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Tuesday, September 26,1978

Tuesday, September 26,1978

Baseball on this Date

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Games on this date
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  • 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 1978-09-26 Cleveland Indians  1 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Mike Flanagan Paul Reuschel Don Stanhouse 3,662 2:18
1978 reg season 1978-09-26 Detroit Tigers  0 Boston Red Sox  6 box | pbp Fenway Park Dennis Eckersley Dave Rozema -- 27,078 2:38
1978 reg season 1978-09-26 Milwaukee Brewers  3 California Angels  4 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Dave LaRoche Lary Sorensen -- 12,646 2:18
1978 reg season 1978-09-26 Oakland Athletics  10 Chicago White Sox  3 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Alan Wirth Ken Kravec -- 10,408 2:58
1978 reg season 1978-09-26 Seattle Mariners  1 Kansas City Royals  4 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Larry Gura Glenn Abbott -- 22,415 1:42
1978 reg season 1978-09-26 Toronto Blue Jays  1 New York Yankees  4 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Ed Figueroa Tom Underwood Rich Gossage 20,535 1:52
1978 reg season 1978-09-26 Minnesota Twins  6 Texas Rangers  2 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Mike Marshall Paul Mirabella -- 6,797 2:43
1978 reg season 1978-09-26 Houston Astros  2 Atlanta Braves  0 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Joe Niekro Phil Niekro Ken Forsch 3,089 2:15
1978 reg season 1978-09-26 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 Cincinnati Reds  6 box | pbp Cinergy Field Tom Seaver Rick Rhoden -- 27,189 2:14
1978 reg season 1978-09-26 St. Louis Cardinals  1 New York Mets  3 box | pbp Shea Stadium Craig Swan Rob Dressler Dale Murray 3,698 2:06
1978 reg season 1978-09-26 Montreal Expos  3 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Jim Kaat David Palmer Ron Reed 0 2:25
1978 reg season 1978-09-26 Montreal Expos  3 Philadelphia Phillies  0 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Rudy May Tug McGraw -- 29,506 2:14
1978 reg season 1978-09-26 Chicago Cubs  2 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Don Robinson Dennis Lamp -- 6,515 2:20
1978 reg season 1978-09-26 San Diego Padres  4 San Francisco Giants  1 box | pbp Candlestick Park Gaylord Perry John Montefusco Rollie Fingers 6,227 2:38
14 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 New York Yankees franchise | log 157 95 62 .605 0.0 710 566 144 W2 44-37 51-25 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Dodgers)
1978 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 157 94 63 .599 1.0 765 649 116 W3 40-41 54-22 2 2 3 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 158 90 68 .570 5.5 783 640 143 L1 36-41 54-27 3 3 4 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 156 87 69 .558 7.5 643 620 23 W1 38-39 49-30 4 5 7 Yes dnq
1978 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 157 84 73 .535 11.0 702 637 65 L1 39-40 45-33 5 7 11 -- dnq
1978 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 154 68 86 .442 25.5 626 676 -50 L2 26-50 42-36 6 10 19 -- dnq
1978 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 156 59 97 .378 35.5 587 746 -159 L3 22-53 37-44 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 158 90 68 .570 0.0 733 623 110 W2 36-45 54-23 1 4 5 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1978 AL West California Angels franchise | log 157 84 73 .535 5.5 660 639 21 W2 37-44 47-29 2 6 12 -- dnq
1978 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 157 82 75 .522 7.5 654 615 39 L1 31-45 51-30 3 8 13 -- dnq
1978 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 158 72 86 .456 18.0 654 660 -6 W1 34-43 38-43 4 9 17 -- dnq
1978 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 157 69 88 .439 20.5 608 704 -96 L1 31-46 38-42 5 11 20 -- dnq
1978 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 159 69 90 .434 21.5 526 670 -144 W1 31-51 38-39 6 12 22 -- dnq
1978 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 155 55 100 .355 33.5 598 804 -206 L9 23-55 32-45 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 157 88 69 .561 0.0 685 562 123 L1 35-41 53-28 1 2 6 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1978 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 156 84 72 .538 3.5 656 616 40 W2 33-47 51-25 2 5 10 Yes dnq
1978 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 157 77 80 .490 11.0 644 699 -55 L2 35-44 42-36 3 7 15 -- dnq
1978 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 158 74 84 .468 14.5 616 594 22 W1 33-45 41-39 4 8 16 -- dnq
1978 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 159 68 91 .428 21.0 588 644 -56 L1 32-49 36-42 5 11 23 -- dnq
1978 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 158 64 94 .405 24.5 590 673 -83 W1 31-47 33-47 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 Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 157 94 63 .599 0.0 706 553 153 L1 40-36 54-27 1 1 2 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1978 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 156 87 69 .558 6.5 676 668 8 W2 43-38 44-31 2 3 8 Yes dnq
1978 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 158 87 71 .551 7.5 606 583 23 L1 38-40 49-31 3 4 9 Yes dnq
1978 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 158 82 76 .519 12.5 584 586 -2 W1 34-46 48-30 4 6 14 -- dnq
1978 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 157 70 87 .446 24.0 586 625 -39 W1 22-57 48-30 5 9 18 -- dnq
1978 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 157 69 88 .439 25.0 587 721 -134 L2 30-48 39-40 6 10 21 -- dnq
26 record(s)