Games on September 29, 1978

The games of September 29, 1978

On September 29, 1978, 15 games went into the books. The Boston Red Sox routed the Toronto Blue Jays 11-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 11-4. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins (4-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Mets 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the New York Mets, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Houston Astros. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox beat the California Angels 9-6, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, and the Montreal Expos topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5. The New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates 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 28, 1978 and the next, Sep 30, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.