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Friday, August 25,1978

Friday, August 25,1978

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Games on this date
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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 1978-08-25 Seattle Mariners  0 Baltimore Orioles  5 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Dennis Martinez Paul Mitchell -- 10,538 2:32
1978 reg season 1978-08-25 California Angels  0 Boston Red Sox  6 box | pbp Fenway Park Dennis Eckersley Don Aase -- 33,583 2:28
1978 reg season 1978-08-25 Cleveland Indians  2 Chicago White Sox  1 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Rick Waits Francisco Barrios Jim Kern 18,891 2:05
1978 reg season 1978-08-25 Milwaukee Brewers  3 Detroit Tigers  6 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Kip Young Mike Caldwell John Hiller 32,010 2:21
1978 reg season 1978-08-25 Oakland Athletics  1 New York Yankees  7 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Ron Guidry John Henry Johnson -- 29,010 2:16
1978 reg season 1978-08-25 Kansas City Royals  2 Texas Rangers  7 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Jon Matlack Rich Gale -- 36,750 2:10
1978 reg season 1978-08-25 Minnesota Twins  3 Toronto Blue Jays  7 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Don Kirkwood Gary Serum Mike Willis 15,206 2:36
1978 reg season 1978-08-25 St. Louis Cardinals  11 Atlanta Braves  10 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Tom Bruno Gene Garber Mark Littell 5,908 3:15
1978 reg season 1978-08-25 Chicago Cubs  5 Cincinnati Reds  2 box | pbp Cinergy Field Rick Reuschel Mike LaCoss -- 39,070 2:13
1978 reg season 1978-08-25 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 Houston Astros  7 box | pbp Astrodome Joe Niekro Jim Rooker Joaquin Andujar 11,641 2:51
1978 reg season 1978-08-25 Philadelphia Phillies  5 Los Angeles Dodgers  6 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Lance Rautzhan Ron Reed -- 46,548 2:38
1978 reg season 1978-08-25 New York Mets  2 San Diego Padres  1 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Craig Swan Gaylord Perry -- 19,459 2:27
1978 reg season 1978-08-25 Montreal Expos  8 San Francisco Giants  5 box | pbp Candlestick Park Dan Schatzeder Greg Minton Stan Bahnsen 15,368 2:47
13 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 126 79 47 .627 0.0 636 499 137 W1 33-33 46-14 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1978 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 125 71 54 .568 7.5 547 467 80 W1 33-33 38-21 2 2 4 Yes Won World Series (Dodgers)
1978 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 127 72 55 .567 7.5 638 530 108 L2 26-33 46-22 3 3 5 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 127 71 56 .559 8.5 588 494 94 W2 32-32 39-24 4 4 6 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 126 68 58 .540 11.0 500 534 -34 W4 34-35 34-23 5 6 10 -- dnq
1978 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 127 56 71 .441 23.5 530 556 -26 W2 22-42 34-29 6 10 20 -- dnq
1978 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 129 52 77 .403 28.5 507 618 -111 W1 19-46 33-31 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 California Angels franchise | log 129 70 59 .543 0.0 535 516 19 L1 29-33 41-26 1 5 8 Yes dnq
1978 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 126 68 58 .540 0.5 566 503 63 L3 27-39 41-19 2 7 9 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1978 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 126 63 63 .500 5.5 500 490 10 W3 26-38 37-25 3 8 14 -- dnq
1978 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 130 62 68 .477 8.5 434 506 -72 L5 27-35 35-33 4 9 16 -- dnq
1978 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 129 56 73 .434 14.0 552 577 -25 L6 27-39 29-34 5 11 21 -- dnq
1978 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 126 53 73 .421 15.5 484 578 -94 L1 22-37 31-36 6 12 23 -- dnq
1978 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 127 49 78 .386 20.0 502 651 -149 L1 19-39 30-39 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 125 66 59 .528 0.0 540 471 69 L3 22-36 44-23 1 4 11 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1978 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 126 64 62 .508 2.5 501 540 -39 W1 27-36 37-26 2 6 13 -- dnq
1978 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 126 63 63 .500 3.5 500 510 -10 L1 26-38 37-25 3 7 15 -- dnq
1978 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 127 60 67 .472 7.0 510 462 48 W1 25-33 35-34 4 8 17 -- dnq
1978 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 128 55 73 .430 12.5 462 515 -53 W2 25-39 30-34 5 11 22 -- dnq
1978 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 128 52 76 .406 15.5 486 540 -54 W2 24-35 28-41 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 128 76 52 .594 0.0 584 459 125 W3 36-33 40-19 1 1 2 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1978 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 128 74 54 .578 2.0 511 459 52 L1 36-33 38-21 2 2 3 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 128 71 57 .555 5.0 560 551 9 L2 33-31 38-26 3 3 7 Yes dnq
1978 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 129 67 62 .519 9.5 474 479 -5 L2 29-40 38-22 4 5 12 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 128 60 68 .469 16.0 481 511 -30 W4 19-44 41-24 5 9 18 -- dnq
1978 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 127 56 71 .441 19.5 480 592 -112 L5 24-40 32-31 6 10 19 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Don Carman Philadelphia Phillies Hist Signed as undrafted free agent
Enzo Hernandez -- Hist Released by Dodgers
Mike Sadek San Francisco Giants Hist Activated from Disabled List
Steve Yeager Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)