Games on April 30, 1971

The games of April 30, 1971

On April 30, 1971, 12 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 8-1 win over the Washington Senators. The highest-scoring game ended 7-5, the San Francisco Giants over the Cincinnati Reds. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, the New York Mets 4-3 over the Houston Astros, and the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the California Angels 7-4, the New York Yankees beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Diego Padres 5-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 4-2. 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 29, 1971 and the next, May 1, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.