Games on May 27, 2001

The games of May 27, 2001

On May 27, 2001, 16 games went into the books. The Minnesota Twins routed the Oakland Athletics 9-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 7-5, the Philadelphia Phillies over the Montreal Expos. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, the Seattle Mariners 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Houston Astros, and the New York Mets 5-4 over the Florida Marlins. Elsewhere, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Atlanta Braves 6-3, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Texas Rangers 3-1, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2, the Montreal Expos beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the San Diego Padres 6-4, the Colorado Rockies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-4, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Anaheim Angels 4-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Montreal Expos and the Philadelphia Phillies. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 26, 2001 and the next, May 28, 2001. The 2001 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.