Games on April 17, 1971

12 games

The games of April 17, 1971

The schedule for April 17, 1971 lists 12 games. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Detroit Tigers over the Boston Red Sox. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Oakland Athletics (4-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Mets (2-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Diego Padres (4-0). One-run games: the California Angels 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins and the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3, the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Houston Astros, 5-3, the Kansas City Royals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3, the Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 5-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 16, 1971 and the next, Apr 18, 1971. The 1971 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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