Games on August 27, 1999

The games of August 27, 1999

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 27, 1999. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-0 winners over the Chicago Cubs. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7. Shutouts: the New York Yankees over the Seattle Mariners (8-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Anaheim Angels, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Florida Marlins. Elsewhere, the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 9-6, the Houston Astros fell to the Florida Marlins, 3-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the Kansas City Royals 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Montreal Expos 4-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Atlanta Braves, 2-1, and the Texas Rangers topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2. The Florida Marlins and the Houston Astros met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 26, 1999 and the next, Aug 28, 1999. For the wider picture, see the 1999 season.