Games on August 27, 1938

The games of August 27, 1938

13 games were played on August 27, 1938, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 19-6 win over the Chicago White Sox. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (1-0), the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (13-0), and the Philadelphia Stars over the Homestead Grays (3-0). One-run games: the New York Yankees 8-7 over the Cleveland Indians, the St. Louis Browns 6-5 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Detroit Tigers 12-11 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Boston Bees topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-4, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Homestead Grays, 13-8, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the St. Louis Browns, 8-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Giants 12-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, and the Homestead Grays and the Philadelphia Stars. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 26, 1938 and the next, Aug 28, 1938. The 1938 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.