Games on July 23, 1978

13 games

The games of July 23, 1978

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on July 23, 1978. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Houston Astros 13-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 17-8. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0) and the Atlanta Braves over the New York Mets (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the California Angels, the California Angels 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Montreal Expos, and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the San Diego Padres. In the other games, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 7-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the San Francisco Giants, 3-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Oakland Athletics, 5-3. The California Angels and the Detroit Tigers met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 22, 1978 and the next, Jul 24, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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