Games on September 2, 1978

The games of September 2, 1978

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on September 2, 1978. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Orioles' 9-4 win over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 10-6. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Chicago White Sox (1-0) and the California Angels over the Toronto Blue Jays (2-0). One-run games: the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the New York Mets, the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves. In the other games, the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Kansas City Royals, 8-3, the New York Mets topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3, the Seattle Mariners fell to the New York Yankees, 6-2, the Montreal Expos topped the San Diego Padres 3-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers. 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, Sep 1, 1978 and the next, Sep 3, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.