Games on August 27, 1939

The games of August 27, 1939

The schedule for August 27, 1939 lists 14 games. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 13-3 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Athletics over the Chicago White Sox (2-0) and the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox (1-0). One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Boston Bees, the Chicago American Giants 3-2 over the Memphis Red Sox, and the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-5, the Boston Bees topped the St. Louis Cardinals 10-4, the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Giants 7-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2, the Washington Senators topped the St. Louis Browns 8-7, and the Washington Senators beat the St. Louis Browns 4-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Bees, and the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 26, 1939 and the next, Aug 28, 1939. The 1939 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.