Events of Sunday, August 6, 1978 (original) (raw)
Events of Sunday, August 6, 1978
Events of Sunday, August 6, 1978
8-5-1978 8-7-1978 8-6-1977 8-6-1979
MIN A 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 9 0 CAL A 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 4 12 0
BOX+PBP WP: LaRoche (8-5) LP: Marshall (5-11) HR: Baylor (24)
CHI A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 4 DET A 2 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 x - 8 9 2
BOX+PBP WP: Slaton (12-8) LP: Kravec (7-11) HR: Staub (18), Kemp (9)
TOR A 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 - 5 13 0 KC A 4 2 0 1 1 0 4 0 x - 12 12 2
BOX+PBP WP: Gale (13-3) LP: Moore (5-3) HR: Carty (17), Mayberry (18), Cowens (3)
BOS A 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 0 MIL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0
BOX+PBP WP: Tiant (8-4) LP: Travers (7-6)
BAL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 NY A 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 3 6 0
BOX+PBP WP: Hunter (5-4) LP: Palmer (13-10)
SEA A 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0 (1) OAK A 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 x - 4 9 0
BOX+PBP WP: Langford (5-7) LP: Rawley (4-8) HR: Plummer (2)
SEA A 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 0 (2) OAK A 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 x - 4 9 0
BOX+PBP WP: Lacey (8-5) LP: Romo (9-4)
CLE A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 7 2 TEX A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 10 1
BOX+PBP WP: Matlack (9-9) LP: Waits (7-12) HR: Gray (2)
HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 0 ATL N 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 x - 3 5 1
BOX+PBP WP: McWilliams (4-0) LP: Richard (11-10) SV: Garber (17) HR: Gonzalez (1), Watson (12)
MON N 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 (1) CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 10 0
BOX+PBP WP: Rogers (13-7) LP: Lamp (5-11) SV: Knowles (5) HR: Dawson (20), Carter (12)
MON N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 9 1 (2) CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 x - 4 9 1
BOX+PBP WP: McGlothen (3-1) LP: Garman (2-6) SV: Sutter (21)
SD N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 x - 3 11 0
BOX+PBP WP: Norman (10-6) LP: Jones (9-10) SV: Bair (21)
PHI N 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 (1) PIT N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1
BOX+PBP WP: Ruthven (9-8) LP: Blyleven (9-7) HR: Stargell (16)
PHI N 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 0 (2) PIT N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
BOX+PBP WP: Carlton (10-11) LP: Bibby (6-6)
LA N 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 7 0 SF N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 1
BOX+PBP WP: Hooton (12-8) LP: Knepper (11-9) HR: Smith (21)
NY N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 STL N 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 8 0
BOX+PBP WP: Martinez (6-5) LP: Koosman (3-13) SV: Thomas (3) HR: Hendrick (11)
Standings At Close of Play of August 6, 1978
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 106 59 47 0 .557 - 455 390 Chicago Cubs 109 56 53 0 .514 4.5 433 460 Pittsburgh Pirates 106 50 56 0 .472 9.0 402 427 Montreal Expos 113 53 60 0 .469 9.5 468 418 New York Mets 112 47 65 0 .420 15.0 436 471 St. Louis Cardinals 110 42 68 0 .382 19.0 369 448
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Cincinnati Reds 110 65 45 0 .591 - 486 454 San Francisco Giants 112 66 46 0 .589 - 455 394 Los Angeles Dodgers 111 63 48 0 .568 2.5 503 403 San Diego Padres 111 57 54 0 .514 8.5 406 426 Atlanta Braves 110 51 59 0 .464 14.0 416 503 Houston Astros 110 51 59 0 .464 14.0 415 450
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Boston Red Sox 109 69 40 0 .633 - 555 424 Milwaukee Brewers 107 61 46 0 .570 7.0 547 448 New York Yankees 110 61 49 0 .555 8.5 479 427 Baltimore Orioles 109 60 49 0 .550 9.0 440 488 Detroit Tigers 109 60 49 0 .550 9.0 494 430 Cleveland Indians 108 51 57 0 .472 17.5 453 458 Toronto Blue Jays 109 40 69 0 .367 29.0 427 539
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Kansas City Royals 107 60 47 0 .561 - 496 422 California Angels 113 61 52 0 .540 2.0 474 460 Oakland Athletics 113 59 54 0 .522 4.0 395 422 Texas Rangers 108 52 56 0 .481 8.5 432 436 Minnesota Twins 108 46 62 0 .426 14.5 468 489 Chicago White Sox 108 45 63 0 .417 15.5 427 500 Seattle Mariners 112 40 72 0 .357 22.5 444 588
Debuts on This Date
Team Player Name (Age) MON N Scott Sanderson (22) OAK A Darrell Woodard (21)
Transactions
Chicago Cubs traded Larry Anderson to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Davey Johnson.