Games on July 9, 1927

The games of July 9, 1927

13 games were played on July 9, 1927, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 19-7 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox (5-0), the New York Giants over the Brooklyn Robins (1-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (4-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the Washington Senators 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Philadelphia Phillies 12-11 over the Cincinnati Reds. In the other games, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Boston Braves 6-3, the Boston Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 14-4, the New York Giants fell to the Brooklyn Robins, 7-5, and the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the St. Louis Browns, 7-5. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves, the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, and the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 8, 1927 and the next, Jul 10, 1927. For the wider picture, see the 1927 season.