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Saturday, August 26,1978

Saturday, August 26,1978

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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 1978-08-26 Seattle Mariners  2 Baltimore Orioles  9 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Mike Flanagan Jim Colborn Joe Kerrigan 16,484 2:15
1978 reg season 1978-08-26 California Angels  1 Boston Red Sox  7 box | pbp Fenway Park Jim Wright Paul Hartzell -- 33,531 2:18
1978 reg season 1978-08-26 Cleveland Indians  7 Chicago White Sox  8 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Steve Stone David Clyde Jim Willoughby 19,100 2:28
1978 reg season 1978-08-26 Milwaukee Brewers  9 Detroit Tigers  5 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Bill Travers Jack Billingham Bob McClure 32,103 2:45
1978 reg season 1978-08-26 Oakland Athletics  4 New York Yankees  5 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Sparky Lyle Bob Lacey -- 53,883 2:28
1978 reg season 1978-08-26 Kansas City Royals  4 Texas Rangers  8 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Dock Ellis Larry Gura Len Barker 33,084 2:25
1978 reg season 1978-08-26 Minnesota Twins  3 Toronto Blue Jays  4 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Victor Cruz Geoff Zahn -- 25,601 2:54
1978 reg season 1978-08-26 St. Louis Cardinals  9 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Silvio Martinez Preston Hanna -- 18,024 2:21
1978 reg season 1978-08-26 Chicago Cubs  8 Cincinnati Reds  6 box | pbp Cinergy Field Dave Roberts Doug Bair Bruce Sutter 47,299 2:41
1978 reg season 1978-08-26 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 Houston Astros  7 box | pbp Astrodome J.R. Richard Bruce Kison -- 9,985 2:18
1978 reg season 1978-08-26 Philadelphia Phillies  3 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Randy Lerch Doug Rau -- 50,194 2:16
1978 reg season 1978-08-26 New York Mets  1 San Diego Padres  2 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Mickey Lolich Jerry Koosman Rollie Fingers 16,458 2:04
1978 reg season 1978-08-26 Montreal Expos  1 San Francisco Giants  4 box | pbp Candlestick Park Jim Barr Woodie Fryman -- 16,235 2:12
13 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 127 80 47 .630 0.0 643 500 143 W2 33-33 47-14 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1978 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 126 72 54 .571 7.5 552 471 81 W2 33-33 39-21 2 2 4 Yes Won World Series (Dodgers)
1978 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 128 73 55 .570 7.5 647 535 112 W1 27-33 46-22 3 3 5 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 128 71 57 .555 9.5 593 503 90 L1 32-32 39-25 4 4 6 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 127 69 58 .543 11.0 509 536 -27 W5 34-35 35-23 5 5 8 -- dnq
1978 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 128 56 72 .438 24.5 537 564 -27 L1 22-43 34-29 6 10 19 -- dnq
1978 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 130 53 77 .408 28.5 511 621 -110 W2 19-46 34-31 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 California Angels franchise | log 130 70 60 .538 0.0 536 523 13 L2 29-34 41-26 1 6 9 Yes dnq
1978 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 127 68 59 .535 0.5 570 511 59 L4 27-40 41-19 2 7 10 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1978 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 127 64 63 .504 4.5 508 494 14 W4 26-38 38-25 3 8 14 -- dnq
1978 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 131 62 69 .473 8.5 438 511 -73 L6 27-36 35-33 4 9 16 -- dnq
1978 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 130 56 74 .431 14.0 555 581 -26 L7 27-40 29-34 5 11 22 -- dnq
1978 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 127 54 73 .425 14.5 492 585 -93 W1 22-37 32-36 6 12 23 -- dnq
1978 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 128 49 79 .383 20.0 504 660 -156 L2 19-40 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 126 67 59 .532 0.0 543 472 71 W1 23-36 44-23 1 4 11 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1978 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 127 65 62 .512 2.5 509 546 -37 W2 28-36 37-26 2 6 13 -- dnq
1978 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 127 63 64 .496 4.5 502 517 -15 L2 26-39 37-25 3 7 15 -- dnq
1978 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 128 60 68 .469 8.0 511 466 45 L1 25-34 35-34 4 9 18 -- dnq
1978 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 129 56 73 .434 12.5 471 519 -48 W3 26-39 30-34 5 11 21 -- dnq
1978 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 129 52 77 .403 16.5 487 542 -55 L1 24-36 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 129 76 53 .589 0.0 585 462 123 L1 36-33 40-20 1 1 2 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1978 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 129 75 54 .581 1.0 515 460 55 W1 36-33 39-21 2 2 3 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 129 71 58 .550 5.0 566 559 7 L3 33-31 38-27 3 3 7 Yes dnq
1978 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 130 68 62 .523 8.5 476 480 -4 W1 29-40 39-22 4 5 12 Yes dnq
1978 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 129 61 68 .473 15.0 488 513 -25 W5 19-44 42-24 5 8 17 -- dnq
1978 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 128 56 72 .438 19.5 484 601 -117 L6 24-40 32-32 6 10 20 -- 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
Howard Bailey Detroit Tigers Hist Signed as amateur free agent
1 record(s)