1978 Toronto Blue Jays Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 59-102
Finished 7th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,562,585, Avg. 21,404
Ballpark: Exhibition Stadium
Manager: Roy Hartsfield (59-102)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1978 Toronto Blue Jays Statistics
1978 Toronto Blue Jays Roster

The Toronto Blue Jays of the American League ended the 1978 season with a record of 59 wins and 102 losses, finishing seventh in the AL's East Division.

The Blue Jays scored 590 runs and yielded 775 runs. John Mayberry led Toronto with 22 home runs, while Rico Carty walloped 20 or more, too. John Mayberry drove in 70 runs. Roy Howell paced all regular batters by hitting .270. Jim Clancy topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 4.09 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Roy Hartsfield coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 590
Regular Season Runs Against: 775

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 7, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
April 8, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 W 0-0 1-1 1-1
April 9, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Detroit Tigers 8 L 0-0 1-2 1-2
April 11, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Chicago White Sox 9 L 0-0 1-3 1-3
April 12, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 L 0-0 1-4 1-4
April 14, 1978 Detroit Tigers 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 10 W 1-0 1-4 2-4
April 15, 1978 Detroit Tigers 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 1-1 1-4 2-5
April 16, 1978 Detroit Tigers 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 1-2 1-4 2-6
April 17, 1978 Kansas City Royals 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 1-3 1-4 2-7
April 18, 1978 Kansas City Royals 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 1-4 1-4 2-8
April 19, 1978 New York Yankees 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 2-4 1-4 3-8
April 21, 1978 Chicago White Sox 11 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 2-5 1-4 3-9
April 22, 1978 Chicago White Sox 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 3-5 1-4 4-9
April 23, 1978 Chicago White Sox 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 4-5 1-4 5-9
April 24, 1978 Cleveland Indians 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 4-6 1-4 5-10
April 25, 1978 Cleveland Indians 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 4-7 1-4 5-11
April 26, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 W 4-7 2-4 6-11
April 27, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 8 at Kansas City Royals 7 W 4-7 3-4 7-11
April 28, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at California Angels 5 L 4-7 3-5 7-12
April 29, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at California Angels 5 L 4-7 3-6 7-13
April 30, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 9 at California Angels 3 W 4-7 4-6 8-13
May 2, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 4-7 4-7 8-14
May 3, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Oakland Athletics 11 L 4-7 4-8 8-15
May 5, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Seattle Mariners 9 L 4-7 4-9 8-16
May 6, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Seattle Mariners 6 L 4-7 4-10 8-17
May 7, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Seattle Mariners 9 L 4-7 4-11 8-18
May 9, 1978 Oakland Athletics 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 5-7 4-11 9-18
May 10, 1978 Oakland Athletics 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 6-7 4-11 10-18
May 12, 1978 Seattle Mariners 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 W 7-7 4-11 11-18
May 13, 1978 Seattle Mariners 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 L 7-8 4-11 11-19
May 15, 1978 California Angels 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 10 W 8-8 4-11 12-19
May 16, 1978 California Angels 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 9-8 4-11 13-19
May 18, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 9-8 4-12 13-20
May 19, 1978 New York Yankees 11 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 9-9 4-12 13-21
May 20, 1978 New York Yankees 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 10 W 10-9 4-12 14-21
May 21, 1978 New York Yankees 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 10-10 4-12 14-22
May 21, 1978 New York Yankees 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 10-11 4-12 14-23
May 22, 1978 Boston Red Sox 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 L 10-12 4-12 14-24
May 23, 1978 Boston Red Sox 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 W 11-12 4-12 15-24
May 24, 1978 Boston Red Sox 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 11-13 4-12 15-25
May 25, 1978 Boston Red Sox 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 11-14 4-12 15-26
May 26, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at New York Yankees 4 L 11-14 4-13 15-27
May 27, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at New York Yankees 1 W 11-14 5-13 16-27
May 28, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at New York Yankees 5 L 11-14 5-14 16-28
May 28, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at New York Yankees 6 L 11-14 5-15 16-29
May 29, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 11-14 5-16 16-30
May 30, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 11-14 5-17 16-31
