinney
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 4th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 4, 1978
New York Mets 8, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 6,195)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Phil Niekro
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 4,030)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Woodie Fryman
Boston Red Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 1 at Fenway Park (att. 15,784)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Paul Thormodsgard
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 5th

IN THE NEWS: Pete Rose singles off Montreal's Steve Rogers for career hit 3,000 and gets a hug at 1B from former teammate Tony Perez. The Expos beat the Reds 4–3.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 5, 1978
Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 5,699)
W: Tommy Boggs L: Joe Niekro S: Eddie Solomon
Montreal Expos 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 37,823)
W: Steve Rogers L: Tom Hume
Philadelphia Phillies 9, New York Mets 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 22,116)
W: Jim Lonborg L: Nino Espinosa S: Tug McGraw
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 7,580)
W: Burt Hooton L: Bert Blyleven
San Diego Padres 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 7,831)
W: Randy Jones L: John Urrea S: Rollie Fingers
Baltimore Orioles 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 3,897)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Geoff Zahn
California Angels 5, Cleveland Indians 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 17,437)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Rick Wise
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Kansas City Royals 0 at County Stadium (att. 10,435)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Jim Colborn
New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 17,285)
W: Ron Guidry L: Jon Matlack S: Rich Gossage
Oakland Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,612)
W: John Henry Johnson L: Jack Billingham
Seattle Mariners 9, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Kingdome (att. 4,824)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Jesse Jefferson
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 6th

IN THE NEWS: Red Sox rookie Jim Wright fires a 3–0 shut out over Chicago in his first ML start.

In a 9–5 loss to Texas, Yankee 2B Willie Randolph pulls the hidden ball trick on Texas Bump Wills in the first inning. In 1980, Randolph will have it pulled on him (as noted by Bill Deane) and he joins Orlando Cepeda as the only two players known to pull off and have pulled on them the HBT.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 6, 1978
Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 1 (10 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 7,901)
W: Dave Campbell L: Ken Forsch
San Francisco Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 1 (12 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 23,215)
W: Randy Moffitt L: Willie Hernandez S: Gary Lavelle
Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 50,142)
W: Tom Seaver L: Rudy May S: Pedro Borbon
Philadelphia Phillies 7, New York Mets 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 22,250)
W: Steve Carlton L: Pat Zachry
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 8,919)
W: John Candelaria L: Don Sutton S: Grant Jackson
St. Louis Cardinals 1, San Diego Padres 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 13,534)
W: John Denny L: Gaylord Perry
Minnesota Twins 8, Baltimore Orioles 7 at Memorial Stadium (att. 26,870)
W: Greg Thayer L: Don Stanhouse S: Tom Johnson
Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 4 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park
W: Bob Stanley L: Jim Willoughby
Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 32,238)
W: Jim Wright L: Francisco Barrios
California Angels 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 40,750)
W: Chris Knapp L: Mike Paxton
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at County Stadium (att. 13,914)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Doug Bird
Texas Rangers 9, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 19,788)
W: Jim Umbarger L: Dick Tidrow
Detroit Tigers 6, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 12,539)
W: Bob Sykes L: Alan Wirth
Seattle Mariners 6, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Kingdome (att. 7,589)
W: Paul Mitchell L: Dave Lemanczyk
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 7th

IN THE NEWS: At Riverfront, the Expos stomp the Reds, winning, 19–5, then lose the nitecap, 4–2. Pete Rose sits out game two because of stomach cramps, ending his consecutive games played at 678.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 7, 1978
San Francisco Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 15,453)
W: Vida Blue L: Ray Burris S: Gary Lavelle
Montreal Expos 19, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Wayne Twitchell L: Paul Moskau
Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 35,037)
W: Manny Sarmiento L: Ross Grimsley S: Doug Bair
Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 39,106)
W: Gene Garber L: Craig Swan S: Tug McGraw
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 18,208)
W: Jim Rooker L: Tommy John S: Kent Tekulve
St. Louis Cardinals 8, San Diego Padres 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 19,629)
W: Bob Forsch L: Dave Freisleben
Minnesota Twins 15, Baltimore Orioles 9 at Memorial Stadium (att. 8,923)
W: Mac Scarce L: Jim Palmer
Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 30,921)
W: Mike Torrez L: Pablo Torrealba
California Angels 16, Cleveland Indians 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 16,883)
W: Don Aase L: Rick Waits S: Paul Hartzell
Kansas City Royals 8, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at County Stadium (att. 10,887)
W: Rich Gale L: Jerry Augustine S: Steve Mingori
New York Yankees 3, Texas Rangers 2 (12 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 53,829)
W: Rich Gossage L: Len Barker
Detroit Tigers 4, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 16,239)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Matt Keough
Seattle Mariners 9, Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Kingdome (att. 12,489)
W: Enrique Romo L: Mike Willis
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 8th

