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AUGUST
1927
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 1, 1927 | | Chicago Cubs
6, Philadelphia Phillies
5 at Wrigley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
2, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | Boston Braves
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Forbes Field | | | New York Giants
6, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cleveland Indians
2, New York Yankees
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Washington celebrates Walter Johnson Day on the 20th anniversary of his joining the team. He receives
$14,764.05, a silver service, and a Distinguished
Service Cross made of gold with 20 diamonds. But the Tigers kayo him in a 3-run ninth to win 7-6.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 2, 1927 | | Chicago Cubs
6, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Crosley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Crosley Field | | | Boston Braves
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, New York Giants
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Boston Red Sox
2 at Fenway Park | | | Boston Red Sox
3, St. Louis Browns
0 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
7, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
6, Chicago White Sox
5 at Shibe Park | | | Detroit Tigers
7, Washington Senators
6 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 3, 1927 | | Chicago Cubs
12, Boston Braves
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
9, Philadelphia Phillies
6 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
2, Chicago White Sox
1 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
6, New York Yankees
5 at Yankee Stadium | | | New York Yankees
8, Detroit Tigers
6 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
9, Cleveland Indians
2 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
7, Cleveland Indians
4 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 4, 1927 | | Chicago Cubs
5, Boston Braves
4 at Wrigley Field | | | New York Giants
4, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
8, Philadelphia Phillies
5 at Forbes Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
7, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Forbes Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
2, Chicago White Sox
1 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
6, New York Yankees
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
3, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
5, St. Louis Browns
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Washington Senators
11, St. Louis Browns
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 5, 1927 | | Chicago Cubs
5, Boston Braves
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
3, New York Giants
0 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
9, Pittsburgh Pirates
7 at Forbes Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
4, Chicago White Sox
1 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
5, Detroit Tigers
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
17, St. Louis Browns
8 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 6, 1927 | | Chicago Cubs
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Wrigley Field | | | New York Giants
9, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Boston Braves
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
4, Detroit Tigers
2 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
6, New York Yankees
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, St. Louis Browns
4 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Browns
2, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Shibe Park | | | Cleveland Indians
3, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 7, 1927 | | Chicago Cubs
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
5 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
6, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Crosley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
2, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Crosley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Boston Braves
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Yankees
4, Chicago White Sox
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
12, Cleveland Indians
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 8, 1927 | | Boston Red Sox
3, Detroit Tigers
2 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
6, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 9, 1927 | | Chicago Cubs
2, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Wrigley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Chicago Cubs
4 at Wrigley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
7, New York Giants
6 at Forbes Field | | | Philadelphia Athletics
8, New York Yankees
1 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
4, Cleveland Indians
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 10, 1927 | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, Boston Braves
0 at Braves Field | | | Boston Braves
5, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Braves Field | | | New York Giants
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Forbes Field | | | Detroit Tigers
2, St. Louis Browns
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
12, Boston Red Sox
2 at Shibe Park | | | New York Yankees
4, Washington Senators
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 11, 1927 | | Boston Braves
5, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
2, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Wrigley Field | | | New York Giants
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
2, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cleveland Indians
2, Chicago White Sox
1 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
6, St. Louis Browns
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
4, Boston Red Sox
0 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Red Sox
2, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
3, New York Yankees
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 12, 1927 | | Boston Braves
12, Philadelphia Phillies
6 at Braves Field | | | New York Giants
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
6 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
2, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Detroit Tigers
7, St. Louis Browns
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
7, Boston Red Sox
1 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 13, 1927 | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, Boston Braves
0 at Braves Field | | | Boston Braves
4, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
2, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Wrigley Field | | | New York Giants
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cleveland Indians
1, Chicago White Sox
0 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
8, St. Louis Browns
7 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
6, Boston Red Sox
2 at Shibe Park | | | New York Yankees
6, Washington Senators
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 14, 1927 | | Boston Braves
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
7, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Wrigley Field | | | New York Giants
3, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
5, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago White Sox
7, Cleveland Indians
3 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
6, St. Louis Browns
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
6, Washington Senators
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 15, 1927 | | Boston Braves
12, Philadelphia Phillies
11 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 16, 1927 | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, Boston Braves
3 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
5, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Baker Bowl | | | New York Yankees
8, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Philadelphia Athletics
6, Cleveland Indians
3 at League Park II | | | Philadelphia Athletics
8, Cleveland Indians
0 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
10, Boston Red Sox
7 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 17, 1927 | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Boston Braves
3 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Chicago Cubs
