Games on July 19, 1978

The games of July 19, 1978

On July 19, 1978, 16 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 10-3 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 11-4. The day's shutouts were the California Angels over the Cleveland Indians (3-0) and the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins (2-0). One-run games: the New York Mets 2-1 over the Houston Astros and the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics. The rest of the slate: the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-5, the Boston Red Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-2, the Montreal Expos topped the Atlanta Braves 8-6, the Montreal Expos fell to the Atlanta Braves, 3-1, the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 8-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Seattle Mariners, 6-2, and the San Diego Padres topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3. The San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs, the Atlanta Braves and the Montreal Expos, and the Houston Astros and the New York Mets each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 18, 1978 and the next, Jul 20, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.