Games on July 27, 1968

The games of July 27, 1968

The schedule for July 27, 1968 lists 10 games. The Detroit Tigers routed the Baltimore Orioles 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Oakland Athletics over the Minnesota Twins. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the California Angels (1-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the Atlanta Braves (1-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Houston Astros, and the Washington Senators 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 6-3 and the New York Mets topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-2. 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, Jul 26, 1968 and the next, Jul 28, 1968. The 1968 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.