Games on April 27, 1947

The games of April 27, 1947

11 games were played on April 27, 1947, according to Retrosheet. The New York Cubans routed the Newark Eagles 10-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Brooklyn Dodgers over the New York Giants. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0) and the Washington Senators over the New York Yankees (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Boston Braves, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Boston Braves, and the St. Louis Browns 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-1, and the St. Louis Browns beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2. The Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox played to a 6-6 tie. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, the Boston Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Browns each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Apr 26, 1947 and the next, Apr 28, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.