Games on September 24, 1978

The games of September 24, 1978

15 games were played on September 24, 1978, according to Retrosheet. The San Francisco Giants routed the Houston Astros 7-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6. Shutouts went on the board for the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (4-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres (4-0), and the Montreal Expos over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0). The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-2, the California Angels topped the Chicago White Sox 7-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Kansas City Royals 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 8-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 6-4, and the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3. The Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants and the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 23, 1978 and the next, Sep 25, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.