Games on August 27, 1969

The games of August 27, 1969

On August 27, 1969, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-2 winners over the Seattle Pilots. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the San Francisco Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Oakland Athletics (2-0) and the Atlanta Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 6-3, the California Angels topped the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Montreal Expos 7-3, the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Senators 4-2, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 6-3, the New York Mets topped the San Diego Padres 4-1, and the Houston Astros topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 26, 1969 and the next, Aug 28, 1969. For the wider picture, see the 1969 season.