Games on June 27, 1961

The games of June 27, 1961

12 games were played on June 27, 1961, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 11-1 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 10-8. The day's shutouts were the Milwaukee Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, the Los Angeles Angels 7-6 over the New York Yankees, and the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 8-5, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-3, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 12-5, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-5. The Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Athletics, and the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 26, 1961 and the next, Jun 28, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.