Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec
1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932
APRIL
1927
IN THE NEWS:
Giants SS Travis Jackson has an appendicitis operation
that puts him out of action for 6 weeks.
IN THE NEWS:
Four days before the season opens, recently traded
Rogers Hornsby breaks the impasse by selling his stock
in the Cardinals for $112,000. He receives $86,000
from Sam Breadon, $2,000 from each of the other 7
NL clubs, and an extra $12,000 from the Giants.
IN THE NEWS:
President Calvin Coolidge throws out the first
ball in Washington as the Red Sox win 6-2. Walter
Johnson, sidelined with an injury sustained March
10th, misses his last chance to pitch an opener, after
winning 9 of 14, including 7 shutouts.
Mark Koenig is 5-for-5 as the Yankees batter
Philadelphia's Lefty Grove 8-3 before 65,000,
the biggest Opening Day crowd ever. The Yankees will
share or hold first place from the first
day of the race to the last; a feat unmatched in the
AL until the 1984 Tigers.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 12, 1927 » OPENING DAY | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
10, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
2, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
15, Philadelphia Phillies
7 at Baker Bowl | | | Cleveland Indians
3, Chicago White Sox
2 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
8, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
6, Boston Red Sox
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 13, 1927 | | Boston Braves
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Braves Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, Chicago Cubs
0 at Wrigley Field | | | Chicago White Sox
7, Cleveland Indians
2 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
10, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1927 | | Boston Braves
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Braves Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
9, New York Giants
6 at Baker Bowl | | | Cleveland Indians
3, Chicago White Sox
2 at League Park II | | | Philadelphia Athletics
9, New York Yankees
9 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
5, Boston Red Sox
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1927 | | Boston Braves
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
1, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Wrigley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
10, Cincinnati Reds
6 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
6, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Baker Bowl | | | Chicago White Sox
6, Cleveland Indians
1 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
6, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
2, St. Louis Browns
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
7, Boston Red Sox
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1927 | | New York Giants
7, Boston Braves
6 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Baker Bowl | | | New York Yankees
5, Boston Red Sox
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Chicago White Sox
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Philadelphia Athletics
8, Washington Senators
7 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1927 | | Boston Braves
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
8, Chicago Cubs
3 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
2, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | Detroit Tigers
5, Cleveland Indians
1 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
14, Boston Red Sox
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
12, St. Louis Browns
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Philadelphia Athletics
13, Washington Senators
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1927 | | New York Giants
11, Boston Braves
10 at Braves Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
9, Chicago Cubs
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Baker Bowl | | | Cleveland Indians
3, Detroit Tigers
2 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
3, Boston Red Sox
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
5, Chicago White Sox
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
4, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1927 | | Boston Braves
9, New York Giants
5 at Braves Field | | | Boston Braves
5, New York Giants
4 at Braves Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
9, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Baker Bowl | | | Detroit Tigers
8, Cleveland Indians
5 at League Park II | | | Boston Red Sox
6, New York Yankees
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
7, Chicago White Sox
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1927 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Boston Braves
3 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
5, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Chicago Cubs
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cleveland Indians
5, Chicago White Sox
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
7, St. Louis Browns
0 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
8, New York Yankees
5 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1927 | | Boston Braves
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Ebbets Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
4, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
3, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Forbes Field | | | Washington Senators
7, Boston Red Sox
4 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
13, Philadelphia Athletics
6 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1927 | | Pittsburgh Pirates
3, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Forbes Field | | | Washington Senators
7, Boston Red Sox
3 at Fenway Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1927 | | Boston Braves
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
5, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Cincinnati Reds
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Chicago Cubs
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
5, Washington Senators
4 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
8, Cleveland Indians
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
15, Detroit Tigers
10 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
4, New York Yankees
3 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1927 | | Philadelphia Phillies
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
5, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
12, Boston Braves
8 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
2, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Chicago White Sox
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
9, Cleveland Indians
4 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
6, Washington Senators
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1927 | | Cincinnati Reds
11, Chicago Cubs
9 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
12, Boston Braves
4 at Baker Bowl | | | St. Louis Cardinals
1, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago White Sox
7, Detroit Tigers
6 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
9, St. Louis Browns
1 at League Park II | | | Washington Senators
5, New York Yankees
4 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Forty-year-old Ty Cobb has 3 hits, drives in the
winning run, and steals home in the 7th inning. He
tops that off with a 9th-inning shoestring catch in
shallow RF and then traps the runner off first for
an unassisted DP to end the game. The A's win a 9-8
squeaker over Boston. Cobb also stole home on April
19th in a 3-1 win over Washington.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1927 | | New York Giants
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
8, Chicago Cubs
5 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
9, St. Louis Cardinals
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Philadelphia Athletics
9, Boston Red Sox
8 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
9, Detroit Tigers
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
6, St. Louis Browns
2 at League Park II | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1927 | | Chicago Cubs
2, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Athletics
4, Boston Red Sox
1 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
7, Detroit Tigers
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
4, Cleveland Indians
2 at League Park II | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Giants take first place in the NL when
the Cubs rake Pirates pitching for 17 hits and 8 walks
in a 16-4 win.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1927 | | Philadelphia Phillies
8, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
4, Boston Braves
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago Cubs
16, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago White Sox
2, St. Louis Browns
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
6, Cleveland Indians
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
15, Washington Senators
7 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1927 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
7, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
10, Boston Braves
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Yankees
9, Boston Red Sox
0 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
5, Cleveland Indians
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
8, Washington Senators
7 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1927 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
2, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
8, Boston Braves
7 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago Cubs
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
8, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cincinnati Reds
9, St. Louis Cardinals
8 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
3, New York Yankees
2 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
2, St. Louis Browns
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
6, Detroit Tigers
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
|
BALLPLAYERS | TEAMS | CHRONOLOGY | TODAY | BOOKS | NEWSLETTER | ERRATA | FAQ
