Games on September 1, 1978

The games of September 1, 1978

On September 1, 1978, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 9-3 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 14-11. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Chicago White Sox (3-0), the Seattle Mariners over the New York Yankees (3-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Atlanta Braves (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the New York Mets, the Texas Rangers 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Oakland Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 5-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-1, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the California Angels, 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles and the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 31, 1978 and the next, Sep 2, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.