Games on August 27, 1971

8 games

The games of August 27, 1971

The schedule for August 27, 1971 lists 8 games. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals. Shutouts: the California Angels over the Boston Red Sox (1-0), the Chicago Cubs over the Atlanta Braves (3-0), and the Kansas City Royals over the New York Yankees (4-0). In the other games, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Minnesota Twins, 8-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-3, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Washington Senators 6-2. 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, 1971 and the next, Aug 28, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.

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