Games on April 16, 1971

The games of April 16, 1971

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on April 16, 1971. The most lopsided result was the San Francisco Giants' 9-0 win over the Chicago Cubs. Runs came easiest when the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7. Shutouts: the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). One-run games: the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the Houston Astros. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the California Angels, 4-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 7-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 15, 1971 and the next, Apr 17, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.