Games on April 16, 1978

The games of April 16, 1978

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on April 16, 1978. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Atlanta Braves 8-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-6. Shutouts: the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox (3-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies (5-0). One-run games: the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the California Angels 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Seattle Mariners, 8-5, the Seattle Mariners topped the Minnesota Twins 7-2, the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 4-1, and the San Diego Padres fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Brewers and the Baltimore Orioles and the Seattle Mariners and the Minnesota Twins. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 15, 1978 and the next, Apr 17, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.