Games on August 3, 1978

7 games

The games of August 3, 1978

7 games were played on August 3, 1978, according to Retrosheet. The California Angels routed the Oakland Athletics 8-1, the widest margin of the day. One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Seattle Mariners 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-1 and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 2, 1978 and the next, Aug 4, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.

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