Games on May 27, 1950

The games of May 27, 1950

9 games were played on May 27, 1950, according to Retrosheet. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Cincinnati Reds 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns 8-6. The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Boston Braves topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Giants 8-5, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Yankees 6-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-5, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators 6-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators. 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, May 26, 1950 and the next, May 28, 1950. For the wider picture, see the 1950 season.