Games on May 27, 1945

The games of May 27, 1945

20 games were played on May 27, 1945, according to Retrosheet. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the New York Giants 16-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (7-0), the Boston Braves over the Cincinnati Reds (4-0), and the Cincinnati Reds over the Boston Braves (5-0). One-run games: the Birmingham Black Barons 6-5 over the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, the Birmingham Black Barons 2-1 over the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees 10-9 over the St. Louis Browns. Elsewhere, the Chicago American Giants topped the Kansas City Monarchs 6-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-2, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 3-1, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-2, the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 3-1, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Giants 11-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs played to a 2-2 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 26, 1945 and the next, May 28, 1945. The 1945 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.