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Friday, September 29,1978

Friday, September 29,1978

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Games on this date
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  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1978 reg season 1978-09-29 Toronto Blue Jays  0 Boston Red Sox  11 box | pbp Fenway Park Bob Stanley Jim Clancy -- 29,626 2:23
1978 reg season 1978-09-29 Chicago White Sox  9 California Angels  6 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Steve Trout Frank Tanana Jack Kucek 14,811 2:43
1978 reg season 1978-09-29 Baltimore Orioles  2 Detroit Tigers  3 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Jim Slaton Sammy Stewart John Hiller 12,348 2:03
1978 reg season 1978-09-29 Minnesota Twins  0 Kansas City Royals  4 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Dennis Leonard Darrell Jackson -- 31,794 2:30
1978 reg season 1978-09-29 Cleveland Indians  1 New York Yankees  3 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Jim Beattie Jim Kern Rich Gossage 30,253 2:12
1978 reg season 1978-09-29 Milwaukee Brewers  3 Oakland Athletics  1 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Bill Travers Matt Keough -- 1,992 1:57
1978 reg season 1978-09-29 Texas Rangers  11 Seattle Mariners  4 box | pbp Kingdome Steve Comer Mike Parrott -- 5,998 2:40
1978 reg season 1978-09-29 New York Mets  3 Chicago Cubs  2 box | pbp Wrigley Field Nino Espinosa Rick Reuschel Jerry Koosman 0 2:33
1978 reg season 1978-09-29 New York Mets  4 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field Mike Krukow Mike Bruhert Bruce Sutter 3,333 2:35
1978 reg season 1978-09-29 Atlanta Braves  2 Cincinnati Reds  7 box | pbp Cinergy Field Tom Hume Jim Bouton -- 20,660 2:03
1978 reg season 1978-09-29 San Francisco Giants  2 Houston Astros  1 box | pbp Astrodome Ed Halicki Dan Warthen -- 8,339 1:58
1978 reg season 1978-09-29 Philadelphia Phillies  4 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Kent Tekulve Ron Reed -- 0 2:11
1978 reg season 1978-09-29 Philadelphia Phillies  1 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Kent Tekulve Steve Carlton -- 45,134 2:17
1978 reg season 1978-09-29 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 San Diego Padres  3 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium John D'Acquisto Burt Hooton Rollie Fingers 26,002 1:58
1978 reg season 1978-09-29 Montreal Expos  7 St. Louis Cardinals  5 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Darold Knowles Buddy Schultz Woodie Fryman 6,280 2:35
15 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • 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.
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 New York Yankees franchise | log 160 98 62 .613 0.0 721 569 152 W5 44-37 54-25 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Dodgers)
1978 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 160 97 63 .606 1.0 782 651 131 W6 40-41 57-22 2 2 2 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 160 91 69 .569 7.0 787 645 142 W1 37-42 54-27 3 3 4 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 159 89 70 .560 8.5 651 626 25 L1 38-40 51-30 4 5 7 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 160 85 75 .531 13.0 707 645 62 W1 39-42 46-33 5 7 13 -- dnq
1978 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 157 68 89 .433 28.5 630 685 -55 L5 26-53 42-36 6 11 20 -- dnq
1978 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 159 59 100 .371 38.5 589 765 -176 L6 22-56 37-44 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 160 91 69 .569 0.0 739 627 112 W1 36-45 55-24 1 4 5 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1978 AL West California Angels franchise | log 160 86 74 .538 5.0 681 656 25 L1 37-44 49-30 2 6 11 -- dnq
1978 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 160 85 75 .531 6.0 679 627 52 W3 33-45 52-30 3 8 12 -- dnq
1978 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 160 72 88 .450 19.0 659 674 -15 L2 34-45 38-43 4 9 17 -- dnq
1978 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 159 70 89 .440 20.5 624 721 -97 W1 32-47 38-42 5 10 19 -- dnq
1978 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 160 69 91 .431 22.0 527 673 -146 L1 31-51 38-40 6 12 22 -- dnq
1978 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 158 56 102 .354 34.0 609 821 -212 L2 24-55 32-47 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 160 89 71 .556 0.0 695 573 122 L2 35-43 54-28 1 3 9 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1978 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 159 87 72 .547 1.5 671 624 47 W5 33-47 54-25 2 5 10 Yes dnq
1978 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 160 78 82 .488 11.0 654 714 -60 W1 35-45 43-37 3 7 15 -- dnq
1978 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 160 75 85 .469 14.0 627 604 23 W1 34-46 41-39 4 8 16 -- dnq
1978 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 160 68 92 .425 21.0 593 651 -58 L2 32-49 36-43 5 11 23 -- dnq
1978 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 160 65 95 .406 24.0 597 680 -83 L1 32-48 33-47 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 160 94 66 .588 0.0 717 569 148 L4 40-39 54-27 1 1 3 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1978 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 159 90 69 .566 3.5 696 680 16 W5 43-38 47-31 2 2 6 Yes dnq
1978 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 160 89 71 .556 5.0 609 584 25 W2 39-40 50-31 3 4 8 Yes dnq
1978 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 160 83 77 .519 11.0 587 588 -1 W1 34-47 49-30 4 6 14 -- dnq
1978 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 160 72 88 .450 22.0 595 630 -35 L1 24-57 48-31 5 9 18 -- dnq
1978 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 160 69 91 .431 25.0 592 736 -144 L5 30-49 39-42 6 10 21 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • 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
Gary Lance Seattle Mariners Hist Traded from Kansas City Royals to Seattle Mariners for Steve Hamrick (6/5/1978)
Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros Hist Activated from Disabled List
2 record(s)