Games on September 6, 1978

The games of September 6, 1978

12 games were played on September 6, 1978, according to Retrosheet. The Texas Rangers routed the California Angels 9-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 11-8. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0), the Chicago White Sox over the Minnesota Twins (1-0), and the Milwaukee Brewers over the Toronto Blue Jays (7-0). Elsewhere, the San Diego Padres topped the Atlanta Braves 5-3, the California Angels fell to the Texas Rangers, 11-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 8-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-2, the Montreal Expos topped the New York Mets 8-2, the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 8-2, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1. The Texas Rangers and the California Angels met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 5, 1978 and the next, Sep 7, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.