Games on May 21, 1978

The games of May 21, 1978

On May 21, 1978, 18 games went into the books. The Oakland Athletics routed the Chicago White Sox 8-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the San Diego Padres (1-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the Cleveland Indians (3-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Montreal Expos (7-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Diego Padres, 7-2, the Atlanta Braves topped the Houston Astros 6-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the California Angels 2-1, the New York Mets topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5, the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2, the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4, the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1, and the New York Yankees topped the Toronto Blue Jays 9-1. The San Diego Padres and the Cincinnati Reds, the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians, and the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 20, 1978 and the next, May 22, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.