Games on May 11, 1971

10 games

The games of May 11, 1971

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on May 11, 1971. The New York Mets routed the Houston Astros 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Diego Padres 10-4. A shutout went on the board for the California Angels over the Detroit Tigers (5-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians topped the Oakland Athletics 7-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 6-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Montreal Expos 10-4, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2, and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 10, 1971 and the next, May 12, 1971. The 1971 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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