Games on August 26, 1978

The games of August 26, 1978

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 26, 1978. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 9-2 winners over the Seattle Mariners. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians. Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics, the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the New York Mets, and the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-4, the California Angels fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-6, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Detroit Tigers 9-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Houston Astros, 7-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-1, and the Kansas City Royals fell to the Texas Rangers, 8-4. 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 25, 1978 and the next, Aug 27, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.