Games on July 4, 1978

The games of July 4, 1978

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on July 4, 1978. The most lopsided result was the Toronto Blue Jays' 9-2 win over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 9-4. A shutout went on the board for the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Texas Rangers, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the California Angels, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the New York Mets, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Montreal Expos. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Houston Astros, 3-1, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Cleveland Indians 6-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Atlanta Braves 4-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Montreal Expos 3-1, the San Diego Padres topped the San Francisco Giants 7-5, and the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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, Jul 3, 1978 and the next, Jul 5, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.