Games on August 27, 1977

The games of August 27, 1977

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 27, 1977. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 10-0 winners over the Seattle Mariners. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Oakland Athletics over the Toronto Blue Jays. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Montreal Expos (4-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Diego Padres (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the New York Mets, the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the California Angels. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 7-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Texas Rangers, 8-2, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 7-1. 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, Aug 26, 1977 and the next, Aug 28, 1977. For the wider picture, see the 1977 season.