Games on August 27, 1965

11 games

The games of August 27, 1965

On August 27, 1965, 11 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 7-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 10-9. Shutouts: the Kansas City Athletics over the New York Yankees (1-0). One-run games: the California Angels 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-8 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-1, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the New York Mets 9-2, and the Washington Senators beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1. The Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Aug 26, 1965 and the next, Aug 28, 1965. For the wider picture, see the 1965 season.

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