Games on August 8, 1978

The games of August 8, 1978

The schedule for August 8, 1978 lists 14 games. The Minnesota Twins routed the Seattle Mariners 10-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts went on the board for the New York Yankees over the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, the California Angels 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics, and the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 9-5, the Texas Rangers topped the Detroit Tigers 9-4, the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 10-4, the New York Mets fell to the Montreal Expos, 6-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2, and the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3. The Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 7, 1978 and the next, Aug 9, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.