Games on July 6, 1978

11 games

The games of July 6, 1978

On July 6, 1978, 11 games went into the books. The California Angels routed the Kansas City Royals 9-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 9-6. The day's shutouts were the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 over the Montreal Expos, the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics, and the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the San Diego Padres. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 8-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2, and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 7-2. 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, Jul 5, 1978 and the next, Jul 7, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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