Games on May 3, 1978

The games of May 3, 1978

On May 3, 1978, 12 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Cincinnati Reds' 12-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 11-9, the Boston Red Sox over the Minnesota Twins. The day's shutouts were the Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago White Sox (4-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the California Angels fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 9-5, the Montreal Expos topped the Houston Astros 10-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-3, the San Diego Padres topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Cleveland Indians, 10-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 2, 1978 and the next, May 4, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.