IN THE NEWS: After a Bernie Carbo walk and a ground out the Royals intentionally walk Jim Rice to pitch to Carl Yastrzemski, who clouts a 3-run homer. The Red Sox, down 5–4, beat the Royals, 8–4. Mike Stanley is the winner over Dennis Leonard.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 8, 1978
New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 16,094)
W: Skip Lockwood L: Pedro Borbon S: Mardie Cornejo
Boston Red Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 4 at Fenway Park (att. 25,891)
W: Bob Stanley L: Dennis Leonard
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 9th

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 9, 1978
» Aaron Harang in San Diego, CA

SCOREBOARD: MAY 9, 1978
Atlanta Braves 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Dave Campbell L: Bill Atkinson
Montreal Expos 7, Atlanta Braves 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 8,636)
W: Bill Atkinson L: Eddie Solomon
Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 6 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 19,217)
W: Doug Bair L: Skip Lockwood
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 33,262)
W: Doug Rau L: Eric Rasmussen S: Terry Forster
Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 18,144)
W: J.R. Richard L: Larry Christenson
Chicago Cubs 8, San Diego Padres 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 15,643)
W: Woodie Fryman L: Bob Shirley
San Francisco Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 10,459)
W: John Curtis L: Kent Tekulve
Boston Red Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Fenway Park (att. 22,369)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Jim Colborn
Cleveland Indians 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 3,515)
W: Jim Kern L: Shane Rawley
California Angels 7, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,089)
W: Dave LaRoche L: Steve Foucault
Texas Rangers 7, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 4,790)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Mike Caldwell
New York Yankees 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 11,271)
W: Catfish Hunter L: Paul Thormodsgard S: Sparky Lyle
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Oakland Athletics 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 11,339)
W: Tom Underwood L: Pete Broberg
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 10th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 10, 1978
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 34,851)
W: Mark Littell L: Rick Rhoden
New York Mets 7, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 7,279)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Rudy May
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Houston Astros 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,096)
W: Jim Lonborg L: Mark Lemongello
San Diego Padres 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 17,082)
W: Randy Jones L: Dennis Lamp
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 4,766)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Jim Barr
Baltimore Orioles 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 10,023)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Tom Burgmeier
Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 8,338)
W: Rich Wortham L: Roger Erickson
Cleveland Indians 6, Seattle Mariners 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 3,202)
W: Rick Wise L: Rick Honeycutt S: Dennis Kinney
Texas Rangers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 6,528)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Lary Sorensen S: Reggie Cleveland
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 21,766)
W: Jim Clancy L: Rick Langford
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 11th

IN THE NEWS: Jim Rice belts his 11th homer of the season to lead the Red Sox to a 5–4 win over Baltimore. Fred Lynn adds a single, double and triple to help Bill Lee (5–0) to his 5th win. Dennis Martinez takes the loss.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 11, 1978
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 30,007)
W: Bob Forsch L: Burt Hooton
New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 6,930)
W: Pat Zachry L: Stan Bahnsen S: Skip Lockwood
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 32,580)
W: Steve Carlton L: Tom Seaver
Chicago Cubs 4, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 14,756)
W: Willie Hernandez L: Mark Lee S: Donnie Moore
San Francisco Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 6,071)
W: Bob Knepper L: John Candelaria
Boston Red Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 14,950)
W: Bill Lee L: Dennis Martinez S: Dick Drago
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 12th

IN THE NEWS: In a 9–3 loss to the Rangers, Orioles outfielder Al Bumbry breaks his leg sliding into 2B. Except for five pinch hitting appearances in September, he is out for the year. Eddie Murray drives in all the O's runs while Juan Beniquez has four hits and three RBIs for Texas.