May 31, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Boston Red Sox 2 W 11-14 6-17 17-31
June 2, 1978 Texas Rangers 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 12-14 6-17 18-31
June 3, 1978 Texas Rangers 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 13-14 6-17 19-31
June 4, 1978 Texas Rangers 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 13-15 6-17 19-32
June 9, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 L 13-15 6-18 19-33
June 10, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 L 13-15 6-19 19-34
June 11, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 L 13-15 6-20 19-35
June 11, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 L 13-15 6-21 19-36
June 13, 1978 Minnesota Twins 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 13-16 6-21 19-37
June 13, 1978 Minnesota Twins 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 13-17 6-21 19-38
June 14, 1978 Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 13-18 6-21 19-39
June 14, 1978 Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 13-19 6-21 19-40
June 16, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Texas Rangers 2 W 13-19 7-21 20-40
June 16, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 8 at Texas Rangers 3 W 13-19 8-21 21-40
June 17, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Texas Rangers 13 L 13-19 8-22 21-41
June 18, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Texas Rangers 3 L 13-19 8-23 21-42
June 20, 1978 Detroit Tigers 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 13-20 8-23 21-43
June 21, 1978 Detroit Tigers 10 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 L 13-21 8-23 21-44
June 23, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Cleveland Indians 8 L 13-21 8-24 21-45
June 24, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Cleveland Indians 12 L 13-21 8-25 21-46
June 25, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 13-21 8-26 21-47
June 25, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 W 13-21 9-26 22-47
June 26, 1978 Baltimore Orioles 10 at Toronto Blue Jays 24 W 14-21 9-26 23-47
June 27, 1978 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 W 15-21 9-26 24-47
June 27, 1978 Baltimore Orioles 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 9 W 16-21 9-26 25-47
June 28, 1978 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 17-21 9-26 26-47
June 30, 1978 Cleveland Indians 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 17-22 9-26 26-48
July 1, 1978 Cleveland Indians 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 9 W 18-22 9-26 27-48
July 2, 1978 Cleveland Indians 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 18-23 9-26 27-49
July 2, 1978 Cleveland Indians 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 19-23 9-26 28-49
July 3, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 L 19-23 9-27 28-50
July 4, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Detroit Tigers 2 W 19-23 10-27 29-50
July 5, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Baltimore Orioles 8 L 19-23 10-28 29-51
July 5, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Baltimore Orioles 3 L 19-23 10-29 29-52
July 6, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Baltimore Orioles 0 W 19-23 11-29 30-52
July 7, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 19-23 12-29 31-52
July 8, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Chicago White Sox 0 W 19-23 13-29 32-52
July 9, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Chicago White Sox 5 L 19-23 13-30 32-53
July 13, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at California Angels 5 L 19-23 13-31 32-54
July 14, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at California Angels 3 L 19-23 13-32 32-55
July 15, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 19-23 13-33 32-56
July 16, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Oakland Athletics 8 L 19-23 13-34 32-57
July 17, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Oakland Athletics 5 L 19-23 13-35 32-58
July 18, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 13 at Seattle Mariners 12 W 19-23 14-35 33-58
July 19, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Seattle Mariners 6 L 19-23 14-36 33-59
July 21, 1978 Oakland Athletics 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 19-24 14-36 33-60
July 21, 1978 Oakland Athletics 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 20-24 14-36 34-60
July 22, 1978 Oakland Athletics 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 W 21-24 14-36 35-60
July 23, 1978 Oakland Athletics 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 21-25 14-36 35-61
July 24, 1978 Seattle Mariners 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 21-26 14-36 35-62
July 24, 1978 Seattle Mariners 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 21-27 14-36 35-63
July 25, 1978 Seattle Mariners 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 21-28 14-36 35-64
July 26, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Minnesota Twins 1 W 21-28 15-36 36-64
July 27, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Minnesota Twins 6 L 21-28 15-37 36-65
July 28, 1978 Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 22-28 15-37 37-65
July 29, 1978 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 23-28 15-37 38-65
July 30, 1978 Milwaukee Brewers 10 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 23-29 15-37 38-66
July 31, 1978 Detroit Tigers 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 W 24-29 15-37 39-66
