Games on August 13, 1978

The games of August 13, 1978

The schedule for August 13, 1978 lists 15 games. The Detroit Tigers routed the Chicago White Sox 10-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the New York Yankees (3-0) and the Houston Astros over the Atlanta Braves (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Texas Rangers 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Texas Rangers 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics. In the other games, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Minnesota Twins, 3-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Montreal Expos 2-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 6-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, the San Diego Padres topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-2, the Seattle Mariners beat the California Angels 4-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Kansas City Royals 3-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians and the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins. 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 12, 1978 and the next, Aug 14, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.