Page Notes  
Events related to Friday August 18, 1978 There are multiple baseball-related topics here, viewable individually through the VIEWS section.
About the Data:Retrosheet Data | Boxscores Data

Learn more about TBC data and the site in the About TBC section. Also, don't forget to find a way to Support TBC.
Get TBC PREMIUM and remove ads, cleaner display, access to research applications, data store discounts and more!
The TBC Newsletter will keep you periodically up-to-date on what is happening at The Baseball Cube.

MLB Games on Friday August 18, 1978

top csv share Sort ✖PREV | NEXT
VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Baltimore OriolesAL2California AngelsAL3Box | PBP919,488Anaheim StadiumNight2:25Chris KnappScott McGregor---Baylor, DeCinces, Murray
Chicago White SoxAL7Cleveland IndiansAL1Box | PBP96,972Cleveland StadiumNight2:11Mike ProlyRick Wise---Garr
Texas RangersAL4Kansas City RoyalsAL3Box | PBP940,112Royals StadiumNight2:47Doc MedichRich Gale------
Detroit TigersAL0Milwaukee BrewersAL2Box | PBP927,543County StadiumNight2:07Lary SorensenDave Rozema------
Toronto Blue JaysAL3Minnesota TwinsAL4Box | PBP104,599Metropolitan StadiumNight2:48Jeff HollyTom Murphy------
Boston Red SoxAL6Oakland AthleticsAL3Box | PBP912,730Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumNight2:44Mike TorrezSteve RenkoDick DragoRice
New York YankeesAL6Seattle MarinersAL1Box | PBP919,824The KingdomeNight2:34Ed FigueroaPaul Mitchell------
Cincinnati RedsNL8Chicago CubsNL3Box | PBP933,416Wrigley FieldDay2:45Pedro BorbonDave RobertsTom HumeBench, Foster, Kingman, Trillo
San Diego PadresNL3Montreal ExposNL2Box | PBP917,042Olympic StadiumNight2:34Eric RasmussenSteve RogersMark Lee---
Los Angeles DodgersNL7New York MetsNL3Box | PBP926,660Shea StadiumNight2:34Tommy JohnNino EspinosaCharlie HoughGarvey, Stearns
San Francisco GiantsNL6Philadelphia PhilliesNL5Box | PBP936,554Veterans StadiumNight2:24Gary LavelleTug McGraw---Ivie, McCovey, Schmidt
Houston AstrosNL3Pittsburgh PiratesNL6Box | PBP98,632Three Rivers StadiumNight2:39Jim BibbyVern RuhleKent TekulveBibby, Cruz
Atlanta BravesNL1St. Louis CardinalsNL5Box | PBP912,764Busch Stadium IINight2:16Pete VuckovichPreston Hanna------
13 record(s)
Glossary:
visTeam Visiting Team Lg League vScore Visiting team runs scored homeTeam Home Team hScore Home team runs scored Boxscore Link to Boxscore (Box) and Play by Play (PBP) Inn Innings in a game or Innings played at position Attendance Number of people paying for tickets for games Ballpark Team or School's ballpark for the season TOD Time of Day (Day or Night) GameTime Time of play for the game Winning Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when winning team went ahead for good Losing Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when losing team was losing for the rest of the game Save Pitcher The final pitcher for the winning team in a close game

Standings on Friday, August 18, 1978

top csv share Sort ✔PREV | NEXT
AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111Boston Red Sox1217744.636-61747913832-3045-14422220.524
AL East224New York Yankees1206951.5757.55264497732-3037-21433112.721
AL East335Milwaukee Brewers1206852.5678.560449810626-3242-20422517.595
AL East447Detroit Tigers1196653.55510.05474658229-3137-22432023.465
AL East5711Baltimore Orioles1206456.53312.5472523-5131-3333-23412615.634
AL East61121Cleveland Indians1205367.44223.5498527-2920-3933-28391623.410
AL East71325Toronto Blue Jays1214675.38031.0472589-11716-4430-31401327.325
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West158Kansas City Royals1206555.542-5524856726-3639-19422715.643
AL West269California Angels1246757.540-5224982429-3238-25382018.526
AL West3814Texas Rangers1196059.5044.5479471824-3436-25432716.628
AL West4915Oakland Athletics1246163.4926.0417471-5427-3434-2938830.211
AL West51020Minnesota Twins1225567.45111.0532542-1027-3828-29401822.450
AL West61223Chicago White Sox1205070.41715.0470558-8821-3629-34412120.512
AL West71426Seattle Mariners1224577.36921.0483636-15319-3826-39381127.289
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East1410Philadelphia Phillies1186355.534-5104416922-3441-21442717.614
NL East2512Chicago Cubs1206258.5172.0483515-3226-3336-25421725.405
NL East3716Pittsburgh Pirates1195762.4796.5469489-2023-3734-25423111.738
NL East4817Montreal Expos1225864.4757.04904434724-3334-31401822.450
NL East51122St. Louis Cardinals1225171.41814.0423481-5822-3829-33401822.450
NL East61224New York Mets1214972.40515.5459514-5522-3527-37411724.415
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West112Los Angeles Dodgers1227250.590-55843212634-3138-19402317.575
NL West223San Francisco Giants1227151.5821.04904365433-3138-20401822.450
NL West336Cincinnati Reds1226953.5663.05315151632-3037-23392316.590
NL West4613San Diego Padres1226359.5169.0446452-625-3938-20402119.525
NL West5918Houston Astros1215665.46315.5452488-3619-4137-24411823.439
NL West61019Atlanta Braves1215566.45516.5458563-10523-3932-27411427.341
26 record(s)
Glossary:
League Abbreviation or name of league divRank Divisional Rank LgRank Rank within a League. For MLB, refers to AL or NL MLBRank Rank in all of Major League Baseball for the season Team Name Contextual to the grid but usually self-evident. Draft = Drafted team. GP Games Played. Usually refers to a team W Wins (Pitcher or Team) L Losses (Pitcher or Team) WPct Winning Percentage (W/(W+L)) GBL Games behind leader. ((Team A Wins-Team B Wins) + (Team A Losses-Team B Losses))/2 RF Runs For RA Runs Against Diff Run Differential. RF-RA Home Home Team rosG Rest-of-Season Games rosW Rest-of-Season Wins rosL Rest-of-Season Losses rosPct Winning Percentage for Rest of season
Home  |  About TBC  |  Page Corrections  |  Data Store  |  Sponsorships  |  Player Tracker  |  Support  |  TBC PREMIUM  |  Privacy Policy  |  Contact Us

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

Search TBC:

About the Newsletter