Games on May 6, 1978

The games of May 6, 1978

14 games were played on May 6, 1978, according to Retrosheet. The Detroit Tigers routed the Oakland Athletics 6-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-7. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (3-0), the Seattle Mariners over the Toronto Blue Jays (6-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Diego Padres (1-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the Houston Astros, the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4, the California Angels topped the Cleveland Indians 7-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2, the Texas Rangers topped the New York Yankees 9-5, and the New York Mets fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-2. The Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, May 5, 1978 and the next, May 7, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.