Games on June 27, 1942

10 games

The games of June 27, 1942

On June 27, 1942, 10 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Newark Eagles' 11-1 win over the Homestead Grays. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Stars beat the New York Black Yankees 14-5. A shutout went on the board for the Boston Braves over the Chicago Cubs (4-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Philadelphia Athletics. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 3-1, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 7-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-3, the Newark Eagles topped the Homestead Grays 6-2, the New York Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2, and the Washington Senators fell to the St. Louis Browns, 8-3. The Newark Eagles and the Homestead Grays met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Jun 26, 1942 and the next, Jun 28, 1942. For the wider picture, see the 1942 season.

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