Games on May 27, 1979

The games of May 27, 1979

On May 27, 1979, 17 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the California Angels, 9-1 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 10-8. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the New York Yankees (5-0) and the Boston Red Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays (1-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox fell to the California Angels, 4-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Montreal Expos, 8-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 11-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Mets 2-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4, the San Diego Padres fell to the Houston Astros, 4-2, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Texas Rangers, 7-3. The California Angels and the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, and the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, May 26, 1979 and the next, May 28, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.