Games on April 23, 1978

The games of April 23, 1978

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on April 23, 1978. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 14-7 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. Shutouts: the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners (5-0) and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Chicago White Sox (4-0). One-run games: the Kansas City Royals 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the New York Mets, the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the New York Yankees. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 10-7, the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 9-6, the Houston Astros fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-3, the Montreal Expos topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-4, the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4, and the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Francisco Giants 2-1. The Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 22, 1978 and the next, Apr 24, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.