Games on September 16, 1978

The games of September 16, 1978

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on September 16, 1978. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Orioles' 11-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. The highest-scoring game ended 12-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Montreal Expos. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Atlanta Braves (2-0). Decided by a single run were the California Angels 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the New York Mets, and the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Houston Astros. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 10-4, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Seattle Mariners 9-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-2, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 15, 1978 and the next, Sep 17, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.