Games on April 27, 2001

The games of April 27, 2001

15 games were played on April 27, 2001, according to Retrosheet. The Atlanta Braves routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-9, the Cincinnati Reds over the Colorado Rockies. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Diego Padres (3-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Mets (9-0). One-run games: the Florida Marlins 9-8 over the Houston Astros, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Seattle Mariners, 8-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Texas Rangers, 11-9, the Detroit Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4-2, the Montreal Expos beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-3, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-3, and the Anaheim Angels fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 12-4. 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, 2001 and the next, Apr 28, 2001. The 2001 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.