Games on May 27, 1987

The games of May 27, 1987

12 games were played on May 27, 1987, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Houston Astros, 7-2 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Baltimore Orioles over the California Angels. A shutout went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Texas Rangers, the Seattle Mariners 6-5 over the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-4, the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 6-4, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1. 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, May 26, 1987 and the next, May 28, 1987. For the wider picture, see the 1987 season.