Games on September 3, 1978

The games of September 3, 1978

On September 3, 1978, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 12-3 win over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 11-6. Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Houston Astros, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Texas Rangers, the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, the Kansas City Royals topped the Detroit Tigers 6-2, the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 10-2, and the California Angels topped the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1. The Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, the Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Sep 2, 1978 and the next, Sep 4, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.