Games on April 8, 1978

The games of April 8, 1978

The schedule for April 8, 1978 lists 13 games. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Brewers, 16-3 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Phillies over the St. Louis Cardinals (7-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the San Diego Padres (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Houston Astros, the New York Mets 6-5 over the Montreal Expos, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2, the California Angels fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Kansas City Royals 8-5, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Seattle Mariners 8-2, and the New York Yankees fell to the Texas Rangers, 2-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 7, 1978 and the next, Apr 9, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.