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Tuesday, August 29,1978

Tuesday, August 29,1978

Baseball on this Date

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Games 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
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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.
year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1978 reg season 1978-08-29 Oakland Athletics  2 Baltimore Orioles  6 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Dennis Martinez Mike Norris -- 4,995 2:32
1978 reg season 1978-08-29 Seattle Mariners  5 Boston Red Sox  10 box | pbp Fenway Park Dick Drago Byron McLaughlin Tom Burgmeier 32,393 2:36
1978 reg season 1978-08-29 Milwaukee Brewers  6 Cleveland Indians  0 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Andy Replogle Rick Wise -- 5,498 2:32
1978 reg season 1978-08-29 Minnesota Twins  2 Detroit Tigers  4 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Milt Wilcox Dave Goltz -- 13,839 2:09
1978 reg season 1978-08-29 Chicago White Sox  9 Kansas City Royals  3 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Mike Proly Rich Gale Lerrin LaGrow 19,343 2:45
1978 reg season 1978-08-29 California Angels  3 New York Yankees  4 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Rich Gossage Dave LaRoche -- 24,203 2:52
1978 reg season 1978-08-29 Toronto Blue Jays  4 Texas Rangers  1 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Balor Moore Jon Matlack -- 9,483 2:28
1978 reg season 1978-08-29 Chicago Cubs  3 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Eddie Solomon Lynn McGlothen Gene Garber 3,244 2:26
1978 reg season 1978-08-29 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 Cincinnati Reds  0 box | pbp Cinergy Field Bert Blyleven Mike LaCoss -- 24,967 2:09
1978 reg season 1978-08-29 St. Louis Cardinals  3 Houston Astros  6 box | pbp Astrodome Ken Forsch Pete Vuckovich -- 6,692 2:14
1978 reg season 1978-08-29 Montreal Expos  1 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Tommy John Hal Dues -- 37,179 2:31
1978 reg season 1978-08-29 Philadelphia Phillies  9 San Diego Padres  5 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Dick Ruthven Bob Owchinko -- 13,568 2:41
1978 reg season 1978-08-29 New York Mets  0 San Francisco Giants  2 box | pbp Candlestick Park Bob Knepper Tom Hausman -- 34,174 2:18
13 record(s)
Standings on this date
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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.
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 130 83 47 .638 0.0 667 517 150 W5 33-33 50-14 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1978 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 129 75 54 .581 7.5 566 477 89 W5 33-33 42-21 2 2 4 Yes Won World Series (Dodgers)
1978 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 131 75 56 .573 8.5 665 540 125 W2 29-34 46-22 3 3 5 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 131 73 58 .557 10.5 602 517 85 W1 32-32 41-26 4 4 6 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 130 72 58 .554 11.0 526 544 -18 W8 34-35 38-23 5 5 7 -- dnq
1978 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 130 56 74 .431 27.0 537 576 -39 L3 22-44 34-30 6 11 22 -- dnq
1978 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 133 54 79 .406 30.5 520 636 -116 W1 20-47 34-32 7 13 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 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 130 70 60 .538 0.0 580 524 56 L1 28-40 42-20 1 6 9 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1978 AL West California Angels franchise | log 133 70 63 .526 1.5 543 535 8 L5 29-37 41-26 2 7 11 -- dnq
1978 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 130 65 65 .500 5.0 522 505 17 L1 26-38 39-27 3 8 15 -- dnq
1978 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 134 62 72 .463 10.0 445 530 -85 L9 27-39 35-33 4 9 17 -- dnq
1978 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 132 57 75 .432 14.0 560 587 -27 L1 28-41 29-34 5 10 21 -- dnq
1978 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 130 56 74 .431 14.0 509 591 -82 W1 23-38 33-36 6 12 23 -- dnq
1978 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 131 49 82 .374 21.5 521 684 -163 L5 19-43 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 129 70 59 .543 0.0 567 481 86 W4 26-36 44-23 1 3 8 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1978 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 130 66 64 .508 4.5 522 555 -33 L2 29-38 37-26 2 6 13 -- dnq
1978 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 130 66 64 .508 4.5 518 523 -5 W3 29-39 37-25 3 7 14 -- dnq
1978 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 132 61 71 .462 10.5 516 486 30 L3 26-37 35-34 4 9 18 -- dnq
1978 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 131 57 74 .435 14.0 488 528 -40 L1 27-40 30-34 5 11 20 -- dnq
1978 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 131 52 79 .397 19.0 487 547 -60 L3 24-38 28-41 6 12 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 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 132 78 54 .591 0.0 596 472 124 W2 36-33 42-21 1 1 2 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1978 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 132 77 55 .583 1.0 529 464 65 W2 36-33 41-22 2 2 3 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 132 71 61 .538 7.0 568 574 -6 L6 33-31 38-30 3 4 10 Yes dnq
1978 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 133 69 64 .519 9.5 485 495 -10 L2 29-40 40-24 4 5 12 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 131 62 69 .473 15.5 499 524 -25 W1 19-44 43-25 5 8 16 -- dnq
1978 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 131 58 73 .443 19.5 495 621 -126 W2 24-40 34-33 6 10 19 -- dnq
26 record(s)