Games on August 27, 1979

The games of August 27, 1979

On August 27, 1979, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Toronto Blue Jays' 7-0 win over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-9. A shutout went on the board for the Houston Astros over the Montreal Expos (3-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Seattle Mariners 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the California Angels, and the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles. Elsewhere, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1, the New York Mets fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-4, and the New York Yankees topped the Texas Rangers 7-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 26, 1979 and the next, Aug 28, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.