Games on August 2, 1978
11 games
- CIN 6 @ ATL 2 No box score
- MIL 5 @ BAL 3 No box score
- OAK 2 @ CAL 8 No box score
- SLN 2 @ CHN 3 No box score
- KCA 2 @ CLE 5 No box score
- SFN 4 @ HOU 2 No box score
- PIT 3 @ MON 0 No box score
- BOS 7 @ NYA 5 No box score
- NYN 6 @ PHI 8 No box score
- LAN 1 @ SDN 2 No box score
- MIN 1 @ SEA 3 No box score
The games of August 2, 1978
The schedule for August 2, 1978 lists 11 games. The widest margin belonged to the California Angels, 8-2 winners over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 8-6. A shutout went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Montreal Expos (3-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Atlanta Braves 6-2, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Kansas City Royals 5-2, the Houston Astros fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 7-5, and the Minnesota Twins fell to the Seattle Mariners, 3-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 1, 1978 and the next, Aug 3, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.
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