Games on August 15, 1978

The games of August 15, 1978

13 games were played on August 15, 1978, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Brewers, 9-1 winners over the Toronto Blue Jays. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 12-8. Shutouts went on the board for the New York Yankees over the Oakland Athletics (6-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Chicago White Sox (1-0). One-run games: the Minnesota Twins 9-8 over the Cleveland Indians, the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants, the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the California Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2, the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2, the New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 3-1, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 7-4, and the Houston Astros fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 14, 1978 and the next, Aug 16, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.