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Monday, July 17,1978

Monday, July 17,1978

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1978 reg season 1978-07-17 Texas Rangers  2 Baltimore Orioles  0 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Reggie Cleveland Mike Flanagan -- 11,676 2:34
1978 reg season 1978-07-17 Minnesota Twins  2 Boston Red Sox  3 box | pbp Fenway Park Bill Campbell Mike Marshall -- 33,233 3:17
1978 reg season 1978-07-17 Detroit Tigers  4 California Angels  3 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Jack Morris Dave LaRoche -- 32,469 2:56
1978 reg season 1978-07-17 Chicago White Sox  1 Milwaukee Brewers  6 box | pbp County Stadium Mike Caldwell Francisco Barrios -- 15,993 2:23
1978 reg season 1978-07-17 Kansas City Royals  9 New York Yankees  7 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Al Hrabosky Rich Gossage -- 27,020 3:21
1978 reg season 1978-07-17 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Oakland Athletics  5 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis John Henry Johnson Jerry Garvin -- 12,414 2:08
1978 reg season 1978-07-17 Cleveland Indians  5 Seattle Mariners  2 box | pbp Kingdome Dave Freisleben Jim Colborn Sid Monge 7,676 2:30
1978 reg season 1978-07-17 New York Mets  0 Atlanta Braves  3 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Larry McWilliams Nino Espinosa Gene Garber 0 2:29
1978 reg season 1978-07-17 New York Mets  7 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Tom Hausman Mickey Mahler Skip Lockwood 11,822 2:24
1978 reg season 1978-07-17 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 Chicago Cubs  3 box | pbp Wrigley Field Terry Forster Rick Reuschel Bob Welch 26,821 2:18
1978 reg season 1978-07-17 Montreal Expos  6 Cincinnati Reds  8 box | pbp Cinergy Field Manny Sarmiento Stan Bahnsen Doug Bair 32,113 2:25
1978 reg season 1978-07-17 Philadelphia Phillies  1 Houston Astros  2 box | pbp Astrodome Joe Niekro Rawly Eastwick -- 14,397 2:35
1978 reg season 1978-07-17 San Diego Padres  7 Pittsburgh Pirates  8 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Kent Tekulve Rollie Fingers -- 7,045 3:35
1978 reg season 1978-07-17 San Francisco Giants  9 St. Louis Cardinals  7 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Gary Lavelle Buddy Schultz -- 16,651 2:38
14 record(s)
Standings on this date
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1978 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 89 61 28 .685 0.0 480 349 131 W4 23-20 38-8 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 88 52 36 .591 8.5 455 359 96 W3 19-20 33-16 2 2 3 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 91 49 42 .538 13.0 354 417 -63 L1 23-25 26-17 3 4 9 Yes dnq
1978 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 89 47 42 .528 14.0 388 361 27 L3 21-27 26-15 4 6 10 -- Won World Series (Dodgers)
1978 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 89 45 44 .506 16.0 383 367 16 W2 25-27 20-17 5 9 15 -- dnq
1978 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 90 42 48 .467 19.5 370 388 -18 W2 17-29 25-19 6 10 18 -- dnq
1978 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 90 32 58 .356 29.5 348 437 -89 L6 13-35 19-23 7 13 25 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1978 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 89 48 41 .539 0.0 408 373 35 W4 20-26 28-15 1 3 7 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1978 AL West California Angels franchise | log 91 49 42 .538 0.0 385 380 5 L2 19-23 30-19 2 5 8 Yes dnq
1978 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 89 46 43 .517 2.0 363 338 25 W1 17-25 29-18 3 7 11 -- dnq
1978 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 92 47 45 .511 2.5 313 335 -22 W3 18-23 29-22 4 8 13 -- dnq
1978 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 87 39 48 .448 8.0 395 387 8 L6 23-29 16-19 5 11 20 -- dnq
1978 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 89 39 50 .438 9.0 366 393 -27 L4 16-25 23-25 6 12 22 -- dnq
1978 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 93 32 61 .344 18.0 365 489 -124 L2 13-27 19-34 7 14 26 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1978 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 85 48 37 .565 0.0 366 314 52 L1 17-26 31-11 1 4 6 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1978 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 88 45 43 .511 4.5 358 378 -20 L2 21-25 24-18 2 5 12 Yes dnq
1978 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 87 44 43 .506 5.0 348 360 -12 W3 18-23 26-20 3 6 14 -- dnq
1978 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 92 44 48 .478 7.5 378 335 43 L1 19-26 25-22 4 7 16 -- dnq
1978 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 92 38 54 .413 13.5 345 392 -47 W1 19-26 19-28 5 11 23 -- dnq
1978 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 93 37 56 .398 15.0 322 383 -61 L2 17-29 20-27 6 12 24 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1978 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 92 56 36 .609 0.0 395 328 67 W2 26-23 30-13 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 91 53 38 .582 2.5 405 366 39 W4 22-20 31-18 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 92 53 39 .576 3.0 434 349 85 W2 27-24 26-15 3 3 5 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1978 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 93 44 49 .473 12.5 341 374 -33 L4 19-32 25-17 4 8 17 -- dnq
1978 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 89 40 49 .449 14.5 332 405 -73 L1 14-28 26-21 5 9 19 -- dnq
1978 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 88 39 49 .443 15.0 326 366 -40 W1 13-27 26-22 6 10 21 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

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  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Guy Hoffman Chicago White Sox Hist Signed as amateur free agent
Jose Baez Seattle Mariners Injury DL - Unknown
Catfish Hunter New York Yankees Hist Activated from Disabled List
3 record(s)