Games on June 23, 1978

The games of June 23, 1978

The schedule for June 23, 1978 lists 16 games. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 12-3 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Shutouts went on the board for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0), the Seattle Mariners over the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0), and the San Diego Padres over the Houston Astros (3-0). One-run games: the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, and the New York Mets 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-2, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1, the Atlanta Braves fell to the San Francisco Giants, 9-0, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Montreal Expos 8-4, the Texas Rangers topped the California Angels 7-0, and the Texas Rangers beat the California Angels 8-4. The Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, and the California Angels and the Texas Rangers each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 22, 1978 and the next, Jun 24, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.