Games on August 27, 1985

The games of August 27, 1985

13 games were played on August 27, 1985, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-0 winners over the Minnesota Twins. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 11-4. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the New York Yankees (3-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the California Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Texas Rangers 7-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-5, the San Francisco Giants beat the Montreal Expos 6-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, and the Seattle Mariners topped the Detroit Tigers 3-1. 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, 1985 and the next, Aug 28, 1985. The 1985 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.