Games on August 23, 1978

The games of August 23, 1978

13 games were played on August 23, 1978, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 11-0 winners over the Oakland Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 9-4, the Milwaukee Brewers over the Cleveland Indians. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Royals (3-0), the Houston Astros over the Chicago Cubs (3-0), and the Texas Rangers over the Minnesota Twins (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the California Angels beat the New York Yankees 6-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2, the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Toronto Blue Jays and the Detroit Tigers. 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 22, 1978 and the next, Aug 24, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.