Games on May 4, 1971

The games of May 4, 1971

11 games were played on May 4, 1971, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-2 winners over the San Francisco Giants. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Royals over the Cleveland Indians (2-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0), and the Milwaukee Brewers over the Washington Senators (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics, the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles beat the California Angels 4-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-3, and the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 3, 1971 and the next, May 5, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.