5 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, New York Giants
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Cincinnati Reds
2, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Baker Bowl | | | New York Yankees
3, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Philadelphia Athletics
4, Cleveland Indians
1 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
6, Boston Red Sox
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
4, St. Louis Browns
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Washington Senators
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 18, 1927 | | New York Yankees
5, Chicago White Sox
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
2, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at League Park II | | | St. Louis Browns
6, Washington Senators
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 19, 1927 | | Boston Braves
6, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Braves Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Boston Braves
1 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Ebbets Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Chicago Cubs
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
9, New York Giants
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Giants
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Baker Bowl | | | Cincinnati Reds
1, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Baker Bowl | | | Chicago White Sox
3, New York Yankees
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, Cleveland Indians
3 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
5, Boston Red Sox
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
14, Boston Red Sox
7 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
6, Washington Senators
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 20, 1927 | | Boston Braves
6, Chicago Cubs
5 at Braves Field | | | Boston Braves
2, Chicago Cubs
1 at Braves Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
10, Brooklyn Dodgers
7 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
6, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
8, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Baker Bowl | | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
14, New York Yankees
8 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
5, Washington Senators
0 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
6, Detroit Tigers
6 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
8, Boston Red Sox
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 21, 1927 | | Pittsburgh Pirates
2, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
9, Cincinnati Reds
8 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Giants
6, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Athletics
8, Chicago White Sox
6 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
7, New York Yankees
4 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
11, Washington Senators
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
5, Boston Red Sox
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Browns
4, Boston Red Sox
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Yankees lose their fourth straight for the first time 9-4 to the Indians, despite Babe Ruth's 40th HR. Detroit wins its 13th straight, moving up
to second, 12 1/2 games back.
Braves OF Eddie Brown passes Fred Luderus's modern NL mark of 533 consecutive games played (1916-19).
Steve Brodie had 574 in 1893-97.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 22, 1927 | | Boston Braves
5, Chicago Cubs
3 at Braves Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
1, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Baker Bowl | | | Chicago White Sox
6, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
9, New York Yankees
4 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Washington Senators
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
7, Washington Senators
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 23, 1927 | | St. Louis Cardinals
13, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 24, 1927 | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, Chicago Cubs
6 at Baker Bowl | | | Chicago Cubs
13, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Baker Bowl | | | Chicago White Sox
4, Boston Red Sox
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
7, Washington Senators
1 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
9, Detroit Tigers
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
4, St. Louis Browns
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 25, 1927 | | Boston Braves
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Braves Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
8, Boston Braves
1 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
2, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
8, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Baker Bowl | | | Boston Red Sox
6, Chicago White Sox
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
7, Washington Senators
5 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
8, Detroit Tigers
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
6, St. Louis Browns
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 26, 1927 | | Boston Braves
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago White Sox
9, Boston Red Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
8, Washington Senators
7 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
8, Detroit Tigers
6 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
7, St. Louis Browns
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 27, 1927 | | Philadelphia Phillies
2, Chicago Cubs
1 at Baker Bowl | | | Chicago Cubs
10, Philadelphia Phillies
6 at Baker Bowl | | | Chicago White Sox
6, Washington Senators
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
9, Boston Red Sox
2 at League Park II | | | Philadelphia Athletics
8, Detroit Tigers
7 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
14, St. Louis Browns
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 28, 1927 | | Chicago White Sox
4, Washington Senators
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Boston Red Sox
6, Cleveland Indians
5 at League Park II | | | Philadelphia Athletics
9, Detroit Tigers
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
10, St. Louis Browns
6 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
In St. Louis, the Yankees win their 18th game against the Browns without a loss 8-3.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 29, 1927 | | Cincinnati Reds
4, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
6, Boston Braves
5 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
2, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
2, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
8, Chicago Cubs
7 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Giants
4, Chicago Cubs
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
2, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Baker Bowl | | | Boston Red Sox
10, Cleveland Indians
2 at League Park II | | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, Detroit Tigers
0 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
8, St. Louis Browns
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 30, 1927 | | Boston Braves
2, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
7, Chicago Cubs
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Baker Bowl | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
12, Philadelphia Phillies
6 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Yankees open a home stand by beating the Red Sox 10-3. Ruth hits No. 43 and leads Gehrig by 2.
With an 89-37 record, they now lead the second-place A's by 17.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 31, 1927 | | Cincinnati Reds
1, Boston Braves
0 at Braves Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
3, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Baker Bowl | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
7, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Baker Bowl | | | New York Yankees
10, Boston Red Sox
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Detroit Tigers
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Browns
4, Detroit Tigers
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
5, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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