All nine scheduled major league games saw action on August 27, 1920, but only eight played to a decision. Game one of the important doubleheader between the Giants and Reds in Cincinnati went seventeen innings, with New York winning. That left scant daylight to play game two, called a tie after five innings with no score. The lowest scoring game of the day that reached a decision took place in Washington, where the Senators beat the Tigers 3-1. At the high end of runs, the Indians defeated the Athletics in Philadelphia 15-3.

Tris Speaker of the Indians breaks out of his thirteen game, nineteen day slump to capture best offensive game of the day. The Hall of Famer did what he does best, collect multiple doubles and get on base. Two doubles are included in his three for four day to go along with two walks. That raises his batting average to .397, second among the AL leaders. George Sisler of the Browns still leads the majors after a one for four day drops his average at .400.

On the pitching side, Art Nehf of the Giants posts a game score of 79 for best pitched game of the day. He goes all seventeen inning in the game one win. Nehf allowed sixteen hits and three of the four runs were earned. He walked two, but failed to strikeout a batter. Nehf now ranks four in the NL in wins with 17 and third in walks per nine innings with 1.43 BB/9.

The Indians win helps them gain a game on the league leading White Sox as the Yankees beat Chicago 6-5 in twelve innings at the Polo Grounds. Carl Mays pitched the game, and the White Sox did not boycott. A fight almost broke out between Yankees centerfielder Ping Bodie and Fred McMullin, coaching at first for the White Sox. It appears that McMullin “hit Ping Bodie behind the ear with a handful of aspersions.” Both trailing teams move up, the Indians now 2 1/2 games back and the Yankees three games back.

Brooklyn beats the Cubs 6-3 in Chicago, and now sit alone in first place in the National League. The Reds fall one game back, and the Giants remain three out.