What was the biggest MLB comeback in the 1978 season?

The Chicago White Sox had the biggest comeback win of the 1978 season, having come back from a 9 run deficit. The White Sox were trailing 0-9 in the bottom of the 3rd inning against the Cleveland Indians on Jun 13, 1978, and came back and won the game 10-9.

What was the biggest 9th inning comeback in the 1978 season?

The Atlanta Braves, the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros are tied for the biggest 9th inning comeback in the 1978 season, each winning a game after being down 5 runs in the 9th inning. The most recent 8 run comeback in the 9th inning was on Jul 5, 1978, when the Braves were trailing 3-8 in the top of the 9th inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and came back to win the game 9-8.

What MLB team had the most wins after being down by at least 3 runs in the 1978 season?

The Cincinnati Reds had 15 wins after trailing by at least 3 runs, which was the most of any team in the 1978 MLB season. Their last 3-run comeback was against the Atlanta Braves on Oct 1, 1978, in which the Reds were trailing 0-3 in the bottom of the 3rd and won the game 10-8 in 14 innings.

Biggest 1978 MLB Comebacks

Date Team Opponent Run Deficit Final Score
1 Jun 13, 1978 Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians 9 0-9, Bot 3rd 10-9
2 Jul 5, 1978 Atlanta Braves @ Los Angeles Dodgers 8 0-8, Top 6th 9-8
3 Aug 15, 1978 Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves 7 0-7, Bot 2nd 12-8
Sep 6, 1978 Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics 7 0-7, Top 5th 11-8
Jun 9, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds 7 1-8, Bot 6th 11-9
6 Sep 7, 1978 California Angels vs Texas Rangers 6 0-6, Bot 6th 7-6
Sep 11, 1978 Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros 6 0-6, Bot 5th 9-8
Jul 17, 1978 Cincinnati Reds vs Montreal Expos 6 0-6, Bot 4th 8-6
Apr 17, 1978 Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox 6 0-6, Bot 5th 10-9
Sep 14, 1978 New York Mets vs Montreal Expos 6 0-6, Bot 3rd 7-6
Jun 5, 1978 New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers 6 2-8, Bot 4th 9-8
12 Jul 29, 1978 Atlanta Braves vs Montreal Expos 5 0-5, Bot 2nd 9-6
Jun 30, 1978 Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants 5 1-6, Bot 6th 10-9
Apr 10, 1978 Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres 5 0-5, Bot 3rd 8-7
Aug 2, 1978 Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees 5 0-5, Top 4th 7-5
Apr 8, 1978 Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox 5 0-5, Bot 5th 6-5
Sep 28, 1978 Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers 5 2-7, Bot 9th 8-7
Apr 29, 1978 Cincinnati Reds @ New York Mets 5 1-6, Top 4th 14-7
Aug 24, 1978 Cleveland Indians @ Milwaukee Brewers 5 3-8, Top 7th 9-8
Jul 24, 1978 Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos 5 0-5, Bot 9th 6-5
Jun 12, 1978 Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates 5 0-5, Bot 8th 6-5
Apr 28, 1978 Kansas City Royals vs Milwaukee Brewers 5 0-5, Bot 3rd 7-6
May 15, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates 5 1-6, Bot 7th 7-6
May 6, 1978 Minnesota Twins @ Baltimore Orioles 5 0-5, Top 4th 8-7
Jul 19, 1978 Montreal Expos vs Atlanta Braves 5 0-5, Bot 5th 8-6
Jun 9, 1978 Montreal Expos vs Los Angeles Dodgers 5 0-5, Bot 3rd 10-9
May 21, 1978 New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies 5 0-5, Bot 2nd 6-5
Jun 14, 1978 New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners 5 1-6, Bot 4th 11-9
Jun 6, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants 5 0-5, Bot 3rd 7-6
Jun 26, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals 5 2-7, Bot 3rd 11-8
Jul 20, 1978 San Francisco Giants @ Chicago Cubs 5 0-5, Top 3rd 9-8
