Games on July 27, 1947

The games of July 27, 1947

On July 27, 1947, 13 games went into the books. The Boston Red Sox routed the St. Louis Browns 11-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 12-6. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Athletics over the Detroit Tigers (5-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns, the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the New York Yankees, and the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 7-4, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 8-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-4, and the Boston Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees. 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, Jul 26, 1947 and the next, Jul 28, 1947. The 1947 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.