Games on September 27, 1972

The games of September 27, 1972

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on September 27, 1972. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 8-0 winners over the Montreal Expos. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the Atlanta Braves over the Cincinnati Reds. Shutouts went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the Baltimore Orioles (3-0), the Houston Astros over the San Francisco Giants (3-0), and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres (2-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the New York Yankees, the Oakland Athletics 1-0 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 4-0, and the Texas Rangers fell to the California Angels, 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 26, 1972 and the next, Sep 28, 1972. The 1972 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.