Events of Tuesday, May 16, 1978 (original) (raw)
Events of Tuesday, May 16, 1978
Events of Tuesday, May 16, 1978
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NY A 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 8 14 0 CHI A 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
BOX+PBP WP: Holtzman (1-0) LP: Wood (3-4) SV: Gossage (4) HR: Bonds (2)
OAK A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 4 2 CLE A 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 x - 3 6 0
BOX+PBP WP: Clyde (1-0) LP: Lacey (3-1)
SEA A 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 1 DET A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 13 1
BOX+PBP WP: Foucault (1-2) LP: Rawley (0-4) HR: Parrish (3)
BOS A 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 3 8 1 KC A 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1
BOX+PBP WP: Lee (6-0) LP: Splittorff (4-3) HR: Evans (3)
BAL A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0 MIN A 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 x - 8 10 1
BOX+PBP WP: Goltz (1-3) LP: Palmer (3-4) SV: T. Johnson (3) HR: Wynegar (2), Powell (1)
MIL A 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 0 TEX A 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1
BOX+PBP WP: Sorensen (4-3) LP: Alexander (3-2)
CAL A 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 - 4 9 1 TOR A 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 x - 5 9 1
BOX+PBP WP: Willis (1-2) LP: Aase (2-2) SV: Murphy (2)
PHI N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 0 HOU N 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 x - 6 9 2
BOX+PBP WP: Lemongello (3-4) LP: Carlton (4-4) HR: Puhl (2)
PIT N 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 LA N 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 10 1
BOX+PBP WP: Sutton (3-4) LP: Candelaria (2-6) SV: Forster (6) HR: Stargell (4)
CIN N 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 1 MON N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0
BOX+PBP WP: Seaver (2-4) LP: Twitchell (2-3) HR: Morgan (6)
STL N 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 - 5 9 3 SD N 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 x - 7 8 0
BOX+PBP WP: Owchinko (3-2) LP: Urrea (2-5) SV: D'Acquisto (1) HR: Simmons (4)
CHI N 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 6 1 SF N 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 x - 4 9 0
BOX+PBP WP: Knepper (5-1) LP: R. Reuschel (3-3) HR: Kingman (8)
Standings At Close of Play of May 16, 1978
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 30 17 13 0 .567 - 148 112 Montreal Expos 32 17 15 0 .531 1.0 138 124 Chicago Cubs 32 16 16 0 .500 2.0 119 137 Pittsburgh Pirates 32 14 18 0 .438 4.0 129 144 New York Mets 34 14 20 0 .412 5.0 120 140 St. Louis Cardinals 35 14 21 0 .400 5.5 139 140
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA San Francisco Giants 33 21 12 0 .636 - 121 111 Cincinnati Reds 34 20 14 0 .588 1.5 176 159 Los Angeles Dodgers 34 20 14 0 .588 1.5 179 133 Houston Astros 31 15 16 0 .484 5.0 116 126 San Diego Padres 33 15 18 0 .455 6.0 111 133 Atlanta Braves 30 12 18 0 .400 7.5 91 128
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Detroit Tigers 29 20 9 0 .690 - 159 109 Boston Red Sox 35 23 12 0 .657 - 192 145 New York Yankees 31 19 12 0 .613 2.0 127 110 Cleveland Indians 31 15 16 0 .484 6.0 130 131 Milwaukee Brewers 32 15 17 0 .469 6.5 171 152 Baltimore Orioles 32 13 19 0 .406 8.5 133 182 Toronto Blue Jays 32 13 19 0 .406 8.5 130 163
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Oakland Athletics 33 22 11 0 .667 - 110 99 California Angels 32 19 13 0 .594 2.5 139 115 Kansas City Royals 32 18 14 0 .563 3.5 138 133 Texas Rangers 30 15 15 0 .500 5.5 116 122 Minnesota Twins 35 12 23 0 .343 11.0 162 171 Seattle Mariners 37 12 25 0 .324 12.0 135 180 Chicago White Sox 29 9 20 0 .310 11.0 106 136
Births on This Date
Last Games on This Date
Team Player Name (Age) OAK A Marty Perez (32)
Deaths on This Date
Mike Wilson (81)
Transactions
Atlanta Braves signed Jim Bouton as a free agent.
Texas Rangers traded Claudell Washington and Rusty Torres to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bobby Bonds.