Games on August 27, 1960

The games of August 27, 1960

Retrosheet's records show 8 games on August 27, 1960. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 9-6. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Kansas City Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 7-4, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the San Francisco Giants, 3-1, and the Detroit Tigers fell to the Washington Senators, 4-1. The Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, 1960 and the next, Aug 28, 1960. For the wider picture, see the 1960 season.