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 12, 1978
» Josh Phelps in Anchorage, AK

SCOREBOARD: MAY 12, 1978
Chicago Cubs 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Dodger Stadium (att. 52,562)
W: Donnie Moore L: Don Sutton S: Bruce Sutter
Montreal Expos 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,522)
W: Ross Grimsley L: Rick Camp S: Stan Bahnsen
Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 4 (14 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 8,649)
W: Tom Dixon L: Skip Lockwood
Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 38,179)
W: Bill Bonham L: Randy Lerch S: Paul Moskau
San Diego Padres 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 20,240)
W: Mark Lee L: Kent Tekulve S: Rollie Fingers
San Francisco Giants 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 16,788)
W: Vida Blue L: John Urrea
Chicago White Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 17,953)
W: Wilbur Wood L: Jerry Augustine S: Jim Willoughby
Cleveland Indians 4, California Angels 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,401)
W: Mike Paxton L: Nolan Ryan S: Jim Kern
Oakland Athletics 10, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 18,367)
W: Elias Sosa L: John Hiller
Kansas City Royals 4, New York Yankees 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 33,061)
W: Doug Bird L: Rich Gossage
Texas Rangers 9, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 30,803)
W: Jon Matlack L: Jim Palmer
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Seattle Mariners 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 11,518)
W: Jesse Jefferson L: Shane Rawley
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 13th

IN THE NEWS: Behind Mike Torrez's 3rd straight win, the Red Sox top the Twins 4–2 and take over sole possession of first place. Fred Lynn hits his 5th homer of the year, a 420 shot to dead center. Geoff Zahn takes the loss.

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 13, 1978
» Barry Zito in Las Vegas, NV

SCOREBOARD: MAY 13, 1978
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 47,970)
W: Tommy John L: Woodie Fryman S: Terry Forster
Montreal Expos 3, Atlanta Braves 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,147)
W: Steve Rogers L: Phil Niekro
Houston Astros 7, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 19,838)
W: Joe Niekro L: Mike Bruhert S: Joe Sambito
Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 35,802)
W: Manny Sarmiento L: Tug McGraw
San Diego Padres 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 32,648)
W: Dan Spillner L: Bruce Kison S: Rollie Fingers
San Francisco Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,367)
W: John Montefusco L: Mark Littell S: Gary Lavelle
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 13,521)
W: Andy Replogle L: Steve Stone
Cleveland Indians 2, California Angels 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 13,811)
W: Rick Waits L: Chris Knapp
Oakland Athletics 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,324)
W: Bob Lacey L: Dave Rozema S: Elias Sosa
New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 40,903)
W: Ron Guidry L: Dennis Leonard S: Rich Gossage
Boston Red Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 7,914)
W: Mike Torrez L: Geoff Zahn S: Tom Burgmeier
Baltimore Orioles 5, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 32,700)
W: Scott McGregor L: Jim Umbarger
Seattle Mariners 9, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 21,350)
W: Dick Pole L: Dave Lemanczyk S: Enrique Romo
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 14th

IN THE NEWS: Happy Mother's Day, Mrs. Kingman. Dave Kingman drives in eight runs with a single and three home runs, including a 15th-inning 3-run shot that gives the Cubs a 10–7 win over the Dodgers. This is the 2nd time he has enjoyed a 3-HR, 8-RBI day at Dodger Stadium.

Bob Sykes, in his second start for the Tigers, tosses his 2nd straight shutout, beating the A's, 15–0, on four hits. Pete Broberg retires just five batters in taking the loss.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 14, 1978
Chicago Cubs 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 (15 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 31,698)
W: Paul Reuschel L: Rick Rhoden
Atlanta Braves 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 13,925)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Rudy May
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,482)
W: Larry Christenson L: Tom Hume S: Ron Reed
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 18,572)
W: Don Robinson L: Randy Jones
San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 (12 inn.) at Candlestick Park
W: Gary Lavelle L: Mark Littell
San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (10 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 25,776)
W: Charlie Williams L: Mark Littell
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 12,505)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Francisco Barrios
California Angels 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,153)
W: Frank Tanana L: Don Hood S: Paul Hartzell
Detroit Tigers 15, Oakland Athletics 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,513)
W: Bob Sykes L: Pete Broberg
Kansas City Royals 10, New York Yankees 9 at Royals Stadium (att. 36,034)
W: Al Hrabosky L: Ken Clay
Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 7,008)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Paul Thormodsgard S: Tom Burgmeier
Baltimore Orioles 3, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 16,440)
W: John Flinn L: Dock Ellis S: Don Stanhouse
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 15th

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 15, 1978
» Clayton Andrews in Dunedin, FL