August 1, 1978 Detroit Tigers 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 24-30 15-37 39-67
August 4, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 24-30 16-37 40-67
August 5, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Kansas City Royals 5 L 24-30 16-38 40-68
August 6, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Kansas City Royals 12 L 24-30 16-39 40-69
August 7, 1978 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 W 25-30 16-39 41-69
August 8, 1978 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 26-30 16-39 42-69
August 9, 1978 Chicago White Sox 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 W 27-30 16-39 43-69
August 10, 1978 Chicago White Sox 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 W 28-30 16-39 44-69
August 11, 1978 Kansas City Royals 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 L 28-31 16-39 44-70
August 12, 1978 Kansas City Royals 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 29-31 16-39 45-70
August 13, 1978 Kansas City Royals 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 30-31 16-39 46-70
August 15, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 9 L 30-31 16-40 46-71
August 16, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 8 L 30-31 16-41 46-72
August 16, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 L 30-31 16-42 46-73
August 17, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 L 30-31 16-43 46-74
August 18, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 30-31 16-44 46-75
August 19, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 30-31 16-45 46-76
August 20, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 30-31 17-45 47-76
August 21, 1978 Texas Rangers 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 W 31-31 17-45 48-76
August 22, 1978 Texas Rangers 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 32-31 17-45 49-76
August 23, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 32-31 18-45 50-76
August 23, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 32-31 19-45 51-76
August 24, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Detroit Tigers 5 L 32-31 19-46 51-77
August 25, 1978 Minnesota Twins 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 W 33-31 19-46 52-77
August 26, 1978 Minnesota Twins 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 W 34-31 19-46 53-77
August 27, 1978 Minnesota Twins 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 34-32 19-46 53-78
August 28, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Texas Rangers 11 L 34-32 19-47 53-79
August 29, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Texas Rangers 1 W 34-32 20-47 54-79
August 30, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 34-32 20-48 54-80
August 30, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 34-32 21-48 55-80
September 1, 1978 California Angels 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 L 34-33 21-48 55-81
September 2, 1978 California Angels 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 34-34 21-48 55-82
September 3, 1978 California Angels 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 34-35 21-48 55-83
September 4, 1978 Cleveland Indians 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 L 34-36 21-48 55-84
September 5, 1978 Cleveland Indians 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 34-37 21-48 55-85
September 6, 1978 Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 34-38 21-48 55-86
September 7, 1978 Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 35-38 21-48 56-86
September 8, 1978 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 L 35-39 21-48 56-87
September 9, 1978 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 L 35-40 21-48 56-88
September 11, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 L 35-40 21-49 56-89
September 11, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Cleveland Indians 1 W 35-40 22-49 57-89
September 15, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Baltimore Orioles 8 L 35-40 22-50 57-90
September 16, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Baltimore Orioles 11 L 35-40 22-51 57-91
September 17, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 35-40 22-52 57-92
September 20, 1978 New York Yankees 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 35-41 22-52 57-93
September 20, 1978 New York Yankees 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 W 36-41 22-52 58-93
September 21, 1978 New York Yankees 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 36-42 22-52 58-94
September 22, 1978 Boston Red Sox 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 37-42 22-52 59-94
September 23, 1978 Boston Red Sox 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 37-43 22-52 59-95
September 24, 1978 Boston Red Sox 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 L 37-44 22-52 59-96
September 26, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at New York Yankees 4 L 37-44 22-53 59-97
September 27, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at New York Yankees 5 L 37-44 22-54 59-98
September 28, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at New York Yankees 3 L 37-44 22-55 59-99
September 29, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Boston Red Sox 11 L 37-44 22-56 59-100
September 30, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 37-44 22-57 59-101
October 1, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 37-44 22-58 59-102


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