Games on July 27, 1978

10 games

The games of July 27, 1978

On July 27, 1978, 10 games went into the books. The Cleveland Indians routed the New York Yankees 17-5, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (11-0). The rest of the slate: the Oakland Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 7-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-3, the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 8-3, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Kansas City Royals, 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the California Angels 6-3, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-3, the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3, and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 26, 1978 and the next, Jul 28, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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