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Thursday, May 11,1978

Thursday, May 11,1978

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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 1978-05-11 Boston Red Sox  5 Baltimore Orioles  4 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Bill Lee Dennis Martinez Dick Drago 14,950 3:18
1978 reg season 1978-05-11 St. Louis Cardinals  2 Los Angeles Dodgers  0 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Bob Forsch Burt Hooton -- 30,007 1:58
1978 reg season 1978-05-11 New York Mets  3 Montreal Expos  2 box | pbp Stade Olympique Pat Zachry Stan Bahnsen Skip Lockwood 6,930 3:03
1978 reg season 1978-05-11 Cincinnati Reds  1 Philadelphia Phillies  4 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Steve Carlton Tom Seaver -- 32,580 2:13
1978 reg season 1978-05-11 Chicago Cubs  4 San Diego Padres  3 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Guillermo Hernandez Mark Lee Donnie Moore 14,756 2:53
1978 reg season 1978-05-11 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 San Francisco Giants  6 box | pbp Candlestick Park Bob Knepper John Candelaria -- 6,071 2:38
6 record(s)
Standings on this date
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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.
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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 Detroit Tigers franchise | log 24 17 7 .708 0.0 130 92 38 L1 12-4 5-3 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 31 20 11 .645 0.5 178 136 42 W1 4-8 16-3 2 4 4 Yes dnq
1978 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 26 16 10 .615 2.0 98 90 8 W2 5-6 11-4 3 5 6 Yes Won World Series (Dodgers)
1978 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 26 12 14 .462 6.0 116 118 -2 W2 7-12 5-2 4 8 16 -- dnq
1978 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 27 12 15 .444 6.5 147 132 15 L3 3-10 9-5 5 9 17 -- dnq
1978 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 27 11 16 .407 7.5 115 153 -38 L1 5-7 6-9 6 10 19 -- dnq
1978 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 28 10 18 .357 9.0 101 141 -40 W2 4-11 6-7 7 11 23 -- 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 Oakland Athletics franchise | log 28 19 9 .679 0.0 92 73 19 L4 6-4 13-5 1 2 2 Yes dnq
1978 AL West California Angels franchise | log 27 18 9 .667 0.5 121 91 30 W4 6-2 12-7 2 3 3 Yes dnq
1978 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 27 15 12 .556 3.5 117 112 5 L2 7-10 8-2 3 6 10 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1978 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 25 13 12 .520 4.5 93 101 -8 W2 5-8 8-4 4 7 12 -- dnq
1978 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 24 8 16 .333 9.0 93 110 -17 W1 2-10 6-6 5 13 24 -- dnq
1978 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 33 11 22 .333 10.5 119 158 -39 L2 4-10 7-12 6 12 25 -- dnq
1978 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 31 10 21 .323 10.5 141 154 -13 L2 7-13 3-8 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 25 16 9 .640 0.0 137 90 47 W2 4-5 12-4 1 1 5 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1978 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 28 15 13 .536 2.5 128 114 14 L2 8-8 7-5 2 5 11 Yes dnq
1978 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 28 14 14 .500 3.5 95 114 -19 W1 8-7 6-7 3 6 14 -- dnq
1978 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 28 14 14 .500 3.5 116 126 -10 L1 5-7 9-7 4 7 13 -- dnq
1978 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 30 14 16 .467 4.5 119 109 10 W2 5-7 9-9 5 8 15 -- dnq
1978 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 32 14 18 .438 5.5 112 128 -16 W2 9-10 5-8 6 9 18 -- 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 29 17 12 .586 0.0 150 104 46 L2 10-7 7-5 1 2 7 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1978 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 28 16 12 .571 0.5 92 92 0 W1 10-6 6-6 2 3 8 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 30 17 13 .567 0.5 160 148 12 L1 7-6 10-7 3 4 9 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 27 11 16 .407 5.0 86 119 -33 L1 2-7 9-9 4 11 21 -- dnq
1978 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 27 11 16 .407 5.0 93 117 -24 L1 4-11 7-5 5 10 20 -- dnq
1978 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 28 11 17 .393 5.5 88 115 -27 L1 6-11 5-6 6 12 22 -- 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
Glenn Abbott Seattle Mariners Hist Activated from Disabled List
1 record(s)