Games on May 1, 1971

The games of May 1, 1971

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on May 1, 1971. The most lopsided result was the California Angels' 9-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 7-5, the Atlanta Braves over the Los Angeles Dodgers. A shutout went on the board for the Milwaukee Brewers over the New York Yankees (1-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-4, the Houston Astros topped the New York Mets 3-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Montreal Expos 2-2, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators 5-3. The Montreal Expos and the St. Louis Cardinals played to a 2-2 tie. 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 30, 1971 and the next, May 2, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.