Games on September 17, 1978

The games of September 17, 1978

On September 17, 1978, 13 games went into the books. The Cincinnati Reds routed the San Francisco Giants 7-1, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Baltimore Orioles over the Toronto Blue Jays (5-0), the Kansas City Royals over the California Angels (5-0), and the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Montreal Expos 5-3, the San Diego Padres topped the Houston Astros 3-1, the Seattle Mariners topped the Chicago White Sox 3-1, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1. 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 16, 1978 and the next, Sep 18, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.