Games on April 27, 1996

The games of April 27, 1996

14 games were played on April 27, 1996, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 10-0 winners over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the Toronto Blue Jays over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts: the Houston Astros over the San Diego Padres (6-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the California Angels, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Colorado Rockies 6-5 over the Montreal Expos, and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other games, the Texas Rangers topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the Seattle Mariners beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5, the New York Yankees fell to the Minnesota Twins, 8-6, the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4, the San Francisco Giants beat the Florida Marlins 6-3, and the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 26, 1996 and the next, Apr 28, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.