Games on August 27, 1961

The games of August 27, 1961

14 games were played on August 27, 1961, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 10-1 winners over the Washington Senators. The highest-scoring game ended 11-10, the Milwaukee Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies. Shutouts: the Baltimore Orioles over the Minnesota Twins (3-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the Milwaukee Braves (3-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Francisco Giants (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Yankees 8-7 over the Kansas City Athletics, and the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 10-6, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 9-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3, the Los Angeles Angels topped the Boston Red Sox 8-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 7-3, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Washington Senators 7-4. The Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Milwaukee Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies 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, Aug 26, 1961 and the next, Aug 28, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.