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Thursday, August 17,1978

Thursday, August 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 1978-08-17 Boston Red Sox  8 California Angels  6 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Bob Stanley Tom Griffin -- 30,486 3:28
1978 reg season 1978-08-17 Cleveland Indians  5 Detroit Tigers  9 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Jack Morris Don Hood -- 18,966 2:53
1978 reg season 1978-08-17 Toronto Blue Jays  0 Milwaukee Brewers  6 box | pbp County Stadium Bill Travers Jim Clancy -- 18,829 2:23
1978 reg season 1978-08-17 Kansas City Royals  5 Minnesota Twins  6 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Roger Erickson Larry Gura -- 15,936 2:54
1978 reg season 1978-08-17 Chicago White Sox  4 Texas Rangers  2 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Ken Kravec Paul Mirabella Lerrin LaGrow 17,158 2:27
1978 reg season 1978-08-17 Cincinnati Reds  0 Chicago Cubs  2 box | pbp Wrigley Field Rick Reuschel Tom Seaver -- 36,814 2:05
1978 reg season 1978-08-17 San Francisco Giants  3 Montreal Expos  0 box | pbp Stade Olympique Ed Halicki Ross Grimsley -- 20,019 2:05
1978 reg season 1978-08-17 San Diego Padres  9 New York Mets  2 box | pbp Shea Stadium Gaylord Perry Juan Berenguer Mickey Lolich 9,003 2:31
1978 reg season 1978-08-17 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 Philadelphia Phillies  2 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Burt Hooton Tug McGraw Terry Forster 36,325 2:13
1978 reg season 1978-08-17 Houston Astros  1 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Don Robinson J.R. Richard -- 0 2:12
1978 reg season 1978-08-17 Houston Astros  2 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Bruce Kison Mark Lemongello Kent Tekulve 8,470 2:36
1978 reg season 1978-08-17 Atlanta Braves  3 St. Louis Cardinals  4 box | pbp Busch Stadium II John Denny Mickey Mahler Mark Littell 10,543 2:17
12 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 120 76 44 .633 0.0 611 476 135 W2 31-30 45-14 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1978 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 119 68 51 .571 7.5 520 448 72 W3 31-30 37-21 2 2 4 Yes Won World Series (Dodgers)
1978 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 119 67 52 .563 8.5 602 498 104 W5 26-32 41-20 3 3 5 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 118 66 52 .559 9.0 547 463 84 W2 29-30 37-22 4 4 7 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 119 64 55 .538 11.5 470 520 -50 L1 31-32 33-23 5 6 10 -- dnq
1978 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 119 53 66 .445 22.5 497 520 -23 L3 20-39 33-27 6 11 21 -- dnq
1978 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 120 46 74 .383 30.0 469 585 -116 L4 16-43 30-31 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 119 65 54 .546 0.0 549 481 68 L1 26-36 39-18 1 5 8 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1978 AL West California Angels franchise | log 123 66 57 .537 1.0 519 496 23 L2 29-32 37-25 2 7 11 -- dnq
1978 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 118 59 59 .500 5.5 475 468 7 L2 23-34 36-25 3 8 14 -- dnq
1978 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 123 61 62 .496 6.0 414 465 -51 L6 27-34 34-28 4 9 15 -- dnq
1978 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 121 54 67 .446 12.0 528 539 -11 W1 27-38 27-29 5 10 20 -- dnq
1978 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 119 49 70 .412 16.0 463 557 -94 W2 20-36 29-34 6 12 23 -- dnq
1978 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 121 45 76 .372 21.0 482 630 -148 W1 19-38 26-38 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 117 63 54 .538 0.0 505 435 70 L4 22-34 41-20 1 4 9 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1978 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 119 62 57 .521 2.0 480 507 -27 W1 26-33 36-24 2 5 12 Yes dnq
1978 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 121 58 63 .479 7.0 488 440 48 L1 24-33 34-30 3 7 16 -- dnq
1978 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 118 56 62 .475 7.5 463 486 -23 W3 23-37 33-25 4 8 17 -- dnq
1978 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 121 50 71 .413 15.0 418 480 -62 W1 22-38 28-33 5 11 22 -- dnq
1978 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 120 49 71 .408 15.5 456 507 -51 L2 22-35 27-36 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 Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 121 71 50 .587 0.0 551 429 122 W3 33-31 38-19 1 1 2 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1978 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 121 70 51 .579 1.0 484 431 53 W1 32-31 38-20 2 2 3 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 121 68 53 .562 3.0 523 512 11 L2 31-30 37-23 3 3 6 Yes dnq
1978 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 121 62 59 .512 9.0 443 450 -7 W2 24-39 38-20 4 6 13 -- dnq
1978 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 120 56 64 .467 14.5 449 482 -33 L2 19-40 37-24 5 9 18 -- dnq
1978 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 120 55 65 .458 15.5 457 558 -101 L1 23-38 32-27 6 10 19 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Jeff Newman Oakland Athletics Injury DL - Knee
1 record(s)