Games on August 27, 1949

The games of August 27, 1949

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on August 27, 1949. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-2 winners over the New York Giants. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (4-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Braves 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 6-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2, the New York Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-2, and the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the St. Louis Browns, 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants. 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, Aug 26, 1949 and the next, Aug 28, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.