Games on July 21, 1978

The games of July 21, 1978

On July 21, 1978, 16 games went into the books. The Cleveland Indians routed the Seattle Mariners 11-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-3, the New York Mets over the Atlanta Braves. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the California Angels (5-0), the Kansas City Royals over the Boston Red Sox (9-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Francisco Giants (3-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the San Diego Padres, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Texas Rangers, and the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 7-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the California Angels, 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-5, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Montreal Expos 10-3, the Houston Astros fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1, the Houston Astros fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-2, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the California Angels and the Detroit Tigers, the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 20, 1978 and the next, Jul 22, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.