Games on May 27, 1951

The games of May 27, 1951

10 games were played on May 27, 1951, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 9-0 winners over the Philadelphia Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 9-3, the Boston Red Sox over the Washington Senators. The day's shutouts were the New York Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the St. Louis Browns. The rest of the slate: the Washington Senators fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-4, the St. Louis Browns beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Yankees 7-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1. The Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, and the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 26, 1951 and the next, May 28, 1951. For the wider picture, see the 1951 season.