SCOREBOARD: MAY 15, 1978
Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Astrodome (att. 9,943)
W: J.R. Richard L: Jim Lonborg
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Dodger Stadium (att. 35,297)
W: Charlie Hough L: Bert Blyleven
San Diego Padres 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (14 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 17,199)
W: Mark Lee L: Pete Vuckovich
New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 17,569)
W: Jim Beattie L: Rich Wortham S: Sparky Lyle
Oakland Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 3,454)
W: Joe Coleman L: Rick Wise S: Elias Sosa
Detroit Tigers 4, Seattle Mariners 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 8,412)
W: Jim Slaton L: Glenn Abbott
Kansas City Royals 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 34,166)
W: Rich Gale L: Allen Ripley
Minnesota Twins 9, Baltimore Orioles 6 (10 inn.) at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 3,847)
W: Mike Marshall L: John Flinn
Texas Rangers 8, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,622)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Bill Travers S: Reggie Cleveland
Toronto Blue Jays 10, California Angels 6 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 11,295)
W: Balor Moore L: Paul Hartzell
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 16th

IN THE NEWS: The White Sox trade OF Bobby Bonds to the Rangers for OF Claudell Washington and OF Rusty Torres.

The Tigers top Seattle, 4–2, in 16 innings, winning on a home run by Lance Parrish. Steve Foucault, who pitches the last three innings, gets the win. Relief ace John Hiller tosses six 2/3 shut out innings. The M's Ruppert Jones ties a major-league record for CF by making 12 putouts.

David Clyde, who has not won since May 1974, tosses a 4-hitter to lead the Indians to a 3–2 win over the A's. The winning runs are unearned for Cleveland.

The Reds Tom Seaver strikes out 13 in beating the Expos, 7–1, in Montreal.

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 16, 1978
» Nick Bierbrodt in Tarzana, CA

SCOREBOARD: MAY 16, 1978
Houston Astros 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Astrodome (att. 11,381)
W: Mark Lemongello L: Steve Carlton
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 32,243)
W: Don Sutton L: John Candelaria S: Terry Forster
Cincinnati Reds 5, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,725)
W: Tom Seaver L: Wayne Twitchell
San Diego Padres 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 14,434)
W: Bob Owchinko L: John Urrea S: John D'Acquisto
San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 13,728)
W: Bob Knepper L: Rick Reuschel
New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 21,837)
W: Ken Holtzman L: Wilbur Wood S: Rich Gossage
Cleveland Indians 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 3,737)
W: David Clyde L: Bob Lacey
Detroit Tigers 4, Seattle Mariners 2 (16 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,423)
W: Steve Foucault L: Shane Rawley
Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 23,474)
W: Bill Lee L: Paul Splittorff
Minnesota Twins 8, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 4,893)
W: Dave Goltz L: Jim Palmer S: Tom Johnson
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,351)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Doyle Alexander
Toronto Blue Jays 5, California Angels 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 12,044)
W: Mike Willis L: Don Aase S: Tom Murphy
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 17th

IN THE NEWS: Lee Lacy hits a pinch home run as the Dodgers beat the Pirates 10–1. It is Lacy's 3rd consecutive home run in a pinch-hitting role, setting a ML record. His previous blasts were on May 2nd and 6th.

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 17, 1978
» Carlos Pena in Santo Domingo, D.R.
» John Foster in Stockton, CA

SCOREBOARD: MAY 17, 1978
Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Astrodome (att. 11,856)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Randy Lerch S: Tom Dixon
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 33,097)
W: Tommy John L: Jim Rooker
Montreal Expos 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 (11 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 11,826)
W: Darold Knowles L: Dale Murray
Atlanta Braves 2, New York Mets 1 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium
W: Phil Niekro L: Jerry Koosman
New York Mets 3, Atlanta Braves 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 4,054)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Tommy Boggs
San Diego Padres 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 13,732)
W: Bob Shirley L: Eric Rasmussen S: Rollie Fingers
San Francisco Giants 9, Chicago Cubs 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,922)
W: Vida Blue L: Ray Burris
Chicago White Sox 9, California Angels 6 at Comiskey Park I (att. 13,676)
W: Steve Stone L: Nolan Ryan
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 4 (10 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium (att. 10,370)
W: Sid Monge L: Sparky Lyle
Detroit Tigers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 10,004)
W: Jack Billingham L: Jerry Augustine S: John Hiller
Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 15,635)
W: Jon Matlack L: John Henry Johnson
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Thursday, May 18th

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 18, 1978
» Marcus Giles in San Diego, CA

