Games on July 24, 1978

The games of July 24, 1978

13 games were played on July 24, 1978, according to Retrosheet. The Seattle Mariners routed the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 10-6. A shutout went on the board for the Seattle Mariners over the Toronto Blue Jays (1-0). The closest finishes were the California Angels 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Houston Astros 6-5 over the Montreal Expos, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Oakland Athletics 4-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 5-3, and the Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins and the Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 23, 1978 and the next, Jul 25, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.