Games on October 1, 1978

The games of October 1, 1978

The schedule for October 1, 1978 lists 13 games. The most lopsided result was the Milwaukee Brewers' 9-0 win over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 10-8. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays (5-0), the Houston Astros over the San Francisco Giants (3-0), and the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins (1-0). Decided by a single run were the California Angels 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox and the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Mets, 5-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 9-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Texas Rangers, 9-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-1. 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 30, 1978 and the next, Oct 2, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.