Games on September 27, 1988

The games of September 27, 1988

13 games were played on September 27, 1988, according to Retrosheet. The Seattle Mariners routed the Kansas City Royals 10-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 15-9. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers (4-0) and the Minnesota Twins over the Oakland Athletics (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Texas Rangers, the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the California Angels, and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the New York Yankees, 5-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2, the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 26, 1988 and the next, Sep 28, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.