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Friday, July 21,1978

Friday, July 21,1978

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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 1978-07-21 New York Yankees  7 Chicago White Sox  4 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Sparky Lyle Rich Hinton Rich Gossage 30,348 2:48
1978 reg season 1978-07-21 Seattle Mariners  0 Cleveland Indians  11 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Mike Paxton Mike Parrott -- 13,908 2:32
1978 reg season 1978-07-21 California Angels  4 Detroit Tigers  2 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Dave LaRoche Kip Young -- 0 3:29
1978 reg season 1978-07-21 California Angels  0 Detroit Tigers  5 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Jack Billingham Dave Frost -- 33,699 2:15
1978 reg season 1978-07-21 Boston Red Sox  0 Kansas City Royals  9 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Paul Splittorff Dennis Eckersley -- 39,841 2:18
1978 reg season 1978-07-21 Baltimore Orioles  5 Minnesota Twins  4 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Don Stanhouse Mike Marshall -- 14,702 2:52
1978 reg season 1978-07-21 Milwaukee Brewers  4 Texas Rangers  3 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Bill Travers Doc Medich Bob McClure 28,419 2:35
1978 reg season 1978-07-21 Oakland Athletics  7 Toronto Blue Jays  2 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Steve Renko Balor Moore -- 0 1:57
1978 reg season 1978-07-21 Oakland Athletics  4 Toronto Blue Jays  5 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Tom Murphy Bob Lacey Victor Cruz 21,050 2:33
1978 reg season 1978-07-21 St. Louis Cardinals  5 Los Angeles Dodgers  7 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Burt Hooton Silvio Martinez Terry Forster 51,911 2:16
1978 reg season 1978-07-21 Cincinnati Reds  10 Montreal Expos  3 box | pbp Stade Olympique Mike LaCoss Ross Grimsley -- 25,825 2:46
1978 reg season 1978-07-21 Atlanta Braves  3 New York Mets  12 box | pbp Shea Stadium Nino Espinosa Preston Hanna -- 10,636 2:48
1978 reg season 1978-07-21 Houston Astros  1 Philadelphia Phillies  6 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Dick Ruthven Joe Niekro -- 0 2:35
1978 reg season 1978-07-21 Houston Astros  2 Philadelphia Phillies  8 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Larry Christenson Rick Williams -- 35,389 2:07
1978 reg season 1978-07-21 Chicago Cubs  5 San Diego Padres  4 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Rick Reuschel Bob Shirley Bruce Sutter 22,982 3:03
1978 reg season 1978-07-21 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 San Francisco Giants  0 box | pbp Candlestick Park Jim Bibby Bob Knepper -- 23,882 2:34
16 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 92 62 30 .674 0.0 494 368 126 L2 24-22 38-8 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 92 55 37 .598 7.0 476 378 98 W2 20-20 35-17 2 2 3 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 94 52 42 .553 11.0 374 425 -51 W3 25-25 27-17 3 4 8 Yes dnq
1978 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 92 50 42 .543 12.0 401 365 36 W3 24-27 26-15 4 5 9 Yes Won World Series (Dodgers)
1978 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 93 47 46 .505 15.5 398 381 17 W1 26-28 21-18 5 8 14 -- dnq
1978 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 93 44 49 .473 18.5 389 394 -5 W1 18-30 26-19 6 10 18 -- dnq
1978 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 94 34 60 .362 29.0 370 466 -96 W1 14-36 20-24 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 92 51 41 .554 0.0 430 378 52 W7 20-26 31-15 1 3 7 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1978 AL West California Angels franchise | log 95 51 44 .537 1.5 395 395 0 L1 20-24 31-20 2 6 10 -- dnq
1978 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 96 49 47 .510 4.0 334 350 -16 L1 19-24 30-23 3 7 13 -- dnq
1978 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 93 46 47 .495 5.5 372 360 12 L4 17-28 29-19 4 9 15 -- dnq
1978 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 90 39 51 .433 11.0 399 398 1 L9 23-29 16-22 5 11 20 -- dnq
1978 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 92 39 53 .424 12.0 375 417 -42 L7 16-26 23-27 6 12 23 -- dnq
1978 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 96 33 63 .344 20.0 383 515 -132 L1 13-28 20-35 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 90 51 39 .567 0.0 391 339 52 W3 17-27 34-12 1 4 6 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1978 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 91 47 44 .516 4.5 366 376 -10 W3 19-23 28-21 2 5 11 Yes dnq
1978 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 93 48 45 .516 4.5 389 409 -20 W1 22-25 26-20 3 6 12 -- dnq
1978 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 97 47 50 .485 7.5 400 358 42 L1 20-26 27-24 4 7 16 -- dnq
1978 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 98 42 56 .429 13.0 377 416 -39 W4 19-27 23-29 5 11 22 -- dnq
1978 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 97 38 59 .392 16.5 335 400 -65 L1 17-30 21-29 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 97 58 39 .598 0.0 422 357 65 L1 28-25 30-14 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 95 55 40 .579 2.0 429 382 47 W1 24-21 31-19 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 96 55 41 .573 2.5 457 369 88 W1 28-26 27-15 3 3 5 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1978 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 97 46 51 .474 12.0 355 387 -32 L2 21-33 25-18 4 8 17 -- dnq
1978 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 94 42 52 .447 14.5 351 436 -85 L2 15-31 27-21 5 9 19 -- dnq
1978 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 95 41 54 .432 16.0 355 398 -43 L5 14-32 27-22 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
Wayne Garrett St. Louis Cardinals Hist Sold by Montreal Expos to St. Louis Cardinals
Al Pedrique New York Mets Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Venezuela)
Richie Zisk Texas Rangers Injury DL - Sprained left wrist
Cecil Cooper Milwaukee Brewers Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)