SCOREBOARD: MAY 18, 1978
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome (att. 10,828)
W: Gene Garber L: Joe Sambito
Cincinnati Reds 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 9,435)
W: Fred Norman L: Steve Rogers S: Pedro Borbon
New York Mets 8, Atlanta Braves 7 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 4,431)
W: Skip Lockwood L: Eddie Solomon
Baltimore Orioles 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 4,255)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Jim Clancy
California Angels 9, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 9,766)
W: Chris Knapp L: Francisco Barrios S: Dave LaRoche
New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 13,625)
W: Ron Guidry L: Dennis Kinney S: Rich Gossage
Minnesota Twins 8, Kansas City Royals 6 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,459)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Dennis Leonard S: Mike Marshall
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Detroit Tigers 7 at County Stadium (att. 15,217)
W: Bill Castro L: Steve Foucault
Texas Rangers 6, Oakland Athletics 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 21,257)
W: Jim Umbarger L: Matt Keough S: Reggie Cleveland
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Friday, May 19th

IN THE NEWS: Detroit's Bob Sykes, after two straight shutouts, finally is scored upon, giving up two runs against the Red Sox in eight innings. John Hiller relieves in the 9th for a 7–5 Detroit win.

The Mets send Ken Henderson to the Reds for P Dale Murray.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 19, 1978
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 15,389)
W: Dave Roberts L: John Denny
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 36,283)
W: Dave Tomlin L: Rollie Fingers S: Doug Bair
Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 0 at Astrodome (att. 15,609)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Dick Ruthven
San Francisco Giants 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Dodger Stadium (att. 52,389)
W: John Montefusco L: Bobby Castillo S: Gary Lavelle
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 13,088)
W: Don Robinson L: Rudy May S: Kent Tekulve
New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 13,181)
W: Skip Lockwood L: Tug McGraw
Cleveland Indians 7, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 15,565)
W: Jim Kern L: Don Stanhouse
Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 48,817)
W: Bob Sykes L: Mike Torrez S: John Hiller
Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 31,574)
W: Roger Erickson L: Marty Pattin S: Mike Marshall
California Angels 7, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 13,843)
W: Frank Tanana L: Mike Caldwell
Chicago White Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 5,515)
W: Wilbur Wood L: Pete Broberg
Seattle Mariners 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Kingdome
W: Tom House L: Steve Comer
Texas Rangers 4, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 8,933)
W: Doc Medich L: Paul Mitchell S: Paul Lindblad
New York Yankees 11, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 26,025)
W: Dick Tidrow L: Jesse Jefferson
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Saturday, May 20th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 20, 1978
Chicago Cubs 10, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 27,300)
W: Woodie Fryman L: Pete Falcone S: Donnie Moore
Cincinnati Reds 10, San Diego Padres 6 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 35,429)
W: Dave Tomlin L: Rollie Fingers
Houston Astros 13, Atlanta Braves 0 at Astrodome (att. 24,402)
W: J.R. Richard L: Tommy Boggs
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 51,370)
W: Terry Forster L: Gary Lavelle
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 13,834)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Wayne Twitchell
Philadelphia Phillies 9, New York Mets 4 (11 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 14,110)
W: Tug McGraw L: Dale Murray
Baltimore Orioles 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 11,426)
W: Jim Palmer L: Rick Wise S: Don Stanhouse
Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 30,856)
W: Bill Campbell L: Steve Foucault
Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 30,312)
W: Rich Gale L: Paul Thormodsgard S: Al Hrabosky
Milwaukee Brewers 6, California Angels 4 at County Stadium (att. 18,916)
W: Bill Travers L: Ken Brett S: Bill Castro
Oakland Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 4,177)
W: Rick Langford L: Lerrin LaGrow
Seattle Mariners 7, Texas Rangers 3 at Kingdome (att. 34,835)
W: Shane Rawley L: Fergie Jenkins S: Enrique Romo
Toronto Blue Jays 10, New York Yankees 8 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 30,550)
W: Dave Lemanczyk L: Ken Clay
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Sunday, May 21st