Jun 29, 1978 Seattle Mariners vs Chicago White Sox 5 0-5, Bot 5th 9-7
Jun 25, 1978 Seattle Mariners @ Milwaukee Brewers 5 2-7, Top 5th 10-8
May 15, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays vs California Angels 5 1-6, Bot 7th 10-6
35 Apr 14, 1978 Baltimore Orioles vs Milwaukee Brewers 4 0-4, Bot 3rd 6-5
Apr 18, 1978 Boston Red Sox vs Milwaukee Brewers 4 2-6, Bot 6th 7-6
Sep 28, 1978 California Angels vs Chicago White Sox 4 0-4, Bot 1st 11-7
Jun 27, 1978 California Angels vs Kansas City Royals 4 0-4, Bot 4th 5-4
Jun 28, 1978 Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets 4 0-4, Bot 6th 9-8
May 12, 1978 Chicago Cubs @ Los Angeles Dodgers 4 2-6, Top 3rd 9-7
Jul 30, 1978 Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers 4 0-4, Bot 5th 5-4
May 9, 1978 Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets 4 1-5, Bot 5th 7-6
Apr 6, 1978 Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros 4 1-5, Bot 4th 11-9
Jun 2, 1978 Cleveland Indians @ Milwaukee Brewers 4 0-4, Top 6th 7-6
Sep 2, 1978 Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs 4 1-5, Top 9th 8-5
Jun 10, 1978 Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 0-4, Top 4th 12-5
Apr 21, 1978 Houston Astros @ Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0-4, Top 5th 8-6
Aug 11, 1978 Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays 4 3-7, Top 5th 9-8
Jul 22, 1978 Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox 4 0-4, Bot 2nd 6-5
Jul 17, 1978 Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees 4 1-5, Top 5th 9-7
May 24, 1978 Kansas City Royals @ Seattle Mariners 4 0-4, Top 5th 6-5
Apr 24, 1978 Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers 4 2-6, Top 6th 8-6
Sep 4, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants 4 0-4, Bot 5th 5-4
Sep 2, 1978 Milwaukee Brewers vs Texas Rangers 4 0-4, Bot 3rd 10-6
Jul 8, 1978 Milwaukee Brewers vs New York Yankees 4 0-4, Bot 4th 6-5
Jun 4, 1978 Milwaukee Brewers vs Cleveland Indians 4 0-4, Bot 4th 12-7
May 15, 1978 Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles 4 0-4, Bot 2nd 9-6
Sep 5, 1978 Montreal Expos @ Chicago Cubs 4 4-8, Top 6th 10-8
May 17, 1978 Montreal Expos vs Cincinnati Reds 4 0-4, Bot 7th 5-4
May 9, 1978 Montreal Expos @ Atlanta Braves 4 1-5, Top 7th 7-6
May 27, 1978 New York Mets @ Houston Astros 4 3-7, Top 7th 9-7
Aug 9, 1978 New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers 4 3-7, Bot 9th 8-7
Jun 20, 1978 New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox 4 0-4, Top 4th 10-4
Jun 29, 1978 Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers 4 1-5, Bot 2nd 8-7
Apr 26, 1978 Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins 4 2-6, Bot 7th 9-8
Jul 5, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Mets 4 0-4, Top 4th 7-5
Jun 14, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros 4 0-4, Top 5th 6-4
May 13, 1978 San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates 4 0-4, Bot 3rd 6-5
May 3, 1978 San Diego Padres @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4 1-5, Top 6th 7-5
Jun 16, 1978 San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets 4 0-4, Bot 6th 7-4
Apr 9, 1978 San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres 4 1-5, Bot 3rd 7-5
May 19, 1978 Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers 4 0-4, Bot 5th 6-5
May 10, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0-4, Top 3rd 6-5
Jun 20, 1978 Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics 4 0-4, Bot 7th 5-4
Aug 21, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers 4 2-6, Bot 5th 8-6
Apr 27, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals 4 3-7, Top 8th 8-7

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