Games on August 16, 1978

The games of August 16, 1978

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 16, 1978. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Cincinnati Reds 13-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 11-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Atlanta Braves over the Chicago Cubs (9-0), the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians (2-0), and the Montreal Expos over the San Francisco Giants (1-0). One-run games: the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays and the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the California Angels 4-2, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Seattle Mariners, 7-5, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Houston Astros, 4-2, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Texas Rangers 6-2. The Toronto Blue Jays and the Milwaukee Brewers and the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 15, 1978 and the next, Aug 17, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.