Games on July 8, 1978

The games of July 8, 1978

18 games were played on July 8, 1978, according to Retrosheet. The Kansas City Royals routed the Baltimore Orioles 11-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Minnesota Twins over the Oakland Athletics. Shutouts went on the board for the San Diego Padres over the Atlanta Braves (7-0), the California Angels over the Seattle Mariners (5-0), and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Chicago White Sox (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians and the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves topped the San Diego Padres 6-4, the Seattle Mariners fell to the California Angels, 10-5, the San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 12-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Houston Astros 7-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Houston Astros 7-5, the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 7-0, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Montreal Expos 6-3, the Montreal Expos topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves, the Seattle Mariners and the California Angels, and the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 7, 1978 and the next, Jul 9, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.