Games on July 26, 1978

13 games

The games of July 26, 1978

On July 26, 1978, 13 games went into the books. The Kansas City Royals routed the Seattle Mariners 12-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the California Angels beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-9. Shutouts went on the board for the Houston Astros over the Montreal Expos (5-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Boston Red Sox (2-0). One-run games: the San Diego Padres 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Oakland Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 8-4, the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-6, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 8-2, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1, the New York Mets topped the Cincinnati Reds 12-3, and the Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2. 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 25, 1978 and the next, Jul 27, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.

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