Games on July 16, 1978

The games of July 16, 1978

17 games were played on July 16, 1978, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Milwaukee Brewers' 10-1 win over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Diego Padres 10-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Detroit Tigers over the California Angels (4-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Texas Rangers, the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 5-3, the New York Mets fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Montreal Expos, 6-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Kansas City Royals, 3-1, the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5, the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 8-4, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-4. The Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, and the San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 15, 1978 and the next, Jul 17, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.