Games on August 1, 1978

The games of August 1, 1978

The schedule for August 1, 1978 lists 12 games. The Atlanta Braves routed the Cincinnati Reds 16-4, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the California Angels (1-0) and the San Diego Padres over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals, the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2, the Houston Astros topped the San Francisco Giants 4-2, the New York Yankees topped the Texas Rangers 8-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Mets, 5-1, and the Seattle Mariners topped the Minnesota Twins 13-6. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 31, 1978 and the next, Aug 2, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.