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Sunday, May 14,1978

Sunday, May 14,1978

Baseball on this Date

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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 1978-05-14 Milwaukee Brewers  5 Chicago White Sox  4 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Mike Caldwell Francisco Barrios -- 12,505 2:15
1978 reg season 1978-05-14 California Angels  4 Cleveland Indians  3 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Frank Tanana Don Hood Paul Hartzell 5,153 2:54
1978 reg season 1978-05-14 Oakland Athletics  0 Detroit Tigers  15 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Bob Sykes Pete Broberg -- 12,513 2:15
1978 reg season 1978-05-14 New York Yankees  9 Kansas City Royals  10 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Al Hrabosky Ken Clay -- 36,034 2:57
1978 reg season 1978-05-14 Boston Red Sox  6 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Dennis Eckersley Paul Thormodsgard Tom Burgmeier 7,008 2:50
1978 reg season 1978-05-14 Baltimore Orioles  3 Texas Rangers  2 box | pbp Arlington Stadium John Flinn Dock Ellis Don Stanhouse 16,440 2:40
1978 reg season 1978-05-14 Chicago Cubs  10 Los Angeles Dodgers  7 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Paul Reuschel Rick Rhoden -- 31,698 5:02
1978 reg season 1978-05-14 Atlanta Braves  2 Montreal Expos  1 box | pbp Stade Olympique Dick Ruthven Rudy May -- 13,925 2:10
1978 reg season 1978-05-14 Cincinnati Reds  4 Philadelphia Phillies  7 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Larry Christenson Tom Hume Ron Reed 30,482 2:09
1978 reg season 1978-05-14 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 San Diego Padres  0 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Don Robinson Randy Jones -- 18,572 1:54
1978 reg season 1978-05-14 St. Louis Cardinals  4 San Francisco Giants  5 box | pbp Candlestick Park Gary Lavelle Mark Littell -- 0 2:56
1978 reg season 1978-05-14 St. Louis Cardinals  3 San Francisco Giants  4 box | pbp Candlestick Park Charlie Williams Mark Littell -- 25,776 2:53
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 33 22 11 .667 0.0 188 140 48 W3 6-8 16-3 1 2 2 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 27 18 9 .667 1.0 151 105 46 W1 12-4 6-5 2 3 3 Yes dnq
1978 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 29 17 12 .586 3.0 115 106 9 L1 6-8 11-4 3 5 7 Yes Won World Series (Dodgers)
1978 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 29 14 15 .483 6.0 125 126 -1 L1 7-12 7-3 4 8 15 -- dnq
1978 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 30 14 16 .467 6.5 161 141 20 W2 5-11 9-5 5 9 16 -- dnq
1978 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 30 13 17 .433 7.5 126 165 -39 W2 7-8 6-9 6 10 18 -- dnq
1978 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 30 11 19 .367 9.5 115 153 -38 L1 4-11 7-8 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 31 21 10 .677 0.0 105 94 11 L1 8-5 13-5 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1978 AL West California Angels franchise | log 30 19 11 .633 1.5 129 100 29 W1 7-4 12-7 2 4 4 Yes dnq
1978 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 30 17 13 .567 3.5 133 129 4 W1 7-10 10-3 3 6 9 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1978 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 28 14 14 .500 5.5 105 112 -7 L2 5-8 9-6 4 7 13 -- dnq
1978 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 35 12 23 .343 11.0 131 172 -41 W1 5-11 7-12 5 12 24 -- dnq
1978 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 27 9 18 .333 10.0 102 124 -22 L2 2-10 7-8 6 13 25 -- dnq
1978 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 33 10 23 .303 12.0 145 164 -19 L4 7-13 3-10 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 28 17 11 .607 0.0 147 101 46 W1 4-5 13-6 1 2 6 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1978 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 31 17 14 .548 1.5 137 119 18 L1 8-8 9-6 2 5 11 Yes dnq
1978 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 31 16 15 .516 2.5 116 133 -17 W1 10-8 6-7 3 6 12 -- dnq
1978 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 31 15 16 .484 3.5 126 138 -12 W1 6-9 9-7 4 7 14 -- dnq
1978 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 34 14 20 .412 6.0 120 140 -20 L2 9-10 5-10 5 11 20 -- dnq
1978 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 34 14 20 .412 6.0 135 134 1 L4 5-11 9-9 6 10 21 -- 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 San Francisco Giants franchise | log 32 20 12 .625 0.0 117 108 9 W5 10-6 10-6 1 1 5 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 33 19 14 .576 1.5 171 158 13 L1 9-7 10-7 2 3 8 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 32 18 14 .563 2.0 169 125 44 L1 10-7 8-7 3 4 10 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1978 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 29 13 16 .448 5.5 105 125 -20 W2 6-11 7-5 4 8 17 -- dnq
1978 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 31 13 18 .419 6.5 100 125 -25 L1 6-11 7-7 5 9 19 -- dnq
1978 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 30 12 18 .400 7.0 91 128 -37 W1 3-9 9-9 6 12 22 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Bill Robinson Pittsburgh Pirates Injury DL - Thumb *While breaking up a double play at 2b*
Ed Halicki San Diego Padres Hist Activated from Disabled List
2 record(s)