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 21, 1978
» Ricardo Rodriguez in Manga, D.R.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 21, 1978
Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 31,557)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Mark Littell S: Bruce Sutter
San Diego Padres 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Bob Shirley L: Manny Sarmiento
Cincinnati Reds 1, San Diego Padres 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 38,295)
W: Tom Seaver L: John D'Acquisto S: Doug Bair
Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome (att. 11,715)
W: Phil Niekro L: Mark Lemongello S: Adrian Devine
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,354)
W: Burt Hooton L: Bob Knepper S: Terry Forster
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 20,016)
W: John Candelaria L: Ross Grimsley S: Kent Tekulve
New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 18,183)
W: Skip Lockwood L: Tug McGraw
Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Scott McGregor L: Rick Waits
Cleveland Indians 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 23,206)
W: David Clyde L: Nelson Briles S: Dennis Kinney
Detroit Tigers 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium
W: Milt Wilcox L: Bill Lee
Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 52,368)
W: Luis Tiant L: Dave Rozema
Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 29,079)
W: Gary Serum L: Paul Splittorff S: Mike Marshall
Milwaukee Brewers 2, California Angels 1 at County Stadium (att. 42,376)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Dave LaRoche
Chicago White Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Steve Stone L: Bob Lacey S: Jim Willoughby
Oakland Athletics 8, Chicago White Sox 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 8,426)
W: John Henry Johnson L: Francisco Barrios
Texas Rangers 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 28,689)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Enrique Romo S: Reggie Cleveland
New York Yankees 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Ed Figueroa L: Tom Underwood S: Rich Gossage
New York Yankees 9, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 41,308)
W: Ken Clay L: Jerry Garvin
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Monday, May 22nd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 22, 1978
Cincinnati Reds 10, Atlanta Braves 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 18,434)
W: Bill Bonham L: Mickey Mahler
Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 12,300)
W: Steve Rogers L: Jim Rooker S: Darold Knowles
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 21,957)
W: Don Sutton L: Bob Owchinko
Minnesota Twins 2, Texas Rangers 0 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 6,108)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Jon Matlack S: Mike Marshall
Seattle Mariners 10, Kansas City Royals 1 at Kingdome (att. 6,190)
W: Tom House L: Dennis Leonard
Boston Red Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 25,054)
W: Allen Ripley L: Jim Clancy S: Bob Stanley
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Tuesday, May 23rd

IN THE NEWS: With Oakland leading the AL Western Division (24-15), manager Bobby Winkles walks off the job. Jack McKeon takes over.

The AL approves the transfer of the Red Sox to a group headed by Jean Yawkey, Buddy LeRoux, and Haywood Sullivan. The purchase price is $15 million. Sullivan had a 7-year catching career for the Red Sox and Royals, while LeRoux was the Boston trainer for eight years.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 23, 1978
Atlanta Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 17,771)
W: Preston Hanna L: Fred Norman S: Adrian Devine
New York Mets 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 2,869)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Grant Jackson S: Skip Lockwood
San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 27,512)
W: Rollie Fingers L: Tommy John
San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 11,120)
W: Randy Moffitt L: Joe Sambito
Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 11,128)
W: Rudy May L: Bob Forsch S: Mike Garman
Baltimore Orioles 2, Detroit Tigers 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 4,536)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Jack Billingham
California Angels 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 16,866)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Jim Willoughby
Minnesota Twins 5, Texas Rangers 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 6,791)
W: Roger Erickson L: Jim Umbarger
New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,618)
W: Ron Guidry L: Don Hood
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 2,534)
W: Jerry Augustine L: Matt Keough
Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Kingdome
W: Dick Pole L: Andy Hassler S: Jim Todd
Kansas City Royals 5, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 8,275)
W: Doug Bird L: Shane Rawley S: Al Hrabosky
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Boston Red Sox 1 (12 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 14,578)
W: Jesse Jefferson L: Bill Campbell
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Wednesday, May 24th

IN THE NEWS: The Cubs take over first with a 6–4 come-from-behind win over the Phillies. Dave Rader's 2-run triple ties the game in the 8th and Manny Trillo's 2-run home run in the 10th wins it.

In a Florida State League game, the Tampa Tarpons push 18 runs across the plate in the 4th inning of a 20–2 win over Daytona Beach. The bizarre frame, which lasts over an hour, features nine hits, six walks, three errors, three wild pitches, two passed balls, and an obstruction call. Fifteen runs score before the inning's first out is recorded.

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 24, 1978
» Brad Penny in Broken Arrow, OK

SCOREBOARD: MAY 24, 1978
Chicago Cubs 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 (10 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 17,901)
W: Bruce Sutter L: Gene Garber
Cincinnati Reds 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 23,891)
W: Manny Sarmiento L: Adrian Devine
Pittsburgh Pirates 6,