Games on May 15, 1971

The games of May 15, 1971

On May 15, 1971, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 8-2 winners over the Minnesota Twins. The highest-scoring game ended 9-5, the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates. A shutout went on the board for the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0). Decided by a single run were the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Houston Astros, the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4, the California Angels beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Montreal Expos 6-1, and the Cleveland Indians topped the New York Yankees 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, May 14, 1971 and the next, May 16, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.