Games on August 11, 1978

The games of August 11, 1978

The schedule for August 11, 1978 lists 14 games. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Phillies' 15-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the Houston Astros (1-0), the Oakland Athletics over the Minnesota Twins (2-0), and the Montreal Expos over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). One-run games: the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants, the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Kansas City Royals 9-8 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Boston Red Sox 10-5, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 7-3, the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 8-2, the New York Mets fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 2-0, and the California Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 10, 1978 and the next, Aug 12, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.