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Wednesday, August 23,1978

Wednesday, August 23,1978

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Games on this date
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  • 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.
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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 1978-08-23 New York Yankees  3 California Angels  6 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Chris Knapp Ed Figueroa Dave LaRoche 33,472 2:26
1978 reg season 1978-08-23 Kansas City Royals  0 Chicago White Sox  3 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Ken Kravec Dennis Leonard -- 15,550 2:21
1978 reg season 1978-08-23 Toronto Blue Jays  4 Detroit Tigers  3 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Victor Cruz Dave Rozema -- 0 3:08
1978 reg season 1978-08-23 Toronto Blue Jays  5 Detroit Tigers  4 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Jerry Garvin Bob Sykes Mike Willis 26,631 2:17
1978 reg season 1978-08-23 Cleveland Indians  4 Milwaukee Brewers  9 box | pbp County Stadium Andy Replogle Sid Monge -- 20,157 2:40
1978 reg season 1978-08-23 Texas Rangers  2 Minnesota Twins  0 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Steve Comer Roger Erickson -- 7,157 2:10
1978 reg season 1978-08-23 Baltimore Orioles  11 Oakland Athletics  0 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Jim Palmer Steve Renko -- 2,497 2:24
1978 reg season 1978-08-23 Boston Red Sox  3 Seattle Mariners  5 box | pbp Kingdome Byron McLaughlin Mike Torrez Enrique Romo 22,718 2:22
1978 reg season 1978-08-23 Pittsburgh Pirates  4 Atlanta Braves  3 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Grant Jackson Dave Campbell -- 6,553 3:48
1978 reg season 1978-08-23 Chicago Cubs  0 Houston Astros  3 box | pbp Astrodome Ken Forsch Dennis Lamp Joe Sambito 9,217 2:06
1978 reg season 1978-08-23 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 Montreal Expos  2 box | pbp Stade Olympique Burt Hooton Steve Rogers Charlie Hough 31,696 2:22
1978 reg season 1978-08-23 San Francisco Giants  2 New York Mets  1 box | pbp Shea Stadium Bob Knepper Skip Lockwood Gary Lavelle 14,383 2:39
1978 reg season 1978-08-23 San Diego Padres  6 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Rollie Fingers Ron Reed -- 31,032 2:46
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 125 78 47 .624 0.0 630 499 131 L2 33-33 45-14 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 125 72 53 .576 6.0 627 515 112 W4 26-32 46-21 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1978 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 124 70 54 .565 7.5 540 466 74 L1 33-33 37-21 3 3 5 Yes Won World Series (Dodgers)
1978 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 125 69 56 .552 9.0 577 489 88 L2 32-32 37-24 4 4 7 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 125 67 58 .536 11.0 495 534 -39 W3 34-35 33-23 5 7 11 -- dnq
1978 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 125 54 71 .432 24.0 519 547 -28 L3 20-42 34-29 6 11 21 -- dnq
1978 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 127 51 76 .402 28.0 498 610 -112 W5 19-45 32-31 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 124 68 56 .548 0.0 563 492 71 L1 27-37 41-19 1 5 8 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1978 AL West California Angels franchise | log 128 70 58 .547 0.0 535 510 25 W1 29-32 41-26 2 6 9 -- dnq
1978 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 124 61 63 .492 7.0 489 487 2 W1 25-38 36-25 3 8 15 -- dnq
1978 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 129 62 67 .481 8.5 433 499 -66 L4 27-34 35-33 4 9 16 -- dnq
1978 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 127 56 71 .441 13.5 548 566 -18 L4 27-38 29-33 5 10 20 -- dnq
1978 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 124 52 72 .419 16.0 479 575 -96 W1 22-37 30-35 6 12 23 -- dnq
1978 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 126 49 77 .389 20.0 502 646 -144 W4 19-38 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 123 66 57 .537 0.0 531 460 71 L1 22-34 44-23 1 4 10 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1978 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 125 63 62 .504 4.0 496 538 -42 L3 26-36 37-26 2 6 13 -- dnq
1978 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 124 62 62 .500 4.5 490 502 -12 W9 25-37 37-25 3 7 14 -- dnq
1978 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 126 59 67 .468 8.5 502 457 45 L1 24-33 35-34 4 8 17 -- dnq
1978 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 126 53 73 .421 14.5 447 502 -55 L1 23-39 30-34 5 11 22 -- dnq
1978 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 126 50 76 .397 17.5 478 536 -58 L4 22-35 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 126 74 52 .587 0.0 573 450 123 W1 36-33 38-19 1 1 2 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1978 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 127 74 53 .583 0.5 506 451 55 W3 36-33 38-20 2 2 3 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 126 71 55 .563 3.0 555 542 13 W1 33-31 38-24 3 3 6 Yes dnq
1978 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 127 67 60 .528 7.5 470 471 -1 W1 29-40 38-20 4 5 12 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 127 59 68 .465 15.5 474 506 -32 W3 19-44 40-24 5 9 18 -- dnq
1978 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 125 56 69 .448 17.5 469 576 -107 L3 24-40 32-29 6 10 19 -- dnq
26 record(s)