Games on August 27, 1901

The games of August 27, 1901

10 games were played on August 27, 1901, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-1 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 7-5. Shutouts: the Brooklyn Superbas over the Boston Beaneaters (3-0) and the Washington Senators over the Cleveland Blues (5-0). One-run games: the Boston Americans 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Brooklyn Superbas 4-3 over the Boston Beaneaters, the Chicago Orphans 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the New York Giants 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-5 and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Giants, 5-3. The Milwaukee Brewers and the Baltimore Orioles played to a 5-5 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Beaneaters and the Brooklyn Superbas and the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 26, 1901 and the next, Aug 28, 1901. The 1901 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.