Games on April 7, 1978

The games of April 7, 1978

11 games were played on April 7, 1978, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 13-4 winners over the Atlanta Braves. Shutouts went on the board for the California Angels over the Oakland Athletics (1-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Houston Astros, and the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Baltimore Orioles 11-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the New York Mets, 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 6, 1978 and the next, Apr 8, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.