Games on August 27, 1978

The games of August 27, 1978

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 27, 1978. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 14-3 win over the Atlanta Braves. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians (6-0) and the San Diego Padres over the New York Mets (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the California Angels, the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 8-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 6-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Montreal Expos 11-2, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Montreal Expos and the San Francisco Giants. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 26, 1978 and the next, Aug 28, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.