The Baseball Cube

Wednesday, June 21,1978

Wednesday, June 21,1978

Baseball on this Date

MORE  
Subscribe to TBC PREMIUM ... Surf ad-free, get the daily PLAYER TRACKER (take a tour), access to ... more
than a dozen research applications including Player Comparison tool, analysis features and additional datagrid functionality!
Based on data sourced from Retrosheet.org.

PREMIUM Subscribers can view the rest-of-season records for each team as well as batting/pitching stats on this date.
Games on this date
*Reload page to restore grid
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.
year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1978 reg season 1978-06-21 New York Yankees  2 Boston Red Sox  9 box | pbp Fenway Park Dennis Eckersley Jim Beattie -- 32,459 2:38
1978 reg season 1978-06-21 Cleveland Indians  4 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Dan Spillner Doug Bird Jim Kern 23,818 2:59
1978 reg season 1978-06-21 Baltimore Orioles  3 Milwaukee Brewers  5 box | pbp County Stadium Lary Sorensen Dennis Martinez Bill Castro 21,732 2:05
1978 reg season 1978-06-21 California Angels  5 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Don Aase Geoff Zahn -- 10,801 2:13
1978 reg season 1978-06-21 Detroit Tigers  10 Toronto Blue Jays  8 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Jim Crawford Don Kirkwood Steve Foucault 29,439 3:02
1978 reg season 1978-06-21 Houston Astros  4 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Bob Welch Joe Sambito -- 34,975 3:23
1978 reg season 1978-06-21 Montreal Expos  2 New York Mets  1 box | pbp Shea Stadium Steve Rogers Mike Bruhert -- 6,691 1:53
1978 reg season 1978-06-21 Chicago Cubs  1 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium John Candelaria Ray Burris -- 11,064 2:28
1978 reg season 1978-06-21 Atlanta Braves  2 San Diego Padres  0 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Adrian Devine Bob Shirley Gene Garber 12,016 2:32
1978 reg season 1978-06-21 Cincinnati Reds  0 San Francisco Giants  3 box | pbp Candlestick Park Ed Halicki Tom Seaver -- 37,334 1:58
10 record(s)
Standings on this date
*Reload page to restore grid
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.
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 68 47 21 .691 0.0 371 263 108 W1 17-15 30-6 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 66 39 27 .591 7.0 258 273 -15 L1 21-14 18-13 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 66 38 28 .576 8.0 327 279 48 W1 17-16 21-12 3 4 5 Yes dnq
1978 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 66 38 28 .576 8.0 293 249 44 L1 17-19 21-9 4 3 6 Yes Won World Series (Dodgers)
1978 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 64 33 31 .516 12.0 276 262 14 W2 17-18 16-13 5 7 12 -- dnq
1978 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 64 28 36 .438 17.0 243 275 -32 W1 12-23 16-13 6 11 20 -- dnq
1978 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 65 21 44 .323 24.5 240 332 -92 L4 8-23 13-21 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 65 35 30 .538 0.0 290 267 23 L1 14-19 21-11 1 5 9 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1978 AL West California Angels franchise | log 66 35 31 .530 0.5 285 277 8 W3 16-17 19-14 2 6 10 -- dnq
1978 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 65 33 32 .508 2.0 247 251 -4 W1 11-17 22-15 3 8 13 -- dnq
1978 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 67 33 34 .493 3.0 209 230 -21 L1 13-19 20-15 4 9 15 -- dnq
1978 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 65 31 34 .477 4.0 265 254 11 L2 12-17 19-17 5 10 17 -- dnq
1978 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 64 27 37 .422 7.5 283 286 -3 L2 16-20 11-17 6 12 23 -- dnq
1978 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 69 22 47 .319 15.0 260 349 -89 W3 9-23 13-24 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 Chicago Cubs franchise | log 63 35 28 .556 0.0 259 251 8 L2 16-19 19-9 1 4 8 Yes dnq
1978 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 60 31 29 .517 2.5 265 225 40 L3 8-20 23-9 2 5 11 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1978 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 67 34 33 .507 3.0 275 247 28 W1 14-18 20-15 3 6 14 -- dnq
1978 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 64 31 33 .484 4.5 260 279 -19 W2 14-20 17-13 4 7 16 -- dnq
1978 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 69 30 39 .435 8.0 249 286 -37 L1 15-18 15-21 5 10 21 -- dnq
1978 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 68 24 44 .353 13.5 226 292 -66 W1 11-26 13-18 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 San Francisco Giants franchise | log 65 42 23 .646 0.0 257 206 51 W1 17-14 25-9 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 67 41 26 .612 2.0 311 276 35 L1 19-15 22-11 2 2 3 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 66 37 29 .561 5.5 333 265 68 W1 15-18 22-11 3 3 7 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1978 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 62 29 33 .468 11.5 240 250 -10 L1 9-18 20-15 4 8 18 -- dnq
1978 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 66 29 37 .439 13.5 221 262 -41 L2 11-22 18-15 5 9 19 -- dnq
1978 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 63 27 36 .429 14.0 221 278 -57 W3 11-22 16-14 6 11 22 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
*Reload page to restore grid
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
Tom Johnson Minnesota Twins Injury DL - Shoulder
Moose Haas Milwaukee Brewers Hist Activated from Disabled List
2 record(s)