Games on August 9, 1978

The games of August 9, 1978

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 9, 1978. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 10-0 winners over the Atlanta Braves. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the New York Yankees over the Milwaukee Brewers. Shutouts: the Kansas City Royals over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres (3-0), and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Chicago White Sox (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1, the Texas Rangers fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-2, the Seattle Mariners topped the Minnesota Twins 4-1, the New York Mets beat the Montreal Expos 10-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3. 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 8, 1978 and the next, Aug 10, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.